Clark County plans to close Hacienda from Polaris Avenue to the Mandalay Bay parking garage during major events at Allegiant Stadium.
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.
Lights owner Brett Lashbrook said he and his team met with FAA officials Wednesday and were assured the team is not facing any repercussions regarding the incident.
The NFL team purchased 17.3 acres of real estate near its under-construction stadium for just over $28 million, property records show.
Work on the 11-month project will begin Monday on Fremont Street in downtown Las Vegas, running from Las Vegas Boulevard to 14th Street.
The plan includes a total of 146 signs that freestanding, wall and door and window variety and will be indoors and outdoors of the facility.
Beginning Oct. 1, 2020, Real IDs, a new form of ID card, will be the only version accepted to use as identification to board a plane for a domestic flight.
Nevadans have a new way to raise funds for those affected by the Route 91 Harvest festival shooting while displaying pride in the community that rallied after the tragedy.
Almost 47,000 specialty license plate registrations have occurred in the last year between the Golden Knights and Raiders editions.
The Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board was in Las Vegas to observe the TSA’s test of facial recognition technology at McCarran International Airport.
The Raiders could pay Clark County $1.1 million per year to lease two lots to enhance parking operations tied to the $2 billion 65,000 fan capacity Allegiant Stadium.
The complaint alleges Little A’Le’Inn owner and Alienstock organizer Connie West spent over $100,000 to hold the event occurring Sept. 19-22 in Rachel.
The Nevada Taxicab Authority unanimously voted Thursday to set up a six-month pilot program, set to begin Jan. 1, breaking the Las Vegas Strip into three zones.
A year after tying for first place in customer satisfaction, Las Vegas’ airport fell to third in the annual ranking.
This year is on pace to be the busiest year in McCarran history, and would mark the third straight year the record would be surpassed.
Beginning Wednesday, Uber and Lyft users will catch their ride out of McCarran from the Level 2 of Terminal 1 parking garage.