After Gov. Steve Sisolak mandated all nonessential businesses close by midnight a local Las Vegas strip club put the brakes on a planned drive thru peep show.
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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.
McCarran International Airport’s air traffic control tower remained closed Friday following a controller testing positive Wednesday night for COVID-19, leading to canceled flights and significant delays.
In a news release the DMV said officials are aware of some of the adverse effects that office closures are having on Nevadans and are evaluating ways to provide relief.
Clark County officials are expanding roadwork hours along the resort corridor in Las Vegas amid the 30-day statewide closure.
Hawaiian Airlines is suspending nonstop service between Maui and Las Vegas amid a slowdown in passenger air travel due to COVID-19 concerns.
More than 100 airline flights were canceled Thursday at McCarran International Airport amid a shutdown triggered when an air traffic controller tested positive for COVID-19.
The air traffic control tower in Las Vegas was shut down after an air traffic controller potentially tested positive for COVID-19. It apparently was being cleaned overnight.
Little Darlings strip club will begin offering drive-thru strip shows for those who want to indulge in some adult entertainment, but do not want to enter the building.
Around 1 p.m. Wednesday, crews could be seen working all around the stadium, carrying out signage work and curtain wall duties, among a bevy of tasks.
Service will be suspended Thursday in the wake of the governor’s request that all nonessential businesses close for 30 days because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
With much of Nevada coming to a screeching halt Wednesday after Gov. Steve Sisolak recommended the closure of nonessential business, most transportation services are still up and running.
Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles offices across the state are closed because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Concerned travelers can rest easy as McCarran International Airport will remain open in Las Vegas amid the 30-day shutdown of nonessential businesses in Nevada.
St. Patrick’s Day revelers at Rock & Reilly’s pub watched Gov. Steve Sisolak’s news conference announcing the 30-day closure of casinos and other nonessential business. After the conference, REM’s “It’s the End of the World as We Know it” played at the pub.
As Allegiant Stadium rises from the ground its place in the Las Vegas skyline has come into form.
