During its board meeting, the federal agency repeatedly cited a Review-Journal investigation of the practice of reducing speeding tickets to parking violations.
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Taxpayers fund the salaries, benefits and pensions of Metropolitan Police Department staff, but the fees make transparency unaffordable for average residents, according to critics.
Democratic Clark County treasurer nominee Ken Diaz will face the Republican nominee, claims adjuster Mitchell Tracy, in the November general election.
More than 340 children were injured by crashes within a quarter-mile of Clark County school campuses, during hours immediately before and after classes, state data shows. CCSD numbers are much lower. Here’s why.
A Review-Journal investigation showed over 200,000 tickets were pleaded down to parking violations between 2017 and 2021, a policy that concerns state safety officials.
Telles, an attorney and elected Clark County’s public administrator, was arrested this week in the killing of Review-Journal reporter Jeff German.
Police searched the home of the Las Vegas elected official as part of the investigation into reporter Jeff German’s killing.
Starting in October, medical professionals will patrol with the Metropolitan Police Department seven nights a week to collect blood samples at traffic stops to combat DUI.
Clark County will investigate the company’s treatment of tenants during the COVID-19 pandemic after a probe found executives used “uniquely egregious” practices to evict residents.
A U.S. House panel spent the past year examining corporate landlords for eviction abuse, but reported the Las Vegas-based company’s practices were “uniquely egregious.”
Hundreds of thousands of traffic tickets — even those for serious offenses — are reduced to parking violations, a Review-Journal investigation found. And with a siloed court system, bad drivers face little punishment.
Switching traffic tickets to civil infractions will result in far fewer being reduced to parking violations, some officials say.
Nevada courts operate in information silos, making it difficult for police and judges to know a person’s complete driving history. An improved system is planned for 2023.
Heat-related fatalities have jumped since 2010, increasing more than fivefold. Many were homeless, Clark County data showed and meth use contributed to deaths in 2021.
Our interactive graphic shows the Las Vegas Valley’s building growth by decade, and what the population might look like in 2060. More than 2.3 million people live here now.