Southern Nevada motorists are scheduled to be clued in next month on what the traffic plan is for this year’s Formula One Las Vegas Grand Prix.
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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.
Multiple international rugby leagues will converge at Allegiant Stadium next year for Rugby League Las Vegas. The inaugural event took place in March at Allegiant.
The Raiders generated $127.3 million in gross ticket revenue last season, the fourth-highest total in the NFL, according to a report.
The Tropicana is preliminarily set to be imploded in early October to make way for the planned Oakland Athletics ballpark, according to Clark County records.
Silver State roads have seen 200 deaths through June 30, 12 percent higher than the 178 fatalities seen through June last year, according to data from the Nevada Department of Public Safety.
With the new stadiums and arenas popping up around Southern Nevada, a major name in the professional sports landscape says there’s room for even more.
Some Aces players have begun to get paid as part of a sponsorship agreement with the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, LVCVA President and CEO Steve Hill said.
The Oakland A’s draft development agreement with the Las Vegas Stadium Authority is shedding light on how the MLB team will finance its planned $1.5 billion Las Vegas Strip ballpark.
As President Joe Biden’s multiday Las Vegas campaign swing ended Wednesday, traffic on the roads and at the airport were heavily affected.
NBA commissioner Adam Silver has mentioned Las Vegas and Seattle as potential expansion markets, and two groups are looking to build an NBA-ready arena on the Strip.
Biden’s trip continues Wednesday when he is slated to deliver the keynote speech at the UnidosUS Annual Conference at the MGM Grand Conference Center.
Over the last six years, Boulder Highway in Henderson accounted for 25 percent of traffic fatalities in the city. Henderson officials are working to improve safety along the busy corridor.
President Joe Biden will spend two days in campaigning in Las Vegas. Air and road traffic will be affected, and police are planning extra security.
Lt. Gov. Stavros Anthony is still pursuing the removal of high occupancy vehicle lanes from Las Vegas Valley freeways.
The development agreement will break down how the stadium will be financed by the A’s and the construction plan for the Strip stadium,.