Pedestrian traffic fatalities are on the rise across the U.S., and Nevada is no exception, a new report from the Governors Highway Safety Association shows.
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Starting out with paving a few humble dirt roads, the Nevada Department of Transportation has evolved over the past century into an agency that oversees construction of the state’s busiest highways.
Members of the news media were invited to don “marijuana goggles” and see what the road looks like to those who drive while high.
Three spots have been designated where pooches can get a potty break near airline gates at McCarran International Airport.
U.S. Highway 95 will lose a lane in each direction from Rancho Drive to just east of Interstate 15 starting at 9 p.m. Monday.
Thousands of downtown Las Vegas commuters have until 9 p.m. Monday to brace for a long, painful pinch known as the“Big Squeeze.”
Between July 2011 and July 2016, 116 pedestrians were struck by vehicles along Boulder Highway, according to the Nevada Department of Transportation.
The crash happened about 6:30 p.m. at the intersection of El Capitan Way and West Flamingo Road.
A patient traveling in the back of an ambulance has died after the ambulance was involved in a crash Friday night in the east Las Vegas Valley.
Upgrades to four pedestrian bridges at the southern end of the Strip will be completed six months ahead of schedule, but the expedited timeline adds $235,000 to the final cost.
“The Big Squeeze” is poised to follow the rules of sequels when it debuts March 21 in downtown Las Vegas. Just like with movies, the second edition is going to be worse than the first
A 20-year-old man has life-threatening injuries after he was hit by a car in the central valley Sunday evening.
Ganimet Gallegos, an 84-year-old Las Vegas resident, was struck by a silver Nissan sedan about 6:30 p.m. Thursday, the Metropolitan Police Department said.
Air Force security forces responded Friday to suspected explosive material at the main entrance gate to Creech Air Force Base, prompting authorities to shut down nearby U.S. Highway 95 in both directions for about 2 1/2 hours.
Las Vegas is largely defined by its ability to defy expectations, and recent forecasts predicting a decline in its appeal to younger travelers are no exception. Contrary to these gloomy predictions, which suggest that an aging core visitor base might render the city’s 150,000 hotel rooms less appealing to new generations, the reality is strikingly […]
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A fatal crash closed Cheyenne Avenue near the 215 Beltway Sunday morning.
North Las Vegas police shot and killed a man who reportedly raised a firearm towards several officers on Saturday night, according to authorities.
“It’s just heartbreaking,” said Judy Roman, whose houseboat was totaled and whose security camera recorded the fire.