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Fires in Northern Nevada, a UNR acquisition and an update from D.C.

Joey Lovato
Joey Lovato

This week, host Joey Lovato talks with Paul Petersen, the state fire management officer, and Tim Brown, the director of the Western Regional Climate Center, who come on the show to talk about wildfires. Then, reporter and producer Jacob Solis goes over UNR potentially acquiring the campus of Sierra Nevada University. At the end of the show, Reporter Humberto Sanches comes on to talk about what is going on in D.C. this week, from Cuban protests to new federal funding bills and more.

0:00 - Intro

0:50 - Wildfires

17:50 - UNR-Sierra Nevada acquisition

25:00 - D.C. Debrief

30:30 - Outro/Credits

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