A former Boulder City attorney this month sued the city, alleging he was improperly fired in 2020 after he participated in an independent investigation of the mayor.
Ricardo Torres-Cortez
Local Government Reporter
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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.
The Clark County Commission voted Tuesday to ban the sale of dogs, cats, rabbits and potbellied pigs at pet stores.
Thirty-six of the 40 provisional license holders originate from the city of Las Vegas or unincorporated Clark County, according to the Nevada Cannabis Compliance Board .
A Clark County District Court judge ruled Wednesday that the city of Las Vegas must pay just short of $48 million in a long-running dispute over the development of the defunct Badlands golf course.
Clark County on Tuesday unveiled the “Wetlands Park Navigator” developed alongside the Wetlands Park Friends nonprofit, which aims to support park programs and activities.
The Nevada Cannabis Compliance Board on Wednesday will pick the 20 applicants that will receive provisional state licenses to open stand-alone consumption lounges.
The new Harvey Munford Street, tucked in a Historic Westside neighborhood, was just one in a long list of accomplishments for a Nevada fixture.
Clark County Commission Republican candidate Drew Johnson said that he was not requesting a recount and placed blame on the Republican Party for spreading election fraud misinformation.
The Nevada Department of Corrections says it is temporarily shutting down the facility and shifting employees to understaffed sites.
Clark and Washoe counties officially certified the 2022 election results on Friday.
When Pamela Goynes-Brown is inaugurated, she will become the first Black mayor in Nevada’s history.
Clark County Commissioner Justin Jones has been re-elected to office by a margin of just 336 votes, according to unofficial election results posted Wednesday.
Las Vegas Councilwoman Michele Fiore went on a diatribe against former Republican Party Chair Amy Tarkanian, calling her “Ms. Alcoholic” and a “panty dropper after two shots.”
North Las Vegas Councilwoman Pamela Goynes-Brown will become the city’s first Black mayor after her challenger conceded Thursday.
Francis Allen-Palenske and retired Las Vegas police Lt. Ray Spencer were leading in their races for two Las Vegas City Council seats early Wednesday, preliminary election results show.