This week, Sierra Nevada Corporation, an aerospace and defense contractor, launched a commercial space company to deliver space transportation, destinations and infrastructure.
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An effort to repeal the death penalty in Nevada is exposing polarization in the Legislature while proving party affiliation can be an unreliable predictor.
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Energy efficient lighting saves money, reduces greenhouse gases, brightens Nevada’s future (sponsored)
By ThisIsRenoBy ThisIsRenoSPONSORED: Nevada businesses and governments can save a substantial amount of money on their energy bills by upgrading to next generation LED lighting.
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Nevada lawmakers on Tuesday passed dozens of bills through the state Senate and Assembly and diverted several others ahead of a key deadline.
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Piper’s Opera House continues its commitment to performing arts this spring in historic Virginia City (sponsored)
By ThisIsRenoBy ThisIsRenoSPONSORED: Virginia City’s Piper’s Opera House brings performing arts back to the mountain stage with “Murder at the House of Dolls” and a host of other scheduled events.
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The Nevada state Senate on Monday voted unanimously in favor of a proposal to allow pharmacists to provide patients birth control.
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Local doctor on a mission to vaccinate community from COVID-19 (sponsored)
By ThisIsRenoBy ThisIsRenoSPONSORED: The office of Dr. Merritt W Dunlap, a Carson City family physician since 1999 and native Nevadan, put nearly 2,500 shots in arms since January in the fight against COVID-19.
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Reno Rodeo officials announced today they’ll host the event at 100% capacity when it takes place June 17 – 26 at the Reno-Sparks Livestock Event Center.
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Health officials: Fentanyl has become a deadly trend in Washoe County
By ThisIsRenoBy ThisIsRenoFentanyl-related deaths in Washoe County have increased six-fold over the past five years—and more than doubled from 2019 to 2020.
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Members of the University of Nevada, Reno’s Orvis Student Nurse Association (OSNA) will host a community blood drive Monday, April 19.