Zoox is partnering with a Strip resort and moving on from a crash involving one of its self-driving vehicles.
Mick Akers
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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.
The UFC is being sued yet again by a former fighter who claims the Las Vegas-based mixed martial arts promoter violated antitrust laws and has a monopoly on the sport.
A final round of 215 Beltway lane closures planned for this weekend will be the last tied to the construction of the Peace Way bridge in Summerlin, as the project nears completion.
A nearly three-year, $160 million widening project of the 215 Beltway in Henderson is set to get underway.
BetMGM and the Las Vegas Aces have agreed to a multiyear partnership, the sports betting company’s first deal with a professional women’s franchise.
Vice President JD Vance’s visit to Las Vegas could lead to travel issues around Southern Nevada.
The days between Memorial Day and Labor Day have historically been some of worst for fatal crashes in Nevada, according to Nevada Zero Fatalities.
WrestleMania is gearing up to return to Las Vegas next year, after the smashing success of this year’s edition held in April at Allegiant Stadium, a source says.
Executives behind the Athletics Las Vegas ballpark project said they are prepared to absorb the potential effects tariffs could have on the construction.
Cranes are expected to arrive on the Athletics’ stadium site as early as late June, with the planned start of vertical work to follow, according to team president Marc Badain.
The Athletics’ plan detailing what would occur if they don’t finish their Las Vegas ballpark project was unanimously approved by Clark County commissioners.
The Athletics and Clark County are set to enter an agreement to cover the cost of decommissioning the Las Vegas Strip ballpark project if construction starts but is not finished.
UNLV is set to receive $1.2 million from the Las Vegas Stadium Authority for missing a revenue mark set for football games played at Allegiant Stadium.
The expansion of Boring Company’s Vegas Loop is expected to ramp up following the opening of multiple offshoots from the Las Vegas Convention Center to neighboring resorts.
After years of lane closures, a stretch of Interstate 15 near the resort corridor returned to full capacity Friday morning.