Las Vegas land prices have more than doubled since the depths of the Great Recession. Buyers paid a median price of $383,838 per acre last year, up from $166,786 an acre in 2012, according to Colliers International. Land is selling at higher prices as construction gains steam. Developers have packed the valley with apartment complexes, housing tracts, warehouses and other projects in recent years. There have also been more land sales on or near the Strip the past few years.
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Under fire for his handling of the coronavirus crisis, President Donald Trump on Friday announced a major staff overhaul, naming Rep. Mark Meadows as his new chief of staff and replacing Mick Mulvaney, who has been acting in the role for more than a year.
Three family members found shot to death in their south Reno home on Wednesday in an apparent murder-suicide were killed by the mother, who then turned the gun on herself, Reno police said Friday.
The Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada is spraying hospital-grade disinfectant that kills 99 percent of germs and viruses using electrostatic dispensers on all surfaces on the interior of the vehicle. The disinfection process is in addition to normal daily vehicle cleaning. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @KMCannonPhoto
The Smith Center has added 25 industrial-size sanitation stations around their three performance venues — Reynolds Hall, Myron’s Cabaret Jazz and Troesh Theater. The stations have been placed in the lobby, at entrances and backstage.
The title fight between women’s strawweight champion Zhang Weili and former champ Joanna Jedrzejczyk at T-Mobile Arena will be the culmination of a war of words.
Ryan Newman was back at the track Friday, sipping on a Coke and casually strolling through the infield of Phoenix Raceway.
A Clark County resident who has tested positive for COVID-19 remains in serious condition, the Southern Nevada Health District said Friday afternoon. (James Schaeffer / Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Both title fights for UFC 248 are official for Mar. 7 at the T-Mobile Arena. In the co-main event, Joanna Jedrzejczyk will challenge Zhang Weili for the strawweight belt. In the main event, Israel Adesanya puts his middleweight belt on the line against Yoel Romero. (Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
