🟣 From China to Reno: The tradition behind the Dragon Lights Festival. KUNR
“Every fall, the Dragon Lights Festival transforms Reno’s Rancho San Rafael Regional Park with giant illuminated animals, flowers and colorful displays. Behind those glowing installations is a team of artisans from Zigong, China, a city known for its lantern-making tradition that dates back centuries.”
🟣 Tropical Storm Rachel drenches Southern Nevada but barely boosts Lake Mead levels. KSNV
“Lake Mead remained at 26% capacity, with a water level of 1,037.75 feet above mean sea level. That level was still barely above record lows recorded just days before rain began falling in Southern Nevada. While the storm brought much needed moisture to the region, experts said the impact on Lake Mead is limited.”
🟣 Trump’s immigration policies could cost Nevada’s economy more than $400 million by the end of the year, report finds. Nevada Current
“The report released by the immigrant advocacy organization earlier this month found that about 7,000 people in Nevada have government-authorized work permits. Construction and hospitality sectors make up the top industries, and each could lose roughly 2,000 workers.”
🟣 Rare bird, never-before-seen in Nevada, rides out Rachel at Henderson home. Las Vegas Review-Journal
“[A yellow grosbeak], mostly seen in Mexico and Guatemala, had never been officially spotted in Nevada before this weekend. The bird occasionally spends winter months in southern parts of Arizona and New Mexico, but a similar sighting last February in Berryville, Arkansas, drew birders from all across the country. Birders noticed another yellow grosbeak last June in Estes Park, Colorado.”
