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Researchers Try A Genetic Diabetes Test To Prevent Emergency Hospitalizations

Nearly half of all children who develop Type 1 diabetes don't know they have the disease until they end up in a coma in the hospital. Researchers in Virginia have set out to see if a genetic test for Type 1 diabetes can eliminate many of those emergencies. "The risk of Type 1 diabetes is about half genetic and half unknown," says Stephen Rich , director of the Center for Public Health Genomics at the University of Virginia. His team developed a test that can identify people who carry that...

Afro-Latina Comedian Aida Rodriguez On Sexism, ‘Latinidad’ And Laughter

Utah, Colorado and Montana have some of the lowest rates of childhood obesity in the country. — The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Utah's Youth Obesity Rate Lowest In The Country

Border Wall Rising In Arizona, Raises Concerns Among Conservationists, Native Tribes

By John Burnett • Oct 13, 2019

Construction has begun on President Trump's border wall between Arizona and Mexico, and conservationists are furious. The massive barrier will skirt one of the most beloved protected areas in the Southwest — Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, recognized by the United Nations as an international biosphere reserve.

On a recent drive along the borderline, a crew was transplanting tall saguaro cactus out of the construction zone.

‘How Much Hate Will We Endorse?’ Asks UNR Faculty Member

By Stephanie Serrano • Oct 10, 2019

Lydia Huerta faculty memember of the University of Nevada, Reno.

The University of Nevada, Reno has seen a recent rash of hate messages on campus. And now, some in the community are working to hold the administration accountable.

Lydia Huerta is a professor at UNR, in the Race, Gender and Identity department. She was born in the U.S., grew up in Mexico, and moved back to the States at the age of 15.

KUNR's Stephanie Serrano sat down with Huerta to talk about her experience during this tense time on campus.

Power Is Gradually Restored To Thousands Of Californians After 2nd Day Of Outages

By Brakkton Booker • Oct 10, 2019

Updated at 11:14 p.m. ET

Power is gradually being restored to tens of thousands of Californians after a second day of outages designed to mitigate the risks of wind-fueled wildfires.

The state's largest utility, Pacific Gas & Electric, restored power Thursday evening to about 228,000 customers, or about 30% of the estimated 738,000 customers who lost power. That still leaves about 510,000 customers without electricity.

Time & Place: Nevada in Congress

By Alicia Barber • Oct 10, 2019

Nevada Congressman Cliff Young shakes hands with President Dwight Eisnehower.

With campaigning well underway for many local, state, and federal elected offices, it’s a good time to look back at how Nevada’s political landscape has changed through the years. In this episode of “Time & Place,” historian Alicia Barber takes a close look at Nevada’s seats in the United States Congress.

Supreme Court’s DACA Decision Looms Large For Children Of Dreamers In The Mountain West

By Ali Budner • Oct 10, 2019

The U.S. Supreme Court will soon decide the fate of the DACA program. Meanwhile, several dozen child-advocacy groups, including the American Academy of Pediatrics, recently filed an amicus brief in the case.

California Bans Popular Pesticide Linked To Brain Damage In Children

By Richard Gonzales • Oct 9, 2019

Beginning in early 2020, California will ban the sale of the pesticide chlorpyrifos which state environmental officials say has been linked to brain damage and other health defects in children.

Under an agreement reached with Corteva Agriscience, the maker of chlorpyrifos, sales of the pesticide will end Feb. 6, 2020, and agricultural growers will not be allowed to possess or use it after Dec. 31, 2020.

Racism And Hate Discussed At 2019 State Of UNR Address

By Stephanie Serrano • Oct 9, 2019

Marc Johnson mingling at the reception following his annual university speech. — Stephanie Serrano

The head of the University of Nevada, Reno says the school is accomplishing a number of growth-related goals while at the same time working to address recent incidents involving white nationalism. KUNR’s Stephanie Serrano reports.

Sweeping Study Raises Questions About Who Benefits From Buyouts Of Flood-Prone Homes

By Rebecca Hersher • Oct 9, 2019

A broad analysis of federal records finds that homeowners hoping to relocate out of flood zones in the U.S. don't have equal access to the main source of federal funding meant to help them.

Documenting Trauma Two Years After The Las Vegas Mass Shooting

By Bree Zender • Oct 9, 2019

MGM Resorts agreed to pay 800 million dollars last week to settle thousands of liability claims related to a 2017 mass shooting on the Las Vegas Strip, which killed 58 people and injured hundreds more. This month marks two years since the tragedy, and the trauma continues to affect the lives of the survivors.

Colorado's Gorsuch Likely Deciding Vote In LGBTQ Supreme Court Case

By Noah Glick • Oct 9, 2019

Supreme Court Justice Neil M. Gorsuch takes the judicial oath of office in 2017. Gorsuch may be the deciding vote in a case over whether the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. — Franz Jantzen / Collection of the Supreme Court of the United States

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday began hearing cases on employment protections for LGBTQ workers, and conservative Justice Neil M. Gorsuch, who hails from Colorado, is likely the deciding vote.