Bringing the Super Bowl to Las Vegas won’t come cheap, but tourism officials believe the cost will be worth it.
Mick Akers
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.
A new era in Las Vegas took flight Tuesday as McCarran was officially rebranded as Harry Reid International Airport.
Las Vegas tourism officials launched Monday their latest television advertisements highlighting Southern Nevada as the “Greatest Arena on Earth.”
Nevada Sens. Catherine Cortez Masto and Jacky Rosen, Gov. Steve Sisolak and members of the Reid family are expected to attend a ceremony at the airport marking the change.
With the pandemic emphasizing how much Nevadans relied on in-person Department of Motor Vehicles visits, the agency is looking to the future with a major online shift.
Through November, there have been 349 crash-related fatalities, trailing 2007’s total of 373 deaths, according to the Nevada State Police.
During his State of the League address on Tuesday, Don Garber simply said “yes” when asked if Las Vegas was in the lead to be the league’s next team.
The $84 million Dollar Loan Center in Henderson is on track to receive its temporary certificate of occupancy Feb. 1.
A new road project aims to provide a new access point to the growing portion of the Las Vegas Valley and eventually to Interstate 15.
Eight moving walkways located at the A and B gates at McCarran International Airport are set to be removed.
Don Logan, the president of the Las Vegas Aviators, isn’t worried about the Major League Baseball lockout impacting the minor leagues.
The Oakland Athletics reportedly have their sights set on Tropicana hotel site to build a potential ballpark on the Las Vegas Strip.
Las Vegas-based Allegiant Air and Viva Aerobus announced a commercial alliance Wednesday aimed at increasing nonstop flight options between the U.S. and Mexico.
After struggling with being a single parent and dealing with mental illness, one 34-year-old Las Vegas mother reached a breaking point.
The monthly total also represents the second time since January 2020 that Las Vegas’ airport surpassed the 4 million passenger mark.