If you own a home in Reno, pull out your homeowners policy this week. Since January 1, 2026, Nevada law has let insurers remove wildfire coverage from standard policies, and many owners have no idea whether theirs changed. The Hawk Fire in August made this real for thousands of Northwest Reno famili

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Incline Village and Crystal Bay town centers now allow buildings up to 65 feet tall, up from 56, with no cap on density or lot coverage. Washoe County approved the change in August 2025 and the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) in December 2025, to encourage workforce housing. Residents opposed