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A look at the new film by director Guillermo del Toro.

The casinos in the Reno-Tahoe area have long offered much more than just gambling, but the world of casino entertainment has changed quite a bit through the years. Historian Alicia Barber shines a spotlight on the golden era of casino showrooms in this episode of Time & Place . Reno’s casinos started opening their own elegant nightclubs and dinner showrooms in the 1940s, and by the fifties, they were in fierce competition to book big-name entertainers to headline them, often for a week or

School discipline is always a hot topic for teachers, parents and students. In the past, schools in Washoe County have isolated problem students, but as Reno Youth Radio’s Kenia Aguirre reports, there is a new effort underway. Everyone knows someone who has been sent down to the principal's office. It’s scary, intimidating and literally isolating. Kids are sometimes put in what are called “cubbies" or small rooms. Kids sit in there alone for a long time. My friend Cindy Aguilar remembers why

Starting this week, a new law aimed at curbing Nevada’s growing opioid crisis will require doctors to educate patients about the risks of using the drugs. It will also limit how much medication can be given for each prescription. Unanimously passed by lawmakers and signed by the Governor earlier this year, the Controlled Substance Abuse Prevention Act went into effect January 1. Essentially, the law will now require doctors to highlight the inherent risks associated with taking prescription

With the price of college on the rise, high school students here in Reno are coming up with new and creative ways to save for college. Reno Youth Radio’s Kelsey Reynolds is looking into this trend. I met Ally Bertani during an Instagram livestream about her business profile. I was instantly intrigued…a high school student business owner. “I specialize in doing portraits for people,” she says. “I do senior portraits, photo shoots. One of my friends models, so I do all the photos for him, just

All guitar sales in the United States have declined, according to statistics from Music Trades Magazine . Reno Youth Radio reporter Spencer Ellison talked to a long-time Reno musician and a guitar salesman about the trend. I love the guitar, so I was really worried when I heard that guitar sales were declining, down 500,000 for electric guitars in 10 years. Why is this happening and what are the local impacts? I went to Bizarre Guitar in Sparks to talk to an old-timer, Greg Golden. He is the

The legislation for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, known as DACA, is still in a state of uncertainty. Our reporter Natalie Van Hoozer sat down with our news director Michelle Billman to provide some updates. Here are seven things to know. 1) On September 5, 2017, the Trump administration announced the end of the DACA program, which offers protection from deportation to young undocumented immigrants. For people whose DACA expires on or before March 5, 2018, it was necessary

The Reno Police Department is changing the way it is responding to victims. Our reporter Stephanie Serrano got a firsthand look at some of the differences. Within the last year, the city invested close to $100,000 to remodel the front desk of the Reno Police Department. This may sound like a cosmetic adjustment, but historically, people would make their reports through a plexiglass window in front of whoever was in the lobby, no matter the case. “The room you are sitting in right now, we

Robin shares the top movie picks of 2017.