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Plan ahead for these road projects in the coming week in the Las Vegas Valley

Plan ahead for these road projects in the coming week in the Las Vegas Valley

Here’s a look at some of the roadwork or road closings you might encounter in the coming week across …

21 November 2014
By Las Vegas Sun Staff

Nevada Supreme Court taking up Uber jurisdiction dispute

he Nevada Supreme Court has decided to give speedy handling to a petition seeking to prevent a Washoe County judge from presiding over a conflict between the state and Uber. Uber, a private ride service company, has asked ...

19 November 2014
By Cy Ryan

Uber executive suggests digging up dirt on critics

A senior executive at Uber suggested that the company should consider hiring a team of opposition researchers to dig up dirt on its critics in the media — and specifically to spread details of of the personal ...

18 November 2014
BuzzFeed

Toyota to start sales of fuel cell car next month

Toyota’s new fuel cell vehicle Mirai arrives at a charge station near Toyota's showroom Monday, Nov. 17, 2014, in Tokyo.

There will only be a few hundred, and they won't be cheap, but Toyota is about to take its first small step into the unproven market for emissions-free, hydrogen-powered vehicles. The world's largest automaker announced Tuesday that it will begin selling fuel cell cars in ...

18 November 2014
By Ken Moritsugu, Associated Press

Uber court hearing delayed until Friday

Uber West Coast Regional Manager William Barnes sits in the back of a car during a photo shoot Friday, Oct. 24, 2014, in Las Vegas.

Uber was back in court briefly today, fighting to keep its ride service operating in Las Vegas. But a dispute over whether the court case should play out in Las Vegas or Reno led to ...

17 November 2014
By Conor Shine

Allegiant fliers complaining about fees but still paying

Travelers check in at the Allegiant Airlines counter Thursday, Oct. 30, 2014, at McCarran International Airport. Allegiant is charging a $5 fee for printing boarding passes at the airport. The $5 charge boosted sagging quarterly earnings.

Las Vegas-based Allegiant racks up consistent profits selling cheap airplane tickets with a bevy of add-ons, but some people view its latest fee as particularly unreasonable. On Sept. 1, the airline began charging customers, with some exceptions, $5 to print a boarding pass at airport ticket counters. But fliers are paying, and the fee is padding Allegiant’s earnings ...

16 November 2014
By Eli Segall

Plan ahead for these road projects in the coming week in the Las Vegas Valley

Plan ahead for these road projects in the coming week in the Las Vegas Valley

Here’s a look at some of the roadwork or road closings you might encounter in the coming week across …

14 November 2014
By Las Vegas Sun Staff

Joy at the pump: Nevada gas prices continue to drop

Kurtis Keeler of Jamestown, New York, replaces a pump after filling up at a gas station on Blue Diamond Road Thursday, April 14, 2011.

Nevada drivers are taking less of a hit at the pump as gasoline prices continue to drop, due largely to the lower cost of crude oil. Prices statewide for unleaded regular gas averaged ...

11 November 2014
By Pashtana Usufzy

New Spirit flight will link Las Vegas to western Pennsylvania

A Spirit Airlines jet takes off from McCarran International Airport on Friday, Aug. 26, 2011.

Discount airliner Spirit Airlines says it will begin flying nonstop between Las Vegas and a small regional airport about 40 miles southeast of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The new route will fly into ...

7 November 2014
Associated Press

FedEx cargo plane makes emergency landing in Las Vegas

A FedEx cargo plane made an emergency landing at McCarran International Airport this morning after the crew suspected a fire on board. The MD-11 jet was flying from ...

7 November 2014
By Ian Whitaker

Plan ahead for these road projects in the coming week in the Las Vegas Valley

Plan ahead for these road projects in the coming week in the Las Vegas Valley

Here’s a look at some of the roadwork or road closings you might encounter in the coming week across …

7 November 2014
By Las Vegas Sun Staff

Officials unveil new traffic signal in northwest valley

A new traffic signal will begin operating Friday in the northwest valley, part of what the county says is an estimated $2.65 million effort to ...

6 November 2014
By Pashtana Usufzy

Plane makes emergency landing on Henderson street

An Extra 330 Aerobatic Aircraft suffers major damage after an emergency landing on Volunteer Boulevard, a road just south of the Henderson Executive Airport, Wednesday Nov. 5, 2014. The 2 passengers on board escaped with out injury.

A plane operated by a company that lets customers engage in mock dogfights made an emergency landing on a Henderson street today after possibly experiencing ...

5 November 2014
By Pashtana Usufzy,
Ian Whitaker

Plan ahead for these road projects in the coming week in the Las Vegas Valley

Plan ahead for these road projects in the coming week in the Las Vegas Valley

Here’s a look at some of the roadwork or road closings you might encounter in the coming week across the …

31 October 2014
By Las Vegas Sun Staff

Judge refuses to put brakes on Uber ride-sharing service

Uber West Coast Regional Manager William Barnes sits in the back of a car during a photo shoot Friday, Oct. 24, 2014, in Las Vegas. The ride sharing company has begun operations in Nevada.

Uber scored an early victory in court today when a Clark County District Court judge declined to issue a temporary restraining order that would have prevented ...

29 October 2014
By Conor Shine
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