A drought-tolerant garden does not have to be dull and colorless. So says Maureen Gilmer in her book “The Colorful Dry Garden” (Sasquatch Books), which offers guidelines for transitioning yards to an “arid palette” of color. Chitalpa trees, which produce curly white, purple-striped blossoms, are a staple in the Las Vegas Valley. Fairy dusters, perennial shrubs, bloom with puffy pink or red flowers throughout the warm months. The trumpet-shaped, clustered flowers of the Tecoma stans tree bloom late spring through the winter holiday season. The rosy-pink blossoms of the Idahoensis tree are able to withstand summer temperatures in excess of 100 degrees. Desert marigolds blend well into landscapes, especially when planted among rocks. The tube-shaped blooms of firecracker plants tend to attract hummingbirds.
If Congress fails to pass a balanced budget on time, every sitting member should be barred from running for re-election.
Take a look at some editorial cartoons from across the U.S. and world.
New Jersey took out coal, natural gas and nuclear plants without replacing them.
The tax would represent a massive drag on global commerce and would burden American consumers with billions in higher costs.
The Raiders will spend the bye week searching for answers after a 2-5 start to the season that included a 31-0 beatdown against the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday.
Sandra Jauregui, the Democratic majority floor leader in the Nevada Assembly, said she will seek the constitutional office to “fight for a new direction for Nevadans.”
A professional poker player has spent months in a Las Vegas jail after he was accused of threatening a District Court judge and a World Poker Tour executive.
Dramatic photos of the demolition work showed a backhoe tearing into the East Wing façade and windows and other building parts in tatters on the ground.
Some family and supporters of the victim expressed displeasure with the sentence the defendant received.
Nearly 70 federal employees at the agency tasked with overseeing and modernizing the nuclear stockpile in Nevada were furloughed Monday.
The Southern Nevada Health District is reporting a confirmed case of measles in a visitor to Clark County.
The company’s CEO said it will soldier on without the funding, though it has appealed the decision.
At the time of the deadly collision, Nikki Serrat was driving a stolen vehicle and had fled from police.
The Meadows boys and girls tennis teams will host Liberty for the Class 4A Southern Region team crown Tuesday. Both teams have secured berths in the state tournament.
Golden Knights captain Mark Stone is week to week with a wrist injury he suffered in Saturday’s game against the Calgary Flames at T-Mobile Arena.
There’s one week left in the regular season. Check out where the top high school teams are in the Review-Journal’s final rankings of the fall sports season.
Las Vegas could learn this week whether it will be named the host city for the 2029 Super Bowl when NFL owners hold their fall meetings in New York.
“President Trump has tried to illegally claw back funds from Nevada after hardworking residents of our state have put in the work to address our energy needs,” Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford said in a statement.