Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao’s office said it would consider allowing the Athletics to extend their lease at the Coliseum beyond 2024 if MLB grants certain concessions.
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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.
Heavy traffic is expected between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday near the Nevada-California border, despite Caltrans opening a “part-time” travel lane.
The planned Las Vegas-to-Los Angeles high-speed rail line could serve as a major interstate people mover for sporting events.
Two design groups are competing to be chosen to design the A’s planned ballpark, scheduled to open in 2028. Where the team will play after 2024 remains an open question.
Northbound Interstate 15 will be closed to traffic overnight near the resort corridor.
Events at Allegiant Stadium have drawn over 3 million fans to the 3-year-old facility.
Las Vegas Grand Prix officials have launched a hiring drive to fill thousands of paid, temporary positions tied to the upcoming Formula One race.
Super Bowl Opening Night will kick off the week on Feb. 5 at Allegiant Stadium.
In an exclusive interview, A’s owner John Fisher breaks his long silence on what went wrong in Oakland and why the team’s future is in Las Vegas.
As impressive as the Formula One race is expected to be in November, a key piece of important infrastructure is just as big of a feat.
Mortenson-McCarthy, a joint venture of Minneapolis-based Mortenson and national builder McCarthy Building Companies, will oversee all construction-related activities on the stadium project.
Race fans and residents alike now have a better understanding of what to expect when the inaugural Las Vegas Grand Prix takes place in November.
State and local leaders are banking on hydrogen cell fueled electric buses being a vital part of the future of mass transit in Las Vegas.
UNLV President Keith Whitfield said that for the schools remaining in the Pac-12, it may come down to a move to either the Mountain West or the American Athletic Conference.
Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., is the latest Nevada politician to urge federal leaders to earmark nearly $4B in grants for the Las Vegas-to-Los Angeles high-speed rail project.