A planned strike by back-of-the-house workers at Valley Hospital Medical Center was delayed at the last hour.
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.
After years with an expired contract, back-of-the-house workers at Valley Hospital are preparing to go on strike.
Speakers at Tuesday’s Clark County Commission meeting urged Commissioner Justin Jones to resign, after a judge ruled he had deleted pertinent texts in a legal dispute.
The city of Las Vegas this week joined other local governments in declaring Saturday “End Jew Hatred Day.”
Attorneys allege that Clark County officials misled them about internal communications regarding a long-stalled housing project on Blue Diamond Hill, and are asking the court for sanctions against the agency.
A judge has sanctioned Justin Jones for being untruthful about deleting relevant text messages from his phone in a lawsuit over a development atop Blue Diamond Hill.
Behind-the-scenes appointed government employees — like city and county managers — are loaded with responsibilities, but are also among the best paid public servants.
Las Vegas Councilwoman Victoria Seaman attacked a new policy that will allow city officials to review and provide research on new ordinances before they come up for debate or a vote.
Clark County commissioners, who asked the Animal Foundation for concrete planning and regular updates, said they’ve been flooded with complaints about perceived failures at the shelter.
The embattled Animal Foundation is scheduled to update Clark County officials Tuesday regarding the status of the nonprofit’s shelter.
A union that represents transport workers called on the RTC of Southern Nevada to increase security in the wake of several violent incidents aboard buses.
Golden Knights personalities were on hand for a “puck drop” Thursday as the city of Las Vegas inaugurated a ball hockey rink in the central valley.
The city of Las Vegas on Wednesday afternoon hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony outside a pair of 40-foot shipping containers converted into hydroponic pods.
Five candidates have declared their intention to run to replace city of Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman.
Clark County accepts five acres of land to build a 195-unit affordable housing project for area seniors.