Freeway interchanges with nicknames including “bowl” are a regular part of many Las Vegas Valley motorists daily commutes.
Mick Akers
Transportation reporter
Email: makers@reviewjournal.com
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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.
To meet federal requirements, Real IDs will be needed for anyone looking to use their driver’s license to get through security at airports for domestic flights nationwide.
The trail features plans for a shared use pathway from Summerlin to Red Rock Canyon and to widen SR159 near Red Rock Canyon.
The Las Vegas Aces will begin their quest for a third straight WNBA championship as the most in-demand ticket in the league on the secondary market.
Drivers around the Summerlin and Red Rock Canyon areas should brace for road closures this weekend tied to the L’Etape Las Vegas by Tour de France bicycle race.
The Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles’ modernization of its computer system could take longer than anticipated and cost the state more than $300 million in additional funding.
The trains, designed to go up to 220 mph, will be able to take Brightline West passengers between Las Vegas and Southern California in less than two hours.
The Oakland Athletics are considering hiring an investment firm to assist team owner John Fisher in securing financing for construction of their planned Strip ballpark.
A Las Vegas Strip hotel-casino is partnering with the Las Vegas Grand Prix to bring a nightclub experience to Formula One weekend.
Nevada roads are deadlier this year, with nearly 40 percent more fatal crashes through March than during the same period in 2023. And the situation is worse on Clark County roads.
Tropicana owner Bally’s Corp. filed for a commercial demolition permit with Clark County as preparations continue to build a ballpark for the Oakland Athletics.
The Raiders and NV Energy joined forces to provide eventgoers at Allegiant Staidum with the ability to charge electric vehicles.
Brightline West and federal, state and local officials broke ground on the long-discussed high-speed rail system linking Las Vegas and Southern California.
A new connection between Laughlin and Bullhead City, Arizona — decades in the making — is nearing completion.
The Oakland Athletics filed a motion to intervene in a teachers union-backed lawsuit aimed at halting the team’s public stadium financing.