The present judge in District Court Department 14, Adriana Escobar, is misleading the Clark County voters with signs that ask for her to be reelected to the bench in that department. Judge Escobar was appointed to the District Court by Governor Sandoval on June 26, 2012 after being recommended for appointment by the[...]
By Parker Philpot Photos by John Thomas One of America’s most noteworthy organizations best known by its historic acronym and stellar record of securing civil rights victories for millions of individuals and families, the NAACP, concludes its 105th annual convention today at the Mandalay Bay on the Las Vegas Strip. Is there a present-day[...]
Editor’s Note: In last week’s article about Family Court, the names of Judge Robert Teuton and Hearing Master Thomas Kurtz were inadvertently omitted. They were important figures in the story of Anita Lumpkin’s odyssey to adopt her three minor grandchildren despite obstacles from court rulings [...]
For the first time in the history of the Las Vegas Tribune the newspaper took sides with a prosecutor that has broken the law and embarrassed the institution he so faithfully represented for a whole decade; later the newspaper’s founder had to apologize publicly to the judge handling the case. Former Clark County[...]
From The Desk Of Gordon Martines
No truer words were ever spoken, especially when things are going the way they are going now, pretty much downhill. It is bad enough that the highest leader of our country is considered a fabricator and a liar, along with being someone who hates America, but we also have to deal with these types[...]
Attorney Steve Stubbs came to my office pretending to be looking for a station to do a radio show on, probably hoping that I would refuse the offer, but when, surprisingly enough, I did not turn the offer down, he suddenly changed his mind about doing the show. This is how the chain[...]
Texas Gov. aims to use the National Guard to help deal with border crime and a humanitarian crisis. But he’s also turning up the heat on the Obama administration to improve border enforcement. By Francine Kiefer WASHINGTON — Rick Perry, the Republican governor of Texas, ordered up to 1,000 Texas National Guard forces[...]
Descend into the Havana underworld with author, mob history expert Scott Deitche at the Mob Museum Saturday, Aug. 9, 1 p.m.This August, Havana becomes the focus of special programming at The Mob Museum, The National Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement. On Saturday, August 9 at 1 p.m., author and noted Mob expert Scott Deitche[...]
By Katie Pavlich Despite Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson vowing to “stem the tide” of unaccompanied illegal minors across the southern border with Mexico, thousands more are expected to enter the United States by the end of the year. With the system being overwhelmed, Border Patrol agents are concerned about minors who have admitted[...]
Two federal appeals courts issued contradictory rulings on whether millions of Americans enrolled in Obamacare are entitled to subsidies, an issue of vital importance to the health-care law. By Francine Kiefer Washington — Two federal appeals courts issued contradictory rulings Tuesday on a core part of the Affordable Care Act — whether[...]
By Thomas A Nagy Special to the Las Vegas Tribune Part Seven of a Series Recent news articles have revealed that Las Vegas’ body count of murder victims has reached 71 as of July 20. Number 71 was a woman found in her home after the arrest of her killer, a 54-year-old[...]
Apparently Mexico is following our steps and what happens in Mexico stays in Mexico, or do we need to think that Mexicans newspapers are only published and distributed only in Mexico?I received the below email in respond to my article about Sgt. Andrew Tahmooressi.Author : fishfry (IP: 189.222.197.238 , 189.222.197.238.dsl.dyn.telnor.net)E-mail : fishfry@your-mailbox.comURL :Whois : http://whois.arin.net/rest/ip/189.222.197.238Comment:“… headed[...]
Editorials · On a Personal Note
No one is in favor of having drunk drivers on the road, especially if they have to share the road with one. A person’s vehicle has always been considered a potential weapon, but with a drunk driver behind the wheel it is an actual weapon and more deadly than a gun, and the driver[...]
Editorials · Our Point of View
The Family Court Division of the Eighth Judicial District Court brags about how hard they work and how much they believe in reuniting families, but every day we learn of another case of the court giving children to strangers they like to call Foster Parents instead of to family members that are desperate to[...]
