Ana Ley

Search Ana's stories

Frustration, desperation in cold case of missing mother
Monday, June 22, 2015
The veteran police investigators never met Abby Roberts, but they talk about her like she’s an old friend. They reflect on her big heart, her independence and her passion for family. “Abby was so loving and caring,” Marty Wildemann said as his partner, Barry Jensen, nods. “She was truly a victim.” Roberts, a young mother who vanished from her eastside home nearly ...
Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders to speak in Las Vegas
Friday, June 12, 2015
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is joining a growing list of presidential candidates speaking in Las Vegas next week during a national gathering of Hispanic elected officials. Sanders will speak ...
New trees are living tribute to 3 victims of ‘anti-government’ rampage
Monday, June 8, 2015
Officers Alyn Beck and Igor Soldo were gunned down at a pizza shop last June 8 in the northeast valley. Joseph Wilcox, a legally armed civilian, was killed minutes later when ...
Sergeant who patrolled Bunkerville says experience changed how officers work
Monday, June 1, 2015
More than a year has passed since Bunkerville rancher Cliven Bundy’s pack of militia supporters faced off against authorities in the Nevada desert, but police continue to glean lessons from the confrontation ...
How the burgeoning Asian community is transforming Las Vegas
Friday, May 29, 2015
Over the past 15 years, Nevada’s Asian population has more than doubled in size — no other state has experienced a more significant surge. That growth will balloon in coming years, bringing big demographic and economic changes for Asian-heavy cities like Las Vegas, U.S. Census Bureau analyst Jerry Wong told ...
Despite court ruling, immigration advocates still optimistic for Obama’s deportation relief plan
Tuesday, May 26, 2015
President Barack Obama's deportation relief directive was dealt another blow in federal court today, but immigration advocates in Nevada say they remain hopeful that the plan will overcome ...
U.S. Rep. Dina Titus won’t run for Harry Reid’s Senate seat
Tuesday, May 26, 2015
U.S. Rep. Dina Titus, widely believed to have been contemplating a bid to replace outgoing Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, announced plans to run for re-election ...
Jury still out on Hardy’s shoot-from-the-hip style
Monday, May 25, 2015
Cresent Hardy’s win was unthinkable a year ago. His victory over Democratic incumbent Steven Horsford was one of the most surprising outcomes of November’s midterm elections, when Nevada Democrats watched in horror as the state switched from blue to red. But Hardy, like other Nevada GOP candidates, managed to ...
After president’s promise in Las Vegas, still no deportation relief in sight
Friday, May 22, 2015
Obama’s speech at Del Sol High School marked the beginning of a political and legal battle that left potential beneficiaries in limbo with ...
ACLU report: Nevada prisoners aren’t getting prepared for parole
Thursday, May 21, 2015
Nevada’s corrections agencies aren’t preparing inmates well enough to adjust to life after prison. The ACLU wanted to know why 26 percent of the state’s inmates were refusing to ...