Fuel pipelines that connect Las Vegas to a major oil refinery in Southern California were closed because of power outages related to fires in the Los Angeles area.
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.
Las Vegas could move a step closer to hosting a future College Football Championship game.
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Brightline West has momentum heading into the new year after securing billions in federal funding for a high-speed rail line between Las Vegas and Southern California.
The infrastructure removal wrapped about one month after the race, including the reopening of the sidewalk in front of the Bellagio for the first time since mid-September.
Santa isn’t the only one coming to town this week, as droves of travelers are expected to hit the road into and out of Southern Nevada for the holiday season.
Tickets to Sunday’s Raiders-Jacksonville Jaguars game on the secondary market are as inexpensive as any have been for games at Allegiant Stadium this season.
Commissioner Adam Silver said the league will weigh all options regarding the future of the NBA Cup, including the possibility that it won’t return to Las Vegas.
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The NBA helped spruce up a Las Vegas community center, looking to leave a greater impression on the area outside of three basketball games held in Southern Nevada for the league’s annual in-season tournament.