A private executive jet flying from Las Vegas with three crew members and 10 passengers crashed in northern Mexico on Sunday.
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.
Residents moving to the Silver State from U.S. territories are hit with a surprise when they try getting a Nevada driver’s license.
The first major upgrade to the Tropicana Avenue/Interstate 15 interchange since it originally was constructed should improve traffic flow aiding the valley’s large events complexes.
A charitable organization that rescues abused and injured wild horses has lost its source of state funding for a second time, prompting Nevada lawmakers to propose a bill aimed at addressing such cases.
Monday marks a big day for Project Neon as three major components come online.
Ride-hailing giant Uber is now offering free college tuition to select Las Vegas drivers on its platform.
The creation of high occupancy vehicle lanes along Interstate 15 will begin this week.
A Spaghetti Bowl ramp closure Tuesday night will affect commutes near Downtown Las Vegas.
Though transit officials unanimously voted for an enhanced bus system over light rail for a stretch of Maryland Parkway, Regional Transportation of Southern Nevada CEO Tina Quigley said a rail-based system isn’t completely out of the picture.
Frontier Airlines will offer new nonstop routes from Las Vegas, the airline’s third largest market.
The buzz in the transportation realm these days centers around emerging technology, and one form gaining steam is the use of artificial intelligence.
With Las Vegas on the forefront of autonomous vehicle testing, a natural question is when will self-driving vehicles be the norm on our nation’s roads?
Las Vegas’ airport continued to see increased traffic in March with 4.4 million passengers travelling through its gates last month.
A large crowd at Raiders organized draft party on the Las Vegas Strip cheered as the team selected Clemson defensive end Clelin Ferrell with the fourth-overall pick in the 2019 NFL Draft.
Two years after negotiations began, Allegiant Airlines and its dispatchers have come to terms on a new collective bargaining agreement.
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