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Air Date: Monday, August 21, 2017

A Harder Punishment For First-Time Offenders Who Cross U.S. Border Illegally

Back To School In Eureka County

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  • Eyes around the world will be looking skyward as the moon moves in front of the sun for a total solar eclipse. What are people in Nevada doing to study, celebrate or just enjoy the eclipse? We'll ask. 

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Despite The Stormy Skies, The Eclipse Is Here

Aug 21, 2017

The long-awaited eclipse will hit the United States, cutting a 70-mile-wide path of complete darkness across the country from Oregon to South Carolina for two minutes today.

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A total solar eclipse happens when the moon, the sun and the Earth all line up such that the moon completely obscures the sun to viewers on part of Earth's surface.

Here's What You Need To Know About The Total Solar Eclipse

Aug 16, 2017

As America prepares for the eclipse on Aug. 21, here are some basic facts about the phenomenon.

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South Korean soldiers participate in an anti-terror and anti-chemical terror exercise Ulchi Freedom Guardian exercise last year.

Fresh Threats From Pyongyang As Joint Military Exercise Begins

Aug 21, 2017
The annual drill between U.S. and South Korean troops comes in the wake of a bitter back-and-forth between North Korea and President Trump.
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Tumbleweeds

Jul 14, 2017

When I first moved to the great American Southwest, I took a drive up to Mesquite to see some more of Clark County. It happened to be quite a windy day on the I-15.

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Dean Martin, right, and Jerry Lewis in 1953. They met in 1945, and over the next decade went on to become the highest-paid comedy act in the U.S.

Jerry Lewis, Comic Icon And Titan Of Telethons, Dies At 91

Aug 20, 2017

Lewis, whose comedic duo with Dean Martin launched him to the peak of showbiz, starred and directed in dozens of films. He was perhaps just as famous for his charity work fighting muscular dystrophy.

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Hikers Discover Body Near St. George

Aug 21, 2017

Officials say hikers discovered a badly decomposed body in a remote area in southwest Utah.

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2017 Lake Tahoe Summit To Discuss Climate Change

Aug 21, 2017

The annual Lake Tahoe Summit, where officials discuss progress on various environmental projects taking place at the lake, is taking place Tuesday just over the border in California.

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Jury Resumes Deliberation In Bundy Trial

Aug 21, 2017

A federal jury in Las Vegas is deliberating again in the retrial of four men accused of wielding assault weapons against federal agents in a 2014 standoff near the Nevada ranch of anti-government figure Cliven Bundy.

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Suspected Van Driver In Barcelona Attack 'Shot Down' By Police

Aug 21, 2017
Catalan police confirmed that the man they shot in the town of Subirats was Younes Abouyaaqoub, the alleged driver of a van that rammed people in Barcelona.

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