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$1M gift to restore long-closed Zion National Park trail

The Middle Emerald Pools Trail has been closed since December 2010, when it was heavily damaged by rains that washed large rocks and dirt across the path 16o miles northeast of Las Vegas.

Mexico announces new laptop, tablet security on flights to US

Laptops and tablets on U.S.-bound flights from Mexico will be subjected to heightened carry-on security measures beginning Wednesday at the request of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Mexican authorities announced.

Zion National Park considers reservation system for entry

Besieged by tourists, the Utah park 160 miles northeast of Las Vegas is considering implementing a system that would require visitors to obtain reservations to get in.

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Apple maps app becomes more useful for travelers in Nevada

Apple users will now be able to use the app to view transit options for for Reno, Sparks, Carson City, Las Vegas and Henderson, the company confirmed on Wednesday to the Review-Journal.

 
United apologizes for giving away toddler’s paid-for seat

United Airlines has apologized to a Hawaii teacher who was forced to hold her 2-year-old son on her lap for three-and-a-half hours after an employee gave the toddler’s purchased seat to a standby passenger.

 
Trump’s revised travel ban takes effect, less chaos expected

A scaled-back version of President Donald Trump’s travel ban took effect Thursday evening, stripped of provisions that brought protests and chaos at airports worldwide in January yet still likely to generate a new round of court fights.

 
US unveils enhanced security for flights, avoids laptop ban

U.S. Homeland Security officials are announcing on Wednesday new enhanced security measures for flights arriving in the United States from around the world, but are not announcing an immediate expansion of an in-cabin ban on large electronic devices including laptops, sources briefed on the matter said Wednesday.

Cool down with a weekend getaway in Mendocino, California

Imagine you’re on a rustic Victorian-style porch, swaying back and forth in an old rocking chair, a glass of locally produced pinot noir in hand. You hear the waves swish as they hit the rocky beach in front of you.

Travelers leave behind $867K in change at TSA checkpoints

All the nickels, dimes and quarters travelers leave behind at airport security checkpoints adds up to big bucks — enough that next time you forget your change after emptying your pockets, you might want to go back for it.

Allegiant Air launching nonstops to Utah, Nebraska

Allegiant Air will launch nonstop flights from Las Vegas to Ogden, Utah, and Omaha, Nebraska beginning Nov. 17, with introductory fares starting less than $50, airline officials are expected to announce Tuesday.

Passenger complaints up 70 percent for US airlines

U.S. airline passenger complaints leapt 70 percent in April from a year earlier after a series of high-profile incidents including a passenger being dragged off a United Airlines flight, the government said on Wednesday.

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