Following the big reveal of the Boring Company’s Convention Center Loop last week, the Elon Musk-founded company released what it might cost to ride the possible Vegas Loop.
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.
The process to rename McCarran International to Harry Reid International Airport to its next step last week.
Scammers are targeting Nevada residents looking to land a hard to find Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles appointment.
The group stage of the months-long tournament featuring 16 national teams, including the U.S., begins in July and runs through August.
It won’t happen overnight, but two rail projects that would link Southern Nevada with Southern California could get a boost from President Joe Biden’s $2.3 trillion jobs bill.
A local company is looking into the possibility of constructing a high-capacity transit system along Charleston Boulevard that could cost as much as $3 billion.
There have been reports of instances of drivers posing as Uber and Lyft drivers at McCarran International Airport’s rideshare pickup areas and offering people rides not clocked on the companies’ apps.
Officials of Las Vegas’ pro sports teams say adding a proposed live entertainment tax to game tickets could deter other leagues from joining the market.
Raiders personal seat license holders for Allegiant Stadium will get the first shot at purchasing tickets for the inaugural Vegas Kickoff college football game.
The final wave of students returned to Clark County Schools this week but law enforcement officials said many motorists are still unaware children are back in class.
With large events being allowed at reduced capacity, Las Vegas officials expect traffic congestion downtown this week for the Las Vegas Market show.
The U.S. Highway 95 southbound ramp to Interstate 15 northbound will close to traffic from 8 p.m. Friday until 5 a.m. Monday.
The company that owns a majority of the UFC is planning an initial public offering and aiming to buy out the remaining shares of the mixed martial arts company.
Motorists traveling on Summerlin Parkway can expect traffic impacts to continue Tuesday due to a two-day road project.
With more visitors coming to Las Vegas and locals beginning to hit the town with relaxed COVID-19 restrictions, a new problem has surfaced.