Presidents from UNLV and UNR issued a joint letter in support of the proposed name change recommended by Clark County Commissioner Tick Segerblom, citing Reid, the former U.S. Senate majority leader’s decades of work in Nevada.
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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.
Raiders owner Mark Davis’ purchase of the WNBA Las Vegas Aces from MGM Resorts was unanimously approved Friday by the league’s board of governors.
Larry Flynt’s Hustler Club, Minks Las Vegas and Spearmint Rhino were issued emergency suspensions Saturday night by Clark County licensing agents during routine monitoring inspections for violations, county officials said.
After a nearly two-year grounding, the first Boeing 737 MAX jet is scheduled to land at McCarran International Airport on Thursday.
The Raiders are looking to keep their private COVID-19 testing site at their Henderson headquarters for at least another year.
The planned road project that includes an overhaul of the Tropicana Avenue-Interstate 15 interchange near Allegiant Stadium has seen a price estimate rise.
A 1-mile stretch of Oso Blanca Road is set to be closed for three years due to the ongoing Centennial Bowl project in the northwest Las Vegas Valley.
Another overhaul project on a stretch of Interstate 15 between Las Vegas and Utah is set to begin next week.
A $6 million federal grant will allow local transportation agencies to expand technology efforts on Las Vegas Valley freeways.
The Clark County Board of Commissioners Tuesday unanimously approved the revocable licence and maintenance agreements for planned tunnel from the Las Vegas Convention Center.
Local transportation agencies say a federal mask mandate that went into effect Monday doesn’t change much as far as enforcement goes.
The recently completed $5.9 million, 2-mile upgrade of Jones Boulevard between Upland Boulevard and Smoke Ranch Road features a bike safety measure some drivers might not be aware of.
Last year McCarran had 22.2 million travelers pass through its gates, ending three-consecutive years of record passengers numbers, data released Thursday by the Clark County Department of Aviation revealed.
The DMV is running at a 50 percent no-show rate, with half of customers who make an appointment in Las Vegas and Reno area offices aren’t showing up for their appointments.
Despite not being able to host fans for the 2020 NFL season, Allegiant Stadium played a vital role in advertising Las Vegas in a rocky year.
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