Transportation

Freeway closed after boy threatened to jump from overpass

Authorities briefly shut down U.S. 95 at Valley View Boulevard today after a boy threatened to jump off an overpass, according to the Nevada Highway Patrol. The freeway ...

6 October 2015
By Pashtana Usufzy

Manufacturer inspecting other engines after Las Vegas jet fire

Firefighters stand by a British Airways plane that caught fire Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2015, at McCarran International Airport. An engine on the plane caught fire before takeoff, forcing passengers to escape on emergency slides.

The company that made an engine that caught fire as a British Airways plane was taking off from Las Vegas is inspecting other engine parts as part of a federal investigation of the incident. On Sept. 8, British Airways flight 2276 was on a McCarran International Airport runway bound for ...

6 October 2015
Associated Press

China could fast-track high-speed rail from Las Vegas to California

An artist’s rendering of a train on the XpressWest high-speed rail line.

XpressWest, a 230-mile high-speed rail project slated to stretch along the Interstate 15 corridor, could be just what Las Vegas needs to bring more weekend tourists from Los Angeles, but more importantly, it could mark ...

5 October 2015
By Scott Lucas

Southwest Airlines plane in Las Vegas evacuated after smoke report

A Southwest Airlines jet takes flight in this undated file photo.

Passengers and crew evacuated a Southwest Airlines flight in Las Vegas today after a report of possible smoke on the plane, according to an airport spokeswoman. Southwest flight 1292, which was ...

1 October 2015
By Pashtana Usufzy

High-speed rail panel to select operator by Nov. 30

An artist’s rendering of a train on the XpressWest high-speed rail line.

The Nevada High-Speed Rail Authority held its first meeting Tuesday evening and established a delayed timeline for selecting an applicant to construct a high-speed rail system from Southern Nevada to ...

29 September 2015
By Daniel Rothberg

Sammy Davis Jr. joins ranks of people immortalized on Las Vegas area’s street signs

Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr. and Frank Sinatra are reunited at the Oakland Coliseum during their 29-city tour March 14, 1988, in Oakland, Calif.

Clark County honored another member of the legendary Rat Pack today when a stretch of Industrial Road got a new name: Sammy Davis Jr. Drive. The name change affects 1.8 miles of Industrial Road from Sahara Avenue to the intersection of Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra drives behind the Mirage. “Sammy Davis Jr. and the rest of the Rat Pack put Las Vegas ...

29 September 2015
By Brian Deka

New leader of Taxicab Authority is chosen

Ron Grogan was named to the job Wednesday by Bruce Breslow, director of the state Department of Business and Industry ...

23 September 2015
By Cy Ryan

Lyft gets license to operate in city of Las Vegas

A Lyft car ferries passengers.

Las Vegas has approved a temporary business license for Lyft, allowing its drivers to operate in the city, as the ride-hailing company’s legal status to offer rides in other parts of the county remains in question. The license issued today covers ...

23 September 2015
By Daniel Rothberg

Uber pays tickets for drivers cited at McCarran

This is a view of the parking garage and McCarran International Airport's Terminal 3 Saturday, June 2, 2012.

After the Clark County district attorney sent a letter asking Uber and Lyft to cease operations at the airport, the ride-hailing companies have instructed their drivers to ...

23 September 2015
By Daniel Rothberg

Uber, Lyft fares higher in L.V. than in many other cities

In this Feb. 28, 2014, photo, Lyft driver Brittany Cameron drives her vehicle as she gives a ride to Jennie Morris in Denver. Ride-sharing companies Uber and Lyft are now serving Nevada.

Getting to the Las Vegas Pride festival or the iHeartRadio Music Festival left some residents experiencing sticker shock at the high cost of taking an Uber or Lyft. But it wasn’t just ...

22 September 2015
By Daniel Rothberg

Uber, Lyft drivers cited for operating at Las Vegas airport

An Uber driver takes a passenger for a ride Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2015, in Las Vegas.

Clark County issued at least 87 misdemeanor citations to Uber and Lyft drivers last week for operating on airport property without permission ...

21 September 2015
By Daniel Rothberg

It’s red light, green light for Uber and Lyft

An Uber driver takes a passenger for a ride Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2015, in Las Vegas.

After a year of wrangling, Uber finally is back on the road. And Lyft workers started driving local customers Sept. 15. We’re a little late to the game — Uber operates in ...

21 September 2015
By Daniel Rothberg

Chinese, U.S. firms hope to resurrect California-Las Vegas train

An artist’s rendering of a train on the XpressWest high-speed rail line.

An American company that has labored for a decade to build a high-speed train between Southern California and Las Vegas is hoping help from China will get the project on track. XpressWest said ...

17 September 2015
Associated Press

Clark County Commission mulls options after Uber and Lyft flout regulations

“It’s unfortunate because we want good community partners,” said Commissioner Marilyn Kirkpatrick. “I don’t know what their expectation is as a community partner ...

17 September 2015
By Daniel Rothberg

From Army Ranger to Uber driver in Las Vegas

An Uber driver takes a passenger for a ride Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2015, in Las Vegas.

Jason Cluxton was one of the first Uber drivers to pick up passengers in Las Vegas on Tuesday. “The only hesitation I have about the whole thing is ...

16 September 2015
By Daniel Rothberg
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