The Nevada Senate has passed a bill aimed at reducing plastic pollution around Lake Tahoe.
Lucia Starbuck
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Kaleb Roedel
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Mountain West News Bureau
The White House is planning to release a proposal that would claw back already approved public media funding. If Congress agrees, local public stations — including KUNR Public Radio — could lose critical support immediately.
These cuts put at risk the programs, reporting, and community outreach that make local public media a trusted part of Americans’ daily life.
These cuts put at risk the programs, reporting, and community outreach that make local public media a trusted part of Americans’ daily life.
Recent News
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A Northern Nevada lawmaker is advocating to expand paid family and medical leave to more workers in the state. The bill was introduced in Carson City on Monday. -
As the Trump administration tries to cut down on spending, some small biotech companies in the Mountain West are getting caught in the crosshairs. -
A U.S. senator looks to improve tribal water issues, Native healthcare scholarships, and missing or murdered Indigenous persons databases through legislation. -
The concern comes after Tina Jackson, who led the species’ recovery across 12 states–including Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, New Mexico and Arizona–was fired as part of the Trump Administration’s federal workforce cuts. -
Edwin Martinez brings hispanic visual representation to UNR -
La reportera Maria Palma informa acerca de una maestra de Reno que recibió un prestigioso galardón y un premio de 25.000 dólares, y más. -
New polling shows widespread support for increasing or keeping funding the same for the National Park Service and U.S. Forest Service. This comes on the heels of the Trump administration’s recent firings of federal park and forest employees.
En Español
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En este episodio, el Republicano Sam Brown gana las primarias al Senado de Nevada, DACA cumple 12 años, nueva clínica rural tribal en Fallon. -
En este episodio, una experta local habla sobre el triunfo de Claudia Scheinbaum en México, la visita del primer caballero a Reno, y más. -
En este episodio, una escuela primaria en Reno está siendo afectada por personas que practican tiro al blanco en las cercanías, una nueva despensa de alimentos en Sun Valley permitirá a la comunidad elegir productos, y más.
Nevada State Government
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The wheels on the bus go round and round as a group of seniors made their way to Carson City on Thursday to lobby state legislators. KUNR’s Lucia Starbuck hitched a ride. -
A small but vocal group protested outside the Atlantis Casino in Reno last Thursday. They held signs asking Congressman Mark Amodei to represent Nevadans as he took part in a panel discussion inside. -
Nevada’s Secretary of State, Francisco Aguilar, is launching what he calls an “active listening tour” to meet with all 28 of the state’s federally recognized tribal nations.
Lake Tahoe
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As wildfires burn across the Western U.S., a new study using AI technology shows that evacuating a major tourist area in the Mountain West could take more than three times longer than local experts thought. -
Climate change is putting pressure on trails, bridges and roads across the West. The Mountain West News Bureau spoke this week with U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg about federal efforts to help address the issue. -
The League to Save Lake Tahoe released data from 11 years of 4th of July beach cleanups last week. The data reveals significant improvements in the amount of trash found this year.
Este resumen de las noticias de la semana se emite en la radio todos los viernes a las 6:45 a.m. y a las 5:44 p.m. y domingos a las 3:01 p.m. en 88.7 FM en el área de Reno. Haga clic aquí para aprender más y escuchar el episodio más reciente.
Join us on Fridays at 6:45 a.m. and 5:44 p.m. and Sundays at 3:01 p.m. for a recap of the week's most important news stories in Spanish. Tune in to 88.7 FM in the Reno area, or click here to learn more and listen to the latest episode.
Join us on Fridays at 6:45 a.m. and 5:44 p.m. and Sundays at 3:01 p.m. for a recap of the week's most important news stories in Spanish. Tune in to 88.7 FM in the Reno area, or click here to learn more and listen to the latest episode.
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