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A silver van displaying logos for Access to Healthcare Network and SilverSummit Healthplan, parked in front of a building. The van is part of a free transportation service designed to assist rural Nevada residents with accessing medical care, groceries, and other essential services.

Servicio de transporte gratuito se lanza en áreas rurales de Nevada

Manuel Holguin JR

Free Transportation Service Launches in Rural Nevada

Manuel Holguin JR

A new free transportation service in rural Nevada helps Medicaid and low-income residents access healthcare, groceries, and more. Sponsored by SilverSummit Healthplan and Access to Healthcare Network.

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Local Stories

‘100 years of deferred maintenance’: How Storey County will use Tesla’s property taxes

Lucia Starbuck

Later this year, Tesla will have to start paying property taxes for the first time in 10 years. Nevada gave the electric car manufacturing company more than $1 billion in tax breaks in 2014 to build its gigafactory in Storey County. Now, Storey County has big plans to upgrade its aging infrastructure and pay back some debt.

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COVID-19 Cases Going Up As Wildfire Smoke Chokes Northern Nevada

Paul Boger

Over the past two weeks, Nevada has averaged more than 900 new cases of COVID-19 a day. Health officials say the newest wave of infections is the result…

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KUNR Today: Bill To Block Yucca Mountain Is Back, A Special COVID-19 Recovery

Lucia Starbuck

Here are your local news headlines for the morning of Wednesday, Mar. 3, 2021.Washoe Reports Three Additional COVID-19-Related DeathsBy Lucia…