Las Vegas city councilwoman Victoria Seaman filed a lawsuit against colleague Michele Fiore, accusing her of assault during a 2021 fight. The city is accused of destroying evidence.
Investigations
The City of Las Vegas apparently deleted video footage showing a physical altercation between councilwomen Michele Fiore and Victoria Seaman, despite multiple record requests.
Most heat complaints to Nevada OSHA were about a lack of air conditioning, causing temperatures to soar and workers feeling nauseous, fatigued and dizzy.
State police won’t investigate Nye County deputies who failed to stop an intoxicated driver who killed three people. A county district attorney is continuing to push for a probe.
The directive was released Wednesday. It came after a Review-Journal story showed residents worried about housing insecurity with plans to end the Neighborhood Stabilization Program.
Residents are facing a move in a tight rental market as Las Vegas ends the Neighborhood Stabilization Program. As the final 61 homes are sold, the city said no one will be evicted and assistance is offered.
The FBI opened a probe into allegations of misconduct by Nye Sheriff’s Capt. David Boruchowitz after Review-Journal reports of alleged abuse of power and ethics concerns.
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 bitter legal fight over the rights to promote a Las Vegas Grand Prix has been settled.
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.”
The Nye County district attorney has asked the state to investigate whether sheriff’s deputies should face criminal charges and whether the department withheld key evidence.
The case seeks damages against big names in online travel booking, including Orbitz, Travelocity, Priceline and Hotels.com for allegedly failing to pay a fair share of room taxes.
Tyler Kennedy was sentenced Tuesday for up to 20 years for each of three counts of DUI causing death in a Nye County crash involving an Idaho family. Kennedy admitted to drug use.
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.
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