In Nevada, two dozen NDOT employees have been killed while on duty, with the most recent death occurring in 2015 on Interstate 80 near Battle Mountain.
Mick Akers
Transportation reporter
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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.
The Raiders’ headquarters in Henderson has been completed for almost a year, but COVID-19 restrictions have kept everyone except essential employees out of most of the facility.
The room tax generating funds for the public share of Allegiant Stadium’s financing is still being impacted by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
Uber is stepping up and offering 17,800 free and discounted round-trip rides to encourage more of the African American community to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
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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.
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