A man accused of beating a victim to death and mutilating his face in downtown Las Vegas might go to trial.
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.
A man suspected of driving impaired in a head-on crash that left two people dead on Interstate 11 near Boulder City on Saturday afternoon has been identified by Nevada Highway Patrol.
A car passenger injured in a central valley crash last month died on Sunday, according to the Metropolitan Police Department.
While federal and Nevada lawmakers only recognized June 19 as an official holiday in recent years, Las Vegas Valley residents have honored the historic occasion for much longer.
Two victims killed after a wrong-way driver struck their vehicle near Boulder City were identified as Arizona residents.
A motorist accused of killing a pedestrian in central Las Vegas fled the scene and intentionally charred and ditched his car in a deserted area, according to police.
Imprisoned for a Las Vegas fatal DUI, former NFL player Henry Ruggs is in a prison work program that placed him at the Governor’s Mansion.
Las Vegas police arrested three suspects they allege kidnapped a child at gunpoint and held him against his will while they demanded a ransom from his parents.
A 65-year-old man was killed in single-vehicle crash Tuesday morning, according to the Henderson Police Department.
Three people killed in a suspected murder-suicide in Henderson have been identified.
The Clark County coroner’s office on Tuesday identified victims in two separate Las Vegas homicides last week.
Officials broke ground in Las Vegas’ Historic Westside for a College of Southern Nevada facility designed to help people get into high-demand industries.
Early voters on Saturday touted the convenience of not having to wait in line Election Day.
A person suffered life-threatening injuries after they were intentionally struck by a vehicle near downtown Las Vegas, according to police.
North Las Vegas voters will decide during the upcoming primary election whether a pair of property taxes will continue funding public safety and public works.