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Business Beat: Housing Prices Stay Steady In August, Cleaning Services Seeing Demand And Challenges

By • 16 hours ago
A man is dressed head-to-toe in protective gear. He is spraying a golf cart down with industrial cleaning disinfectant inside of a golf card storage facility.
Courtesy of Bio Sealed for NNBW

Here’s the latest business news from around Northern Nevada, with Business Beat from the Northern Nevada Business Weekly.

KUNR Today: Tahoe Ski Resort Changes Name, California Voters Decide Whether To Recall Newsom

By & & The Associated Press • 22 hours ago
Palisades Tahoe logo
Courtesy / Palisades Tahoe

Here are the local news headlines for the morning of Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021.

KUNR Today: Nevada COVID-19 Cases Rising, All Nevada Counties Under Indoor Mask Mandate

By & & The Associated Press • Sep 13, 2021
Two disposable, blue face masks are placed on top of each other.
Tierney / Adobe Stock

Here are the local news headlines for the morning of Monday, Sept. 13, 2021.

Biden Lays Out Plan To Mandate Vaccines Or Testing For Millions Of Workers

By & • Sep 9, 2021

Updated September 9, 2021 at 8:34 PM ET

President Biden on Thursday unveiled a series of steps to combat the newly surging pandemic, including the announcement of a forthcoming federal rule that all businesses with 100 or more employees have to ensure that every worker is either vaccinated for COVID-19 or submit to weekly testing for the coronavirus.

KUNR Today: Barton Health Reopens, Tribes Lose Bid To Block Digging At Nev. Lithium Mine

By & & Robyn Vincent & Associated Press • Sep 8, 2021
A sign in downtown South Lake Tahoe that says, “welcome to the city of South Lake Tahoe, California.”
Paul Boger / KUNR Public Radio

Here are the local news headlines for the morning of Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2021.

KUNR Today: Evacuation Orders Reduced In South Lake Tahoe, Forest Closures Dampen Outdoor Activities

By & & Associated Press • Sep 7, 2021
A brown sign with yellow lettering that reads “Plumas National Forest.” The sign and ground are covered in a dried pink liquid, and there’s a paved road next to the sign. Both the sign and road are surrounded by thick, forested trees.
Lucia Starbuck / KUNR Public Radio

Here are the local news headlines for the morning of Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2021.

Rural Vaccination Rates Climb Following Spike In Infections

By Nate Hegyi • Sep 3, 2021

More rural Americans are getting vaccinated against COVID-19 as cases and deaths from the delta variant continue to surge across the West. Vaccination rates have increased by two-thirds over the past three weeks, according to an analysis of CDC data by the Center for Rural Strategies.

Montana, Utah Governors Spread Mask Misinformation As Schools Open And Delta Variant Surges

By Nate Hegyi • Sep 3, 2021

Some Republican political leaders in the Mountain West are casting doubt on the effectiveness of wearing masks in schools, drawing condemnation from the medical community as the COVID-19 delta variant drives case counts to their highest levels in months and children under 12 remain ineligible to get vaccinated.

KUNR Today: Crews Make Progress On Caldor Fire, Nursing Shortage Straining Nevada Hospitals

By & & KUNR Staff • Sep 3, 2021
An image of a wildland firefighter looking ahead to a large wall of flames in the distance
Courtesy / CAL FIRE

Here are the local news headlines for the morning of Friday, Sept. 3, 2021.

KUNR Today: Lighter Winds Forecast Near Caldor Fire, Water Left Running Hampers Firefighting Efforts

By & & KUNR Staff • Sep 2, 2021
Mountains with smoke emerging from them.
Screenshot / ALERTWildfire Tahoe cameras

Here are the local news headlines for the morning of Thursday, Sept. 2, 2021.

KUNR Today: Caldor Fire Forces More Evacuations, Two Nevada Counties Back Under Mask Mandate

By , & & The Associated Press • Sep 1, 2021
An image of a bright orange sun sitting ominously in a dark afternoon sky. The silhouette of a hill with trees on it is visible as a black mass.
Paul Boger / KUNR Public Radio

Here are the local news headlines for the morning of Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021.

KUNR Today: Caldor Fire Continues March Toward Tahoe, Tribes Argue To Halt Nevada Lithium Mine

By , & & The Associated Press • Aug 30, 2021
A color-coded map showing the progression of the Caldor Fire. The northeast and southeast sections of the burn area had notable growth on Sunday, August 29.
Courtesy / InciWeb

Here are the local news headlines for the morning of Monday, Aug. 30, 2021.

FDA's Pfizer Approval Could Boost Mountain West Vaccination Rates

By Maggie Mullen • Aug 29, 2021

Vaccination rates remain low in many parts of our region, especially Wyoming and Idaho. But public health officials hope the FDA's full approval of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine will encourage residents who are hesitant or unwilling.

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

By & & KUNR Staff & The Associated Press • Aug 27, 2021
The Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center on the UNR Campus.
Lucia Starbuck / KUNR Public Radio

Here are the local news headlines for the morning of Friday, Aug. 27, 2021.

KUNR Today: Washoe Co. COVID-19 Test Positivity Nears 20%, UNR Reports First Case Of Fall Semester

By & & KUNR Staff & The Associated Press • Aug 26, 2021
An aerial image of the UNR campus. The Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center is in focus with the Joe Crowley Student Union visible in the background.
Alexa Ard / KUNR Public Radio

Here are the local news headlines for the morning of Thursday, Aug. 26, 2021.

KUNR Today: Gov. Sisolak Signs Executive Order To Protect Sagebrush, COVID-19 Remains High In Nevada

By & & The Associated Press • Aug 25, 2021
A side profile of Sisolak and Newsom as they walk by and look at a home that’s been reduced to rubble by a wildfire. A hill behind them is covered with charred juniper trees.
Lucia Starbuck / KUNR Public Radio

Here are the local news headlines for the morning of Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2021.

UNR Students Return To Campus For First Day Of Fall Semester 2021

By • Aug 24, 2021
A photo from a higher vantage point of people walking across a grassy field in front of a large brick building. There are food trucks parked on the sidewalk. There’s another large building in the far background that’s slightly hazy from wildfire smoke.
Lucia Starbuck / KUNR Public Radio

Monday marked the first day of classes for more than 20,000 students at the University of Nevada, Reno. KUNR’s Lucia Starbuck went out at lunchtime to see how the students are doing.

As Delta Variant Spreads, Conservative Leaders In The Rural West Continue To Sow Distrust

By Nate Hegyi • Aug 24, 2021

Rex Steninger began his speech with some blunt words.

“I’m at a very sad point in my life right now because I do not believe a single thing our government tells us,” he said to applause. “They have proven themselves to be liars over and over again and the media covers for them.”

KUNR Today: Washoe Co. Asks Residents To Stay Inside Due To Air Quality, UNR’s First Day Of Classes

By & & The Associated Press • Aug 24, 2021
A photo taken from the top of a hill, looking down at a city with a group of casinos in the far background, along with houses and trees in the middle ground. The city is covered in a dark, thick, smoky haze from wildfires.
Lucia Starbuck / KUNR Public Radio

Here are the local news headlines for the morning of Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2021.

KUNR Today: COVID-19 Vaccine Required For NSHE Students, 3rd Dose Opens For Immunocompromised

By & & The Associated Press • Aug 23, 2021
A pharmacist prepares a syringe with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.
Lucia Starbuck / KUNR Public Radio

Here are the local news headlines for the morning of Monday, Aug. 23, 2021.

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