Good morning, Reno.

The Nevada Humane Society is hosting its free Tricks and Treats event today from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at its Reno campus (2825 Longley Lane), featuring candy, costumes, a contest for best team decorations, and meet and greets with pets available for adoption.

Reno City Council approved a 99-year lease through Oct.

31, 2118, letting Sky Tavern operate and maintain the 143-acre city-owned ski area for $1 a year so it can plan upgrades and expand youth ski programs for generations.

Reno wildfire survivors can apply by Dec.

31 for the city's $2 million relief program, which has spent $225,000, helped 74 households, and still has about $1.775 million available for housing aid (rent, security deposits, hotel stays).

Washoe County Regional Animal Services says a roughly six-year-old orange cat was found inside a donated couch this week and is now at the county shelter awaiting a possible owner or adoption (visit the shelter during regular hours).

The SPCA of Northern Nevada paused its veterinary-assistance program after record demand exhausted funding, the nonprofit said Oct.

27, and the fund will remain closed until more money is raised. The SPCA launches its Giving Tuesday campaign Nov. 1 with dollar-for-dollar matches up to $75,000 toward a $200,000 goal.

Reno Axe will close on Oct.

31 and will stop hosting axe-throwing sessions at its location that day.

PBS Reno and the Desert Research Institute will premiere Beyond the Lab Wednesday, Nov.

4, at 8 p.m. on channel 5.1 and Spectrum 785, with local DRI scientists exploring ice-core research, cloud seeding, and archaeology. The episode will re-air Nov. 8 and Nov. 11 and will be available to stream on PBS Reno.

Washoe trustees voted Oct.

27 to close Traner Middle School after 2028-29 and rebuild the site as a pre-K-5 elementary expected to open for 2030-31, and they approved beginning repurposing of three elementary schools after 2029-30 with student rezoning to be decided later.

UNR is hosting a free Cyber AI vs. AI Cyber conference today in the Joe Crowley Student Union ballroom examining AI's benefits and risks for cybersecurity, with a keynote by Heather Case Hall at 8:50 a.m. and a panel from 3 to 4 p.m. (Brian J.

Whalen Parking Complex nearest).

WCSD will close Traner Middle School in June 2029 to rebuild the campus as a pre-K through fifth elementary opening in August 2030.

Students will attend other area middle schools including Sparks Middle, and the Zoning Advisory Committee will recommend 2029-30 enrollment boundaries.

Fifty government, nonprofit, and business leaders met Wednesday at the Thunderbird Lodge for the Lake Tahoe Litter Summit to coordinate prevention, policy, and waste-management fixes as divers continue an ongoing cleanup that has recovered 25,281 pounds and is estimating another 42,844 pounds removed this season.

State and local offices, public schools, and DMV locations will be closed Friday, Oct.

30 for Nevada Day, with Vote centers and the Registrar open for final early voting; Carson City's celebrations begin Saturday, Oct. 31 with an 8 a.m. balloon launch and a 10 a.m. parade downtown.