Ricardo Torres-Cortez

Culinary Union marches for return to jobs on the Las Vegas Strip

Friday, Sept. 24, 2021

In an unusual sight for the Strip teeming with tourists on a packed Friday evening, a tide of red-shirt-clad protesters marched down Las Vegas Boulevard. 

Ex-Gov. Brian Sandoval suffers mild breakthrough COVID case

Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021

Former Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval has been diagnosed with a breakthrough case of COVID-19, he said today, crediting the vaccine for his mild symptoms. In a message on ...

Governor sets Nov. 1 deadline for Nevada prison workers to get COVID shot

Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021

Employees at Nevada prisons will be required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by Nov. 1, Gov. Steve Sisolak announced today. The order comes after the ...

Large fire breaks out at North Las Vegas recycling plant

Monday, Sept. 13, 2021

Firefighters contained a large blaze at a North Las Vegas recycling plant today that burned hundreds of bundles of recyclable cardboard and plastic, officials said. Nobody was injured, officials said. Firefighters ...

Tomato-based sauce business is labor of love for North Las Vegas couple

Monday, Sept. 13, 2021

The “American dream” for Spanish couple Alfonso Fredesvinto Perez and Monica Marful wasn’t achieved simply by just immigrating here. Their version, they say, includes ...

Las Vegas volunteer finds rewarding work in helping drive mission to save lives

Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2021

Jerry Runyon repeatedly says “opportunity” when he refers to his volunteer position delivering life-saving blood to area hospitals. Once a week, he can be spotted outside the Las Vegas headquarters of the American Red Cross of Southern Nevada ...

No face masks at conventions where everyone is vaccinated, Sisolak says

Thursday, Sept. 2, 2021

Organizers of large conventions can opt into a Nevada directive that allows attendees to be maskless indoors as long as proof of COVID-19 vaccination is required as a condition to enter ...

Nevada lawmakers express grief over loss of life in Afghanistan

Thursday, Aug. 26, 2021

Nevada lawmakers reacted today to the terrorist attacks in Afghanistan that killed a dozen U.S. service members and scores of Afghans outside the Kabul airport. Eleven U.S. Marines and a Navy medic were ...

Governor visits Las Vegas barbershop to tout COVID recovery plan

Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2021

Last year, Paul Madrid wasn’t sure his Eastside Cutters Barbershop would weather the financial chaos created by the coronavirus pandemic. Today, the shop has expanded and recovered 90% of its business. Gov. Steve Sisolak visited the east Las Vegas business ...

Police: Man taken into custody after standoff; child unharmed

Monday, Aug. 23, 2021

A man was taken into custody and a child with him was unharmed following a standoff with officers today at an east Las Vegas apartment complex, Metro Police said. Officers responded ...

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