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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A new system of transmission lines and two large solar projects in Nevada are among the new clean energy proposals announced by the federal government. -
Many states, such as Nevada, have taken a number of measures to ensure the integrity of their voting system following the last presidential election. This is of particular concern in states that became embroiled in "election denialism" schemes and are considered “battleground” states. -
According to a National Bureau of Economic Research study referenced by Climate Central, for every increased degree in heat, a student's learning ability decreases by nearly 1%, and that air conditioning can limit these impacts. -
Some government-backed food distribution programs are experiencing supply chain issues nationwide. This is having a significant effect on Indigenous communities. In response, the USDA is providing emergency grants for Tribes. -
This month marks the 89th anniversary of Social Security and Democrats are holding information sessions for seniors in swing states such as Nevada. Democrats hope to build their support in a state where the presidential race is neck-and-neck. -
“Mass deportation” of undocumented immigrants is a concept presidential candidate Donald Trump is proposing. But it’s getting significant pushback as economists look at the detrimental effects losing such a large part of the workforce could have. Advocates say a better solution would be to overhaul the current work visa process. -
A constitutional amendment to protect abortion access will appear on the Nevada ballot as Question 6The Nevada Secretary of State announced on Monday that a constitutional amendment to protect abortion access in Nevada will appear on the November 2024 ballot as Question 6. -
The 2020 election denial claims led to widespread questions about election security. Since then, states such as Nevada are taking steps to make sure voters know what is being done to protect the balloting. -
Americans are buried in credit card debt, which has reached an all-time high. And that trend is projected to increase. -
During the past four years, violent crime has been decreasing nationwide, according to the latest data from the FBI. But rates of violent crime are mixed in the Mountain West. Black men are also arrested at higher rates compared to the ratio of Black men in the general population.
