In lockstep with a similar Clark County ordinance, Las Vegas will begin regulating the use of electric bicycles and scooters at city parks and public plazas.
Ricardo Torres-Cortez
Local Government Reporter
Email: rtorres@reviewjournal.com
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.
Nevada is one of about a dozen states considered by the Trump administration as a so-called “sanctuary” for undocumented immigrants, according to a list unveiled Tuesday by the Department of Justice.
A man sought in a human trafficking investigation at a Henderson hospital carjacked a vehicle carrying a family, according to police.
Broadacres, the North Las Vegas swap meet popular with the valley’s Latino community, was back in business over the weekend after unexpectedly shuttering its doors on June 21.
Rep. Steven Horsford said he was denied entry to a immigration detention center in Pahrump, alleging that he was told he posed a “security risk.”
Cities in Clark County are working to roll out a multi-jurisdictional business license that will help streamline the process for food truck operators.
Clark County “unlawfully collected” more than $8 million in property taxes and fees for the defunct Badlands golf course, according to a lawsuit filed by the former landowner of the 250 acres.
Broadacres Marketplace said the North Las Vegas swap meet was reopening, weeks after it closed its doors citing fear about possible raids by immigration authorities.
Clark County approved an ordinance that seeks to prevent alcohol consumption by minors in hotel rooms and certain entertainment venues.
As temperatures inched near triple digits Wednesday afternoon, people along a central Las Vegas corridor and services hub for locals experiencing homelessness found ways to cool down.
Air Force veteran and practicing medical doctor Jonathan Maxham has launched a campaign to unseat Clark County Commissioner Jim Gibson in the 2026 elections.
Elected officials shoveled dirt to cap off a “groundbreaking” at the site of the “Campus for Hope” facility that will offer temporary housing and social services for underprivileged locals.
A city-owned golf course in east Las Vegas will transform into mixed-use housing development with more than 1,500 units.
Clark County is distributing $500,000 to be spread among dozens of small locally-owned businesses that might be going through a rough patch.
The Las Vegas Bomb Squad conducts sweeps and monitors special events and visits from dignitaries, and provides training throughout the valley.