Monthly Archives: March, 2023
Locals join nationwide bank protest over fossil fuels investments
Members of Third Act protested at Chase Bank in downtown Reno over the bank's investments in fossil fuels.
Local living kidney donor shares her story during National Kidney Month (sponsored)
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People awaiting a lifesaving kidney transplant make up 85% of the national donor waiting list. Read the story of local living kidney donor, Donna Kapala, who donated her kidney to her friend.
Council’s Devon Reese to report conflicts of interest to state after being hit with ethics complaint
Reno City Council member Devon Reese must comply with a handful of orders handed down by the Nevada Ethics Commission this month.
Good Luck MacBeth’s ‘Keely and Du’ puts on powerful performance while tackling controversial subjects
The play explores the topic of personal freedom and individual choice for women, which is especially pressing in today’s political climate.
Romanian commander oversees air operations
The Nevada Army National Guard’s 137th Military Police Det., deployed to Romania last summer with 40 soldiers. The Carson City unit is providing security to the garrison until they return home to Northern Nevada sometime this spring.
‘Incorrect’ city review of Downtown Reno Partnership causes confusion
The Downtown Reno Partnership was recently reviewed by the city of Reno’s auditor who found three requirements that, allegedly, were not being met.
Ceremonies mark Vietnam Remembrance Day
National Vietnam War Veterans Day on March 29 officially honors the 9 million military men and women who served both in Southeast Asia and other duty stations at home and around the world during the 1960s and 70s.
With overdoses up, states look at harsher fentanyl penalties
State lawmakers nationwide are responding to the deadliest overdose crisis in U.S. history by pushing harsher penalties for possessing fentanyl and other powerful lab-made opioids that are connected to about 70,000 deaths a year.
Five events this week: D&D, brews and recovery
Reno is coming out in full force – events-wise – this week with community fundraisers, learning and fun.
Finally, a new VA medical center (letter)
The long delayed new VA Sierra Nevada Health Care Center will be built in the near future, with $192.4 million devoted to that purpose.