‘Gang Affiliation’ Cited as Reason for Cancellation of Latin Cultural Festival
What promised to be one of the first events of the sort in Reno, Fuego Latin Cultural Fest was suddenly cancelled by J Resort, KOLO...
The Lady Tamales in Carson City celebrates 20th year in business
Behind the counter at The Lady Tamales restaurant in Carson City, the first dollar that Fidelina Suarez ever earned hangs on the wall in a...
Lombardo proposes using $3.2M in federal COVID dollars to fund Opportunity Scholarships
Gov. Joe Lombardo is proposing to use more than $3 million in federal COVID-19 aid dollars to help backfill funding for the state’s Opportunity Scholarship...
What do we know about Disney’s alleged ‘rejection’ of the ‘Sound of Freedom’ movie?
If you only have a few seconds, read these lines: On Factchequeado’s WhatsApp we received a screenshot that claims that the movie “Sounds of Freedom”...
Kantu Inka: Teaching Peruvian culture through music
For more than 20 years, a Peruvian-American couple has been teaching Peruvian culture in northern Nevada through a collection of Andean string, wind and percussion...
Many Nevadans on Medicaid could lose insurance as pandemic-era coverage policy ends
Roughly 200,000 Nevadans’ health care coverage is likely to be affected by the March 31 end of a pandemic-era federal policy requiring states to keep Medicaid recipients...
Addressing mental health challenges for Latino communities
Editor’s note: This is the second installment of the KUNR series Mental Health in the Silver State. In the coming months, we’ll continue to explore...
‘An honest living’: Vegas street vendors say new law could bring their work out of the shadows
Under his rainbow umbrella, which protects him from the harsh summer sun, Luis Sanchez happily serves one of his usual customers a raspado — shaved iced —...
Food bank faces record demand after expanded SNAP benefits expire
Staff with the Food Bank of Northern Nevada predicted food insecurity would spike after extra SNAP benefits ended in March. Now, they’re looking to lawmakers...
How the Reno Phil’s Kids Program Aims to Have a Lasting Impact on its Youngest Performers
On a cloudy Spring afternoon in the auditorium of the Bernice Mathews Elementary School, students from grades three to five showed off their newfound knowledge...