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Former North Las Vegas City Manager Qiong Liu in 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Former NLV city manager to pay $290K to settle suit against former mayor, official

Damage at North Las Vegas Fire Station 53 on West Gowan Road near Simmons Street Wednesday, Jan ...

North Las Vegas recovers nearly $3M in sinking fire station lawsuit

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Journalists turn in access badges, exit Pentagon rather than agree to new reporting rules

In this Review-Journal file photo, Judge Susan Roger conducts hearings for Las Vegas Municipal ...

Las Vegas City Council to appoint temporary caretaker judge to Municipal Court bench

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

April 11, 2011 - 8:04 am

NEW YORK -- With the price of gas above $3.50 a gallon in all but one state, there are signs that Americans are cutting back on driving, reversing a steady increase in demand for fuel as the economy improves.

Former NLV city manager to pay $290K to settle suit against former mayor, official

By Ricardo Torres-Cortez / RJ

October 15, 2025 - 6:18 pm

Former NLV City Manager Qiong Liu has agreed to pay nearly $300,000 to settle a lawsuit that alleged a conspiracy to remove her before the City Council fired her in 2018.

North Las Vegas recovers nearly $3M in sinking fire station lawsuit

By Ricardo Torres-Cortez / RJ

October 15, 2025 - 5:53 pm

North Las Vegas agrees to a $3M settlement in a dispute over a sinking firehouse, ending years of litigation tied to costly structural repairs.

Journalists turn in access badges, exit Pentagon rather than agree to new reporting rules

By David Bauder The Associated Press

October 15, 2025 - 3:05 pm

Many of the reporters waited to leave together at a 4 p.m. deadline set by the Defense Department to get out of the building.

Las Vegas City Council to appoint temporary caretaker judge to Municipal Court bench

By Ricardo Torres-Cortez / RJ

October 15, 2025 - 2:43 pm

The Las Vegas City Council will appoint a “caretaker” of the bench of retiring Municipal Court Judge Susan Roger who is stepping down next month, years before her elected term ends.

Nevadans now can follow along through public data as regulators enforce an extreme heat rule me ...

Here’s how to track enforcement of Nevada’s extreme heat regulation for workers

By Alan Halaly / RJ

October 15, 2025 - 1:52 pm

Since the rule took effect in April, regulators have doled out 13 citations.

The security line for A and B Gates at Harry Reid International Airport is seen Wednesday, Octo ...

Las Vegas airport, others refuse to play Noem video on shutdown impact

By Richard N. Velotta / RJ

October 15, 2025 - 3:01 pm

Harry Reid International has joined airports across the country refusing to play a public service announcement video with a message from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.

A student takes a break from basketball drills near a newly installed ultra-efficient air rotat ...

‘It’s a win-win’: Historic Westside clubhouse gets water-smart upgrade

By Alan Halaly / RJ

October 15, 2025 - 6:30 am

A new air conditioning system isn’t just keeping children in the Historic Westside cool — it’s saving an abundance of water each year in a time of mega-drought.

A vehicle with an image in place of a license plate travels on the 215 Beltway eastbound near t ...

Nevada DMV ‘spotter’ program gets over 1,500 reports of expired vehicles

By Mick Akers / RJ

October 15, 2025 - 6:00 am

Over 1,500 claims of expired vehicles were submitted by motorists in the Silver State during the first four days of the DMV’s new online spotter program.

The Social Security Administration's main campus is seen in Woodlawn, Md., Jan. 11, 2013. (AP P ...

Here’s when Social Security cost-of-living increase announcement will take place

By Fatima Hussein Associated Press

October 15, 2025 - 5:21 am

The ongoing government shutdown is delaying the announcement of the annual Social Security cost-of-living adjustment for tens of millions of beneficiaries.

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan holds a signed document during a summit to support ...

Netanyahu’s attendance was blocked by Turkish leader

By Suzan Fraser The Associated Press

October 14, 2025 - 11:42 pm

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan made clear he would not accept Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s presence at a high-level summit in Egypt, an official said.