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What will we give up for Uber convenience?

Anyone who signs up for Uber’s app gives up a tremendous amount of liability to get the service, which is provided by third-party contractors who drive their own cars.

Tesla battery factory near Reno will gulp water

Tesla’s massive battery factory being built in Northern Nevada will be a thirsty resident, with some preliminary estimates saying it will require the equivalent of nearly half of the groundwater rights allocated to its Tahoe-Reno Industrial Center neighborhood.

Vegas airport protects travelers from naked supermodel

Visitors may see a lot of things in Las Vegas, but Heidi Klum’s naked body on the walls of McCarran International Airport won’t be one of them.

Transcript shows how transit officials built case against Uber

A review of a 105-page transcript of the Nevada Transportation Authority’s case against contracted Uber driver Anthony Morris gives a snapshot of how regulators are building its case against Uber and how some drivers went into their roles with little idea that they would be caught, compelled to appear before a hearings officer, fined and have their vehicles taken from them.

Agent testifies about raid on gambling operation

The FBI had to move up a raid on an international gambling operation at Caesars Palace in July because word had slipped out about the investigation, a state gaming agent testified Wednesday.

SEC filing: Perini to receive approximately $189.5 million on lien claims

Tutor Perini Corp., the general contractor behind CityCenter and a party in a massive construction defect case involving the development’s Harmon Hotel, said Wednesday it would receive “total net settlement proceeds” of approximately $189.5 million on its lien claims.

Finally: Las Vegas officially gets 40 millionth annual visitor

For the past two years, the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority has said that it would attract a record-breaking 40 million tourists to Southern Nevada, toppling a record that has stood since 2012. Now it’s happened

Clark County officials OK measures to aid Monorail Co.’s fees

Clark County commissioners on Tuesday approved two measures that will aid Las Vegas Monorail Co.’s county business license fees, which increased after the company restructured its debt.

Uber still in focus at Nevada Taxicab Authority meeting

Even though Uber has no license to operate in Clark County or the rest of the state, the San Francisco-based transportation network ride-sharing company had a key role in two matters before the Nevada Taxicab Authority on Monday.

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