Anh Gray

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.

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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.

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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

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

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.

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

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.

Paul Boger

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

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. 

Michelle Billman

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.” 

Pacific Gas and Electric says it's "probable" that its equipment caused the Camp Fire in Northern California, the deadliest and most destructive in the state's history.

Johnson-Jeffries fight
Photo courtesy of Neal Cobb.

Perhaps the most famous event in the history of Reno, Nevada took place on July 4, 1910. As we close out Black History Month, that momentous day is the focus of this segment of Time & Place from historian Alicia Barber.

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