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2 arrested at Las Vegas airport over outburst at airline agent

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 ...

Uber looks to public for support in lobbying Clark County

Travelers arriving at McCarran International Airport make their way through the taxi queue in Las Vegas on Friday, March 1, 2013. Passengers will soon be able to hire rides from ride-hailing services at the airport.

In emails this week, Uber urged thousands of Las Vegas drivers and users to tell commissioners they want Uber to operate at McCarran ...

Las Vegas airport traffic grows to 4.1 million in October

In this Thursday, May 9, 2013, photo, an Allegiant Air jetliner flies over the the the New York-New York Hotel & Casino after taking off from McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas.

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 ...

Nevada high-speed rail panel moving forward with XPressWest

Three train lines could meet in Palmdale, allowing passengers access to mass transit up and down California.

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 ...

County approves regulations for Uber, Lyft as pushback continues

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

“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 ...

Prospective licensing fee for Uber and Lyft could apply to other drivers in Las Vegas

The ride-hailing service Uber is offering rides in Nevada.

It started with an effort to regulate Uber and Lyft drivers, and ended as an ordinance that could apply to ...

Industry pushes to shape transportation law

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.

New company, Get Me, to offer rides, deliveries in Las Vegas

The logo for the ride-hailing and delivery company Get Me, which launches in Las Vegas Thursday, Nov. 12, 2015.

Ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft and courier PostMates could soon have a competitor nipping at their heels in Las Vegas ...

Allegiant pilot says he was wrongly fired over evacuation

In this Thursday, May 9, 2013, file photo, two Allegiant Air jets taxi at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas.

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 ...

State awards $560 million contract in Project NEON highway widening

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 ...

Bird strike forces plane to make emergency landing in Las Vegas

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 ...

Fast and free in-flight Wi-Fi is uncharted territory for airlines

Air carri­ers are incre­asing­ly navig­ating devel­opmen­ts in high-­speed conne­ctivi­ty, manag­ing trave­lers’ expec­tatio­ns and deter­minin­g a price model that satis­fies custo­mers and thems­elves for airpl­ane Wi-Fi­.

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 ...

These Las Vegas undercover officers only look like they’re on vacation

A sign for the Uber Activation Center on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2015, at Hampton Inn Tropicana.

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 ...

Southwest to end flight from Ohio airport to Las Vegas

Southwest Airlines planes sit at McCarran International Airport.

Southwest Airlines has announced that it's eliminating nonstop flights from Akron-Canton Airport in northeast Ohio to Tampa, Las Vegas and Orlando. Officials said Tuesday the flights will ...

Runway that handles a third of Las Vegas flights closing for revamp

Southwest Airlines passenger jets are shown at McCarran International Airport Sunday, Oct. 11, 2015.

The longest runway at McCarran International Airport is about to close for six months for a major overhaul. Airport officials say they plan to close the runway early Wednesday to start replacing ...