As Raider Nation converges on Allegiant Stadium for the first Raiders game at the facility with fans, remember “face mask” is not a penalty in this case. It’s a rule for all that attend.
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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.
Chris Wright, Allegiant Stadium general manager, told the Las Vegas Stadium Authority the new mask mandate has impacted event booking.
At Las Vegas’ McCarran International Airport cases have increased 18 percent between July 2 and Tuesday, jumping from 197 positive cases to 233, according to TSA daily data tracked by the Review-Journal.
Although it’s only a preseason game fans appear eager to finally see the Raiders in action inside Allegiant Stadium.
Another event and another round of traffic related lessons were learned by those tied to operations at Allegiant Stadium.
Motorists should brace for overnight traffic disruptions next week on U.S. Highway 95 near downtown.
Spirit Airlines flights accounted for the majority of the 4 percent of flight cancellations Thursday at Las Vegas’ McCarran International Airport.
Over the past year, the value of the Raiders has increased by 10 percent to $3.415 billion, according to Forbes. This puts them 16th among the NFL’s 32 teams.
Tony Illia, the Public Information Officer for the past seven years with the Nevada Department of Transportation, has died.
The Nevada Department of Transportation will wrap up its virtual public meeting on the proposed $261 million project Thursday.
After the complaints came raining in from concertgoers that attended the first major events with crowds at Allegiant Stadium, officials are looking to address those issues for this weekend’s Concacaf Gold Cup final.
The transportation agency is launching its Game Day Express bus service starting with the Raiders’ Aug. 14 preseason opener.
Travel volume is nearing pre-pandemic levels in Las Vegas with June clocking 3.8 million travelers passing through McCarran International Airport’s gates.
Las Vegas-based Allegiant Air and Live Nation are teaming up to give customers an all-in-one experience option when booking trips with concerts in mind.
Traffic on the Las Vegas Strip will be reduced to one or two lanes in each direction this week through Friday morning between Spring Mountain Road and Sahara Avenue, Clark County announced Sunday.