A new law has vastly expanded opportunities for federal authorities to detain migrants who end up in police custody in Nevada.
Ricardo Torres-Cortez

Ricardo Torres-Cortez covers the city of Las Vegas and Clark County. He returned to the Review-Journal, where he’d interned, after a five-year stint at the Las Vegas Sun newspaper. A Mexican-born graduate of UNLV, he’s passionate about soccer, video games, books and coffee.
The Las Vegas City Council soon could approve a proposed housing development at the defunct Badlands golf course.
So you want to strap on an old pair of skates and take your inner child — or perhaps actual children in your family — to a place to glide away? The Las Vegas Valley has you covered.
The city of Las Vegas implemented a hiring freeze and offered buyouts to help offset a $286 million settlement with the would-be developer of the Badlands golf course.
Protesters taking part in a nationwide day of protests against President Donald Trump marched along the Las Vegas Strip on Wednesday.
The Las Vegas City Council canceled plans to vote on a settlement with the would-be developer of the defunct Badlands golf course.
A protest in east Las Vegas ended with five arrests and two damaged Metropolitan Police Department vehicles, police said.
Resources for children of migrants in deportation proceedings, education, housing and protection of workers are among the priorities for the Nevada Latino Legislative Caucus.
The Las Vegas City Council could vote to end a yearslong legal battle with the would-be developer of the defunct Badlands golf course.
A camping ban in Clark County that impacts the homeless community who loiter or sleep on public spaces went into effect Saturday.
It can be argued that the king of rock and roll is associated with Las Vegas almost as much as he is with Graceland in Memphis.
Visitors walking into the Historic Westside Legacy Park are met with images immortalizing Southern Nevada’s Black history.
After about a year of negotiations, the city of Las Vegas reached a collective bargaining agreement with a union that represents nearly 1,300 civilian employees.
Veteran educator and former North Las Vegas Councilman Theron Goynes — who cracked a glass ceiling his daughter would later shatter — died Monday.
Henderson townhome owners were given three years to reimburse the city for emergency repairs to their complex’s water system.