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Residents of the Westside mobile home park in Durango, Colorado, celebrate after a community collaboration secured ownership of the park instead of it being sold to a developer.

Housing

How a mobile home park in Durango saved itself from the affordable housing crisis

Sarah Flower

A "David and Goliath story" ends with residents of the Westside mobile home park in Durango, Colorado, keeping their homes, with a lot of help from their neighbors.

The inside of a warehouse. There are shelves filled with product and many boxes are stacked from the floor to the mid-room.

Business and Economy

How are supply chain issues impacting Reno’s needs for more workforce and affordable housing?

Kennedy Vincent

The COVID-19 pandemic has strained supply chains and impacted businesses and consumers. KUNR’s Kennedy Vincent spoke to Brian Addington, a professor of logistics management at Truckee Meadows Community College, to find out why logistics companies are continuing to move to Reno and how that’s adding pressure to affordable housing challenges.

Smoke wafts in the sky above a neighborhood in a heavily wooded area.

KUNR Today: NV Energy to inspect power lines in Reno after 2020 fire, Jill Biden in Reno Wednesday

Andrew Méndez

Read or listen to the morning news headlines for Monday, March 7, 2022.

A tilt-shift view of South Lake Tahoe. A city is in focus from a distance, while a lake, trees and a mountainscape surround it.

Housing

Pilot program incentivizes long-term rentals in South Lake Tahoe

Gustavo Sagrero

A new pilot program aims to convert vacant vacation homes in South Lake Tahoe into long-term rentals for the local workforce.

An image of Reno City Hall, with large white block letters that read “Reno City Hall, One East First Street.”

KUNR Today: Reno holding public forum on Neon Line District, Man charged for 2020 Dayton Fire

Noah Glick

Read or listen to the morning news headlines for Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2021.

The front exterior of a two-story house in Las Vegas.

KUNR Today: Nevadan facing charges from Capitol riot, Foreclosures down

Lucretia Cunningham

Read or listen to the morning news headlines for Monday, Dec. 6, 2021.

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Housing

Nevada Cares Campus faces continued staffing shortages and safety issues

Lucia Starbuck

Washoe County’s homeless shelter is facing staffing shortages and safety issues.The Nevada Cares Campus opened almost six months ago and nearly 600 people…

U.S. household growth slows, but it's a mixed bag for the Mountain West

Madelyn Beck

A Pew Research analysis of census data shows that growth in U.S. households during the last decade slowed to its lowest pace in history.

An image of indigenous students gathered in a gymnasium, holding signs that read "Honor Us," and "We are still here"

KUNR Today: Housing prices rise in Sparks, Mineral Co. recognizes Indigenous Peoples' Day

Michelle Billman

Here are the local news headlines for the morning of Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021.Sparks seeing record high prices for single-family homesBy Noah…

Business and Economy

Business Beat: Footwear brand opening logistics center in Fernley, Sparks home prices set new record

Kaleb Roedel

Here’s the latest business news from around Northern Nevada, with Business Beat from the Northern Nevada Business Weekly.BEARPAW looks to Fernley for new…