McCarran International Airport is not on the list of five U.S. airports where the government plans to begin taking the temperatures of travelers from West Africa as part of a stepped-up response to the Ebola epidemic.
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Questions about travel with an emphasis on any recent visit to West Africa have increased in priority in Southern Nevada emergency rooms because of concerns about the Ebola virus.
As same-sex marriage cases cascade through the federal courts, Republican politicians find themselves awkwardly split into three camps. Several GOP governors, including Brian Sandoval, fit into the category of not ready to embrace same-sex marriage but wary of antagonizing its supporters.
Q: This last year we have had very little fruit on our kumquat, although the tree had been ample with fruit before. The tree appears to be healthy, just no fruit. The only difference I can think of is that in previous years I covered the tree whenever the temperature was below freezing.
Health-related news and events from across the Las Vegas Valley.
Clark County Commissioner Larry Brown hosted a Sept. 10 land use meeting at Mountain Crest Park, and the big news of the night was future improvements coming to the northwest 215 Beltway.
Nevada tourism officials are planning a three-day festival in Reno next fall to celebrate and promote the city as the birthplace of what became modern blue jeans.
The Great Gallery in Horseshoe Canyon is one of the most significant rock art sites in North America. It is in a remote area of Canyonlands National Park, Utah. A trip there requires plenty of preparation, plus the equipment and willingness to drive a 30-mile gravel road to the trailhead. Once there, you’ll need to hike down through the slick rock, which contains a few high drop-offs into the canyon. It is a moderately strenuous hike of about 6.5 miles roundtrip with an elevation loss/gain of about 800 feet at the beginning and that much to climb back up at hike’s end.
Advancements in medicine can make it seem as though early detection of breast cancer is no longer so vital. But it is, and to help remind women to get an annual diagnostic exam, a Mammos & Mimosas event is planned for Oct. 11 at Summerlin Hospital Medical Center.