Monthly Archives: June, 2020
Targeting of journalists by police must end (opinion)
OPINION: The government should be protecting journalists, not persecuting them. The U.S. Constitution — and the promise of a free society — demand nothing less.
Despite pandemic, hotel guests trickled in
Hotels and motels in the area rented rooms for about 42,600 nights during April, according to figures collected by the Reno Sparks Conventions and Visitors Authority.
Nevada to ramp up COVID-19 contact tracing
Nevada is preparing to accelerate its COVID-19 contact tracing efforts and will hire some 250 workers and ramp up testing.
Reno Police restrict news media from documenting homeless camp cleanup (photos)
Reno Police Officers today prevented local journalists from This Is Reno, Our Town Reno and KRNV from documenting the cleanup of homeless encampments along the Truckee River.
Nevada primary election sees early voter turnout (sponsored)
SPONSORED: Nevada Secretary of State Barbara Cegavske announced early turnout numbers for the June 9 primary election that is being conducted primarily by mail-in ballot.
Displaced during the pandemic, a small homeless camp gets swept away
A small camp with a handful of unsheltered individuals packed up all of their belongings and relocated on June 2, due to a scheduled clean-up in the area.
Citywide curfew draws criticism from civil rights leaders
Mayor Schieve has instituted a 7 p.m. citywide curfew that Nevada ACLU leadership says raises serious constitutional questions.
What’s old is new again for Doug Clifford
Just as he dips his toes into the world of retirement, 75-year-old Doug Clifford of CCR fame has released a new album.
Who is Reno? It’s not rioters or vandals (opinion)
OPINION: If we don’t act firmly and resolutely now to hold rioters accountable for their crimes, this problem will only continue and fester.
“Please help me”: Local leaders fail to connect the dots (opinion)
OPINION: Denise Cook’s story is one of systemic failure and dehumanizing poverty -- banal bureaucratic failure at best, and willful blindness at worst.
