Lucia Starbuck
Political ReporterLucia Starbuck is an award-winning political journalist and the host of KUNR’s monthly show Purple Politics Nevada. She is passionate about reporting during election season, attending community events, and talking to people about the issues that matter most to them.
In 2024, Lucia was awarded the National Press Foundation’s Women in Politics Journalism Fellowship, and in 2023, she produced a four-part series on rural maternal health care with support from the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism’s National Fellowship.
Lucia was born and raised in Reno. During her free time, she enjoys watching movies, going on nature walks, and learning how to cook.
You can reach Lucia via email at LS@KUNR.org.
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The Hawk Fire destroyed 47 homes, making it the most destructive wildfire in Nevada, according to the state insurance commission. The recent disaster, along with the other fires that burned north of Reno in August, is renewing concerns about the future of homeowners insurance. And a new state law opened the door for policies to completely remove wildfire coverage, although state regulators say no insurers have done so yet. -
Residents in the badly burned Horizon Hills neighborhood at the bottom of the north side of Peavine finally returned Wednesday afternoon. One couple recounted their harrowing experience evacuating. -
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. -
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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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. -
Dozens of community members, including a disability advocate, received an update on the Hawk Fire from elected officials during a meeting Monday night. -
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. -
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.
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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. -
If your food went bad due to the Bug or Stallion Fires or related power outages and it was purchased with SNAP, the Nevada Division of Social Services is encouraging residents to apply to replace their benefits.
