Lucia Starbuck is a political reporter for KUNR Public Radio and serves as the Youth Media Coordinator and Mentor. She focuses on regional interest and world news, with particular attention to education, climate change, and environmental issues across North America and Latin America. Lucia's work has been featured in notable outlets including the USC Center for Health Journalism, NPR, and Nevada Public Radio.
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Lucia's coverage heavily revolves around government and politics, with a strong focus on local issues within Nevada. Her articles delve into topics such as healthcare, elections, and the challenges faced by rural communities in the state.
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By: Lucia Starbuck
The American Red Cross of Northern Nevada reports 465 people slept at its evacuation site at the Reno-Sparks Convention Center (Hall 4, Door 20, accessible via Kietzke Lane) on Saturday night due to the Hawk Fire. An additional couple of hundred people slept in their cars and RVs in the parking lot.
Care worker Irma Luz López, or Malu, braids the hair of her now-former client, Diane Wohlman, in her home in Las Vegas, Nevada, on June 21, 2026.
By: Lucia Starbuck
If your food went bad due to the Bug or Stallion Fires or related power outages and it was purchased with SNAP, the Nevada Division of Social Services is encouraging residents to apply to replace their benefits.
By: Lucia Starbuck
La cuidadora Irma Luz López, conocida como Malu, le trenza el cabello a Diane Wohlman, quien fue su clienta, en su casa en Las Vegas, Nevada, el 21 de junio de 2026.
As Nevada ages, demand for care workers has soared as people stay in their homes longer. The second installment of KUNR's series, “The Undervalued Shift: Caregiving in Nevada,” looks into one historic barrier that continues to create roadblocks to building this workforce: pay.
By: Lucia Starbuck
Dozens of community members, including a disability advocate, received an update on the Hawk Fire from elected officials during a meeting Monday night.
By: Lucia Starbuck
Community members in the Silver Knolls neighborhood gathered at a closed intersection along Stead Boulevard waiting to go home after four days of being evacuated due to the Hawk Fire. National Guard members were still blocking the road on Tuesday, but eventually opened it around 2 p.m.
By: Lucia Starbuck, Katherine Fulwider
Cuidadores y sus seres queridos hacen ejercicios de estiramiento durante su práctica semanal de baile como parte de “Dance With Me” (“Baila conmigo”), organizada por Dementia Friendly Washoe County, en Ballroom of Reno, el 29 de abril de 2026.
By: Lucia Starbuck, Katherine Fulwider
Care partners and their loved ones stretch during weekly dance practice as part of “Dance With Me,” hosted by Dementia Friendly Washoe County, at the Ballroom of Reno on April 29, 2026.
By: Lucia Starbuck
Residents in the badly burned Horizon Hills neighborhood at the bottom of the north side of Peavine finally returned Wednesday afternoon. One couple recounted their harrowing experience evacuating.
