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California uses ‘shade balls’ to combat drought — VIDEO

Shade Balls (Office of Mayor Eric Garcetti Press Release)

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Global water advocate Mina Guli stands atop Hoover Dam following a press conference on Tuesday, ...

Woman to run 1,800-mile length of Colorado River for drought awareness

The Clark County Government Center in Las Vegas. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)

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Gray wolf crosses into Nevada after breaking from California pack

A meeting of the Nevada interim joint committee on growth and infrastructure takes place on Tue ...

Boring Co., Lombardo’s office no-shows at state Vegas Loop meeting

By Caitlin Lilly reviewjournal.com

August 13, 2015 - 3:30 pm

Scientists in California have released 96,000,000 "shade balls" into reservoirs to help with the state's ongoing drought.

The shade balls will decrease evaporation and preserve California's scarce water supply.

At $0.36 per ball, the innovative and cost-effective method is expected to preserve 300 million gallons of water each year.

Check out the video above.

Woman to run 1,800-mile length of Colorado River for drought awareness

By Alan Halaly / RJ

February 3, 2026 - 6:00 pm

“It’s not an Upper Basin or a Lower Basin issue,” global water advocate Mina Guli said. “It’s an all-of-basin problem that all of us need to come together to solve.”

Clark County moves forward with $31M animal shelter to ease overcrowding

By Ricardo Torres-Cortez / RJ

February 3, 2026 - 5:45 pm

Clark County is planning to build its own supplemental animal shelter to tackle overpopulation and overcrowding in recent years at the space it contracts along with regional cities.

Gray wolf crosses into Nevada after breaking from California pack

By Alan Halaly / RJ

February 3, 2026 - 3:56 pm

The young, male wolf is seeking new territory or a mate, biologists say.

Boring Co., Lombardo’s office no-shows at state Vegas Loop meeting

By Mick Akers / RJ

February 3, 2026 - 6:16 pm

State lawmakers were disappointed that representatives from Boring Co. and Gov. Lombardo’s office weren’t present during a meeting Tuesday about violations and business conduct during the construction of the Vegas Loop.

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., center, joined from left by Rep. Lisa McClain, R-Mich ...

House passes bill to end partial government shutdown, sending measure to Trump

By Kevin Freking Associated Press

February 3, 2026 - 11:35 am

The House on Tuesday passed a roughly $1.2 trillion spending package to end the partial government shutdown, sending the measure to President Donald Trump.

William "Bill" Carns' mugshot from his 2015 arrest. Carns was arrested on Jan. 31, 2026 on chil ...

Former Nye County Republican chairman arrested on child pornography, weapons charges

By Elijah Dulay Pahrump Valley Times

February 3, 2026 - 11:18 am

William “Bill” Carns, a former Nye County Republican Central Committee chairman, was arrested last weekend by the Nye County Sheriff’s Office on multiple offenses.

FILE - A U.S. flag hangs at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, Sept. 17, 2025, over the site ...

Defense seeks to block videos of Charlie Kirk’s killing in murder case, claims bias

By Matthew Brown and Hannah Schoenbaum The Associated Press

February 3, 2026 - 3:31 pm

Prosecutors, attorneys for news organizations, and Kirk’s widow urged state District Judge Tony Graf to keep the proceedings open.

Starbucks slashes its menu, removing 13 drinks

Daniel Kline AMG-TheStreet

February 3, 2026 - 10:46 am

Starbucks has removed 13 drinks as it slashes its menu.

Don Lemon arrives at the 68th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026, in Los Angeles. (Ph ...

Don Lemon says a dozen agents came to arrest him even though he offered to turn himself in

By Audrey McAvoy The Associated Press

February 3, 2026 - 9:18 am

“I was walking up to the room and I pressed the elevator button, and then all of a sudden, I feel myself being jostled and and people trying to grab me and put me in handcuffs,” he said Monday on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”

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Signs of forced entry found at Arizona home of ‘Today’ show host Savannah Guthrie’s mother

By Jacques Billeaud, Sejal Govindarao and Mike Balsamo The Associated Press

February 3, 2026 - 2:11 pm

The Pima County sheriff and the Tucson FBI chief held a news conference Tuesday and urged the public to offer tips, but they revealed few new details about the investigation.