casino industry

A big, dark-colored outdoor sign with white letters that says “Legends Bay Casino.”

A look at the newly-opened Legends Bay Casino in Sparks

Maria Palma

Legends Bay Casino officially opened its doors on Tuesday in Sparks, and it’s the first new casino in Northern Nevada in over 20 years.

Local Stories

KUNR Today: Water Resources Development Act passes Senate, secures funding for Nevada water projects

Kaleb Roedel

Read or listen to news headlines for Friday, July 29, 2022.

A crowd holds signs that read "Abortion is Essential," and "Keep Abortion Safe" while protesting outside of the U.S. Supreme Court.

Local Stories

KUNR Today: Nevadans protest the fall of Roe v. Wade, Primary results certified in Nevada counties

Gustavo Sagrero

Read or listen to news headlines for Monday, June 27, 2022.

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Local Stories

KUNR Today: Top GOP gubernatorial candidates in Nevada oppose new gun laws

Lucia Starbuck

Read or listen to news headlines for Friday, May 27, 2022.

A view from the water line at Lake Tahoe shows a diver underwater lifting a tire to hand it to a person reaching for it from a boat.

Local Stories

KUNR Today: Scuba team completes Lake Tahoe clean-up, BLM increasing wild horse fertility efforts

Nick Stewart

Read or listen to the news headlines for Thursday, May 12, 2022.

KUNR Today: Naomi Irion’s body recovered in Churchill County, Vegas tourism rebounding

Michelle Billman

Read or listen to the morning news headlines for Thursday, March 31, 2022.

Multiple tanks with oxygen nozzles coming out of them. The tanks are on top of a counter with several people seated or standing around it.

Business and Economy

Business Beat: Oxygen Bar Offering Relief From Wildfire Smoke, Casinos Setting Record Wins

Kaleb Roedel

Here’s the latest business news from around Northern Nevada, with Business Beat from the Northern Nevada Business Weekly.Oxygen Bar Offering Tahoe…

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KUNR Today: Nevada Colleges Call For Vaccine Mandate For Workers, Reno Considers Ban On Whips

Noah Glick

Here are the local news headlines for the morning of Friday, Aug. 27, 2021.Nevada College And Universities Call For Vaccine Mandate For WorkersBy Paul…

A hallway with lockers at a school. There are two students at the end f the hallway holding books.

KUNR Today: Nevada Gaming Bounces Back, WCSD Ramps Up For Summer School

Stephanie Serrano

Here are your local news headlines for the morning of Wednesday, Apr. 28, 2021.Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak Announces Initiative To Support Nevadans In…

Business and Economy

High Unemployment Lingers in Mountain West, As Travel and Tourism Continue to Recover

Beau Baker

Two states in the Mountain West have some of the country’s highest unemployment rates, including Nevada, which tops the nation. Nevada’s unemployment rate…