Residents say state officials scoffed at their concerns about an abandoned house near The Lakes, and the homeowners association has ignored their pleas.
Ricardo Torres-Cortez
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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.
Forty-three bullets shattered the family’s peace in the Nov. 1, 2018 shooting that killed Angelina, who was sitting at the kitchen table, helping her 14-year-old sister with a school science project, according to North Las Vegas police.
Graphic artist Wes Rand and page designer John Hornberg were recipients of an “Award of Excellence” from the Society of News Design.
The Las Vegas Review-Journal won a half-dozen journalism awards, including top honors for best headline and sports photography, in the Best of the West competition.
Joseph Houston’s victims were attorney Dennis Prince, 57, and Ashley Prince, 30. Prince had been representing his wife in a bitter custody battle.
The Clark County coroner’s office identified a woman who was found dead Friday on the side of an east Las Vegas road in a suspected homicide.
Henderson and Las Vegas had signed onto an amicus brief after a lower court ruled that camping bans amounted to cruel and unusual punishment.
A relative of the driver, who may have been racing him before the fatal crash in central Las Vegas, was arrested.
The gunman who killed five people at an apartment complex took his ex-girlfriend hostage after he fatally shot her daughter and the daughter’s girlfriend in her presence, police said.
The oldest Latino civil rights organization in the U.S. kicked off its national convention on the Strip.
After a gunman killed five people in North Las Vegas, mourners gathered to remember the victims. About 100 attended the vigil at the Craig Ranch Villas complex.
A 41-year-old man shot by Las Vegas police on Tuesday during a burglary call at a home is facing a half-dozen felony charges, according to court and jail records.
The economy remains the top issue among registered Latino voters in Nevada, according to pollsters, but another issue is also shaping voter sentiment.
The Clark County coroner’s office identified a man who was shot and killed by police after he allegedly pointed a rifle at officers in a downtown apartment complex.
A federal judge approved a $10 million settlement with the family of an autistic boy who had been abused by his teacher.