Cannabis Connection
Health Authorities: Stop Vaping
State health authorities, including the Washoe County Health District, are warning people to stop vaping. Three deaths around the country prompted the alert. [More.]
Health
Featured
Annual Senior Fest Scheduled Next Week at Reno Town Mall
Senior Spectrum is scheduled to hold its 24th annual Senior Fest from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 3 at Reno Town Mall, 4001 S. Virginia St. Admission is free. [More.]
Business
State Joins Cities, Counties in Opiate Lawsuit
The State of Nevada has joined in litigation filed by Reno and Clark County against opioid manufacturers. Attorney General Aaron Ford announced today that the state filed an expanded complaint against more than 40 defendants. [More.]
Featured
Low-Income Dorms Set To Open on Sage Street
The Village on Sage Street is set to open in July. More than 200 single-occupancy units are available to prospective renters who make between $1,330 and $2,680 per month. [More.]
Entertainment
Hardcore for Healthcare: Fundraiser Shines Light on Medical Debt
Local bands Fall Silent and Elephant Rifle rankled their friends and fans, an audience of a few hundred, with noise and hardcore. They were playing to raise money to cover a local family’s medical bills. [More.]
Events
Alternative Health Conference Aims to Combine Consciousness & Science
More than 250 people, 20 speakers from all over the world and 25 exhibitors are registered for the BioRegenesis conference at the Grand Sierra Resort May 4th &5th, 2019. [More.]
Featured
OPINION: Medicaid 1915i Increases Services to The Homeless
The program, referred to as “1915(i)”, pays social service agencies to provide supportive housing and employment services that can include a wide array of services that are person-centered. [More.]
Entertainment
Autism Advocate Debuts New Book
Author Russell Lehmann debuted in March his second book, “On the Outside Looking In: My Life on the Autism Spectrum.” [More.]
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Tiny Homes Village Groundbreaking Event Expected This Summer
Reno’s first tiny homes village, “Hope Springs,” expects to break ground this summer. [More.]
Agriculture
State Recommends Canceling Equine Events This Weekend Due To Horse Herpes
The Nevada Department of Agriculture recommended this week that all Nevada horse events be canceled to due a slow-spreading outbreak of equine herpes (EHV-1). [More.]