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Cones blocking long traffic lanes irk Las Vegas Valley drivers

David from Henderson spotted a pet peeve shared by most Southern Nevada drivers: orange cones blocking long segments of traffic lanes, even though construction workers are concentrated in a small area.

1 dead in traffic crash on US 95 northbound

A 64-year-old Henderson man died after rear-ending a suspected drunken driver’s pickup stopped in the middle of U.S. Highway 95, the Nevada Highway Patrol said Tuesday night.

South Las Vegas Strip remains closed to traffic Monday

Las Vegas Boulevard was closed between Tropicana Avenue and Sunset Road on Monday morning, and it was unclear when it would reopen to traffic as Las Vegas police investigated Sunday’s deadly mass shooting near Mandalay Bay.

Gas prices going up despite oil below $50 a barrel

Motorists are paying a little more at the pump, even though the cost of crude oil remains below $50 per barrel — just one of several factors that go into calculating gasoline prices.

Road work to close Martin Luther King Boulevard near US 95

A section of Martin Luther King Boulevard will intermittently close around U.S. Highway 95 as crews build new freeway bridge beams and decking, the Nevada Department of Transportation said Tuesday.