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Washoe County School District Safety Efforts

Nevada lawmakers are considering legislation aimed at mitigating school violence by addressing the need for greater security and increasing access to mental and behavioral health resources. The Washoe County School District is tackling similar issues. There will be a single, secure entrance at all elementary and middle schools by next fall. Administrators are also working to foster a more safe and healthy learning community.

White cans with blue ones in the center in the shape of a platapus. — Holly Hutchings

Creative Contest Aims To Raise Hunger Awareness

Group of people smile for the camera. — CBESS

UNR Medical School Program Kicks Off Bilingual Youth Career Training

Division 1 Athlete And Type 1 Diabetic: The Pack's Trey Porter

Nationwide, close to 21 million people are living with diabetes. Ninety percent of them are living with type 2 diabetes but just 10 percent are diagnosed with Type 1, which can be debilitating. Trey Porter is a type 1 diabetic as well as a division one collegiate athlete serving as a starter for the University of Nevada, Reno men’s basketball team, which has gained national attention.

'Reimagining Paradise' — Making Plans To Rebuild A Town Destroyed By Wildfire

By Kirk Siegler • Mar 7, 2019

Last fall's deadly Camp Fire has brought renewed questions about whether towns in high-risk areas like Paradise, Calif., should even be rebuilt.

Barry Long recently tried to squash those questions immediately as he kicked off a crowded town hall meeting at Paradise Alliance Church.

"One of the first questions we get is, 'Are they really going to rebuild Paradise?' " Long said. "And we say that's not a question. [The Town] Council made an immediate decision [that] we're going to rebuild Paradise."

Encuesta: Mayoría De Nevadenses Apoya Opción Escolar

By Michelle Rindels • Mar 6, 2019

La Semana Nacional de la Opción Escolar — Tim Dunn / Especial para The Nevada Independent

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Una encuesta encargada por un grupo que apoya las Cuentas de Ahorro para la Educación (ESAs) encontró que casi tres cuartas partes de los habitantes de Nevada están a favor del programa, mismo que canalizaría parte del dinero de la educación pública tanto hacia un plan de estudios de una escuela privada, como a otros gastos educativos que reúnan los requisitos.

Poll Shows Most Nevadans Like Concept Of ESAs

By Michelle Rindels • Mar 6, 2019

Supporters for School Choice — Photo courtesy of Tim Dunn/Special to the Nevada Independent.

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A poll commissioned by a group supportive of Education Savings Accounts found that nearly three-quarters of Nevadans favor the program, which would route some public education money toward private school tuition or other qualifying educational expenses, but has stalled amid Democratic concerns that it diverts scarce funding from public schools.

NV Senate Majority Leader Atkinson Resigns After Pleading Guilty to Campaign Finance Charges

By Paul Boger • Mar 5, 2019

The Democratic leader of the Nevada Senate has stepped down amid federal charges for misappropriating campaign funds.

S. Lake Tahoe Man Charged After Destroying Native American Artifacts

By Paolo Zialcita • Mar 4, 2019

Graphic reads: "This is not just related to the Washoe Tribe, but all of the tribes across the country this has happened to. We're not just fighting for our tribe, but it's a fight for all the tribes across America." - Darrel Cruz

A South Lake Tahoe man has been sentenced to jail time after illegally digging at a Native American archaeological site and destroying artifacts. KUNR’s Paolo Zialcita spoke to a Washoe Tribal member to learn more about the impact of this crime.

#NVLEG Week 4: Dem. Blueprints And GOP Priorities

By Paul Boger • Mar 4, 2019

Lawmakers in Nevada are officially one month into the 2019 Legislative Session. KUNR's News Director Michelle Billman sat down with our political reporter Paul Boger to learn more about the latest from Carson City.

Tahoe Region Deals With Record-Breaking Snowfall

By Lucia Starbuck • Mar 1, 2019

A man stands in front of a very large mound of snow. — Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows

The Tahoe region is reporting staggering snowfall totals for the month of February. Truckee received 121 inches while Tahoe City came in at 134 inches.

Lawsuit Aims To Ban Legal Brothels Under A 1910 Law

By Bree Zender • Feb 28, 2019

A former sex worker filed a federal lawsuit this week against the state of Nevada, saying that she was trafficked through the state’s legal brothel system. Her pro-bono lawyer, Jason Guinasso, alleges that recruiting workers and clients to go to Nevada brothels is in direct violation with the federal Mann Act, which makes it a felony to transport people over state lines for "any sexual activity for which any person can be charged with a criminal offense.”