Washoe County School District avoids setting a COVID-19 threshold for school closures
For weeks, community members have been asking the Washoe County School District Board of Trustees to set a threshold that would use specific metrics to...
UNR presidential candidate finalists revealed, selection to be made by September 17
The Nevada System of Higher Education announced the four finalists for the office of the University of Nevada, Reno’s president. The four finalists are former...
As deadline nears, officials fear census undercount
As the end of the census approaches, Nevada’s lieutenant governor said she was alarmed by data indicating an undercount in spite of population growth and...
Nevada launches contact tracing app to anonymously alert visitors, residents of possible COVID-19 exposures
The state of Nevada is launching an app on Monday that will allow people who have tested positive for COVID-19 to discreetly notify their close...
Americans share common ground, misperceptions about immigration, poll finds
When it comes to immigration, Americans have a lot of misconceptions about immigrants. That’s one of the findings from a new national survey released Thursday from Public...
Immigrants in Elko area suffer after postal worker accused of intentionally discarding federal documents
Eloisa Mendoza, who leads Elko Hispanic Services, is accustomed to steady, slow work days in her office, where she assists Latino immigrant community members with...
UNR’S mural project completed, artist Rafael Blanco describes the process
Braving Nevada’s dry heat and temperatures reaching the upper 90s, muralist Rafael Blanco painted two murals for the University of Nevada, Reno which will be...
WCSD will reopen with in-person, hybrid learning this fall
A looming decision on whether or not the Washoe County School District Board of Trustees would honor their plans to return to in-person learning in...
Food insecurity grows in Northern Nevada months into the pandemic
Several months into the pandemic, the Food Bank of Northern Nevada is seeing record numbers of people using their food assistance services. With many food pantries housed...
NSHE policing services, students discuss de-escalation techniques
Conversations about police brutality and systemic racism are continuing after the killing of George Floyd. The Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) is responding by...