McCarran International Airport continued a gradual ascent in travelers last month, seeing 1.6 million people pass through its gates.
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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.
No, those school zones haven’t been activated by accident with Clark County School District students carrying out distance learning to start the new academic year.
Similar to the National Finals Rodeo, the PBR said they could host this year’s event, slated to occur Nov. 4-8 at T-Mobile Arena, in another city in order to include fans with Nevada not yet allowing crowds at sporting events.
Acrylic barriers have been installed in security checkpoints at McCarran International Airport aimed at increasing safety for workers and travelers.
It didn’t take fans of the Silver and Black long to look to make some green off their 2020 Raiders season ticket commemorative boxes.
A year after the nearly $1 billion Project Neon wrapped up, transportation planners are in the early stages of developing the next 10-figure road project.
With Nevada seeing over 62,000 cases of coronavirus and 1,102 deaths as result, many states set travel restrictions on those heading to their areas from the Silver State.
A high-speed rail project gathered more momentum Friday as a California agency OK’d two agreements for possible extensions that could make linking with Los Angeles a possibility.
Every ticket holder to the sold out 65,000-seat stadium will receive the commemorative box, according to Raiders’ President Marc Badain.
Shannon O’Toole, wife of Raiders senior offensive assistant John Morton, created ShanShield, a new take on the face shield many are opting to use amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The PRCA, which puts on the National Finals Rodeo, said it’s still mulling its options amid the coronavirus pandemic, which include possibly hosting it outside of Las Vegas.
Motorists can finally continue on Valley View Boulevard between Tropicana Avenue and Flamingo Road, a constant site for U-turns in the Las Vegas Valley for decades.
The latest deal announced Wednesday is with Mexican lager Modelo, which features multiple activation areas at Allegiant Stadium and a Raiders-themed can.
Design-build plans for the up-to-$230 million upgrade of the Interstate 15, Tropicana Avenue interchange project were revealed Tuesday by the state.
The tunnel, which was completed in 1994 and allows motorists to access McCarran from the 215 Beltway, saw its speed limit drop by 20 mph a few months back.
