Yearly Archives: 2024
Wolf Pack football players raise the shield to honor the University of Nevada’s sesquicentennial
John Galloway, the Nevada Air National Guard's 152nd Air Wing and university officials unveiled the Battle Born shield to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the state's oldest institution of higher learning in the Silver State.
Evacuating Tahoe could take twice as long as projected, simulations indicate
An evacuation of residents and visitors from the north shore of the Tahoe basin could take more than two to three times as long as local officials project.
Washoe County School Board adopts policy to ban hazing districtwide
The Washoe County School District’s Board of Trustees on Tuesday discussed a new policy on hazing and voted to begin the process to officially ban it within area schools.
Mystery surrounds death of transgender teen at Kids Kottage foster shelter
A number of questions remain unanswered about the death of a 17-year-old teen at Kids Kottage, and Washoe County officials are refusing to release details.
Lawmakers seek bills to end ‘use it or lose it’ water law, expand water rights retirement program
Nevada’s limited water resources and wide open public lands will continue to be the source of legal and political battles for state lawmakers next year — whatever the outcome of November’s election.
Nevada Public Utilities Commission: Reject NV Energy’s unfair, unjust money grab (opinion)
The PUC now has a chance to help create a different way forward and rein in NV Energy.
West Nile Virus detected in Washoe County mosquitoes
Northern Nevada Public Health officials said on Tuesday that they detected West Nile Virus in mosquito samples from Washoe County.
Greater Nevada Mortgage Grants $1.75 Million in Down Payment Assistance to Middle-Income, First-Time Homebuyers (sponsored)
Greater Nevada Mortgage provided $1.75 million in funds for down payments and closing costs to help remove common barriers to purchasing a home.
Video: U.S. Postal Service employees rally in support of better protections
Around 150 people rallied in downtown Reno in support of the Protect Our Letter Carriers Act, a bipartisan bill that would invest in postal service infrastructure and improve safety for mail carriers.
US Postal Service is abandoning a plan to reroute Reno-area mail processing to Sacramento
The U.S. Postal Service said Tuesday it is abandoning a plan to reroute Reno-area mail processing to Sacramento that had created an uproar among northern Nevadans concerned it could delay local deliveries and jeopardize on-time arrival of mail-in election ballots.