Fans looking to get to and from Raiders, Golden Knights and UNLV football games for their respective season again have a public transportation option.
Mick Akers
Transportation reporter
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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.
The Aviators could consider a name change in the future based on a popular promotion earlier this year, but they won’t make a switch next year.
Clark County and the Las Vegas Grand Prix are again partnering to launch a text line to keep motorists on top of the latest road work tied to preparing, then dismantling the circuit for this year’s race.
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority Board of Directors approved Tuesday, the purchase of $1.7 million in Formula One Las Vegas Grand Prix tickets.
A Las Vegas Strip hotel-casino is “elevating the 2024 Las Vegas Grand Prix experience” with a three-day party for Formula One racing fans.
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said July’s Interstate 15 traffic chaos, caused by a truck crash, underscores the importance of adding alternative modes of travel.
The Las Vegas Stadium Authority board meeting will see an updated draft of the Oakland Athletics’ lease agreement for their planned $1.5 billion Southern Nevada ballpark.
The kick off of the 2024-25 school year in Southern Nevada was marked with the addition of crossing guards for the first time at many of the middle schools throughout the area.
Another school year starts Monday in Clark County, and that means children will be making their way to and from school and school zones will again be in effect during the morning and afternoon.
The visit from Vice President Kamala Harris and Tim Walz will disrupt local air and highway traffic.
Ticket sales and room bookings ahead of the 2024 Formula One Grand Prix are off to a slower start compared to last year’s interest, but a key race official isn’t worried.
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority is looking to purchase $1.7 million in 2024 Formula One Las Vegas Grand Prix tickets, to be given out to customers of the valley’s tourism arm.
The completion of the two-year, $99 million U.S. Highway 95-Charleston Boulevard interchange project means an easier commute for those in East Las Vegas.
Last year’s infrastructure-related work — which caused traffic headaches for those traveling in-and-around the Strip — involved six months of repaving operations, something that won’t be seen this year.
The project will see portions of the highway that are now three lanes in each direction condensed to two lanes in each direction, among other changes.