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Mick Akers
Transportation reporter
Email: makers@reviewjournal.com
Phone: (702) 387-2920
X: @Mickakers
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.
More than 300 Raiders alumni were in attendance for the team’s preseason finale against the New England Patriots.
Motorists traveling near the south end of the Resort Corridor should brace for heavier than usual congestion Friday.
The intersection, which sees 32,000 vehicles pass through it daily, is slated to be shuttered to traffic from 9 p.m. Wednesday until 5 a.m. Monday.
The Raiders’ value continues to skyrocket since their relocation to Las Vegas with their latest worth reported at $5.1 billion.
As the wettest monsoon season in a decade is poised to continue this week, the reports of flooding on valley roads had some readers wondering about the Boring Co.’s Vegas Loop.
Nevada’s largest employer is chomping at the bit at the possibilities of the first F1 race in Las Vegas since 1982 and is planning multiple race packages.
Raiders games alone drew more than 540,000 to the $2 billion facility in its first nine months of operations with fans allowed inside.
Las Vegas ballpark site talks heating up between the Oakland Athletics and casino magnate Phil Ruffin.
Motinal and Lyft are moving one step closer to launching its driverless robotaxi service in Las Vegas.
Hotel room tax revenue that pays off the bonds used to build Allegiant Stadium reached a post-pandemic monthly high as visitation continues to bounce back.
Nevada is seeing an unfortunate trend with a rising rate of fatal crashes involving impairment.
Many fans took in a Raiders game at Allegiant Stadium for the first time Sunday, including Mr. Las Vegas himself, Wayne Newton.
For the second season, fans will be allowed to attend Raiders games at Allegiant Stadium, this season without any restrictions.
The ticket from the last airline flight John Madden took before beginning his celebrated cross-country bus journeys is on the auction block.