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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The Western Solar Plan added five more states, meaning more public land has been identified for future projects. But there are concerns over the effect on hunting and fishing on some of these lands.
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Vice President Kamala Harris is scheduled to appear in Las Vegas Wednesday with union members who recently signed a "historic" contract with three major casinos.
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The newly established Office of Gun Violence Prevention will meet with state lawmakers Wednesday to discuss specific recommendations to help states respond to gun violence.
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Police have identified the alleged gunman in Wednesday's shooting at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and two of the three victims. No students were targeted.
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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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The Biden administration announced $3 billion in funding for a high-speed rail connecting Las Vegas to Southern California on Tuesday.
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After seven months of failed negotiations, the Culinary Union announced a strike deadline against the three major resort companies in Las Vegas.
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Nearly 50,000 auto workers across the country have been on strike for weeks and now appear to have reached a deal with the three main auto producers. Almost as many workers are on the brink of a strike in Las Vegas.
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A report from the Federal Trade Commission’s Consumer Sentinel Network showed that Nevada had the third-highest rate of reported fraud and ranked fifth highest for identity theft last year.