The Hawk Fire burning near Reno has scorched more than 15,000 acres with 85% containment. At least 5,000 people still remain in the evacuation zones. View the latest evacuation zones, traffic updates, and more on PerimeterMap.com.
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Learn about the role of immigrants, underpaid care workers, and family caregivers in this limited series by KUNR’s Lucia Starbuck.
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Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District confirmed to KUNR that, as of 5 p.m. Tuesday, the Hawk Fire is 85% contained. -
The Trump administration is revising the Travel Management Rule, a U.S. Forest Service policy that dictates when motorized use is allowed. -
Dozens of community members, including a disability advocate, received an update on the Hawk Fire from elected officials during a meeting Monday night. -
As Nevada ages, demand for care workers has soared as people stay in their homes longer. The second installment of KUNR's series, “The Undervalued Shift: Caregiving in Nevada,” looks into one historic barrier that continues to create roadblocks to building this workforce: pay. -
Colorado River plan orders cuts in the Lower Basin, while relying on voluntary conservation upstreamColorado, Utah, New Mexico and Wyoming are not subject to mandatory reductions; instead, those states are setting up programs to voluntarily conserve water.
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A medida que la población de Nevada envejece, la demanda de cuidadores se ha disparado ya que más personas permanecen en sus hogares. La segunda entrega de nuestra serie, “Un trabajo poco valorado: Los cuidadores de Nevada”, examina una barrera histórica que sigue dificultando el desarrollo de esta fuerza laboral: los bajos salarios.
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Los inmigrantes son una parte fundamental de la fuerza laboral que cuida a personas en sus hogares. La primera entrega de la serie de KUNR, “Un trabajo poco valorado: Los cuidadores de Nevada”, analiza la importancia de los trabajadores inmigrantes para los habitantes de Nevada a medida que envejecen, en medio de un endurecimiento de las medidas de control migratorio. -
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