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A coalition in Nevada is urging state lawmakers to protect immigrants during the special legislative session.A source fa...
11/15/2025

A coalition in Nevada is urging state lawmakers to protect immigrants during the special legislative session.

A source familiar with the topic told KUNR that outgoing Democratic Assembly Speaker Steve Yeager has already rejected taking up immigrant safety issues during the special session.

There is currently one resolution, which doesn’t require the governor’s signature for approval, directing the legislature to conduct a mere study on immigration enforcement activities. Coalition coordinator Noé Orosco said that doesn’t go far enough.

🔗Hear the full story ➡️ https://tinyurl.com/yf3ar3mk
🎙️Reporting by KUNR’s Lucia Starbuck
📷Manuel Holguin JR / KUNR

11/14/2025

Nevada lawmakers hit the ground running on the first day of the special session on Thursday, adjourning the day’s business around 9 p.m.

Several senate bills were passed on their first floor vote on day one, and debate ensued over expanding film tax breaks and the governor’s crime bill.

Per the state constitution, Nevada lawmakers have just 19 days left to conclude business. However, legislative talk in the building is urging for a quicker sine die.

🔗Get the full story ➡️ https://tinyurl.com/3e27t35e
🎙️Reporting by KUNR’s Lucia Starbuck

Shelves at Christmas Cheer All Year – which normally provide groceries to families during the holidays – are now nearly ...
11/14/2025

Shelves at Christmas Cheer All Year – which normally provide groceries to families during the holidays – are now nearly empty.

The pantry is asking for donations of canned vegetables, soups, beans, pasta, peanut butter, and other shelf-stable items.

Donations can be dropped off at Christmas Cheer All Year, 1120 Third St., South Lake Tahoe. Online contributions are also accepted at christmascheertahoe.com.

🔗Hear the full story ➡️ https://tinyurl.com/yc4tshsu
🎙️Reporting by Maria Palma
📷Courtesy of Dreu Murin

11/14/2025

State lawmakers met in Carson City on Thursday to gavel in a special session of the Nevada Legislature. Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo issued a proclamation Wednesday evening that will have policymakers tackling a host of issues.

🔗Learn more about bills the legislature will reconsider ➡️ https://tinyurl.com/2hnz9wxn
🎙️Reporting by KUNR’s Lucia Starbuck

State lawmakers met in Carson City on Thursday to gavel in a special session of the Nevada Legislature. Lombardo’s procl...
11/13/2025

State lawmakers met in Carson City on Thursday to gavel in a special session of the Nevada Legislature.

Lombardo’s proclamation requires legislators to reconsider at least seven unsuccessful bills from previous sessions.

That includes $10 million in funding for a health care worker recruitment grant program and expanding the state’s film tax credits to $120 million per year for 15 years.

🔗Learn more about bills the legislature will reconsider ➡️ https://tinyurl.com/2hnz9wxn
🎙️Reporting and photo by KUNR’s Lucia Starbuck

On Saturday, November 15 from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m., the Food Bank of Northern Nevada will have additional food distributi...
11/12/2025

On Saturday, November 15 from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m., the Food Bank of Northern Nevada will have additional food distributions in three locations.

There will be a drive thru distribution at 1305 Sullivan Lane, Sparks, right next to Jiffy L**e. And those without vehicles can walk up.

The New Frontier and Out of Egypt Pantry in Fallon and Carson Valley Food Closet in Gardnerville are hosting distributions as well.

🔗Hear the story ➡️ https://tinyurl.com/32ze4ktr
🎙️Reporting by KUNR intern, Mariel Day.
📷Anh Gray / KUNR Public Radio

The findings of a yearly air quality report card aren’t good for Reno. According to a report by the American Lung Associ...
11/11/2025

The findings of a yearly air quality report card aren’t good for Reno. According to a report by the American Lung Association one of the major causes is the city’s increased development.

