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Monthly Archives: August, 2022

Lombardo’s plan to fix all Nevada’s problems? Jailing people for running stop signs. (Opinion)

Lombardo’s program to address his self-identified “first and foremost” priority is reactive at best; it would only repeal stuff, as opposed to implementing new or innovative initiatives of the sort voters might expect from a guy who rarely completes a sentence (or a tweet) without saying crime, law enforcement, or safety.

Viral video of local Sikhs partying with sex workers in Costa Rica subject of lawsuit

Multiple phones were recording video of members of Reno’s Sikh community frolicking in May with sex workers in Costa Rica.

Contractors Board hires Sam Palmer as Deputy Executive Officer (sponsored)

The Nevada State Contractors Board (NSCB) announced the hiring of Sam Palmer as Deputy Executive Officer.

A month into 988, call volumes up, but state behavioral health infrastructure isn’t

In the first two weeks after the state launched the new number July 16, nonprofit Crisis Support Services of Nevada, a National Suicide Prevention Lifeline partner that operated the state’s suicide hotline since 1966, estimates calls increased by 30%.

Nevada gov vows to codify order protecting patients into law

Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak said Wednesday that if he wins re-election he would seek to codify in law next legislative session an order he signed that protects in-state abortion providers and out-of-state patients.

More federal dollars coming to UNR after passage of science act signed by President Biden

Senator Catherine Cortez Masto this week joined University of Nevada, Reno President Brian Sandoval, and a select group of UNR representatives, at the university’s Center for Applied Research.

Donor Network West gifts memorial portrait of local 9-year-old organ donor to her family (sponsored)

Lizzy Hammond died at nine years old after a tragic accident in 2019 – she saved three lives through organ donation. Donor Network West gifted the Hammonds her portrait during a remembrance event.

Overcrowding continues at schools as students head back to classrooms for fall

New schools built with WC1 dollars have experienced overcrowding enough to have portable classrooms installed.

Lake Tahoe water clarity stable according to latest report

Lake Tahoe’s water clarity is no longer declining, according to researchers who’ve been tracking the lake’s water quality for at least two decades.

V&T Railway announces tickets are now on sale for the 2022 holiday season to THE POLAR EXPRESS™ Train Ride (sponsored)

V&T Railway Announces Tickets Are Now on Sale for the 2022 Holiday Season to THE POLAR EXPRESS™ Train Ride.

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