Kristen DeSilva
Online EditorKristen DeSilva (she/her) is the online editor for Nevada Public Radio. She oversees and writes State of Nevada’s online and social media content.
Prior to joining KNPR in 2022, she worked at KVVU-TV (FOX5 Vegas) and the Las Vegas Review-Journal. She’s won several state-level journalism awards, and has been nominated for a regional Emmy award.
Kristen grew up in — and is a fierce defender of — Las Vegas. She graduated with a BA in journalism and media studies from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. She spends most of her free time outdoors, traversing the Silver State.
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More money for schools and state employees, improved mental health services, suspending the gas tax and eliminating universal mail-in ballots. -
Nevada Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto on voting, guns, gas prices, the debt ceiling and more.
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When Rabbi Akselrad was there, he met with the leaders of Krakow, Poland’s Jewish Community Center. One of those leaders was Jonathan Orenstein.
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Last year was a banner year for the Strip and Nevada’s gaming industry. It sounds like the good times will keep rolling in 2023, right?
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If you’ve been out, you know it’s been a pretty chilly winter. The operative word is "if,” as in, if you’ve been out.
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Thirty-nine Regal theaters in the U.S., including Village Square in Las Vegas, are set to reportedly close in February.
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An architect renowned for his work, but also for breaking racial barriers, has been the focus of a photo exhibit at the Nevada Museum of Art in Reno.
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NASA’s long in-development ARTEMIS lunar space missions completed its first phase last month. The idea is to land someone on the moon in two years. Then from there, head to Mars. And the University of Nevada, Las Vegas is helping out.
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School choice. Pay raises for all school employees and more money into education overall. Improving teacher recruitment. And for what remains of COVID-19 rules, getting rid of them in schools.
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Buying a home is one of the biggest purchases most people will make in their lives.
