Nevada’s U.S. senators on Tuesday defended the private venture seeking to borrow $5.5 billion from the government to build high-speed rail between Las Vegas and Southern California.
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A one-car roll-over wreck on state Route 161 on Monday night resulted in the passenger of the vehicle being airlifted to University Medical Center, the Nevada Highway Patrol said.
The Clark County coroner’s office has identified the woman who died after her vehicle collided with a semitrailer Sunday afternoon on Interstate 15.
A 15-year-old boy died after the vehicle he was passenger in collided with a light pole Saturday night near Rainbow and Lake Mead boulevards, according to Las Vegas police.
A motorcyclist was critically injured after colliding with two vehicles late Saturday night near Charleston Boulevard and Apple Drive, according to Las Vegas police.
A day after a mediation session went nowhere, both sides in the taxi drivers strike ratcheted up the pressure amid indications that another cab company also faces labor difficulties. Yellow Checker Star Transportation’s chief operating officer said the company, with the second-largest fleet in Las Vegas, would take a couple of days to identify drivers who walked out and replace them.
Two motorcyclists are in critical condition after colliding with a car at Las Vegas and Silverado Ranch boulevards Tuesday night, according to Las Vegas police.
The man killed in a hit-and-run on Feb. 27 has been identified by the Clark County coroner’s office as 60-year-old Joe E. Collins.
Two vehicles struck and killed a pedestrian in the northwest Arizona community of Fort Mohave on Monday.
Nevada Highway Patrol reported two accidents on U.S. Highway 95 near Eastern Avenue on Monday morning.
Charles Young said he was fighting for a “livable wage” late Sunday afternoon as he and about 250 drivers participated in the first cabby strike in the Las Vegas Valley in nearly two decades, promising they wouldn’t cross the picket line unless certain demands were met.
A motorcyclist is in critical condition after being struck by a car Saturday night in the intersection of Desert Inn Road and Nellis Boulevard, according to Las Vegas police.
Las Vegas Motor Speedway officials are gearing up for 130,000 visitors for the Kobalt Tools 400 on March 10.
A pedestrian is dead after a hit-and-run accident near Torrey Pines Drive and Charleston Boulevard late Wednesday night.
A recent Wall Street Journal poll of leading economists put the probability of the United States going into recession over the next 12 months at 63 percent. Conventional wisdom is that the Federal Reserve Bank will continue raising interest rates to combat stubborn high inflation, thereby slowing the economy and causing gross domestic product to […]
At Lamb Boulevard and Hacienda Avenue, drifting and doughnuts have been a recurring issue.
A major road project planned for Interstate 11 in downtown Las Vegas that could have cost more than $5 billion has been shelved, partly because of rising construction costs.
A stretch of the 215 Beltway is scheduled for a full weekend closure next week, which will heavily impact commutes in the Summerlin area.
Las Vegas motorists should plan for a pair of directional closures of Interstate 15 near the resort corridor.