Transportation

United outage causes delays at McCarran, Reno-Tahoe airports

A United Airlines passenger jet is shown on the ground as a Southwest jet takes off at McCarran International Airport on Dec. 9, 2011.

A nationwide outage with United Airlines' computer system Wednesday morning has caused delays at both McCarran International and Reno-Tahoe International airports. McCarran said United flights will run 30 to 45 minutes late for ...

United Airlines suffers 2nd major grounding in 2 months

Travelers line up at a United Airlines check-in counter at Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport Wednesday, July 8, 2015, in Atlanta. All United Continental flights in the U.S. were grounded Wednesday due to computer problems. Just shy of two hours after the problems began, the Federal Aviation Administration lifted the ground stop order.

ll United Continental flights in the U.S. were grounded temporarily Wednesday due to computer problems. Less than two hours later, United requested the Federal Aviation Administration ...

Sammy Davis Jr. reunites with Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin — or at least their roads do

The Rat Pack's Joey Bishop, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr. and Frank Sinatra.

The Rat Pack is getting back together. In a reunion that harkens back to the early days of the Las Vegas Strip, Clark County Commissioners today approved changing the street name on ...

Diverted Las Vegas flight takes over 20 hours to reach Baltimore

Passengers who took off from Las Vegas on an approximately five-hour flight to Baltimore didn’t get there for more than 20 hours after the plane was diverted because of a possible fire. It turned out ...

Ride-hailing companies recruiting drivers in Las Vegas

An advertisement from Lyft seeking drivers in Las Vegas.

Disruptors, start your engines: Ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft are recruiting drivers in Las Vegas in anticipation of their launch later this summer. Lyft has blanketed social media and ...

Arizona widens another stretch of Phoenix-Las Vegas route

Arizona has widened another stretch of the highway that is the primary route between Phoenix and Las Vegas. The state Department of Transportation last weekend completed the widening of the ...

Ride-hailing services revving up again in Nevada

Taxi cab drivers gather Friday, May 29, 2015, in front of Caesars Palace to protest Uber, the ride-hailing service trying to break into the Las Vegas market.

After a thwarted launch last year and four months of intense lobbying at the Nevada Legislature, Uber now can legally operate its ride-hailing service in Nevada, thanks to a pair of laws signed last month ...

Boxing, special events lift Las Vegas airport to busiest May since 2007

In this file photo, long lines form outside a security checkpoint at McCarran International Airport.

Airport officials say the number of travelers flying into and out of Las Vegas in May jumped 5.7 percent to nearly 4 million passengers. McCarran International Airport officials reported ...

Regulators: Rules for ride-hailing companies could take months to draft

In this Wednesday, March 18, 2015, photo, the Uber app displays on a smartphone vehicles available for a pickup in downtown Manhattan.

Nevada transportation regulators say it will make months to create and approve policies allowing ride-hailing companies such as Uber and Lyft to legally operate in ...

Regulators inch closer to vote on ride-hailing company rules

Nevada transportation regulators are scheduled to make a decision on adopting fast-tracked policies allowing ride-hailing companies like Uber and Lyft to legally operate in the state. The Nevada Transportation Authority is scheduled to ...

Allegiant Air adding Florida flights from Rochester in October

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

Nevada-based Allegiant Air says it will start non-stop service from Rochester to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, this fall. The discount air carrier owned by Allegiant Travel Co. and Monroe County officials announced ...

500 vehicles wait out I-15 closure at Nevada-California line

Closing the highway between Los Angeles and Las Vegas forced about 500 vehicles to pass the time at a casino resort area in ...

Get ready for Electric Daisy traffic jams

A food vendor selling hot dogs in the parking lot watches festival-goers leave at the end of day two of the Electric Daisy Carnival festival at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Sunday morning, June 23, 2013.

Motorists may want to avoid Interstate 15 near the Las Vegas Motor Speedway this weekend as the Electric Daisy Carnival arrives in town, bringing with it heavy traffic. The Nevada Department of Transportation is expecting ...

Allegiant jet returns to Las Vegas after engine issue

An Allegiant Air jet takes off from McCarran International Airport on Friday, Aug. 26, 2011.

An Allegiant Air flight headed to Stockton, Calif., returned to McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas this afternoon because of an engine issue, an airport spokeswoman said. Allegiant Flight 526 left ...

Regulators seek fast-track status to draft Uber rules

Nevada transportation regulators say they'll seek to fast-track regulations for ride-hailing companies such as Uber and Lyft. Members of the Nevada Transportation Authority voted 2-1 on Thursday to ...