Earlier this year, Nevada passed two bills that expanded access to solar energy. One allowed for the Nevada Clean Energy Fund to continue funding programs like cleaning up school buses. The other expanded access to solar panels on affordable housing.

Melissa Ramos, senior manager with the American Lung Association, said taking advantage of cleaner energy helps contribute to better air quality.

🔗Hear the full story ➡️ https://tinyurl.com/2jubx9us
🎙️Reporting by KUNR intern, Oscar Martinez.
📷Oscar Martinez / KUNR Public Radio

Shorter days mean more nighttime driving — and across the Mountain West, that’s leading to a surge in collisions with wi...
11/07/2025

Shorter days mean more nighttime driving — and across the Mountain West, that’s leading to a surge in collisions with wildlife.

Those accidents cost Western states hundreds of millions of dollars every year in vehicle damage, medical expenses, and lost wildlife.

But experts say a proven solution is gaining traction: wildlife crossings — overpasses and tunnels that allow animals to pass safely under or over highways.

🔗Hear the full story ➡️ https://tinyurl.com/4r7yprsa
🎙️Reporting by Kaleb Roedel with the Mountain West News Bureau
📷Nicholas J Klein

Between February and July, volunteers with Clean Up The Lake used specialized equipment for deeper and longer dives – co...
11/07/2025

Between February and July, volunteers with Clean Up The Lake used specialized equipment for deeper and longer dives – covering more than six miles of lakebed and nearly five miles of shoreline in Placer County.

Their efforts removed almost 2,000 pounds of litter, ranging from glass bottles to metal and plastic debris, most linked to boating and recreation.

🔗Hear the full story ➡️ https://tinyurl.com/3ja8ca8b
🎙️Reporting by Maria Palma
📷 Clean Up The Lake

Early Wednesday, Nevada officials announced they’d sent partial disbursements from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance...
11/06/2025

Early Wednesday, Nevada officials announced they’d sent partial disbursements from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to more than 196,000 eligible households.

The court-ordered payments provided some relief for Nevadans who rely on SNAP. But due to the way reduced benefits are calculated, it may not go very far. Meanwhile, local food banks are seeing booming demand as Congress remains deadlocked.

Democratic state lawmakers want to send $45.5 million in immediate cash assistance to SNAP recipients during a possible special session, but Gov. Joe Lombardo would need to approve it.

He did, however, deploy about 35 National Guard troops to help food banks across the state this week.

🔗Hear the full story ➡️ https://tinyurl.com/2pwt9b7w
🎙️Reporting by KUNR’s Mariel Day, James Perez, and Bert Johnson.
📷Mariel Day / KUNR Public Radio

In South Lake Tahoe’s quiet neighborhoods, the uneasy balance between humans and bears is being tested by one mother bea...
11/05/2025

In South Lake Tahoe’s quiet neighborhoods, the uneasy balance between humans and bears is being tested by one mother bear and her cub, known affectionately as Hope and Bounce.

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has approved a plan to capture and euthanize Hope, citing repeated break-ins and escalating property damage. But local advocates are fighting to save her, arguing that humans are the ones who need to learn to coexist.

🔗Hear the full story ➡️ https://tinyurl.com/yc2695t9
🎙️Reporting by Maria Palma
📷Kathi Zollinger / BEAR League

GOP activist and donor Robert Beadles has taken credit for hiring a private investigator who tracked Reno Mayor Hillary ...
11/04/2025

GOP activist and donor Robert Beadles has taken credit for hiring a private investigator who tracked Reno Mayor Hillary Schieve while she was campaigning for reelection in 2022. The revelation ended a yearslong legal saga to unmask the person behind the surveillance.

His statement comes after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal of decisions from the Washoe County District Court and the Nevada Supreme Court that required the “John Doe” who paid for the GPS tracking to identify himself.

🔗Hear the full story ➡️ https://tinyurl.com/dj37xr9x
🎙️Reporting by KUNR’s Bert Johnson and The Nevada Independent’s Tabitha Mueller.
📷David Calvert / The Nevada Independent

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