Las Vegas City Attorney Bryan Scott is stepping down from the post after three years.
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.
Lawmakers did away with the caucus in 2021 and instituted a presidential primary process for major political parties, unless there is only one candidate in the race.
U.S. District Court Judge Gloria Navarro dismissed all federal claims filed against Clark County over a residential development on Blue Diamond Hill.
The city will now need to search for his replacement before Jorge Cervantes’ last day.
Residents of the Lytle Ranch community in Moapa see their roads flood nearly every time it rains, but seeking help from the county has proved fruitless.
Exploring local government agendas is as easy as surfing the internet, and voicing support or displeasure is as easy as showing up to the City Council and County Commission meetings.
The dead fish in the pond are not a result of a nefarious act, according to Douglas Nielsen, an educator with the Nevada Department of Wildlife.
Justin Jones said he will step down from his position as vice chair of the Clark County Commission, but that he will retain his seat on the body.
Commission Chairman Jim Gibson directed County Manager Kevin Schiller to take the lead in shoring up processes for public records requests.
Clark County voted to approve a $6.5 million purchase of a building and a parking garage adjacent to University Medical Center.
County commissioners voted to direct the creation of a cultural district for a zone that’s home to markets and businesses frequented by the Ethiopian community.
The developer of the “Harlem Nights” resort has reduced the height of his project, but neighbors still have concerns about the impact on their neighborhood.
The Nevada State Bar opened an investigation into Clark County Commissioner Justin Jones for the deletion of messages relating to a long-running legal dispute over the development on Blue Diamond Hill.
Clark County is moving to “take back” east Las Vegas trails where an increasing number of homeless residents have migrated since the onset of the pandemic.
A planned strike by back-of-the-house workers at Valley Hospital Medical Center was delayed at the last hour.