The average price of regular unleaded gasoline in Las Vegas surpassed the $4 per gallon mark over the weekend.
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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.
As Las Vegas saw early on with the return of leisure travelers following pent up demand after many not traveling for several months, the business side is starting to mimic that behavior in Southern Nevada, Harvey noted.
As runners hit areas around Las Vegas including the Strip for the annual Rock ‘n’ Roll Las Vegas races this weekend, traffic surrounding the routes will be impacted.
Autonomous technology company Motional teamed up with transit booking service Via to launch a robotaxi service Thursday in the downtown area.
Prices for gasoline in the Las Vegas Valley have jumped over the past month pushing the cost of regular unleaded gas to $3.95 a gallon, according to AAA.
The Oakland Athletics have exchanged term sheets on at least four plots of land in Southern Nevada where a possible $1 billion Major League Ballpark could be built.
The final phase of a yearslong, multiple phase widening of the Interstate 15 north corridor is set to get underway this year.
A plan to build a new Major League Baseball stadium in the Bay Area took another step forward Thursday, but Las Vegas hasn’t yet struck out on the chance of luring the Oakland A’s here.
The service includes several cities on the West Coast, including Las Vegas, and will allow travelers to sign up for various packages depending on their travel needs.
If last month’s incident of the U.S. Highway 95 at Eastern Avenue bridge collapsing during planned demolition had you worried about the safety of road structures in the Silver State, this should help calm those nerves.
The over $100 million project aimed at outdoor enthusiasts — especially cyclists and runners — will be carried out in five phases.
In just two short years the NFL’s championship game will played at Allegiant Stadium just four years after the completion of the $2 billion facility.
Despite the lifting of the statewide mask mandate Thursday, those in Las Vegas should still carry a mask with them if they plan to ride a bus or fly on an airplane.
As the RTC deals with an ongoing labor shortage and COVID-19 related issues, the agency announced Tuesday night they would be running a Saturday schedule Monday-Friday beginning Feb. 22, until further notice.
The number of electric vehicles registered with the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles has increased 133 percent in the last two years, going from 7,381 in 2019 to 17,162.