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ICE Out walkouts, Reno’s budget crisis and property management complaints dominate local headlines

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This episode of This Is Reno Radio dives deep into the local ripple effects of national immigration enforcement, as Reno-area students stage unprecedented walkouts in protest of federal ICE actions…
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Affordable housing in Reno: What residents and records reveal about FPI Management

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This Is Reno’s Kristen Hackbarth and Bob Conrad unpack a year-long investigation into FPI Management, a national property management firm overseeing multiple affordable and senior housing complexes in Reno. Drawing…
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Reno in Review: The issues and people who shaped 2025

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In the final episode of 2025, This Is Reno’s Bob Conrad and Kristen Hackbarth look back at the stories, controversies and figures that defined the year in northern Nevada. From…
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Reno Council Recap: C-Tax slump, homelessness enforcement shift and the downtown noise debate

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Kristen and Bob this week break down Reno’s major local stories. These include the second straight year of budget shortfalls at City Hall, the ongoing downtown noise dispute after the…

Reno News Roundup: Deputy DA fired, auditor hit with restraining order and AI facial recognition fail prompts lawsuit

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Kristen and Bob cover this week’s major Reno news — from a deputy district attorney’s firing over social media posts to lawsuits involving UNR and the Reno Police Department. We…
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Reno News Roundup: GPS tracker lawsuit update, EV fee discussions and the beleaguered downtown

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Kristen and Bob recap the latest Reno news headlines, such as the not-so-shocking news that “John Doe” in the GPS tracker case is Robert Beadles. We also award ourselves two…
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Heat, Turf, and Tensions: This week in local Reno news

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In the latest Reno news podcast, Kristen and Bob walk through a packed week: Washoe County got a new manager among four finalists for county manager, while the county commissioners…
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Former  Reno cop arrested in HEAT sting and the ‘No Kings’ rally: Reno’s top stories this week

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Kristen and Bob give a rundown of the latest big news in Reno. We discuss the nationwide “No Kings” demonstrations, a regional child-exploitation sting that led to the arrest of…
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Sewer rate hike proposal stalls after public outcry; city survey reveals negative views of downtown Reno

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Kristen and Bob return with a new discussion on the latest Reno news headlines. This episode covers Washoe County’s plan to dissolve its Department of Alternative Sentencing, results from the…

Sewer rate hike proposal stalls after public outcry; city survey reveals negative views of downtown Reno

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Kristen and Bob return for the week of Oct. 13 with a new discussion on the latest Reno news headlines. This episode covers Washoe County’s plan to dissolve its Department…
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Police transparency fight reaches Nevada’s high court, that data center meeting and cuts to LGBTQ+ funding

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Kristen and Bob this week give a straight-ahead rundown of the major Reno-area news stories: a federal letter about the University of Nevada, Reno’s UndocuPack program, what was said at…

Police transparency fight reaches Nevada’s high court, the data center meeting and cuts to LGBTQ+ funding

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Kristen and Bob this week give a straight-ahead rundown of the major Reno-area news stories: a federal letter about the University of Nevada, Reno’s UndocuPack program, what was said at…
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Lear Theater confusion, NV Energy refunds and Reno’s vanishing data-center meeting

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On today’s show, Kristen and Bob break down a packed local news week: The ongoing Lear Theater debate, a fresh round of NV Energy refunds and climate grades, the city…

Lear Theater confusion, NV Energy refunds and Reno’s vanishing data-center meeting

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On today’s show, Kristen and Bob break down a packed local news week: The ongoing Lear Theater debate, a fresh round of NV Energy refunds and climate grades, the city…
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Sparks fly in Sparks: UPS complaints, a Burning Man lawsuit and Reno’s ACAB moment

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Kristen and Bob break down the latest Reno news headlines. This week, we discuss the Lear Theater’s future, a federal lawsuit tied to Burning Man, patient safety concerns at a…

Lear Theater’s future, Burning Man lawsuit, hospice citations and UPS safety complaints

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This episode covers the Lear Theater’s next step at Reno City Council, a federal lawsuit involving Burning Man and two YouTubers, St. Mary’s Hospice state-cited deficiencies, worker safety complaints at…
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The price of ribs and Burner trash

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Kristen and Bob break down the top stories in Reno. This episode is first heard by This Is Reno’s paying members, who get this before it is published anywhere else…

The price of ribs and Burner trash

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Kristen and Bob break down this week’s top stories in Reno.

Burner trash

Post‑Burning Man garbage littering northern Nevada generated a lot of online chatter. It appears the Burn’s longstanding…
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Reno News Talk: Tourism revenues are on the decline and the bad news about data centers

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Kristen and Bob review the week’s Reno news headlines. 

We discuss the school district’s employee free speech policy, which some trustees say could infringe on educators’ rights and create an…
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The latest on the Old Southwest affordable housing development, plus Mark Amodei's flip flop

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This Is Reno Editors Kristen Hackbarth and Bob Conrad break down last week’s top Reno headlines, including Congressman Mark Amodei’s approval of cuts to public media funding, the latest on…
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