An American White Pelican is now roosting at the @intbirdrescue’s aviary after a 20-person team led by @tahoenaturalists rescued him from an icy pond in Truckee. The seabird sure had an un-pheasant journey. Listen to the full story through the link in our bio. 🔗🐦
Photos and videos courtesy of Katherine Roberts, Doug Jones, Brooke Bishop, Brad Taylor, the Tahoe Institute for Natural Science and International Bird Rescue. Reporting by KUNR’s @luciastarbuck.
More than 9,000 mail-in ballots were not counted in Nevada following the 2024 general election. KUNR’s @luciastarbuck spoke to Secretary of State @ciscoaguilar to learn about why this happened. Listen through the link in our bio.
Video by @themanuelscript #PurplePoliticsNV
Nevada officially certified the 2024 election results, highlighting secure and transparent voting. Lincoln County led with a 92% turnout, while youth voters showed strong engagement at 57%, surpassing the national average. Online voting saw a record 6,848 participants, reflecting increased accessibility. Secretary of State @ciscoaguilar and the Nevada Supreme Court ensured fairness and integrity throughout the process.
Read a full report by @luciastarbuck at kunr.org
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Why did Nevada go red for president for the first time in 20 years? What will Donald Trump’s second presidential term look like in the Silver State? And what makes Nevada purple? These are some of the key questions answered in this month’s episode of Purple Politics Nevada hosted by @kunrpublicradio editor @vickiadameca, featuring political reporter @luciastarbuck, senior correspondent Bert Johnson, and @nevadapublicradio political reporter @paulrboger. Tune in through the link in our bio or on Apple Podcasts.
Reel produced by KUNR’s @themanuelscript. #PurplePoliticsNV
Homelessness has increased in rural Nevada according to the 2024 Rural Nevada Continuum of Care Point-in-Time Count. Lyon and Nye counties have seen the biggest increases in the number of people experiencing homelessness, with numbers decreasing in Carson City.
Michele Fuller-Hallauer, CEO of Winged Wolf Innovations, the contracted coordinator would like to see more affordable multi-family housing units, landlords with vacancies open to working with housing vouchers, and manufactured homes with utilities on public lands in rural Nevada.
Learn more through the link in our bio. Reporting by KUNR’s @luciastarbuck and video by @themanuelscript. #purplepoliticsnv
Greg Kidd congratulates his opponent, Mark Amodei, for winning the Nevada US House race.
Kidd thought back on the competitive race as a positive experience. He put on a “Greg Kidd 2026” hat to show he will be running again.
Greg Kidd arrived and spends time greeting supporters at his Nevada watch party in the GSR bowling alley.
As the only nonpartisan candidate, Kidd said the main issue he is concerned with is pro choice. Based on the numbers in this competitive race, he is excited to be laying the foundation down for the future, he said. If he doesn’t end up winning he is planning to run again in two years, “as Arnold said-we will be back,” he said.
The Registrar of Voters office received the first ballot boxes from Aspen Lodge after polls closed at 7 p.m. The ballots arrived just before 8:30 p.m. Drivers are getting cookies.
Greg Kidd, nonpartisan candidate for the 2nd Congressional District, holds a watch party for his supporters at the Grand Sierra Resort, complete with arcade games, bowling music and food.
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Washoe County Deputy Registrar of Voters Andrew McDonald, at a press conference at the Registrar’s office, says that as of 7pm tonight, nine out of 55 voting centers had closed. He says that the Joe Crowley voting center on UNR’s campus has roughly a three hour wait time. McDonald says he anticipates staying at the Registrar’s office until roughly 2 or 3am. If you’re already in line at a voting site, stay in line to vote. Follow KUNR’s live election coverage on KUNR.org.
Minutes before polls closed at 7 p.m., voters continued to arrive at the Joe Crowley Student Union to cast their ballots, where there was a line of more than 100 people, many of them students voting for the first time in a presidential election.
“I’m having a good time waiting, it hasn’t been terrible. I care about my rights,” said Thomas Murray, who has been in line for about an hour.
The wait time is probably between an hour and a half, said Jennifer De Young, assistant manager of the polling place.
De Young anticipates serving the last voter around 10 p.m.
Lucia Starbuck, KUNR’s political reporter, joins Here & Now host Deepa Fernandes for an update from the polls in Reno, Nevada.
