Articles by Ken Ritter

Family Agrees to $350K Settlement in Las Vegas Missing Organs Claim

The family of a British commodities trader who died while partying in Las Vegas will accept $350,000 to end a federal lawsuit stemming from the disappearance of the man’s internal organs after an autopsy and before his body was returned …

Lawsuits Filed in Las Vegas Over Buttocks Surgery Death

Wrongful death lawsuits have been filed in Nevada state court against a Colombian couple convicted of causing a 42-year-old Las Vegas woman’s death in a botched buttocks enhancement procedure in the back room of a tile store. A lawsuit filed …

Reno Crash Probe Focuses on Wayward Part

Investigators determined that several spectators were killed on impact at an air race crash in Reno as a 1940s-model plane appeared to lose a piece of its tail before slamming like a missile into a crowded tarmac. The death toll …

Monte Carlo Hotel-Casino Facade to be Removed; Still No Cause for Blaze

The burned exterior facade along the roof of the Monte Carlo hotel-casino will have to be removed or secured before the Las Vegas Strip resort can reopen, the chief county building inspector said. Ron Lynn, chief of the Clark County …