Monthly Archives: October, 2012
More than 1.2 million registered in Nevada for general election
By Nevada News Bureau StaffCARSON CITY – More than 1.2 million Nevadans are registered as active voters for the Nov. 6 general election as...
Nevada’s jobless rate declines to 11.8 percent in September
By Sean Whaley, Nevada News BureauCARSON CITY – Nevada’s unemployment rate fell to 11.8 percent in September, a decline of three-tenths of a percentage...
Early voting starts tomorrow
WASHOE COUNTY NEWS RELEASEEarly voting in Washoe County begins this Saturday, Oct. 20, and continues through Nov. 2. There are 22 early voting locations...
Reid: Nearly $7 million to Nevada and Lake Tahoe for conservation and recreation projects
HARRY REID NEWS RELEASESEARCHLIGHT, NEV.--Senator Harry Reid issued the following statement after the U.S. Department of Interior’s Bureau of Land Management announced it will...
Local jurisdictions review report on regional emergency medical services system
WASHOE COUNTY NEWS RELEASEThe Washoe County Board of Commissioners held a previously announced special meeting with the City of Reno and Washoe District Board...
Gaming management courses offered by UNR for fall 2012
Learn from the world's premier provider of gaming management education — we train the industryCelebrating its 23rd year as the world's premier provider of...
PRSSA Nevada hosts media workshop for non-profits and small businesses
The Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA), University of Nevada, Reno chapter will host “Making Media Work for You: A Workshop for Non-Profits and...
2013 Nevada Radon Poster Contest deadline extended
The deadline to submit entries to the 2013 Nevada Radon Poster Contest has been extended to Tuesday, Oct. 30.The 2013 Nevada Radon Poster Contest...
New coating for aluminum developed to replace cancer-causing product
A research team at the University of Nevada, Reno has developed a new environmentally-friendly coating for aluminum to replace the carcinogenic chromate coatings used...
September unemployment claims reach 5-year low
By Nevada News Bureau StaffCARSON CITY – Initial claims for unemployment insurance fell in September to their lowest level in five years, dropping to...