Articles by Ken Ritter

NTSB: Plane Topped Limits In 2011 Reno Race Crash

A highly modified vintage aircraft was pushed beyond its structural limits before it crashed into spectators at last year’s National Championship Air Races in Reno, according to the findings being presented to the National Transportation Safety Board on Monday in …

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 …