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PHOTOS: Thousands gather for Reno’s annual Veterans Day …
Nov 12, 2024 · Thousands of people gathered in downtown Reno Monday for the City of Reno’s annual Veterans Day Parade. The parade began at 11:11 a.m. at Liberty Street and ended at Fifth Street near the Circus Circus casino.
‘School of Choice’ program launches in Washoe schools
Oct 2, 2024 · Students in the Washoe County School District (WCSD) can now apply for their school of choice for the 2025-26 academic year. The application period, which allows families to choose a school other than their designated zoned school, is open from Oct. 1 through Oct. 24.
Veterans Day to honor living and deceased veterans Nov. 11, 2024
Nov 11, 2024 · Veterans Day honors all veterans, both living and deceased, who have served in the military. Flags fly at full staff for the entire day. Although the focus of Nov. 11 is to thank living veterans for their service, Memorial Day specifically honors those who died while serving in …
Reno terminates agreement with Waste Management to pursue …
Oct 11, 2024 · “I think they’ve been a good partner, but we need to argue from a position of strength, and that position of strength is saying right now, we’re gonna terminate and we’re gonna bring staff back up within a month or so to outline a process to understand how we want to go forward in releasing the RFP, or we could still re-up the agreement,” she said.
NV Energy cuts power to 15,000 in ‘PSOM’ event (updated)
Nov 20, 2024 · Update: A third school, Huffaker Elementary School, has been closed due to power outage at the building. Gusty winds and low humidity have led to power outages for 15,000 NV Energy customers on Wednesday. The power is out in seven northern Nevada zones identified by NV Energy in a planned public safety outage management (PSOM) event intended to reduce wildfire risks.
Editorial: When facts don’t matter - thisisreno.com
Nov 18, 2024 · Michael Socolow’s eye-popping and depressing post-election column at Nieman Lab—“What should journalists do when the facts don’t matter?”—should serve as a warning. He succinctly points to the reality that fact-based journalism has little impact on people’s beliefs, let alone outcomes of major political elections.
Nevada’s 2024 ballot questions explained - thisisreno.com
Oct 5, 2024 · Nevada’s Secretary of State released the 2024 ballot question guide. The guide explains each ballot question and the arguments for and against them.
Man arrested, 1 dead and 3 injured in Midtown shooting
Nov 2, 2024 · Reporting by Eric Marks and Bob Conrad. Update: 3:30 pm. One of the adult male victims that was transported to Renown hospital has died. A second adult male victim is in critical condition and the two other victims are in stable condition (an adult female and adult male).
Petition launched to save library funding - thisisreno.com
Nov 11, 2024 · Libraries face massive budget cuts after WC1 voted down. A $4.5 million funding gap looms over the Washoe County Library System following the recent failure of ballot measure WC1.