Brightline has hired a new CEO as the company’s former chief executive, Michael Reininger, shifts his focus to Brightline West’s $21 billion Las Vegas to Southern California high-speed rail venture.
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A motorcyclist died following a crash with another vehicle in the southwest valley, according to the Metropolitan Police Department.
As Boring Co. works toward building the Strip and downtown portions of its Vegas Loop project, company brass are eyeing even further expansion of the point-to-point system.
Surprisingly, one of the biggest challenges to Boring Co.’s Vegas Loop project is water, despite Southern Nevada being known for its dry climate.
A person died in a crash involving a motorcycle, sports utility vehicle and a commercial motor vehicle near the Strip Friday night, NHP said.
Elon Musk’s Boring Company continues to build its underground Vegas Loop transportation system and is on the cusp of opening new tunnels that will link new stations and destinations.
Last year saw 381 traffic-related deaths on roads around the state, marking the first time since 2021 that number did not surpass the 400 mark.
With 2026 underway, the Reimagine Boulder Highway project in Henderson moves ahead, just surpassing the halfway mark.
It was a busy news year for the Las Vegas Review-Journal. With the growth the Las Vegas Valley is experiencing, it’s not expected that 2026 will be any different.
Joshua Johnson, 31, was booked into the Clark County Detention Center on Friday.
Police targeting impaired driving in Nevada made thousands of traffic stops and more than one hundred arrests statewide on Dec. 31, local and state law enforcement said.
In addition, a vehicle fire closed the ramp from southbound Interstate 11 ramp to southbound I-15.
Southern Nevada’s unusual weather resulted in some flight delays at Harry Reid International Airport early Friday.
These were some of Las Vegas Review-Journal reporter Bryan Horwath’s most memorable local news stories of 2025.
The monorail will run on overdrive this week as revelers look to get around the Las Vegas Strip while it’s shut down for New Year’s Eve activities.
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Police targeting impaired driving in Nevada made thousands of traffic stops and more than one hundred arrests statewide on Dec. 31, local and state law enforcement said.
The company has begun limited Vegas Loop service to Harry Reid International Airport.
When the crowd of over 340,000 revelers ring in the new year this week on the Strip, many roads in and around the resort corridor will be shut to traffic.
As 2025 comes to an end, Santa won’t be the only thing coming to town as the Las Vegas Valley readies to host holiday and New Year’s Eve celebrations over the next two weeks.
