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Last week, a 14-year-old student was shot by a school police officer at Hug High in Reno. Local police have reported that the boy, named Logan Clark, was armed with at least one knife and did not follow the officer's verbal commands. Since the incident , there have been concerns and questions surrounding the fact that the officer used a lethal weapon, instead of something like a Taser or pepper spray. To explore this further, our News Director Michelle Billman spoke to Trevon Milliard, the

University of Nevada, Reno President Marc Johnson has announced that the school will not become a sanctuary campus for undocumented students, but it does support DACA, the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. As the Trump administration prepares to take office, local concerns that DACA could be repealed are growing. To explore this issue further, let's turn to our reporter Sarah Parks. DACA, or the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals is a program that provides temporary legal

A new report by a nonpartisan think tank predicts a partial repeal of the Affordable Care Act without replacing it could lead to 371,000 Nevadans losing health coverage by 2019. Reno Public Radio’s Noah Glick reports. As the Trump administration prepares to take office, many lawmakers have pushed for the complete or partial repeal of the act. Analysts with the Urban Institute looked at the potential impacts of a partial repeal, which would include eliminating Medicaid expansion, the individual

Some early media reports on the fatal plane crash of an American Medflight air ambulance in Elko last month said the plane appeared to have lost power shortly after takeoff. But as Reno Public Radio’s Noah Glick reports, the company is questioning that assumption. The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the incident and released a preliminary report late last month. That report included a witness account of the crash, which says during the initial climb the airplane made a left

A federal water bill that includes $415 million for Lake Tahoe restoration passed Congress late last week, and is now on President Barack Obama’s desk. Reno Public Radio’s Noah Glick reports.

As the marijuana industry is expanding in Nevada, cannabis testing labs are playing an important role in the quality of the end-product. Reno Public Radio’s Anh Gray reports a local facility is upping the standard of its operations. Jason Strull is a toxicologist at 374 Labs located in Northern Nevada. The facility recently received additional accreditation— ISO 17025 —from an independent, non-governmental auditor for its stringent testing methods, yielding consistent results regarding

Reno author Bourne Morris has a new novel coming out that examines the complex issue of allowing all free speech on college campuses, even if that speech could offend community members or potentially incite violence. Her previous books have explored other university issues, like binge-drinking, plagiarism and college policies on sexual assault. Looking forward, Morris sees many other issues plaguing colleges across the country, including financial strains that are causing schools to hire more

The franchise agreement between the City of Reno and Waste Management continues to generate heated debate. Our reporter Bob Conrad of ThisisReno has the latest. According to a financial audit conducted by an outside firm, the company is in compliance with its agreement with the city. But last week’s discussion quickly turned sour over a litany of issues about how that agreement has been executed since it was adopted in 2012. The city’s Sustainability Manager Lynn Barker proposed new measures to