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Washoe schools leader on career, leadership through pandemic, retirement

May 12, 2022

Washoe County School District Superintendent Kristen McNeill is a native Nevadan who has worked for the district for 26 years.

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Washoe County School District's new superintendent to start this summer

May 04, 2022

Washoe County School District will get a new superintendent over the summer

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Washoe County School District selects new superintendent

Apr 27, 2022

The superintendent of a Seattle-area school system will take the helm of the Washoe County School District this summer.

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Washoe County school bus driver shortage impacts parents and student body

Mar 03, 2022

Nevada’s schools are having trouble finding workers. And it’s an across-the-board problem, they simply can’t hire enough teachers, substitutes, aides... or bus drivers. 

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Washoe County Commissioner pushes for "purity of elections," and plans to resubmit controversial polling security measures

Feb 23, 2022

More than 250-thousand people in Washoe County voted in the 2020 general election, marking it the highest rate of voter turnout in the county’s history.

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New bill introduced to bolster Nevada's tourism industry post-pandemic; what's it about, and will it work?

Feb 15, 2022

Recovery from the pandemic has been uneven. Unemployment in the hospitality and leisure sectors is still twice the national average.

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Full Re-Openings June 1 Concern Washoe County Health Officer

Apr 15, 2021

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Washoe County's health district officer fears the governor's new push to fully reopen businesses statewide by June 1 will accelerate a recent rise in COVID-19 cases.

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Nevada Supreme Court Hears Venue Fight In Quadruple Killing

Apr 08, 2021

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Lawyers for a Salvadoran immigrant accused of killing four people in two counties in 2019 are urging Nevada's Supreme Court to overturn for a second time a Washoe County judge's ruling that he can be tried for all the crimes in district court in Reno.

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Nevada Sheriff To Address Concealed Carry Permit Backlog

Mar 04, 2021

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Authorities in Nevada have said the Washoe County sheriff's office announced plans to eliminate an enormous backlog of concealed carry weapons permit requests by July.

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Nevada Sheriff Pulls Request For Body Camera Footage Fees

Dec 08, 2020

RENO, Nev. (AP) — A sheriff in Nevada has asked the Washoe County Board of Commissioners to not consider a proposal to charge a fee for providing body-worn camera footage to the public.

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Nevada Deputies Ask To Charge For Body Camera Footage Copies

Dec 04, 2020

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Authorities in Nevada have asked the Washoe County Commission for permission to charge a fee for providing body-worn camera footage to the public.

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Washoe County Cutting 250 Limit On Gatherings Back To 50

Oct 30, 2020

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Beginning next week, public gatherings in Washoe County will be subject to the same 50-person limitation that was in effect before Gov. Steve Sisolak raised the statewide cap.

The governor set the cap at 250 on Oct. 1 as part of a relaxing of COVID-19 restrictions.

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Nevada County's Active COVID-19 Cases Up 52% In Two Weeks

Oct 28, 2020

RENO, Nev. (AP) — A dramatic surge in confirmed coronavirus cases in the Reno-Sparks area prompted the Nevada coronavirus task force to call an emergency meeting with the Washoe County Health District to address the county's plan to manage the outbreak.

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Washoe County Has Record-High Number Of Virus Cases

Oct 23, 2020

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Coronavirus infections have reached another record high in the Reno-Sparks area, where the Washoe County health district officer continues to raise concerns that the limit on the size of public gatherings is too lenient.

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High COVID Numbers Force UNR Classes Back Online

Oct 21, 2020

When COVID-19 arrived in Nevada, schools and universities around the state had to adjust their normal operations practically overnight.

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After Delay, Ballots To Be Mailed To Washoe County Next Week

Sep 28, 2020

RENO (AP) — Ballots will not be mailed to Washoe County residents this week because a vendor was unable to print them in time.

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Washoe Judge Clears Way For Trial In Four 2019 Homicides

Sep 14, 2020

RENO, Nev. (AP) — A judge has cleared the way for a Salvadoran immigrant to be tried in Reno for all four homicides he's accused of committing during a six-day crime rampage in two Nevada counties in January 2019.

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Nevada Readies Plans For 6 Counties With High Virus Spread

Aug 15, 2020

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada officials said Friday they are developing plans to lower the possibility of contracting the coronavirus in six, high-risk counties that include the cities of Las Vegas and Reno.

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Washoe County Approves $56M Settlement In Tahoe Tax Fight

Aug 06, 2020

INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. (AP) — Washoe County has agreed to a $56 million settlement with a group of Lake Tahoe property owners who have claimed for more than 15 years they were the victims of unfair property tax assessments.

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Washoe County Health Official Recommends No In-Person Schooling For Students

Jul 24, 2020

Washoe County’s district health officer has told Board of Health officials that students should not return to schools due to what he called “a high potential for increased spread of COVID-19. 

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Washoe County Temporarily Suspends Asymptomatic Virus Tests

Jun 18, 2020

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Washoe County has temporarily suspended COVID-19 testing of most people with no symptoms because of a backlog of test samples at the state lab caused in part by increased testing of inmates at state institutions.

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Outbreak In Nursing Home Behind Spike In Washoe County Virus Cases

May 19, 2020

Washoe County health officials say a spike in new cases of COVID-19 over the weekend is attributed to an outbreak at a Sparks nursing home.

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Nevada Hospital Association Warns Counties Over Records Release

May 11, 2020

The Nevada Hospital Association is playing hardball with state health officials over the release of daily reports detailing coronavirus activity.

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Easter Gathering Blamed For Spike In Washoe County Virus Cases

Apr 29, 2020

The Washoe County Health District says that a spike in COVID-19 cases there is likely related to people gathering to celebrate Easter earlier this month.

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Washoe County Officials, Wellness Professionals, Spiritual Figures Hold Virtual Town Hall

Apr 25, 2020

While many Nevadans are taking precautions ordered by Governor Steve Sisolak seriously, others are eager to get back to work, school and other parts of life before COVID-19.

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