Monday’s scratches came after hundreds of flights were canceled across the nation over the holiday weekend, with the no-goes attributed to both weather and COVID-19.
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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.
With revelers set to return to the Las Vegas Strip and downtown to ring in the New Year, locals and visitors alike can expect an influx of traffic and road closures as the area ushers in 2022.
Las Vegas has been advertised as the sports and entertainment capital of the world by tourism officials, with a perfect mix of the two found in the north end zone of Allegiant Stadium.
HMSHost added seven touchless self-checkout stations throughout the airport to allow travelers to get their desired product and get on their way in as little as 10 seconds.
Motorists traveling on Interstate 15 in Las Vegas this holiday season are being reminded that the infrastructure bill, recently signed into law, is set to make their commutes smoother.
Before friends and family can gather and be merry they’ll have to deal with the Scrooge of the season: travel.
If the Oakland Athletics’ market feasibility study is any indicator, Las Vegas would be a big hit on the Major League Baseball scene.
Bringing the Super Bowl to Las Vegas won’t come cheap, but tourism officials believe the cost will be worth it.
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.