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In Nevada, as much as one-tenth of the state's entire prison population is currently in solitary confinement.And while t...
09/20/2025

In Nevada, as much as one-tenth of the state's entire prison population is currently in solitary confinement.

And while the use of solitary confinement in prisons has grown in recent decades, especially with the advent of supermax and private prisons, there's growing concern over its efficacy.

Hannah Truby recently explored the issue in a series for the Sierra Nevada Ally through the lens of a man named Frank de Palma, who spent 22 years in solitary confinement in Ely State Prison before eventually being released in 2018. According to Truby, there are several ways one can wind up in solitary.

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✍️: Paul Boger | Nevada Public Radio

We've Reached Our Destination! 🚗Because of you, we raised a total of $407,000 and ended our Fall pledge drive early!Your...
09/19/2025

We've Reached Our Destination! 🚗

Because of you, we raised a total of $407,000 and ended our Fall pledge drive early!

Your generosity, especially in a difficult environment for public media, ensures that Nevada Public Radio continues to deliver trusted journalism, thoughtful storytelling, and programs that connect our entire community. Every single contribution made a difference. Together, you proved that listener support is the strongest foundation for independent public radio.

From all of us at Nevada Public Radio: thank you for standing with us and making this achievement possible.

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New Mexico is poised to be the first state in the U.S. to offer free universal childcare. All families in the state will...
09/19/2025

New Mexico is poised to be the first state in the U.S. to offer free universal childcare. All families in the state will qualify for state-funded childcare regardless of income as of November 1st.

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham said oil and gas production profits allowed the state to remove its income eligibility limits for the program as a trust fund. The next step is for lawmakers to approve funding and figure out what rules will govern it. The move places New Mexico ahead of other states looking to help working parents afford childcare.

Lujan Grisham added that the program will help working families and give a boost to the state’s economy.

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✍️: Jenny Kinsey | KANW New Mexico Public Radio

In 1949, the Desert Sea News Bureau was born. Three quarters of a century later, we know it better as the Las Vegas News...
09/19/2025

In 1949, the Desert Sea News Bureau was born. Three quarters of a century later, we know it better as the Las Vegas News Bureau. For many in its early years, it was a window into Las Vegas, and an enticement to visit. To us today, it’s a reminder of some glorious yesterdays.

Max Kelch planted the seed. He owned KENO radio in 1944 when he became president of the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce. He figured that when the war ended, Las Vegas might need to promote itself more. He started the Live Wire Fund and asked other businesses to contribute between one and five percent of their gross receipts for the year. They made 84,000 dollars. They used the money to hire an advertising agency to market Las Vegas.

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✍️: Michael Green

For more than a decade, the Walker River Paiute Tribe has been working to update their limited water infrastructure.On S...
09/18/2025

For more than a decade, the Walker River Paiute Tribe has been working to update their limited water infrastructure.

On Sept. 15, they were finally able to break ground on a water looping system that will add nearly 16 hundred linear feet of water lines to the reservation.

Earlier this year, the tribe was counting on a 20-million-dollar EPA grant to help build the water looping system. Then, in March, President Trump suddenly and swiftly took it away.

It not only put their water infrastructure project at risk; it also meant the tribe could lose their approved housing grants.

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✍️: Jimmy Romo | Nevada Public Radio

The federal government is offering cash to hunters who choose to use non-toxic ammunition. The incentive program launche...
09/18/2025

The federal government is offering cash to hunters who choose to use non-toxic ammunition. The incentive program launched last year and is now expanding to more locations.

Hunters can get up to $100 in rebates if they show receipts for lead-free ammunition and hunt at one of 13 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service refuges this season. That includes the Camas National Wildlife Refuge in southeastern Idaho, specifically for elk hunting.

“We are committed to providing access to quality hunting experiences on national wildlife refuges and supporting the contributions of the hunting community to wildlife conservation,” said Fish and Wildlife Service Director Brian Nesvik in a press release.

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✍️: Rachel Cohen | KUNC

Las Vegas horror fans know JT Mollner as the creative director of the long-running Freakling Brothers Horror Show Hallow...
09/18/2025

Las Vegas horror fans know JT Mollner as the creative director of the long-running Freakling Brothers Horror Show Halloween haunts. International horror fans discovered him through his 2024 indie breakout film, Strange Darling.

And now, even more fans will meet him as the adapter of Stephen King’s classic story, The Long Walk, released in theaters on September 12.

