With a sold-out Allegiant Stadium set to sit fanless for the 2020 NFL season, the Las Vegas Raiders are poised to take one of the largest financial sacks in the league.
Mick Akers
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.
Golden Knights owner Bill Foley is looking to raise $1.2 billion via a special purpose acquisition company.
On Saturday, the day after the substantial completion milestone, Anthony and Tonie Silva, recent transplants from Salt Lake City to North Las Vegas, set up a full tailgate spread in Ford Lot J on the south end of the stadium.
Fans will be able to get a firsthand look at the stadium this year, minus the action on the field.
The Nevada Department of Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration on Friday launched an online public meeting website for the I-11 tier 1 Environmental Impact Statement Project in Southern Nevada.
After his video racked up almost 700 comments, with many also leaving messages on the D’s Instagram page, the resort announced that it would no longer enforce the ban.
It was announced last week the Las Vegas Xpress, which was slated to go online this month after initially being delayed from a November 2019 kickoff, would now be operational in the spring.
Nine-hundred-ninety-three days after the groundbreaking ceremony on Nov. 13, 2017, on what was then a 62-acre lot of dirt, the $2 billion Allegiant Stadium now holds its own on the Las Vegas skyline.
Lyft and rental car company Sixt have partnered to offer drivers the ability to rent vehicles straight from the ride-hailing company’s app beginning in August.
McCarran saw 1.04 million passengers pass through its gates in June, the Clark County Department of Aviation announced Tuesday.
If you see someone driving around Las Vegas in a Raiders-themed Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 that looks like Jon Gruden, there’s no need for a double take.
Starting in the fall, most motorists will be able to renew their driver’s license or ID card online or by mail, the DMV announced Tuesday.
Construction of the 80-foot-tall gateway arch will involve overnight closures next month on Las Vegas Boulevard in downtown Las Vegas.
The planned $200 million Tropicana Avenue/Interstate 15 interchange upgrade project is set to help fans navigate to and from Allegiant Stadium and T-Mobile Arena.
Clark County has issued a temporary certificate of occupancy for Allegiant Stadium, signaling the end of the construction process is near.