Yvette Fernandez
Regional Reporter, Mountain West News BureauYvette Fernandez is the regional reporter for the Mountain West News Bureau. She joined Nevada Public Radio in September 2021.
Before joining, she worked as a reporter in Los Angeles, the Bay Area and Phoenix in both radio and television. She has won awards including a regional Emmy for spot news coverage, a national award for investigative reporting from the National Association of Hispanic Journalists, and several others.
Yvette has also been a consulting professor with C.A. Specialized Training Institute, teaching first responders and public information officers how to conduct various types of interviews and prepare for news conferences in emergencies
Yvette is bilingual in English and Spanish and jokes she learned French in Mexico, having attended a trilingual school there. She earned a bachelor’s degree in broadcast journalism at Arizona State University. Yvette enjoys spending time outdoors with her dog, Maya.
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Mountain West law-enforcement agreements with ICE rose five-fold in 2025
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Mountain West News BureauThe funds come as utility rates have increased more than inflation
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Mountain West News BureauA new law allows for this carve out in Nevada
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Mountain West News BureauAmong Mountain West states rates vary drastically
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The Mountain West News Bureau got a behind the scenes look at how these new technologies will impact travelers in the future
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Mountain West News BureauThe Mountain West News Bureau got a behind the scenes look at how these new technologies will impact travelers in the future
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Mountain West News BureauThe aim is to enhance security while speeding up the process
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Mountain West News BureauHigh number of cases in county along 3 state lines
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Mountain West News BureauThe price of gasoline varies across the Mountain West—some states paying more than the national average
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Mountain West News BureauHealth care costs will likely skyrocket in the coming days as subsidies that helped many consumers are set to expire at the end of the year. But some states are trying to help ease the financial hit.