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Why did my desert spoon suddenly turn brown?

Desert landscapes need additional deep watering only three or four times each year. Give them deep watering when the air temperatures get hot — don’t wait.

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Female victim in south valley crash identified

The woman who died in a head-on collision in the south valley Thursday has been identified as Amanda Marie French of Las Vegas.

Kyle Canyon development plan draws fire despite revisions

The wide-open desert at Kyle Canyon Road and U.S. Highway 95 would have as many as 9,000 houses, retail properties and a casino under a revised agreement between landowners and Las Vegas officials. Critics say the scaled-back version of an earlier plan still is too much building on nearly 1,700 acres that border the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area and are a buffer between Las Vegas and the Mount Charleston area.

Express bus routes link Las Vegas, Henderson downtowns

Marching bands and politicians celebrated the completion of two express bus routes Thursday that will link downtown Henderson to the core of Las Vegas starting Sept. 18. The Regional Transportation Commission spent $40 million on the Boulder Highway and Henderson express lines, $22 million of which came from federal stimulus funding.

‘Charlie Joe Jackson’s Guide to NOT Reading’ is a fun read

All summer long, you’ve managed to avoid anything that even remotely resembles school. You get enough of it from now until spring, so why add to the misery, right? And yeah, you’ve been reading all summer long, but that doesn’t count because reading is fun.

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Gianna LoPresti was named to the dean’s list for the fall 2010 and spring 2011 semesters at Southern Utah University in Cedar City, Utah.