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A recent visit to China has Cheryl comparing its parenting style to the U. S.

The Tahoe-Reno Industrial Center has snagged companies like Tesla, Apple, and Switch among about 130 others. The massive industrial park opened in the early 2000s, thanks in part to the passion and perseverance of Dean Haymore, who has served as the director of building and community development for Storey County. Haymore has just retired and he spoke with our contributor Brook Bentley to share some of his insights and memories. Many have contributed to the success of the Tahoe Reno Industrial

A look at the new film by Sofia Coppola.

Nevada’s non-profit arts and culture organizations accounted for more than $471 million in economic activity, and 10,000 full-time jobs in 2015.

Recreational marijuana sales officially kicked off July 1 in Nevada. But what exactly does a retail cannabis brand look like? Reno Public Radio’s Noah Glick explores that question.

When Reno was known as the Divorce Capital of the World, some local stringers made extra cash by reporting on who was getting those quickie divorces. To learn more, we turn to professional historian Alicia Barber. She's the host of KUNR's new program Time & Place. For nearly sixty years, Reno, Nevada was known as the Divorce Capital of the World—but not because its residents couldn’t hold on to their spouses. The “migratory divorce trade,” as it was called, was supported by non-residents who

Emma Sepulveda entered the United States after fleeing the 1973 military coup in Chile. Decades later, she directs the Latino Research Center at the University of Nevada, Reno. Student reporter Holly Hutchings recently spoke to her for NPR’s Next Generation Radio Program about her first days in America. Sitting behind her director's desk in her University of Nevada, Reno, office crammed with books she has written, posters of past campus events and paintings of Latina heroines, Emma Sepulveda

When Manuel Mederos crossed the Mexican border into the US, he watched his sister being picked up by border patrol and spent the next day wondering if he would see her again. Mederos recently spoke to student reporter Jacob Solis for NPR’s Next Generation Radio Program about his first days in America. Let's take a listen. Manuel Mederos was 11 when it happened. He was told to run, and run fast. He was confused and afraid, but the smuggler, the coyote, was very clear: don’t look back. He, along

As of midnight on Saturday, Nevada became the 5 th state in the nation to allow the sale of cannabis for recreational use.

If Nevada can't secure health coverage for rural counties, thousands will be losing health insurance by next year. Reno Public Radio’s Anh Gray sat down with the head of The Silver State Health Insurance Exchange program to find out what happened.