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Washoe County Manager Takes Month-Long Medical Leave During National Election

October 28, 2024 5:50 pmNovember 1, 2024 9:33 pm

Starting today, Washoe County Manager Eric Brown is on a month-long, planned medical leave through November 29. His absence follows the forced medical leave of interim Registrar of Voters Cari Ann Burgess. The Globe has learned that Burgess is expected to file a lawsuit against the county this week. https://twitter.com/OurTownReno/status/1851047516185509933...

Rally Grows For UNR Women’s Volleyball Team, Match Canceled Due to Lack of Players

October 25, 2024 2:02 pmNovember 22, 2024 10:25 am

Due to demand, tomorrow’s rally with the University of Nevada Reno women’s volleyball team and Riley Gaines has been moved to the Reno Convention Center and tomorrow’s match that was moved to San Jose has been cancelled due to “not having enough UNR players to compete.” Lieutenant Governor Stavros Anthony...

Early Voting Rides a Red Wave, GOP Registrations Surge

October 23, 2024 9:40 amOctober 26, 2024 8:49 am

GOP consultant Jeremy Hughes writes, “For the first time in a presidential election since possibly 2004, Republicans have taken the lead in early voting,” and the numbers coming out of Nevada’s 17 counties for in-person and mailed-ballot voting indicate that Republicans have adopted early voting and ballot harvesting, long embraced...

JD Vance To Campaign In Reno On Wednesday

October 21, 2024 3:54 pmOctober 21, 2024 3:59 pm

As early voting begins and only 15 days to election day, Senator J.D. Vance is scheduled to host a campaign event at the Silver Legacy in Reno on Wednesday, Oct. 23 at 1:30 p.m. Doors open at 11:30 a.m. This is Vance’s second trip to Reno since being announced as...

UNR Women’s Volleyball Team Spikes Administration, Will Not Play Against SJSU

October 16, 2024 12:40 pmOctober 21, 2024 11:34 am

As reported by The Globe, the University of Nevada Reno (UNR) women’s volleyball team voted to forfeit their upcoming Oct. 26 match against San Jose State University (SJSU) due to their transgender player Blaire Fleming. The team specifically cited “fairness and safety concerns” as their reasons for forfeit. Following their...

UNR Moves Forward With Volleyball Match Despite Players’ Forfeit Over SJSU Transgender Athlete

October 14, 2024 4:08 pmOctober 18, 2024 3:29 pm

Earlier today, University of Nevada Reno (UNR) women’s volleyball team announced they would forfeit their upcoming Oct. 26 match against San Jose State University (SJSU) due to their transgender player Blaire Fleming. The team specifically cited “fairness and safety concerns” as their reasons for forfeit. Lt. Governor Stavros Anthony praised...

Trump in Reno: ‘We Don’t Need Four More Years of Gross Incompetence, Radicalism, and Failure’

October 14, 2024 12:40 pmOctober 14, 2024 4:08 pm

“We don’t need four more years of gross incompetence, radicalism and failure,” former President Donald Trump announced to an estimated crowd of 10,000 at the Grand Sierra Resort on Friday evening. Many in the crowd waited in line for hours to rally for the president’s second return to Washoe County,...