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Las Vegans follow their passion in chasing the solar eclipse

Sure, Jim Gianoulakis could have stayed in Las Vegas, where the so-called “Great American Eclipse” will peak at about 10:27 a.m. with the moon covering about 72 percent of the sun. But there’s nothing quite like the other-worldly experience of momentary darkness in the middle of the day.

Solar eclipse glasses in high demand as Las Vegas stores sell out

As of Thursday afternoon, the College of Southern Nevada Planetarium’s Astronomy Store was believed to be one of the last — if not the last — places in Las Vegas that hadn’t sold out of the specialized glasses.

Water authority to fund conservation work in Mexico

The Southern Nevada Water Authority plans to spend up to $7.5 million in Mexico over the next 10 years in exchange for more Colorado River water.

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Lake Mead skirts shortage for another year

According to projections released Tuesday by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, the reservoir east of Las Vegas will have enough water in it on Jan. 1 to stave off a first-ever federal shortage declaration.

 
STEM summer camp for girls wraps up in Nevada

Alexa Cafe is iD Tech’s first all girls weeklong summer program in Nevada focused on science, technology, engineering and mathematics.