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The recent crash of an air ambulance plane in Elko killed all four passengers on board and took a multi-million dollar aircraft out of service. Reno Public Radio’s Noah Glick checked in with the company that operated the plane to see what’s next. The destroyed plane was one of five operated by American Medflight, and this was the first fatal incident the company has seen. President and CEO Jeff Burruel says after the crash, the company grounded all planes until they were fully inspected and

A recent study finds that women in Nevada have higher rates of breast cancer deaths compared to the national average. As Reno Public Radio’s Anh Gray women living in southern Nevada have an even lower survival rate. Researcher Dr. Paulo Pinheiro is with the University of Nevada Las Vegas. “What we found was that survival rates among Reno women were similar to the U.S. average or even slightly higher,” Pinheiro explains. “Whereas survival rates in Las Vegas were, guess what, they were

Tahoe communities have been grappling with a worsening housing crisis for several months. Although housing has always been an issue in the region, the situation has reached something of a tipping point in recent months, affecting both low-income communities and,increasingly, working class and middle class residents as well. As more and more landlords convert their properties to lucrative short-term vacation rentals, and developers continue to push for new neighborhoods filled with second homes,

Research today tells us that shame is harmful to children and teaches nothing positive or helpful.

Robin looks at a film about a white man and a black women who married in 1958. And also the new Warren Beatty film "Rules Don't Apply."

What to do when mom wants more time than you want to give.

A grant awarded to the Nevada Department of Agriculture will help farmers prevent produce-related disease outbreaks. Reno Public Radio's Marcus Lavergne has more. The $2 million award, dispersed over the next five years, will help Nevada farmers comply with guidelines set by the Food Safety Modernization Act of 2011. In addition, the department will offer various workshops and training to farmers around the state. Ashley Jeppson is a state agriculturalist. She says if food makes consumers sick

The Red Rock Hounds is a group in northern Nevada that employs unique tactics in dealing with troublesome coyotes in rural areas. Our reporter Sarah Parks joined the group on an early Sunday morning to learn more about the hunt. A horn blares out in the early morning and more than twenty black and brown spotted hounds bellow in response. Half a dozen horses and riders fall in with the howling dogs, weaving through the tall sagebrush in Rancho Haven, a small community 45 minutes north of Reno. It

The closure of a Tonopah hospital last year, the only one in a 100-mile radius, has put a huge strain on local volunteer EMS crews. That region’s struggle highlights pervasive health care challenges facing rural Nevada. Reno Public Radio’s Noah Glick reports.

The increase in antibiotic-resistant infections is an escalating medical problem. The misuse of antibiotics has enabled some bacteria to adapt, rendering some drugs ineffective. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, at least 2 million people in the United States become infected with bacteria that are resistant to antibiotic each year . And more than 20 thousand die annually as a result.