Ty O'Neil

Trump habla ante miles de personas en Minden

By & • Sep 14, 2020
Afuera está oscuro. Un hombre se para en un podio con cinco banderas estadounidenses detrás de él. Está frente a una multitud.
Paul Boger / KUNR Radio Pública

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El presidente Donald Trump utilizó una parada de campaña en el norte de Nevada el sábado por la noche para criticar al gobernador demócrata Steve Sisolak por la cancelación de un evento de campaña en Reno.

Trump Energizes Base, Attacks Democrats During Nevada Campaign Stop

By & • Sep 14, 2020
Its dark outside. A man stands at a podium with five American flags behind him. He’s in front of a crowd.
Paul Boger / KUNR Public Radio

President Donald Trump used his campaign stop in northern Nevada over the weekend to slam Democrats and sow doubt about the integrity of the election.

Carson City Protest In Solidarity With Jacob Blake Shows Heightened Safety Concerns

By • Aug 31, 2020
Three people in the front have their backs to the camera and are facing a crowd of people. Everyone has their fists in the air.
TY O'NEIL / This Is Reno

Black Lives Matter supporters demonstrated in Carson City over the weekend in solidarity with Jacob Blake, a Black man who is now paralyzed after being shot several times by law enforcement in Kenosha, Wisconsin. As the demonstration ended, a protester was struck by a car, and there was a separate incident of accidental gunfire.

Black Lives Matter Protest In Douglas County Ends Early Due To Hostility From Counter-Protesters

By • Aug 10, 2020
Four people walking in the front. There is a man on a horse to their left and a man with an American flag with a blue stripe, to their right, staring at them.
Lucia Starbuck / KUNR Public Radio

Over the weekend, roughly 50 Black Lives Matter protesters in Douglas County were met with hostility from several hundred counter-protesters who showed up in support of law enforcement.

As a warning, this story contains obscene and offensive language.

Activists Say Police Reform Bill To Ban Chokeholds In Nevada Isn’t Enough

By • Aug 4, 2020
A sign on the ground that says, "Ban Chokeholds," covered in spotted shade from a tree.
Ty C. O’Neil / This Is Reno / Nevada News

Black Lives Matter protests have erupted across the country, and in Nevada, and with them, demands for police reform. In response, lawmakers in Nevada have approved a bill meant to change how law enforcement officers in the state handle arrests, but activists say there’s more to be done.

Schools In Nevada Can Begin Reopening With Restrictions

By • Jun 10, 2020
A row of orange lockers.
Ty O'Neil

Gov. Steve Sisolak signed a directive on Tuesday, which will allow K-12 schools and facilities to reopen, with restrictions, for summer activities, effective immediately; however, those facilities are not required to reopen. KUNR’s Michelle Billman talked to our reporter Lucia Starbuck to break down what we know at this point.

Reno Reporters Caught Up In Violence After Peaceful Protest Saturday

By & • Jun 3, 2020
Law enforcement standing by on Virginia Street. Rioters running in different directions as tear gas fills the street.
Ty O'Neil / This Is Reno

As a warning, this story includes graphic images and videos containing violence that may be disturbing, along with inappropriate language.

Organizers of the Black Lives Matter protest on Saturday afternoon in Reno have denounced the violence that took place later that evening after the peaceful protest had ended. 

Lucia Starbuck was on the scene reporting for This Is Reno, and witnessed the events that unfolded at City Hall. She recounted what she saw with KUNR’s Anh Gray.