KUNR Public Radio: Local News Feed

Local lawyer Victor Salcido is running for the Reno City Council Ward 1 seat. Lately, he's been putting out a lot of negatives ads about his opponent, incumbent Jenny Brekhus. But after doing some fact-checking, Anjeanette Damon with the Reno Gazette-Journal has found that some of Salcido's ads are not entirely accurate. To learn more, our News Director Michelle Billman spoke with Damon. "While the ads are effective and cute, sometimes they really stretch the truth," Damon says, "and it was

Construction of Edgewood Tahoe’s new lodge is in full swing. Our contributor Brook Bentley of the Northern Nevada Business Weekly has details on the project, which will be finished this summer. The project has been in the works for a decade and will result in a 154-room luxury lodge in Lake Tahoe set to open in June. After that, amenities like a ballroom and restaurant will be built. Eventually, there will also be 10 multi-residence cabins. Resort officials say they expect the additions to

Prestige Care and Carson Tahoe Health recently broke ground on a new skilled nursing and memory care center in Carson City. Our contributor Brook Bentley of the Northern Nevada Business Weekly reports. The facility, expected to open late next year, will be in a two-story, 88,000 square foot building. There will be 80 skilled nursing beds on the first floor and 54 beds for memory care assisted-living residents on the second floor. The memory care unit will utilize a program developed by Prestige

Young people in the first few years of practicing their profession seem to have the same core fear: someone is going to figure out that I don't know what I am doing.

Understanding birth order may give you some clues to understanding how your child sees her world.

A look at the new Tom Cruise film.

A protest under Reno’s arch on Columbus Day has drawn international attention. Our reporter Bob Conrad has been following the story and has a recap on the situation.

Nevada tourism officials are reaching around the world to attract visitors to Nevada. Our reporter Bob Conrad spoke with one and has the story. The state held its annual international tourism conference in Reno, and one goal of the conference was to promote Nevada to the rest of the world. Bethany Drysdale is with the Nevada Department of Tourism and Cultural Affairs, which organized the conference. “Travel Nevada has representation in 10 global markets, so we have invited journalists from those

Company officials with Reno Land Inc. recently presented their plans to redevelop the former site of Park Lane Mall. Our contributor Brook Bentley of the Northern Nevada Business Weekly has the details. Chip Bowlby, managing partner for the firm, says their plan includes housing, retail, restaurants, and professional offices. Within the development, there will be two distinct neighborhoods with a total of 725 residential units, ranging from studios to three-bedroom spaces. They estimate that the

A new book called Raising Wild: Dispatches From A Home In The Wilderness explores what it's like to live and survive in the Great Basin Desert. It's a memoir by UNR English professor Mike Branch who lives with his wife and two daughters, well, in the middle of nowhere. "We live together out in this remote area on a wildland interface where we've got lots of big crittters and big weather," Branch says. "We're at about 6,000 feet, so we've got high elevation conditions as well." To learn more