Silver State roads have seen 200 deaths through June 30, 12 percent higher than the 178 fatalities seen through June last year, according to data from the Nevada Department of Public Safety.
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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.
With the new stadiums and arenas popping up around Southern Nevada, a major name in the professional sports landscape says there’s room for even more.
Some Aces players have begun to get paid as part of a sponsorship agreement with the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, LVCVA President and CEO Steve Hill said.
The Oakland A’s draft development agreement with the Las Vegas Stadium Authority is shedding light on how the MLB team will finance its planned $1.5 billion Las Vegas Strip ballpark.
As President Joe Biden’s multiday Las Vegas campaign swing ended Wednesday, traffic on the roads and at the airport were heavily affected.
NBA commissioner Adam Silver has mentioned Las Vegas and Seattle as potential expansion markets, and two groups are looking to build an NBA-ready arena on the Strip.
Biden’s trip continues Wednesday when he is slated to deliver the keynote speech at the UnidosUS Annual Conference at the MGM Grand Conference Center.
Over the last six years, Boulder Highway in Henderson accounted for 25 percent of traffic fatalities in the city. Henderson officials are working to improve safety along the busy corridor.
President Joe Biden will spend two days in campaigning in Las Vegas. Air and road traffic will be affected, and police are planning extra security.
Lt. Gov. Stavros Anthony is still pursuing the removal of high occupancy vehicle lanes from Las Vegas Valley freeways.
The development agreement will break down how the stadium will be financed by the A’s and the construction plan for the Strip stadium,.
The 54-mile high-speed rail line would serve as a connector between the planned Brightline West Victor Valley Station and the California High-Speed Rail in Palmdale, California.
The NBA Cup semifinals and championship games will be played in mid-December in Las Vegas, the league announced Thursday.
Nevadans have access to over 30 special license plate designs, including throwback plates and those honoring Las Vegas sports teams.
Work on the Henderson Interchange project is planned to kick off this fall, with the project budget increasing significantly ahead of that.