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Robin takes a look at the British film, "Sense of an Ending."

Blended families are difficult, partly because of the competing loyalties to one's own biological children and also to one's new spouse.

Many parents work so hard at being "good" that they're ineffective at providing the discipline and boundaries that children need.

In a few short months, the Northeastern Nevada Regional Development Authority has grown from representing primarily Elko County to now covering more than 40 percent of the state. Our contributor Brook Bentley of the Northern Nevada Business Weekly has the details. The authority has recently added Lander, Eureka and White Pine counties to its coverage area. All three wanted to stop running their own economic development departments. Humboldt County will soon be joining, too. Pam Borda has been

Statewide, Nevada added 7,200 construction jobs last year, but finding skilled, local workers to fill those positions is becoming increasingly difficult. Our contributor Brook Bentley of the Northern Nevada Business Weekly reports. The shortage of skilled construction labor is being compounded by a rebounding economy that's spurred new residential and commercial construction. There are also many senior-level employees moving closer to retirement age. Johnny Skowronek is with Square One Solutions

Northern Nevada saw historic amounts of precipitation this water season, leaving many low-lying areas flooded and many higher elevations buried in snow. And experts warn that increasing population and development can open up opportunities for more damage if water is not properly managed.

Public school advocates are urging lawmakers to oppose any effort to fund Nevada’s school voucher program. They’re calling themselves the Coalition to Fight Vouchers. Made up of public education advocacy groups, the coalition met on the steps of the state legislature yesterday, to demand lawmakers put state funds into public schools arguing that Education Savings Accounts hurt students. “We are all here to ask our legislators to this dangerous and extreme voucher scheme this legislative session,

Monday marked the first major deadline for lawmakers during the 2017 legislative session in Nevada. Legislators worked late into the evening to introduce personal bills.

The nation is embroiled in the debate over the Affordable Care Act. The Congressional Budget Office estimates that the GOP health bill could put 24 million Americans at risk of losing insurance . That has many local patients and doctors worried. Because of the ACA, more people were able to get health insurance and even access to life-saving treatments. One Reno woman shares her story with our reporter Anh Gray. I meet Angela Siegfried at the Community Health Alliance Center For Complex Care on

La galería Sierra Arts, ubicada en el centro de Reno, tuvo una exposición con un enfocó en los trabajos artisticos creados por Tatuadores Latinos locales. Nuestra contribuyente estudiantil Stephanie Serrano visitó la exposición. Stephanie Serrano trabaja con Noticiero Móvil, una plataforma multimedia de noticias que provee informacion en español e inglés en el norte de Nevada. Mientras docenas de personas exploran la galería cubierta con cincuenta y un cuadros de piezas artísticas de tatuajes,