News

Coroner identifies slain security guard

April 20, 2010 - 11:00 pm

The security guard gunned down at a Las Vegas community center late Sunday has been identified as 54-year-old James Gruey of Las Vegas.

Gruey was patrolling the Pearson Community Center, 1625 W. Carey Ave., near Comstock Drive, when three men shot him multiple times and fled about 11:30 p.m., witnesses told Las Vegas police.

No one has been arrested in the case. Detectives are still trying to determine a motive.

Marion Reyes appears in court at the Regional Justice Center on Wednesday, May 31, 2023, in Las ...

Sentencing date set for woman with 7 DUI arrests

By Katelyn Newberg / RJ

May 31, 2023 - 12:23 pm

A Las Vegas judge scheduled a sentencing hearing for a woman who has been arrested on suspicion of DUI seven times in Clark County.

Assemblyman Howard Watts, D-Las Vegas, chairs a meeting of the Assembly Committee on Growth and ...

NV Energy opposes proposed energy bill, says it doesn’t go far enough

By Sean Hemmersmeier / RJ

May 31, 2023 - 12:00 pm

NV Energy maintains it needs more direction from the state Legislature on how it should reduce its reliance on the expensive energy open market.

Oakland Athletics owner John Fisher, middle, watches during Game 2 of basketball's NBA Finals b ...

A’s Fisher, Kaval meet with lawmakers in Carson City

By Mick Akers / RJ

May 31, 2023 - 11:41 am

The A’s are seeking up to $380 million in public money to go toward the construction of a planned $1.5 billion, 30,000-seat retractable roof ballpark on the Tropicana site.

Rain falls as individuals arrive to register for the caucus at the East Las Vegas Community Cen ...

Nevada GOP sues state to restore presidential caucus

By Ricardo Torres-Cortez / RJ

May 31, 2023 - 11:23 am

Nevada Republicans would rather caucus than participate in an open primary to select their next presidential nominee.

The construction site where Formula One is building a four-story, 300,000-square-foot paddock b ...

F1, county eye partnership for Las Vegas Grand Prix infrastructure costs

By Mick Akers / RJ

May 31, 2023 - 11:14 am

Clark County and Formula One are set to enter into a public-private partnership for infrastructure improvements tied to the Nov. 18 Las Vegas Grand Prix.

Students exit Foothill High School after the first day of classes on Monday, Aug. 8, 2022, in H ...

11 reasons why teachers are leaving CCSD this year

By Julie Wootton-Greener / RJ

May 31, 2023 - 6:00 am

Of the 176 licensed employees listed as leaving the district in the May report, more than 60 are special education teachers.

Gov. Joe Lombardo and Senate Majority Leader Nicole Cannizzaro pose for a photo after Lombardo ...

Abortion seekers gain protection under new law in Nevada

By Jessica Hill / RJ

May 31, 2023 - 5:30 am

Gov. Joe Lombardo signed bills protecting out-of-state abortion-seekers, while also vetoing bills relating to children’s mental health and debt collection agencies.

The Las Vegas Strip skyline, seen in 2017. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Plan to close real estate transfer tax loophole advances

By Taylor R. Avery / RJ

May 30, 2023 - 4:32 pm

A tax loophole used by casinos and other large property owners is a step closer to being closed after lawmakers voted to advance the measure out of committee.