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With Olympic berth punched, Reno's Luke Hobson aims even higher for Paris Games
Every other week, Nevada Sports Net will spotlight a local athlete as part of our "Legendary Athletes" series, which is presented in partnership with Legends Bay Casino. Today's featured athlete is Reno native Luke Hobson, who has qualified for the Paris Olympics and will represent Team USA in the 200-meter freestyle and 4x200 free relay.
Celebrate the Fourth of July at Star Spangled Sparks
RENO, Nev. (KOLO) - The Nugget’s Annual 4th of July Celebration & Fireworks Spectacular is back! Enjoy a great day of holiday festivities to celebrate our nation’s independence on Wednesday, July 4 from 4-10 p.m. There will be food & beverage vendors and art & craft booths along Victorian Square in Downtown Sparks.
Nevada U.S. Senate candidates have differing views on inflation, the economy
(The Center Square) – Polling nationwide indicates that elevated inflation and the U.S. economy are right up there with the border crisis and immigration policies as the top issues on voters' minds heading into the November elections. The Center Square Voters Voice Poll in March 2024 of more than 2,500 likely voters identified inflation/price increases (named by 45% of respondents as a top three issue), illegal immigration (44%) and the economy/jobs (24%) as being at the top of voters' minds. ...
NV Energy putting crews on standby in case of possible power outages this weekend
RENO, Nev. (News 4 & FOX 11) — As Nevada braces for multiple days in a row of triple digit heat, additional NV Energy crews are on standby this weekend according to a company spokesperson. NV Energy was not available for an interview, but the company shared the following...
Dragonfly Energy Hosts Commerce Secretary Raimondo & Sen. Rosen
United States Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo held a press conference with Nevada Senator Jacky Rosen at the Reno, Nevada, headquarters of Dragonfly Energy Holdings Corp., maker of Battle Born Batteries. During the event, Rosen, alongside Raimondo, announced an investment of $21 million in federal funding in the Nevada Tech...
BLM proposes 250-acre land sale to oil company
Federal land managers plan to sell nearly 250 acres of public land in east-central Nevada to the state’s only crude oil refinery, the Eagle Springs Refinery, operated by Foreland Refining Corporation. On Friday, the Bureau of Land Management published a draft environmental assessment detailing the potential sale of hundreds of acres of public land roughly 64 miles southwest of Ely in Railroad Valley to “allow for future expansion of the refinery,” despite the state’s push to move away from fossil fuels. ...
Harris to stump for Biden in Nevada next week
(The Center Square) – Vice President Kamala Harris is returning to Nevada. A Biden-Harris campaign event will take place in Las Vegas on Tuesday, July 9th. This is the vice president's sixth trip to battleground Nevada this year and her 14th since taking office. Details on the time and location of the campaign event were...
Nevada voters will decide on abortion amendment in November, joining five other states—CO, FL, MD, NY, and SD
Voters in Nevada will decide on a citizen-initiated ballot measure to provide a state constitutional right to an abortion on Nov. 5, 2024. About 128,000 signatures were verified on June 28, 2024. For a citizen initiative to qualify for the ballot, 102,362 valid signatures were required. Voters in 11 states...
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