No Health Insurance Or Sick Leave: Many Nevada Farmworkers Face Hardships During Pandemic
Nevada farmworkers often have seasonal jobs with no health insurance or sick leave, which has created an additional strain for this community during t...
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KUNR Today: Proposed Tax Hikes On Nevada's 2022 Ballot, New Bus Route To Las Vegas
Here are your local news headlines for the morning of Monday, Mar. 15, 2021.
Facebook's Failing To Flag Spanish-Language Misinformation, Analysis Suggests
Last month, almost a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, Facebook cracked down on vaccine misinformation.
#NVLeg Week 6: Lawmakers To Introduce More Bills In Face Of First Deadline
Week six of the 2021 Nevada Legislature has come and gone, leaving lawmakers with the first major deadline of the session. KUNR’s political editor Pau...
KUNR Today: Sisolak Gets COVID-19 Vaccine, Nevada Lawmakers Consider Ban On Police Citation Quotas
Here are your local news headlines for the morning of Friday, Mar. 12, 2021.
KUNR Today: Washoe County Drops To 5% Test Positivity Rate, Report Shows Wildfire Risk For Homes
Here are your local news headlines for the morning of Thursday, Mar. 11, 2021.
A Reno Family Remembers Their 'Tía Mina,' The First Person On The Dance Floor, Lost To COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has taken the lives of more than 20,000 people across the Mountain West. One of those people was Belarmina Martinez, a mother of...
Podcast Gives Life To Dying Towns, Stories Across American West
Ghost towns are a common sight across Nevada and the American West. Now, a podcast from the region is exploring what those towns mean to our identity ...
KUNR Today: Nevada COVID-19 Cases Jump Slightly, Proposed Bill Would Ban Offensive School Mascots
Here are your local news headlines for the morning of Wednesday, Mar. 10, 2021.
#NVLeg: Environmental Bills Top Of Mind For Peters
Water is arguably the most precious natural resource in Nevada. And as climate change increases the threat of drought in the country’s driest state, s...