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These Vegas freeway angels can’t accept tips

While tipping is popular in Las Vegas, it’s not a good idea to tip those freeway angels who work for the Nevada Transportation Department’s Freeway Service Patrol or Incident Response Vehicle programs. They’re not allowed to accept them.

215 Beltway reopens after vehicle fire

All westbound lanes of the southern 215 Beltway near Eastern Avenue have reopened after a car fire Saturday night, according to the Regional Transportation Commission.

ROAD ALERT: Kyle Canyon Road delays

Motorists using Kyle Canyon Road will experience delays between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Tuesday so that a wide, load-hauling bulldozer can transport materials for the flood diversion berm project.

Project to close Kyle Canyon Road Tuesday

Part of Kyle Canyon Road will be closed Tuesday between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. so that a wide, load-hauling bulldozer can transport materials for the Flood Diversion Berm Project.

Boy, 4, struck by vehicle in northeast valley

A boy was hospitalized with non-critical injuries after being hit by a car in the northeast valley Friday afternoon, Las Vegas police said.

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Military aircraft makes emergency landing at McCarran

A military aircraft made an emergency landing at McCarran International Airport on Friday afternoon, airport officials said. A C-17 cargo plane landed safely at 3:46 p.m. after a pilot reported smoke in the cockpit, airport spokesman Chris Jones said.

3 injured in southwest valley crash

Three people are hospitalized following a Friday afternoon rollover crash in the southwest valley. Las Vegas police responded to the single-vehicle crash at 2:26 p.m. near South Cimarron Road and Lapis Springs Lane, near Desert Inn Road, said Las Vegas police spokesman Jose Hernandez.

Cactus/I-15 interchange opens in Las Vegas

Residents of Southern Highlands and neighborhoods east of Las Vegas Boulevard South can celebrate: The Cactus Avenue interchange on Interstate 15 is open.

Lake Mead Blvd. reopened after rollover

Eastbound Lake Mead Boulevard was closed briefly after a Friday afternoon rollover near Tonopah Drive.

Looming road work in Las Vegas instills commuter dread

Workers won’t put a shovel in the ground for more than a year, but those who live and work near the Spaghetti Bowl already are growing concerned about the state’s Project Neon transportation improvement project.

Arizona warns of weekend I-15 delays

PHOENIX — Arizona transportation officials are warning motorists traveling on Interstate 15 in the northwest corner of Arizona over the Labor Day weekend to expect traffic delays and to allow extra travel time.

Surprise, surprise, surprise: I-15 exit moved

When you travel the same route every day, it’s easy to miss Nevada Transportation Department surprises, such as the exit from southbound Interstate 15 to U.S. Highway 95 that was moved earlier this month.

Cement truck crash slows traffic on I-15 southbound

Traffic on southbound Interstate 15 is narrowed to one lane at Silverado Ranch Boulevard after a cement mixer truck overturned late Tuesday morning.