The Hawk Fire burning near Reno has scorched more than 15,000 acres. The fire is 85 percent contained as of Aug. 25 at 5 p.m., according to the Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District.
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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In some parts of the West - like the grass and shrublands of the Idaho-Oregon-Nevada tristate area - closer to two-thirds of burned area is associated with heatwaves.
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Hundreds of thousands of Nevadans are caring for a loved one, but many don’t see themselves as family caregivers. The third installment of KUNR’s series, “The Undervalued Shift: Caregiving in Nevada,” explores what this looks like for one longtime Reno family.
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As residents begin returning to neighborhoods east of U.S. 395, officials are reporting a higher number of structures lost in the Hawk Fire.
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Community members in the Silver Knolls neighborhood gathered at a closed intersection along Stead Boulevard waiting to go home after four days of being evacuated due to the Hawk Fire. National Guard members were still blocking the road on Tuesday, but eventually opened it around 2 p.m.
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The Trump administration is revising the Travel Management Rule, a U.S. Forest Service policy that dictates when motorized use is allowed.
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Cientos de miles de habitantes de Nevada cuidan de un ser querido, pero muchos no se consideran cuidadores familiares. La tercera entrega de la serie de KUNR, “Un trabajo poco valorado: Los cuidadores de Nevada”, explora cómo es esta realidad para una familia con una larga historia en Reno.
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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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