Kristen DeSilva
Audience Engagement SpecialistKristen DeSilva (she/her) is the audience engagement specialist for Nevada Public Radio. She curates and creates content for knpr.org, our weekly newsletter and social media for Nevada Public Radio and Desert Companion.
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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Las Vegas police said two adults and two children were killed in a northwest valley murder-suicide on Monday morning.
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The Biden-Harris administration last week announced $72 million "to accelerate restoration" of the Salton Sea in Southern California.
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Officials on Friday identified the third faculty member killed in a shooting at University of Nevada, Las Vegas on Wednesday.
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Las Vegas police identified the gunman in Wednesday's shooting that killed three University of Nevada, Las Vegas faculty members.
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Nevada State Police have named the two troopers killed during Thursday morning’s deadly hit-and run crash along Interstate 15.
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Experiencing the world through Las Vegas’ cultural diversity
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The Southern Nevada Health District on Thursday announced seven new cases of mpox in Clark County, detected in October. The last reported case was at the end of August.
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Happy Nevada Day. And of course, happy Halloween.
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A major road in the Mount Charleston area reopened last week, but popular hikes are going to remain closed for repairs.
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A tarantula was the cause of a crash this weekend in Death Valley National Park, officials said Sunday.