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How to safely watch the solar eclipse

As excitement builds for Sunday’s solar eclipse, be sure to be prepared to safely view this rare celestial phenomenon. As the moon passes over the sun on Monday afternoon, parts of several states will be darkened. According to NASA, states in the path of the total solar eclipse include Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, […]

Texas grandfather, 105, to watch his 13th total solar eclipse

The 105-year-old Texas grandfather and former airplane designer will observe his 13th total solar eclipse on Monday after a lifetime of tracking astronomical phenomena. Laverne Biser has been an eclipse chaser since 1963, packing his wife and three children into his station wagon and driving nearly 3,000 miles from the Lone Star State to Maine […]

NYS Assembly passes stopgap spending plan ahead of eclipse day off as budget talks drag on

State lawmakers are expected to pass another temporary spending measure to keep the government running as budget talks enter a second week after politicians ignored an April 1 deadline. . The state Legislature returned to an unusual Sunday session and passed a bill extending state funding through Thursday. The House of Representatives is scheduled to […]

Eclipse tourism sends short-term rental occupancy rates soaring

Niagara Region President Jim Bradley joins Kabuto: Coast to Coast to discuss regional preparedness and the economic impact of eclipse observers. Americans traveling to areas near the total route on Monday solar eclipse Occupancy rates for short-term rental properties are skyrocketing, according to a report from rental tracking company AirDNA. According to NASA plans, the […]

How NY drinkers are celebrating the eclipse

The sun isn’t the only thing darkening Monday afternoon. Liquor and beer distributors across New York are launching eclipse-branded hooch in time for the big event, as New York State University’s Flats is set to host a roaring kegger. , the bar in Total Zone is planning a big party. Luke Kapcizak, 21, a sophomore […]