As Vice President hopeful Sen. JD Vance of Ohio makes a campaign stop in the Las Vegas Valley Tuesday, area residents can expect an increased police presence.
Mick Akers
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Mick joined the Las Vegas Review-Journal as transportation reporter in November 2018. He previously worked at the Las Vegas Sun covering a variety of beats including transportation, business, gaming, and city and county government. Prior to that, he worked at the Pahrump Valley Times, where he was named the Nevada Press Association’s Outstanding Journalist in the intermediate category for his coverage of the Lamar Odom brothel overdose situation, rural healthcare and more. Mick was born in Texas but grew up in Las Vegas, attending UNLV’s Hank Greenspun School of Journalism and Media Studies where he was a member of the Kappa Tau Alpha National Journalism Society.
Tropicana Avenue at Las Vegas Boulevard will be closed to traffic for two days beginning Monday evening.
The Department of Motor Vehicles office in Pahrump is closed due to a fire, resulting in residents of the town having to travel to Las Vegas Valley to conduct in-person business.
The 18-month deal is valued at $12 million and runs through 2025, according to the LVCVA. The partnership covers 15 races over two Formula One seasons.
Multiple road projects across the valley. A look at the planned construction ahead.
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority spent over $4 million of taxpayer money on Las Vegas Grand Prix tickets, which were given to executives, staff and celebrities.
Bally’s Corp Chairman Soo Kim offers insight into whether the company’s $4.6 billion deal with a hedge fund will affect the A’s planned Las Vegas ballpark.
Two straight weekends of major directional closures on a 6-mile portion of Interstate 15 near the resort corridor kicked off Friday night.
The Pierces’ personal property includes $1 million in collectibles, including a Super Bowl ring, a Super Bowl trophy and other memorabilia.
Southern Nevada motorists are scheduled to be clued in next month on what the traffic plan is for this year’s Formula One Las Vegas Grand Prix.
Multiple international rugby leagues will converge at Allegiant Stadium next year for Rugby League Las Vegas. The inaugural event took place in March at Allegiant.
The Raiders generated $127.3 million in gross ticket revenue last season, the fourth-highest total in the NFL, according to a report.
The Tropicana is preliminarily set to be imploded in early October to make way for the planned Oakland Athletics ballpark, according to Clark County records.
Silver State roads have seen 200 deaths through June 30, 12 percent higher than the 178 fatalities seen through June last year, according to data from the Nevada Department of Public Safety.
With the new stadiums and arenas popping up around Southern Nevada, a major name in the professional sports landscape says there’s room for even more.
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