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Squaw Valley hosted the Ski Alpine World Cup over the weekend. Organizers say that one of the main goals of holding the race is to inspire the next generation. Our contributor Ky Plaskon spoke has the story. Perched high above a sea of spectators on a slick slope of snow, is a thin nylon tent. Inside, the racer stomps her feet like a bull and bangs her polls together. Only a plastic start gate stands between her and the 600-foot drop. Her coach yells and she catapults herself toward the crowd.

Rancho San Rafael Regional Park has a massive $1.2 million irrigation project that has turned a good portion of the park into a construction zone. Reno Youth Radio’s Veronica Garcia paid a visit to find out what is going on. If you walk around Rancho San Rafael right now, there are pink stakes stuck in the mud, tractors, and lines drawn all over the grass. “People are asking, 'What are these stakes for, what are these cones for?'” Colleen Wallace Barnun is the district manager for the park. She

Matthew McConaughey's Gold is a film based in 1980’s Reno. But did Kenny Wells actually exist? Did he find the largest gold stri ke of the 20th century and is there such thing as a Prospector of the Year award? Reno Youth Radio’s Wyatt Daane explores these questions. Kenny Wells ventured into Indonesia prospecting for gold and discovered the largest gold mine of the 20th Century. Does this movie have anything to do with Reno or even Nevada? “The movie Gold comes with this title that says

A voter initiative may soon change how Nevadans register to vote. IP-1 would create a process in which Nevada residents will automatically be registered to vote or have their information updated whenever they go to the DMV. If voters do not wish to participate in the process, they will have to opt-out.

The 2017 Legislative Session is entering its second month. In the past weeks, lawmakers have debated legislation that would ratify the equal rights amendment, make changes to the enforcement of immigration laws as well as increase the development of renewable energy around the state. Reno Public Radio’s Paul Boger checked in with Senate Majority Leader Aaron Ford of Las Vegas. He says Democrats are moving forward with their plan known as the blueprint. window.parent.CKEDITOR.tools.callFunction(

State lawmakers are considering a bill that would allow local governments to decide whether adults will be able to use recreational marijuana in public places. Nevada could soon become the first state to legalize the consumption of marijuana in public places. Senate Bill 236 would allow city and county officials to decide to permit short or long-term pot consumption at casinos, bars, outdoor events and other public places as long as they are not within 1000 feet of a school or community facility

A bill making substantial changes in how Reno residents elect city council members is making its way through the legislature. Assembly Bill 36 amends the Reno Charter by redrawing the city’s five wards and adding a sixth district. The measure would also do away with the current at-large seat on the council and make all city elections ward-only. In other words, candidates for the council will no longer have to run city-wide. The change is in line with how most municipalities in the state run

The food truck industry is growing nationally, with cities like Orlando, Florida and Austin, Texas leading the charge. But a new crop of mobile food vendors is popping up in an unlikely rural area: Elko. Reno Public Radio’s Noah Glick has more.

The Ski Alpine World Cup opened in Squaw Valley Thursday night and is running through the weekend. Contributor and Reno Youth Radio Teacher Ky Plaskon was there.

Robin reviews "Get Out" the new horror film by Jordan Peele.