Boring Company’s Vegas Loop is continuing progress in tunneling operations and plans to implement autonomous driving aspects within the system by the end of the year.
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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.
If the transaction is successful, UNLV would use the funds to boost infrastructure, student financial aid and support programs.
Raiders tickets for games at Allegiant Stadium continue to be a hot commodity on the secondary market, ranking second in the NFL on StubHub.
Clark County kicked off a pilot program Thursday by adding solar-powered streetlights to an area of the Las Vegas Valley hit hard by copper wire theft.
The free fan event taking place on the Wynn West site has a daily capacity of 25,000 people.
Donald Trump’s Las Vegas campaign stop will lead to road and air travel impacts around Southern Nevada.
With Las Vegas drawing more large events such as the Super Bowl, officials moved to create a more uniformed review and approval process for proposed special events.
Las Vegas Grand Prix officials launched a new interactive online road work map Monday, aimed at allowing motorists to plan their commutes in advance around potential race-related construction.
Nevada and California transportation officials met to discuss how to better handle situations similar to July’s hazardous materials crash on I-15.
In a revised draft lease agreement presented by the Las Vegas Stadium Authority, the A’s would have an initial lease of 30 years.
The Cowboys will visit Allegiant Stadium for the first time this weekend to play a preseason game against the Raiders at 7 p.m. Saturday. It’s led to huge ticket demand.
Formula One will host a free fan event in the Strip during Las Vegas Grand Prix weekend this fall.
Las Vegas Grand Prix officials are celebrating 100 days until the race occurs by giving away 100 pairs of tickets to November’s race.
Fans looking to get to and from Raiders, Golden Knights and UNLV football games for their respective season again have a public transportation option.
The Aviators could consider a name change in the future based on a popular promotion earlier this year, but they won’t make a switch next year.