Editor’s Note: For listeners who might be sensitive, this story contains subject material that relates to the erasure of communities through systematic means – and while not explicitly featuring children, does include how they navigated traumas that might still be very real for some. Last year, the Department of Interior began investigating the traumatic legacy… [Read More]
Reno Councilman Oscar Delgado resigns, plans to devote more time to family, Community Health Alliance
Mayor Hilliary Schieve begins process for his replacement next Tuesday Oscar Delgado, the only Latino and Spanish-speaking member of the Reno City Council, announced this Friday that September 30 will be his last day on the council as a representative of District 3, an area that includes Wells Avenue, most of Mira Loma, sections east… [Read More]
Breaking down the school transportation situations in Washoe County and Carson City
The school districts in Washoe County and Carson City are dealing with bus driver shortages ahead of the first day of school. Report for America’s Jose Davila IV sat down with KUNR’s Michelle Billman to break everything down. Michelle Billman: So what is the transportation problem facing these two districts this school year? Jose Davila… [Read More]
What is Question 1 on the 2022 Nevada ballot, or the Equal Rights Amendment?
The first ballot question before Nevada voters in November aims to close the loop on the fight for equal rights that began decades ago. What it does: Question 1 asks voters whether the Nevada Constitution should be amended to guarantee equal rights regardless “of race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability,… [Read More]
High school students paint mural along the Keystone Bridge in collaboration with art museum, city
You might notice Reno’s newest piece of public art next time you’re strolling along the Truckee River or attending an event at the McKinley Arts and Culture Center. The massive mural starts under the north side of the Keystone Bridge at Riverside Drive and continues along its east wall until the bridge ends. It features… [Read More]
City asks for public input in search for new police chief
The City of Reno is including public input as part of the search for the next Reno Police Chief. This week the city opened an online survey to gather feedback from residents, and next week officials will host a series of in-person community meetings. Current Reno Police Chief Jason Soto is retiring in January 2023… [Read More]
DMV ends most walk-in services, tells everyone to go online first
Officials with the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles today said the state agency will end most walk-in services and switch to appointments scheduled online starting Monday, Aug. 15, 2022. Starting Monday, walk-ins will be only accepted only for vehicle movement permits, license plate drop-offs, driver’s license reinstatements, past-due debts, kiosk transactions and vehicle inspections. Walk-in… [Read More]
Reno courts to forgive minor violation warrants before end of year crackdown
The Reno Municipal Court is offering to forgive traffic and minor misdemeanor warrants — but that doesn’t mean people are entirely off the hook. For the next few months, people can have their traffic and misdemeanor warrants forgiven — first, they need to call Reno’s Municipal Court to pay up their original fines and fees…. [Read More]
COVID in Context: How worried should Nevadans be about the BA.5 variant?
What’s behind the rise of the BA.5 variant and what comes next? As the latest and most transmissible COVID-19 variant, BA.5, spreads rapidly through the U.S. and Nevada in what has become the sixth wave of the pandemic, experts say that low vaccination rates have contributed to the continual morphing and spreading of the virus. Infectious disease… [Read More]
What Our Latino Parents Taught Us About Environmentalism
Whenever you’ve looked in your refrigerator at home, how many times have you found salsa or beans inside of what seems to be a butter container? It can get annoying to be repeatedly disappointed by the imposter laying in the jar. But, there’s another way to see this situation. Wouldn’t you rather have these useful… [Read More]
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