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| Hoover Dam Closed for Repairs |
| | The Hoover Dam is closed until further notice to address issues with the 150-ton cableway system, which is used to move large equipment across the Colorado River. Few details were given, but authorities emphasize the dam and power plant are not at risk. [Bureau of Reclamation] | - Lake Mead, that big body of water created by the Hoover Dam, continues to see its levels plummet due to drought, overuse, and new this year: reduced flow from Lake Powell to protect the operations of the Glen Canyon Dam. Lake Mead is now less than a foot away from its record low in 2022 — and expected to surpass it within weeks. [Las Vegas Review-Journal]
- Nevada has agreed to give up 28% of its current allotment in a Colorado River sharing plan that’s favored by the federal government. It’s the basis of a two-year agreement that could be officially announced by the Department of the Interior this week. [KLAS]
- Researchers at UNLV are developing and testing solar-powered technology that could filter and recycle “graywater” — the soap-filled water from showers and kitchen sinks — for rural communities in Nevada. [KVVU]
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| What Las Vegas's Talking About |
| 🚌 More School Buses for Fewer Students | We’re less than two weeks from a new school year that includes later start times for most students. Even though enrollment is trending down, the Clark County School District is spending millions on additional bus routes with more than 50 new bus drivers. [KLAS] | - CCSD is adding extra crossing guards too, in response to rising safety incidents involving not only drivers, but e-bikes and scooters. [KTNV]
| | 🍔 New Rules for Kids at Foodie Fest | The Great American Foodie Fest returns to the Galleria at Sunset in September with some new restrictions in place, including metal detectors, added security personnel, a teen curfew, and a controlled system that limits how many youngsters can enter when not accompanied by an adult. A fight among rowdy kids caused the last edition of the festival to close early for a day at Desert Breeze Park in May. [KSNV] | | 📺 Nevada in the Middle of a Netflix Dispute | Kalshi sent a cease-and-desist letter to Netflix over a new documentary short that suggests a World Cup fan placed a transaction in Nevada after the prediction market platform was barred from serving customers in the state. Netflix says a screenshot of the “bet” (or whatever you want to call it) shows it was placed in May 2025, prior to the Nevada court order. [Fast Company] | - Anyway, the dispute adds up to great unintentional publicity for Instadocs: The Prediction Games, which is currently in the Netflix top 10. [Netflix]
- In a rare moment of bipartisanship among Nevada congressmen, Rep. Steven Horsford (D) and Rep. Mark Amodei (R) teamed up for a bill that hopes to ban casino-style games on prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket. [Nevada Independent]
| | ✍️ DACA Bill More Than a Dream? | Nevada has about 11,000 DACA recipients, which is among the highest in the country. With that in mind, Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) is reviving proposed legislation to block those in the program from being deported. Also known as “Dreamers,” these immigrants were brought into the country without documentation as children and grew up as Americans. [Nevada Independent] | - City Cast Las Vegas talks about the bill — and what else it covers — in today’s news roundup, along with the Vegas Loop’s attempt to get an airport station and a unique pitch by a UNLV coach to all those sports industry investors targeting Las Vegas. [City Cast Las Vegas 🎧]
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| | | | - 🎬 Summer Movie – Night at the Museum at Paseo Verde Library, 10am (Free) | Henderson
- 🌮 Food Truck Thursday at City Hall, 11am–1pm (Free) | Downtown
- 🇺🇲 Brotherhood Day for Veterans at Veterans Community & Resource Center, 11:30am–1pm (Free) | North Las Vegas
- 🎬 Film Club: Point Break at Spring Valley Library, 3pm (Free) | Jones & Flamingo
- 🛴 eVehicle Safety Class at Clark County Library, 4–7pm (Free) | Flamingo & Maryland
- 🎥 Documentary Screening: Piconland at Boulder City Library, 5:30pm (Free with RSVP) | Boulder City
- 💃 Tropical Summer Nights Dance Party at Dance with Me Studio, 6:30pm (From $30) | Tivoli Village
- 🎤 r/AmITheA**hole at Mom's Basement Theatre, 7pm (18+, $10) | Sahara & Valley View
- 🎭 Prom Night '99 at Majestic Repertory Theatre, 7pm (18+, $50, through Aug 30) | Arts District
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🚝 The Las Vegas Monorail has a new digital ticketing system — and found a giddy influencer to show you how it works. | | To be honest, I don’t know if “new” means last week or last year, but we kinda love the monorail here at City Cast and encourage locals to take advantage of it when playing tourist on the Strip. | | A ride is still just a buck with Nevada ID 🤑 |
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