The temporary Flamingo Road bridge over Koval Lane will be reduced for this year’s Formula One race to lessen impacts on area businesses, officials said.
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Mick joined the Las Vegas Review-Journal in November 2018 and covers sports business and transportation. He previously worked at the Las Vegas Sun covering a variety of beats including transportation, business, gaming, and city and county government. Prior to that, he worked at the Pahrump Valley Times, where he was named the Nevada Press Association’s Outstanding Journalist in the intermediate category for his coverage of the Lamar Odom brothel overdose situation, rural healthcare and more. Mick was born in Texas but grew up in Las Vegas, attending UNLV’s Hank Greenspun School of Journalism and Media Studies where he was a member of the Kappa Tau Alpha National Journalism Society.
A group of Las Vegas business owners who say they lost millions from last year’s Formula 1 launched an online petition hoping to get a public meeting on the 2024 race.
Freeway interchanges with nicknames including “bowl” are a regular part of many Las Vegas Valley motorists daily commutes.
To meet federal requirements, Real IDs will be needed for anyone looking to use their driver’s license to get through security at airports for domestic flights nationwide.
Some might think space constraints are an obstacle in the planning of a stadium, but the Athletics’ Las Vegas ballpark designer sees it as a positive.
Las Vegas’ Super Bowl is tracking to draw fans from all over the world, with ticket buyers on secondary market place StubHub coming from all 50 states and 16 countries.
Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman went viral after comments she made during an interview suggesting that she wished the A’s could work out a deal to stay in the Bay Area.
Road closures tied to the aftermath of the fatal UNLV shooting affected afternoon commutes in the valley.
The Athletics got a legal win in District Court over a political action committee’s attempt to get the public financing for the team’s planned ballpark on next year’s ballot.
State officials are looking to ease traffic congestion around a major resort corridor road project.
The home of the Raiders has become the first NFL stadium to be solely powered by renewable energy.
Las Vegas Lights owner Brett Lashbrook is unapologetic about this weekend’s “Vegas Loves Oakland Sports Teams” promotion.
The Sept. 24 “Sunday Night Football” home opener for the Raiders against the Pittsburgh Steelers is the most in-demand game of the season on StubHub.
A group linked with the Nevada State Education Association has filed a referendum petition to repeal the funding for the Athletics’ baseball stadium in Las Vegas.
The game featured a fireworks show following the Aviators’ 10-7 loss to the Express, but a sellout in nearly 110-degree heat shows there is fan support in Las Vegas for pro baseball.
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