Noticiero Movil

Lombardo proposes using $3.2M in federal COVID dollars to fund Opportunity Scholarships

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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 program, setting up another battle with Democratic lawmakers over the program’s future after they rejected a proposal for increased funding for the private school scholarship program in the 2023 legislative… [Read More]

Kantu Inka: Teaching Peruvian culture through music

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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 instruments.  On July 13, the Andean folk duo Kantu Inka performed at the McKinley Arts and Culture Center in Reno as part of this year’s Artown programming.  People of all… [Read More]

Addressing mental health challenges for Latino communities

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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 how mental health impacts the lives of Nevadans. Jaime Gonzalez-Aguirre started working when he was very young, either helping his immigrant father with a taco truck or mowing lawns. When… [Read More]

Food bank faces record demand after expanded SNAP benefits expire

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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 for relief. On a recent afternoon after pre-school let out, Lanikah Edwards was making lunch for her 5-year-old daughter, Laryiah. Their kitchen cupboards are stocked with shelf-stable food, like canned… [Read More]

High school classes could start later under proposed regulation

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Start times at public high schools are the target of guidelines in a new regulation the State Board of Education is preparing to draft.  State Board of Education members met Wednesday to discuss creating the regulation that would bring some high school start times closer to recommendations from experts who found that early start times… [Read More]

Latin American baseball players feel welcomed by Reno Aces and fans

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About a third of Minor League Baseball players were born in Latin American countries, and it is no surprise that the Reno Aces have a few Latino players of their own, with players from countries like the Dominican Republic, Venezuela, and Mexico. However, these players often face challenges when they arrive in the States. Despite their prevalence… [Read More]