RENO — The annual PBS Reno Writers Contest and PBS Reno is inviting local students in kindergarten through third grade to submit their own illustrated stories.
PANACA — Game wardens from the Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) are seeking the public’s help to solve two separate poaching cases that occurred near the Nevada/Utah border. The first ongoing investigation involves a bull elk that was shot and killed in Lincoln County on Labor Day weekend (Aug. 30-Sept 1).
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden signed bipartisan legislation that expands Social Security benefits for more than 2 million Americans. The bill was approved by Congress late last year. The ceremony on Sunday marked one of the last times Biden is expected to sign major legislation as president, since Congress is now controlled by Republicans and his term is set to end on Jan. 20, when President-elect Donald Trump takes the oath of office.
Dwarfed by drought, the warming climate and other, more immediate environmental threats, earthquakes aren’t at the forefront of most Nevadans’ minds. But through the mid-20th century, Nevada was known as an earthquake state. While the state has experienced few sizable quakes since then, recent temblors have caught the attention of those who monitor earthquakes.
In 2021, President Joe Biden signed the American Rescue Plan (ARP) into law, a massive funding package that delivered more than $2.7 billion in flexible state aid to Nevada. At the time, Gov. Steve Sisolak, a Democrat, pledged to use the funds to stabilize the state’s economy, continue reopening schools and “maximize these funds for long term benefits.”
Nevada’s Democratic House delegation backed federal legislation that allows undocumented immigrants to be detained for nonviolent offenses like shoplifting, and at least one of Nevada Democratic senators says she’ll vote for the bill when it is heard in that chamber. Immigration attorneys and coalitions warn the measure would “deny due process” for people accused of a crime without conviction.
NV Energy is asking the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada to allow it to establish a $500 million self-insurance fund in order to have adequate liability insurance in the event of a catastrophic wildfire alleged to “have been caused or exacerbated by utility equipment.” The fund would bring the utility’s coverage to close to $1 billion. The self-insurance policy would be funded by customers, based on their electricity usage.
Nevada is using a secret algorithm to determine which students are considered at-risk enough to warrant additional education funding, raising concerns about transparency. Developed for the State of Nevada by Minnesota-based tech company Infinite Campus, the algorithm is said to use “machine learning and decades of student data to identify patterns of predictability.” It assigns each K-12 public school student a “graduation related analytic data” (GRAD) score using dozens of data points, including their cumulative GPA, tardies and absences, changes in home address, and immigrant status.
A rare tiny butterfly found only in a remote stretch of Northern Nevada will soon gain federal protections under the Endangered Species Act. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Tuesday that the bleached sandhill skipper, a small golden-orange butterfly that typically measures under 2 inches long, warrants federal protections as an endangered or threatened species.
RENO (AP) — President Joe Biden’s administration said Dec. 30 it is taking steps to bar oil, gas and geothermal development for 20 years in northeastern Nevada’s Ruby Mountains.
As Nevada heads into the winter months, the state’s water reserves will largely depend on the amount of precipitation and snowmelt that hits the state over the next several months. Snow water amounts across northern Nevada and the Eastern Sierra, a major water source for Lake Tahoe, are above normal and range from 106% to 157% of median for this time of year.
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Opponents of the nation's largest lithium mine under construction want U.S. officials to investigate whether the project in Nevada already has caused a drop in groundwater levels that could lead to extinction of a tiny snail being considered for endangered species protection.
CARSON CITY, Nev. – The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public input on the proposed sale of 2,062 acres of public lands within the Anaconda Mine Site in Lyon County to Atlantic Richfield Company in order to facilitate clean-up activities at the site.
RENO, Nev. – University of Nevada, Reno will host the annual Cattlemen’s Update in person and virtually, Jan. 13 – 17. For more than 40 years, the University has held several sessions across Nevada in January to provide ranchers with current research-based information about issues that may affect the efficiency, productivity, profitability and sustainability of their businesses and Nevada’s cattle industry.
(AP)— Approximately 1 million taxpayers will automatically receive special payments of up to $1,400 from the IRS in the coming weeks. The money will be directly deposited into eligible people's bank accounts or sent in the mail by a paper check.
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