In its first weekend, the movie made $11.5 million despite competing against a hugely anticipated installment of the Demon Slayer anime franchise and the final Downton Abbey film. It currently enjoys a 90 percent approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes' Tomatometer.

The Long Walk and Strange Darling solidify Mollner’s status as the most successful filmmaker to come out of Las Vegas. And his ascent may continue after his recently announced involvement with another King adaptation, this time for The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon.

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✍️: Mike Prevatt | Nevada Public Radio

The second defendant in the death of Reba the Bulldog last summer walked out of court Tuesday with no additional jail ti...
09/18/2025

The second defendant in the death of Reba the Bulldog last summer walked out of court Tuesday with no additional jail time. Markeisha Foster was credited with seven months of time already served and given seven months of probation.

Her co-defendant, Isaac Laushal, was sentenced last week to 16 to 48 months in prison. He was also ordered to pay restitution to the rescue organization that attempted to save Reba.

Reba was found last summer sealed in a plastic tub placed next to a dumpster on a day when temperatures were around 110. She was found by passersby and a rescue group rushed her to a veterinarian, where she died two days later.

Her death inspired a push for legislation to strengthen animal cruelty laws in Nevada. That bill, named for her, was signed into law.

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For Las Vegans who grumble about a lack of public outdoor spaces and cultural venues, the City of Las Vegas has come to ...
09/17/2025

For Las Vegans who grumble about a lack of public outdoor spaces and cultural venues, the City of Las Vegas has come to the rescue.

On September 4, the City debuted the $190 million Las Vegas Civic Center and Carolyn G. Goodman Plaza. Along with City Hall, it completes a centralized hub for all of the jurisdiction's operations.

The complex includes two buildings comprising some 250-thousand square feet. But its cultural components include an outdoor plaza for events and a 2,400-square-foot contemporary art gallery, along with public art installments and two forthcoming eateries.

While events have already taken place, the grand opening is September 20, highlighted by performances by four music acts with Las Vegas ties.

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✍️: Mike Prevatt | Nevada Public Radio

For millennia, Indigenous peoples have intentionally set fires to care for the land. Colonization and policy largely put...
09/17/2025

For millennia, Indigenous peoples have intentionally set fires to care for the land. Colonization and policy largely put an end to those practices, though the tradition endured.

As the Mountain West News Bureau's Murphy Woodhouse reports, a new law in California has opened the door to restore cultural burning — a potential model for the rest of the West. Woodhouse follows the Karuk Tribe on cultural burns designed to improve community and environmental health.

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✍️: Murphy Woodhouse | Boise State Public Radio

Republican Governor Joe Lombardo has officially kicked off his reelection campaign in front of supporters at Rancho High...
09/17/2025

Republican Governor Joe Lombardo has officially kicked off his reelection campaign in front of supporters at Rancho High School in Las Vegas on Monday, Sept. 15.

Lombardo made his announcement in front of hundreds of supporters, including members of the Laborers Union Local 872. He told the crowd he’s seeking reelection because he wants to continue the work he started as a member of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department.

“Three years ago, I turned in [my] badge and asked for your trust and confidence to continue that mission as your governor," said Lombardo. "That remains my motivation to keep Nevada safe, strong, and full of opportunity. We've accomplished a lot in the last three years, and serving as your governor has been one of the greatest honors of my life. Now, Donna and I would like to ask again for your support to finish the job we started.”

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✍️: Paul Boger | Nevada Public Radio

The federal government has issued new guidelines to wildland firefighters for the voluntary use of protective masks. The...
09/16/2025

The federal government has issued new guidelines to wildland firefighters for the voluntary use of protective masks. The move comes as knowledge of long-term health risks faced by such workers - including cancer - grows.

The new guidance says that N95 respirators approved by the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health will be available for firefighters. However, the guidance notes that there is not yet an approved mask for 'arduous work' directly on the fireline.

Unlike their structure firefighter peers, nearly all wildland firefighters breathe in smoke and other toxic substances without respiratory protection.

'It would be unthinkable for urban firefighters - those American icons who loom large in the public imagination - to enter a burning building without wearing a mask,' one of the Times stories reads.

'But across the country, tens of thousands of people who fight wildfires spend weeks working in toxic smoke and ash wearing only a cloth bandanna, or nothing at all.’

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✍️: Murphy Woodhouse | Boise State Public Radio

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