Specialty license plates are a big hit in Nevada and various charities benefit from many of the plates mounted to vehicles statewide.
Mick Akers
Sports Business and Transportation reporter
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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 pair of multiday closures for portions of Charleston Boulevard that were postponed Monday will now begin Thursday in downtown Las Vegas.
Nevada roads have seen a decrease in fatal crashes through the first three months of 2019.
Nevada residents who don’t identify with a specific gender now have the option to remain gender-neutral on state-issued driver’s licenses and ID cards.
Allegiant Air is looking south of the border for its next possible flight destination.
The Nevada Department of Transportation made the rounds at various local government meetings to announce pending changes to how high occupancy vehicle lanes will be governed starting next month.
Just ahead of the sweltering summer heats return to the Las Vegas Strip, the long-running tram that shuttles guests between TI and the Mirage is back in operation.
A scheduled update of the funding related to the Las Vegas Monorail Co. was temporarily derailed this week.
Las Vegas city officials want to put the brakes on portions of proposed changes in the rules governing high occupancy vehicle lanes that are slated to take effect when Project Neon is completed next month.
A fundraiser and education event is planned Wednesday in the memory of 12-year-old Jonathan Smith, who was hit and killed by a motorist last month.
Low cost bus startup FlixBus plans to expand its Las Vegas service area to four Utah cities this week.
After multiple public meetings gauging Las Vegas Valley residents’ opinions on flight patterns around the area, aviation officials are one step closer to launching proposed improvements aimed at simplifying the aviation experience.
A pair of multiday closures of portions of Charleston Boulevard that kick off next week are set to snarl traffic in downtown Las Vegas.
Just as many Southern Nevada families hit the road to take advantage of spring break vacation this week gas prices are soaring.
Despite the attractiveness of adding light rail to the city and the overwhelming public support for it as the transportation mode of choice for the Maryland Parkway corridor, transit officials made the right choice in choosing bus rapid transit for the 8.7-mile stretch.