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Here's how to handle it when your kid has a complaint about your partner.

Robin looks at the new movie based on the life of author A. A. Milne.

How to help your kids get along with their roommates.

Here's why lying is a bad idea.

For Veterans Day, we honor the men and women who have served in the armed forces. In this segment of Time and Place , historian Alicia Barber tells the story of one group of veterans whose military service went largely unrecognized for decades. There were just over a thousand of them total—a highly-trained fleet of female aviators known as the Women Airforce Service Pilots, or WASPs. Hired by the U.S. Army Air Forces at the height of World War Two, the WASPs took on stateside flight duties for

Governor Brian Sandoval’s opioid accountability task force met this fall to figure out solutions to the state’s drug crisis. And Nevada lawmakers have been trying to figure out solutions to the epidemic. Reno Public Radio’s Anh Gray checks in with Michelle Rindels, a political reporter for The Nevada Independent, to learn about the steps the state have taken to combat the epidemic. Rindels has covered the opioid crisis and says there have been inconsistent data on drug overdoses in Nevada since

Dani Tillman is a substance abuse counselor with The Life Change Center in Sparks. She spent her career helping other people battle addiction, but it became personal several years ago when her daughter, Brittany, was battling an opioid addiction. Tillman recalls the challenges Brittany faced trying to stay clean after relapse prevention treatment. Using opioids causes the brain to release dopamine and encourage more drug use. Tillman says overcoming addiction is difficult, and can be especially

Nevada’s Republican Attorney General Adam Laxalt is making his bid to become the state’s next governor official. The 39-year-old conservative made the announcement via press release yesterday quickly followed by a campaign event in Las Vegas in the morning with a stop in Sparks later in the afternoon. Speaking to a crowd of supporters in Northern Nevada, including several current Republican lawmakers, Laxalt told attendees that his goal as governor will be to ensure the state's bright future for

Understanding how your child sees the world can help you learn to set more effective limits and build a stronger connections.

Screening movies and other media for children can be a full-time job but it's never been more important. Here's why.