Clark County commissioners said today they won’t force ride-hailing companies to turn over a list of drivers but are pushing aviation officials to collect the names if outfits like Uber and Lyft want to operate at the airport. The unanimous vote amending the county business license requirements came in response to a legal opinion that said demanding the lists to ...
1 December 2015
By Daniel Rothberg
As Uber and Lyft fight efforts by Clark County officials to regulate them, one of their biggest concerns is over a provision that would require them to publicly identify their drivers. It's proprietary information, they argue, and ...
1 December 2015
By Daniel Rothberg
Police say two men were arrested at Las Vegas' McCarran International Airport today for yelling at ticket agents after missing a flight. Metro Police Officer Michael Rodriguez says ...
27 November 2015
Associated Press
In emails this week, Uber urged thousands of Las Vegas drivers and users to tell commissioners they want Uber to operate at McCarran ...
24 November 2015
By Daniel Rothberg
The number of people traveling to and from Las Vegas is once again growing. McCarran International Airport released statistics on Monday showing Las Vegas had 6.4 percent more passengers in October than ...
24 November 2015
Associated Press
The initial phase of the XpressWest project, which will link Las Vegas to Victorville, Calif., will cost $8 billion. Officials said they could start construction as early as ...
18 November 2015
By Daniel Rothberg
“I give up with you guys,” Clark County Commission Chairman Steve Sisolak said today, frustrated with Uber and Lyft executives during what could be the last round of hearings to ...
17 November 2015
By Daniel Rothberg
It started with an effort to regulate Uber and Lyft drivers, and ended as an ordinance that could apply to ...
17 November 2015
By Daniel Rothberg
Congress is racing toward a Friday deadline to renew the law that pays for national transportation programs, and lobbyists trying to shape the legislation are in a frenzy.
16 November 2015
By Joan Lowy, Associated Press
Ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft and courier PostMates could soon have a competitor nipping at their heels in Las Vegas ...
12 November 2015
By Daniel Rothberg
A pilot who ordered an emergency evacuation after smoke was detected coming from one of the jet's engines is suing Allegiant Air for firing him. The 43-year-old pilot says ...
12 November 2015
By David Koenig, Associated Press
Transportation officials have awarded the largest construction job in Nevada's history to widen the state's busiest stretch of highway. The Nevada Department of Transportation board voted ...
9 November 2015
Associated Press
Officials say an American Airlines flight from Las Vegas to Chicago landed safely after a bird strike forced it to return to McCarran International Airport. Linda Healey, a spokeswoman for the Las Vegas airport, said early Monday that ...
9 November 2015
Associated Press
As broadband Internet service becomes increasingly widespread and free in public places, it has remained, to travelers’ frustration, stuck in the slow lane on airplanes. But with recent developments in technology, sluggish in-flight Internet speed is starting to ...
3 November 2015
By Mike Tierney, New York Times News Service
They get rides in buses, Uber vehicles and limos, wearing the same casual attire as the tourists around them on the Las Vegas Strip. But that’s where the similarities end ...
29 October 2015
By Daniel Rothberg
