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National Parks Week begins this weekend, kicking off with free entry to all parks on Saturday, April 19 — just weeks after mass layoffs and court-ordered reinstatements of some park workers.
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Former Washoe County Library Director Jeff Scott made headlines when he abruptly resigned just before a Library Board of Trustees meeting Wednesday. -
Congress is on a two-week recess, and Republican Mark Amodei is spending time in his Northern Nevada district. So, he sat down with KUNR’s Bert Johnson to discuss the latest news out of Washington. -
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. -
The donation is part of a larger effort to return bison to Indigenous lands and stewardship. -
Nearly 300 Nevada bills died without a vote after missing a key deadline, stalling reforms on health care, criminal justice, and more. Explore the full list in our interactive chart. -
For example, Utah’s Zion National Park has four days annually on average above 92.4 degrees – its 99th percentile temperature. That could jump to 21 days, or even higher. -
Justices have until mid-August to decide on the future of reproductive rights in the state.
En Español
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En este episodio, informamos acerca de ofertas de empleo para la primera tienda de El Super en Reno, la renovación de la Iglesia Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe en Sun Valley y más -
Una iglesia católica de Sun Valley completó recientemente su tan esperada renovación. Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe atrae a miles de fieles hispanos. -
En este episodio, informamos acerca de solicitudes para actualizar firmas de los votantes de Nevada, una feria familiar de la salud y más.
Nevada State Government
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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. -
Lawmakers recently heard AB460, a bill aimed at preventing children from being left in legal uncertainty if their parents are unexpectedly detained by immigration and have not established any guardianship safeguards.
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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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.
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