Maria Palma
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KUNR Public Radio
Two regional organizations are asking for community input to help shape the future of housing in the greater Lake Tahoe area.
Jeff Scheid
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The Nevada Independent
Rob Schorr
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Colorado Natural Heritage Program
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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The National Park Service encourages people to avoid going to parks, monuments and historic sites it manages if they close because of a shutdown. -
It seems that every day a new headline tells a story of theaters shutting down. But in some parts of the West, including Wyoming, they’re still thriving. -
En este episodio, informamos acerca de un programa federal que le otorga financiación a dueños de hogar para instalar paneles solares. -
Fixed anchors, which climbers use to get down from rock faces, have been at the center of a year-long fight between climbers, conservationists and the federal government. -
Douglas, Fraser, and Noble fir trees are usually the ones people cut for Christmas trees every year. But tree farms are growing smaller because of disease and pests that usually get killed off in colder weather. -
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is now testing the nation’s milk supply for the bird flu virus known as H5N1. The virus has spread through dairy cattle in 16 states, including most of the Mountain West. -
One Small Step: Reno residents explore political values shaped by moving across states and countriesSam Gingrich and Isaiah Price are Reno residents who participated in KUNR’s One Small Step conversation program. Listen to an excerpt from their conversation.
En Español
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En este episodio, informamos acerca de una demanda presentada por ocho estados para bloquear la orden ejecutiva de Donald Trump de poner fin a la ciudadanía por derecho de nacimiento. -
En este episodio, informamos acerca de un mapa que muestra las zonas más calurosas de Reno-Sparks, el sistema de reserva de Sand Harbor State Park y más. -
Un nuevo proyecto cartográfico muestra cómo algunas zonas de Reno-Sparks atrapan más calor que otras. El esfuerzo de recopilación de datos proporciona a los miembros de la comunidad, legisladores y científicos mapas detallados de la isla de calor urbana de la región.
Nevada State Government
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Nevada lawmakers reintroduced a bill to lower prescription drug costs on Wednesday afternoon in Carson City. The legislation would adopt the prices negotiated by Medicare federally for everyone in the state, regardless of insurance. -
Every two years, lawmakers and lobbyists from Las Vegas pack up their lives and move more than 400 miles to Carson City for the Nevada Legislative Session – and it’s a mad dash to find a place to live. -
Two Nevada lawmakers are teaming up on a bipartisan bill to prevent suicide by gun.
Lake Tahoe
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What’s next for vacation rentals in South Lake Tahoe? City places 45-day hold after Measure T rulingThe City of South Lake Tahoe is considering what’s next for vacation home rentals in residential areas. That’s after a court struck down Measure T, which had banned them. -
South Lake Tahoe is getting its first-ever Target store. -
This Fourth of July, Tahoe City might bring back fireworks after three years of using drones for the show.
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.
Mountain West News
NPR News
Purple Politics Nevada with Lucia Starbuck follows Nevada politics and the 2025 state legislative session. Tune in on the third Friday of each month at 7:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m., as well as the following Sunday at 4 p.m.
Monthly, live jazz concerts at Reno Little Theater. Presented by KNCJ 89.5, KUNR and For the Love of Jazz.
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