Writer: Ken Ritter

July 20, 2017
11:32 pm

Former NFL football star O.J. Simpson reacts after learning he was granted parole at Lovelock Correctional Center in Lovelock, Nevada, July 20, 2017. (Jason Bean/The Reno Gazette-Journal via AP)

O.J. Simpson granted parole after nearly 9 years in prison

Commissioners cite low risk he might commit another crime, and his plan to move to Florida, among reasons to justify early release

By Ken Ritter

November 30, 2016
9:52 am

Indian citizen in US pleads guilty to terrorism conspiracy

Plea deal reveals Balwinder Singh, 42, plotted terror attacks against Indian officials from his home in Nevada

By SCOTT SONNER and Ken Ritter

August 19, 2016
10:46 pm

A US MH-60S Seahawk helicopter launches flares during a drill in the skies above the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the Mediterranean Sea on July 25, 2012. (photo credit: Seaman Joshua E. Walters/ US Navy, Department of Defense)

2 US crashes, no serious injuries, at joint air exercises with Israel, Pakistan

4 hurt when chopper goes down, hours after jet pilot forced to eject; no confirmation of nationalities of wounded

By Ken Ritter

December 24, 2015
3:33 am

In this Thursday, Dec. 17, 2015, file photo, an exterior sign for the Las Vegas Review-Journal is seen in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

Vegas newspaper editor steps down after sale to Adelson

‘My resignation probably comes as a relief to the new owners,’ says Mike Hengel after paper bought by casino tycoon

By Ken Ritter

December 24, 2015
3:26 am

Sheldon Adelson, 2014 (Ethan Miller/Getty Images, via JTA)

Feud with Nevada judge said linked to Adelson newspaper purchase

Las Vegas Review-Journal editor Mike Hengel steps down after refusing to publish story about judge

By BRADY McCOMBS and Ken Ritter

May 10, 2015
8:08 pm

Casino magnate and Republican megadonor Sheldon Adelson in Las Vegas, Nevada, 2014. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images/AFP)

Beheading plot raised during Adelson court testimony

Casino magnate defends his multibillion-dollar empire from accusations of bribery, organized crime links

By Ken Ritter

January 18, 2013
10:55 pm

Bail $1.22M for Saudi sergeant in Vegas rape case

Aircraft mechanic jailed since New Year’s Eve on charges of raping a minor will plead not guilty, says defense attorney

By Ken Ritter

July 19, 2012
1:40 am

Businessman Sheldon Adelson, left, and his wife, Miriam, on a trip to Israel (photo credit: Miriam Alster/Flash90/File)

Adelson fires back at prostitution claim

Casino magnate blasts former exec for ‘inflammatory and personally derogatory’ accusation

By Ken Ritter