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Road blocked but signals keep on ticking as usual

One would think that when streets are completely closed and blocked, traffic signals on streets intersecting the closed streets would be modified since there’s no traffic as a result of the closure. But that’s not always the case.

Commission urged to do more to prevent bus stop tragedies

An activist on Thursday asked the Regional Transportation Commission what was taking it so long to act to reduce bus stop tragedies since the agency was given authority to move its bus shelters farther away from the street on 2007.

Man dies in weekend crash at Lake Mead

A 29-year-old man died in a rollover crash on a dirt road at the Lake Mead National Recreation Area over the weekend, according to the Nevada Highway Patrol. The crash happened on Six Mile Cove Road, west of Lake Mohave near Searchlight, NHP said.

State moves to condemn land for Project Neon

The state is offering five owners a total of $11.3 million for 4.35 acres along the west side of Martin Luther King Boulevard, north of Charleston Boulevard, for reconfiguration of I-15’s infamous Spaghetti Bowl.

Numbers, letters mix it up on new Nevada license plates

A lot of people may have gotten that feeling recently when they’ve hit the road and seen some recently issued Nevada license plates. The demand for more number-letter variations has brought a new look to Nevada license plates.

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Your parking space is about to get a lot smarter

New smartphone and automotive technology on display at the International Parking Institute Conference and Expo in Las Vegas promises your car will soon find an open parking space, guide you to it and then pay for it for you.

1 killed in crash on Smoke Ranch near Decatur

A 20-year-old woman was killed and a passenger was injured in a single-vehicle rollover near the intersection of Smoke Ranch Road and Decatur Boulevard on Thursday, according to LasVegas police.

Lake Mead Boulevard reopens after morning crash

Lake Mead Boulevard was closed at Clifford Street in the northeast Las Vegas Valley for just over two hours Wednesday after a crash between a sport utility vehicle and a tractor-trailer, police said.

4 Strip pedestrian bridges to be upgraded

The oldest of the pedestrian bridges that crisscross the Las Vegas Strip will be overhauled in a $26 million upgrade that will be paid for by the people who use them most — Las Vegas tourists.