NDOT’s Freeway Service Patrol operates on the most-traveled urban freeways in Las Vegas and Reno, helping drivers who run out of gas, get a flat tire or are involved in a crash.
Mick Akers
Sports Business and Transportation reporter
Email: makers@reviewjournal.com
Phone: (702) 387-2920
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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.
Las Vegas is no stranger to hosting college football media days. The city hosts the Mountain West’s event every year and has hosted the Big 12 and Pac-12 media days.
Brightline West’s Las Vegas to Southern California high-speed rail project was lauded Thursday by Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, who also slammed the California Central Valley rail line.
A portion of the 215 Beltway in Summerlin is slated to shut down for 24 hours tonight.
Thousands of runners will take to the Strip and parts of downtown this weekend to participate in the annual Rock ‘n’ Roll Running Series Las Vegas.
Gasoline prices continued to increase in Southern Nevada over the last week, but relief could be on the way.
The A’s signed manager Mark Kotsay to a three-year contract extension which will take him through the first season the team is slated to play in Las Vegas.
Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority officials want to spend millions of dollars to extend the life of the Las Vegas Monorail for at least another decade.
Interstate 15 has a slew of road projects occurring on the busy highway, from north of Las Vegas to the south valley and in between.
MGM Resorts International president and CEO Bill Hornbuckle alluded to talks being held by Formula One to adjust ticket prices for November’s race.
This is the first school year that middle schools in Henderson, North Las Vegas and unincorporated Clark County have crossing guards patrolling crosswalks.
Gasoline prices are expected to spike as much as 40 cents per gallon in the coming weeks, with the potential for a higher increase in the longer term.
Elon Musk’s Boring Company is hosting an open house aiming to grow its Vegas Loop staff as it eyes expanding its tunnel system.
Brightline West is inching toward getting construction underway this year on its 218-mile Las Vegas to Southern California high-speed rail line.
Work to make the transition between the 215 Beltway and Summerlin Parkway smoother and more efficient is finally underway.