The wrong-way driver who fatally collided with a Metropolitan Police Department officer was ordered to leave the country by a Texas judge in 2021, according to an ICE spokesperson.
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.
While bowling has evolved to include professional leagues with paid athletes, the fundamentals remain the same. Casual players require no entry experience.
The Las Vegas City Council on Wednesday approved $1 million toward a 50-unit affordable housing complex planned near East Tropicana Avenue and Boulder Highway.
Carolyn Goodman passed the torch — or this case a gavel — to new Las Vegas Mayor Shelley Berkley, marking a new era at City Hall.
Carolyn Goodman became mayor in the summer of 2011. She, too, termed out making way for Mayor-elect Shelley Berkley, who will make her oath of office in early December.
Las Vegas Mayor-elect Shelley Berkley outlined some of her plans and goals for the city.
Cedric Crear said he is stepping away from his Las Vegas City Council seat satisfied with advancements in the Historic Westside and the city as a whole.
Volunteers at Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada are expected to serve 700 Thanksgiving meals, including turkey, garlic mashed potatoes and cornbread stuffing.
The fallout over a housing development on Blue Diamond Hill continues for Clark County Commissioner Justin Jones, who could face suspension or disbarment from the State Bar of Nevada.
The Filipino community is thriving in the Las Vegas Valley: they’re health care professionals, educators, business owners and blue-collar workers.
North Las Vegas Councilman Richard Cherchio apologized after making inappropriate remarks last week prior to the appointment of the new city attorney.
North Las Vegas’ acting city attorney was officially appointed to the role Wednesday.
Clark County is cracking down on the commerce of stolen wire copper, including the type typically used in street lights.
Clark County commissioners briefly considered a possible increase to the sales tax to fund services for the homeless population.
Lois Tarkanian, the wife of UNLV’s most famous basketball coach who also carved out her own identity in education, politics and community service, has died. She was 90.