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The recent approval of the Martis Valley West development near Lake Tahoe has brought up concerns about how these types of construction projects are getting the green light from local jurisdictions. In this specific case, the Placer County Planning Commission voted to deny the proposal while the county board of supervisors eventually sealed the deal by voting in favor. Our Tahoe-based reporter Amy Westervelt has been covering this story. She says some community members are worried that these

Carson City’s first medical marijuana dispensary is set to open this month. Our contributor Brook Bentley of the Northern Nevada Business Weekly has the story.

A company called Capstak announced this week that it's relocating its headquarters to downtown Reno. As more details emerge, let's check in with our contributor Brook Bentley of the Northern Nevada Business Weekly. Capstak is an online meeting platform for commercial real estate professionals. It helps them find deals, source capital and identify both business partners and service providers. The company actually used the Reno market to launch a beta product of its website, and now there are

The Washoe County Board of Commissioners has approved three people to serve at the Nevada Legislature for an upcoming special session. Our reporter Bob Conrad has the story. Commissioners named Jesse Haw and Julia Ratti for state senate, and Dominic Brunetti for state assembly. The term of the appointments is just for the special session, which will be held next month. Lawmakers will consider approving a stadium in Las Vegas for the Raiders football team. The dates are still being worked out,

A look at the new film directed by and starring John Krasinski.

When you want your spouse to leap to your defense.

Senator Tim Kaine has been speaking both English and Spanish while campaigning as the Democratic vice-presidential candidate. When he recently stopped in Reno for a rally, attendees were surprised that he did not use those bilingual skills. Kaine did discuss several issues important to the Latino community, including immigration and women’s healthcare, but attendees like Evelyn Galvan would have welcomed the use of Spanish as well. Galvan is a freshman at the University of Nevada, Reno, and a

The annual Street Vibrations fall rally rode into Reno last weekend. The event brings in millions of dollars to the community, but it’s also been associated with gang-related crime. Reno Public Radio’s Noah Glick explores one of Reno’s biggest events.

With a presidential election looming, about a quarter of a million people have registered to vote in Washoe County. Reno Public Radio’s Anh Gray reports So far, more people have registered to vote in this election than in the last two presidential cycles. Luanne Cutler is with the Washoe County Registrar of Voters. “We are at one of the highest points in time that we’ve ever seen with numbers of registered voters,” Cutler says. Cutler says that it’s not unusual to get more registrations during

Workers and patrons fed-up with breathing in secondhand smoke in Nevada casinos are rallying outside the Global Gaming Expo in Las Vegas Tuesday. Reno Public Radio’s Anh Gray has the details.