A Nevada Court of Appeals ruling paves the way for some retired first responders to receive disability compensation, potentially costing taxpayers millions.
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Clark County fired Jimmy Floyd following its probe of a conflict of interest involving his wife’s firm but declined to say if others were disciplined.
A background check on Shane Tamura had not been been completed before he purchased the AR-style weapon used to fatally shoot four people in Manhattan.
Employees with the Southern Nevada Water Authority benefit from a generous leave-accrual policy.
A Clark County official remains on paid leave as an investigation continues into claims of impropriety.
The 10 most highly compensated employees working in North Las Vegas city government last year each earned roughly half a million dollars or more in pay and benefits.
One judge kicked the public out of his courtroom without explanation and attempted to hold a secret hearing; another improperly sealed a plea, according to experts.
Seven hundred forty-five days. As of Sunday, that’s how long the Review-Journal has been battling the Metropolitan Police Department for sex trafficking and prostitution records.
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority tightened ethics, travel and gift card policies after several employees, including former CEO Rossi Ralenkotter, were caught using airline cards for personal trips.
A Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority board member traveled around the world last year at the agency’s expense amid growing scrutiny over inappropriate spending and perks for its board.
Lawrence Weekly, the former board chairman of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, has agreed to pay nearly $2,400 in fines after violating the state ethics law for taking a personal trip with airline gift cards bought by the agency.
Newly released documents paint a picture of a dysfunctional Henderson constable’s office as Earl Mitchell — under indictment on five counts of theft and fraud — fought Clark County for more and more money.
Henderson Constable Earl Mitchell inflated employer tax contributions, underpaid his employees and sought money for expenses he never paid, allowing him to steal about $83,000 since 2015, authorities said in a court filing.
A Clark County grand jury indicted Henderson Constable Earl Mitchell on five felony counts Thursday after a Las Vegas Review-Journal story questioned his spending of county money.
Clark County auditors found Henderson Constable Earl Mitchell requested $85,921 more for salaries and expenses than he paid his employees — mirroring the findings of a Las Vegas Review-Journal investigation into Mitchell’s spending of county funds.
Police have obtained records under county grand jury subpoenas in their investigation of $90,000 in Southwest Airlines gift cards secretly purchased by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority.
Retired Las Vegas tourism boss Rossi Ralenkotter said he did not intend to cash out his accrued paid time off, but newly released records show his attorney asked for more than $234,000 in untaken leave as part of a nearly $1.2 million severance package.
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