The Southern Nevada Health District is investigating “travel-associated” cases of Legionnaires’ disease at a resort in Laughlin.
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Nevada ranked as the 42nd least healthiest state in the country due to a number of factors including a rise in both drug use and unemployment.
Yair Horn, 47, spent nearly 500 days as a hostage after being kidnapped Oct. 7, 2023.
At a time when productivity means optimizing every second and screens blur the line between work and home, some people are slowing down and disconnecting.
Building and maintaining muscle mass is important for everyone, regardless of age — and one of the strongest predictors of long-term health.
Q: I can’t get my Bermuda grass lawn to look good. I would like it more like a golf course grass. I think one of my problems has been mowing too low, believing it would green up if I did this. During the past two weeks I’ve raised the height of my mower and fertilized. It is looking much better, but it probably needs another week of growing. I’m getting small patches of darker green grass with a wider leaf. I think this is what they call Poa. There’s probably little I can do to stop this Poa weed.
Question: I found this “thing” under my Joshua tree this morning. It is about 6 inches long. Is it mold? I only water three times a week for five minutes.
There it was: the highway sign, flashing urgently. High wind on the Hoover Dam Bypass bridge. Use caution. Ordinarily no big deal, but today we were headed to Boulder City to play a round of golf at Boulder City Golf Course.
Q: My husband went out a couple of weeks ago and picked up a Pink Lady apple. I it planted they way you recommended and I have mulched the ground except for the 6 inches next to the trunk. I have it securely staked and I am watering by hand every day. What’s next? Food? Or what to make it do well?
Waterfalls are pretty rare in the Southwest, except for seasonal examples that appear after snow melt or briefly after a heavy rain. For that reason, we treasure the few that put on their show year-round, including Lower Calf Creek Falls.
Question: I have a narrow area, and the Las Vegas nurseries have Japanese privet. However, I have read on various blogs that birds eat the berries, and they get dropped in other areas of the yard and gardens, sprouting up all over. They say it is considered an invasive species in many areas. Have you found this problem to be true, and if so, is there anything that can be done so that the plant will not produce berries?
Question: I planted some bare root fruit trees earlier this year, and unfortunately, several did not survive. This was my fault because I didn’t get them planted right away, and the roots may have dried out. I want to replace them with container nursery stock.
Q: I just sighted my first grape leaf skeletonizer moth. I’ve learned that Bt will control the worms. I’d like to try and minimize the larvae if I can by eradicating as many moths as possible. Can you recommend the best course of action, if any, to control the moth ?
Every hiker who has heard of it dreams of walking the Bright Angel Trail, the famous footpath that snakes from the South Rim of the Grand Canyon all the way to the Colorado River on the canyon floor, with spectacular scenery almost every step of the way.
Question: Last Christmas, a friend bought for me a tiny pine tree about 6 inches tall. It is now 2 feet tall, and I need to transplant it. When is the best time of year to do this?
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Happy New Year! A new year brings new beginnings and new opportunities to enrich our lives. This year, I encourage you to find that enrichment in the garden. Although the winter chill is still here, now is the time to start preparing your garden for a bountiful harvest of warm-season crops. Whether you are a seasoned gardener or a first-time newbie, proper preparation is the secret to a thriving desert garden.
Yair Horn, 47, spent nearly 500 days as a hostage after being kidnapped Oct. 7, 2023.
Building and maintaining muscle mass is important for everyone, regardless of age — and one of the strongest predictors of long-term health.
Choosing a nursing home for a loved one is a very important decision that requires careful evaluation and homework.
The complaint, filed Tuesday in federal court in Las Vegas, claims a high priest ordained within the church had raped the girl when she was 10 until she was 15.
