Drought this spring has increased significantly across our region, with some states already hitting the highest levels.
Recent News
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The Trump administration’s mass firings of federal employees have hit McCall hard, especially because the Forest Service is one of the area’s most important employers.
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Butterfly Pavilion near Denver is partnering with the Government of Mexico to conserve the winter habitats of monarch butterflies.
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Researchers are working to better understand the toxic exposures faced by the firefighters who responded.
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The University of Nevada, Reno, aims to ease stress and fear among their students, staff and faculty, following the mass deportations.
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But some say resort companies should be paying their own way.
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Kathleen Sgamma is the president of Denver-based Western Energy Alliance, where she’s worked for nearly two decades to reduce barriers for oil and gas producers extracting from federal lands.
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Tribal community members voiced their support to move the date on which Indigenous Peoples’ Day is observed in Nevada during a Tuesday morning bill hearing.
En Español
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En este episodio de Al Aire con KUNR, la reportera Maria Palma informa acerca de una legislación que haría más fácil deshacerse de los vehículos abandonados de la propiedad pública y privada.
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En este episodio de Al Aire con KUNR, la reportera Maria Palma informa acerca de la REAL ID, los recortes federales para Nevada Humanities y más.
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Gracias a fondos estatales aprobados por la legislatura de Nevada hace dos años, cada vez más jóvenes en todo el estado están llevando su aprendizaje al aire libre — una experiencia que ha resultado transformadora para algunos estudiantes de secundaria.
Nevada State Government
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Nevada lawmakers are trying to make it easier to get rid of abandoned vehicles from public and private property.
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Nevada’s treasurer is attributing a decrease in tourism to tariffs.
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Lawmakers have introduced AB 416, a bill aimed at safeguarding Nevadans’ access to materials in public libraries and ensuring the freedom to read and the freedom of library staff to manage library content without any political or ideological interference. The bill introduces criminal penalties for attempts to intimidate or harm others in relation to library materials in public schools, public libraries, library districts, and institutions of higher education.
Lake Tahoe
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In the midst of a Tahoe blizzard, student Autumn Novotny does a guided cold plunge into Donner Lake, with the help of a Reiki master.
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Visit Carson City will pay two lucky hikers to hike the PCT on the new Capital to Tahoe Trail.
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Pirates once ruled the seas — even the Great Lakes — but never Lake Tahoe. Despite that, a pirate-themed store in South Lake Tahoe has been thriving for more than 20 years.
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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