The newly mandated mask policy in Nevada seemed to be grasped quickly Saturday by those visiting the Las Vegas Strip.
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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.
With a slew of commemorative statues and namesakes on buildings being removed in recent weeks due to their likeness having a racist or controversial background, the push to change McCarran International Airport’s name has been reignited.
The largest object to travel on Nevada roads will set out on its over week long journey next week.
The statewide mandate requiring people to wear a mask in public settings includes all public transportation services in Southern Nevada.
After experiencing record low travel volume during the coronavirus shutdown things are looking up for McCarran International Airport as Las Vegas continues to reopen.
Those who resist setting an appointment are in luck, as the DMV offices in Las Vegas and Reno will again be open on Saturdays and will again accept walk-in customers.
With 37 days until the July 31 substantial completion date, the Raiders were already running inside Allegiant Stadium Wednesday — well, sort of.
The Al Davis Memorial Torch that stood at the Oakland-Alameda Coliseum was installed Monday at the team’s headquarters in Henderson.
Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles officers are unable to process transactions or set new appointments as they experience a system outage.
Nevada averages nearly 130 boat crashes resulting in death, injury or property damage per 100,000 registered boat owners.
The positive test comes during the first week Nevada Department of Motor Vehicle offices reopened after being shut down for nearly three months due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
As Nevada idles in Phase Two of its reopening plan Las Vegas’ event centers sit largely unfilled, with the exception of some hosting events sans fans.
As dazzling as the stadium is on the outside, it’s just as, if not more, impressive inside the 1.75-million-square-foot facility.
The planned Interstate 15/Tropicana Avenue interchange project got a financial boost Thursday to the tune of $50 million.
The first of the fan-focused legacy bricks have been laid at the Raiders’ Allegiant Stadium.
