Today's News

Members of the Las Vegas police officers union say they’re unhappy that they’re not getting any response from city officials about a proposed pay plan.

A top city official says she wants to get this fiscal year’s budget approved before making any decisions on salaries.

A month ago, the Las Vegas Police Officers Association and the city reached an impasse in negotiations and a mediator was brought in, but no progress has been made yet, union members say.

The union’s contract expired June 30.

The old Tortilla Cone on the Plaza is no more. There are fresh faces, new food and a new name — Plaza Burgers.

But Jonas and Geraldine Baca, formerly proprietors of the Tortilla Cone, are still feeding locals with their New Mexico fare. They have just gone mobile in their new catering truck, under their new business name, The Burrito Chef.

“We got out of the restaurant business because of the long hours” Jonas said. “Fourteen and 15-hour days were just burning us out.”

Two men are accused of invading a home on Mora Street, beating up a man and then taking his wallet.

Nicholas Leyba, 21, 776 Dalbey Drive, and Michael Zaldivar, 22, 2515 New Mexico Ave., are charged with aggravated burglary, aggravated battery, robbery, conspiracy, false imprisonment and tampering with evidence.

According to Magistrate Court documents, the alleged victim heard someone knocking at his door around 12:30 a.m. last Tuesday in the 300 block of Mora Street. He opened it and recognized Leyba and Zaldivar.

Mayor Tony Marquez named members to an advisory panel that makes recommendations on how to spend lodgers taxes, just days after it became apparent that the city may have violated its own ordinance.

The City Council recently approved a $192,000 contract for the Chamber of Commerce to provide services to tourists. But the council did so without seeking recommendations from the Lodgers Tax Board, which the mayor disbanded along with all other committees shortly after taking office in March.