Kyle B. Hansen

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A Black Friday guide for the shopping averse: Thursday, Nov. 24, 2011; Despite massive sales and special offers, not everyone is planning to spend the day after Thanksgiving at stores and malls.
U.S. 93 project in Boulder City to be ready for holiday traffic: Monday, Nov. 21, 2011; When transportation officials began planning in January to widen U.S. 93 through Boulder City, they said a project of its size would normally take three years, but they promised to get it done by Thanksgiving.
Valley roads, McCarran ready for holiday weekend crowds, officials say: Monday, Nov. 21, 2011; There’s some good news this week for recession-weary Las Vegas. Travel experts say more visitors are coming, adding millions of dollars to the local economy. And, officials say, our roads and airport are ready for crowds, so locals shouldn’t be afraid to head out of town.
Program encourages more kids to walk to school safely: Monday, Nov. 21, 2011; On a recent morning before school, a parent volunteer watched as a car door flew open, blocking the sidewalk directly in the path of a student on a bike who was barely able to avoid flying into it.
I-15 ramp exits moving as part of highway project: Saturday, Nov. 19, 2011; Another group of ramp exits on Interstate 15 in the southern valley are moving. Motorists on northbound I-15 who use the Tropicana Avenue and Russell Road exits will have to leave the freeway earlier then they used to once the new ramp configuration is in place late Sunday.
U.S. 95 southbound lanes at Flamingo Road to reopen Friday morning: Northbound lanes sould be open by early Saturday morning; Thursday, Nov. 17, 2011; Motorists on U.S. 95 in the eastern valley should see some traffic relief by this weekend where lanes have been closed at Flamingo Road.
Airport sign work about to end on Paradise Road, start on Russell Road: Thursday, Nov. 17, 2011; Work on signs for McCarran International Airport on Paradise Road is about to wrap up, but similar sign work will soon impact Russell Road near the airport.
Police allege man shot ex-boyfriend, reloaded, emptied 2nd clip: Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2011; The man arrested in the slaying of a bartender Monday shot his ex-boyfriend as he fled then reloaded a semi-automatic pistol and fired 15 more rounds into his body, a Metro Police report says.
New travel-time signs installed on Las Vegas Beltway: Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2011; Motorists on the Las Vegas Beltway in the southern valley may have noticed some new signs along the side of the freeway over the past few weeks.
RTC, First Transit reach agreement on bus contract: Thursday, Nov. 10, 2011; In a surprise vote Thursday morning, the Regional Transportation Commission approved a settlement with First Transit to end a months-long deadlock on the operation of the public bus system.
U.S. 93 gets better cell phone coverage: Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011; Travelers between Las Vegas and northeastern parts of the state should have better cell phone coverage now, at least on one network.
RTC buses limited over Veterans Day holiday: Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011; The Las Vegas Valley’s bus system will be running on a limited schedule Friday for the Veterans Day holiday.
AT&T beefs up its cell coverage in Nevada: Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011; Travelers between Las Vegas and northeastern parts of the state should now have better cell phone coverage, at least on one network.
Officials worry pedestrian accidents could increase during holiday season: Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011; Officials are so concerned about the recent rash of pedestrian accidents they held two press conferences on the topic Tuesday, one in Las Vegas and one in North Las Vegas.
AAA report: Average price for gallon of regular gasoline at $3.61 in Nevada: Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011; Gas prices in the northern parts of Nevada have fallen slightly during the past month, while prices in Clark County rose slightly, leaving the state average nearly the same as it was in October, according to the AAA auto club.
UNLV research may hold key to curtailing pedestrian accidents: Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011; A 15-year-old boy hit and killed on a Henderson street, a trick-or-treater dies after being hit by a car in Summerlin, a woman dead after being struck near Nellis Air Force Base and two pedestrians hospitalized after they were hit on the valley's most famous stretch of road — the Las Vegas Strip.
Seven ways crosswalks are designed for safety: Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011; They started out as basic white lines across a road. But as cars got faster and roads got bigger, a number of improvements have been proposed to make crosswalks safer for pedestrians.
AAA report: Las Vegas car crashes cost society more than $3.7 billion: Friday, Nov. 4, 2011; The next time you pass a crash on the freeway, you may want to keep this number in mind: $1,950.
Construction on Sahara Avenue expected to cause slow traffic: Friday, Nov. 4, 2011; Traffic on Sahara Avenue is likely to be worse than normal during the next two weeks while the final paving work on the road is completed.
Henderson drawing hundreds for ITU triathlon event: Biking and running events will lead to some road closures during races; Friday, Nov. 4, 2011; Nearly 1,000 people from 26 countries are coming to Henderson this weekend for the 2011 ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Championships, which will close parts of roads across Henderson Saturday.
Police chase closes interstate near Las Vegas Strip: Thursday, Nov. 3, 2011; A police chase briefly closed part of Interstate 15 near the resort corridor this morning after motorists complained of a vehicle traveling exceptionally slow on the freeway north of Las Vegas.
Despite recent fatalities, number of pedestrian-auto deaths down: Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2011; Despite a recent spate of high-profile pedestrian-auto accidents, including the death of a 12-year-old trick-or-treater Monday, the number of pedestrian fatalities is down this year in Las Vegas, Metro Police said.
Four Tops icon dies at 61: Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2011; After working for more than 30 years as the musical leader for the Four Tops, George Rountree Jr. died Sunday at a Las Vegas hospital. He was 61.
Paradise Road to be closed tonight for airport sign work: Monday, Oct. 31, 2011; Paradise Road will be completely closed near McCarran International Airport for four hours tonight and again tomorrow night, airport officials said.
North Las Vegas police investigating fatal Halloween shooting: Monday, Oct. 31, 2011; North Las Vegas Police are investigating a Halloween afternoon shooting that left one man dead. Officials said police received 911 calls at about 2:25 p.m. reporting gunfire.
Terry Fator's Frankenstein mashes vampire, mummy in poster contest: Monday, Oct. 31, 2011; Forget the presidential race. The hottest campaign in Las Vegas this weekend was for the coveted recognition as best Halloween movie poster. The stars of all three posters — featuring Strip celebrities made up for Las Vegas Sun sister publication Las Vegas Magazine's undead issue — were actively soliciting votes on Facebook and Twitter. The winner of the unscientific but fun poll on the Sun's website got the full-page treatment on page 8 of today's paper. And the winner was: Frankenstein and the Bride, starring Terry Fator and Taylor Makakoa.
Concerned grandpa grabs a sign, directs traffic near school: Saturday, Oct. 29, 2011; The traffic near William V. Wright Elementary School has become such a concern for Fred Peters, whose granddaughter attends the school, that he's begun volunteering as a crossing guard there.
Police say man stabbed trying to stop car theft: Thursday, Oct. 27, 2011; A carjacking and stabbing led to a police pursuit involving two police departments this morning, authorities said. The chase ended with a crash that sent two people to the hospital.
Pumpkin sculptors create eerie art form: Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2011; Halloween front porches across America feature some sort of traditional jack-o-lantern: triangle eyes, a toothy grin and maybe a small nose. These aren’t that type of pumpkin. Ray Villafane and Andy Bergholtz spent Wednesday afternoon sculpting pumpkins at the Grand Canal Shoppes.
Essay winner gets to take classmates to see 'Lion King': Students to take field trip to see the show early next month; Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2011; It might have been the coolest school assembly this year — and it was just to announce an even better experience to come for these students.
Battle over Las Vegas area bus contract being routed through district court: Monday, Oct. 24, 2011; As expected, the next round in the ongoing fight over the Las Vegas area's public bus system is scheduled to be in court.
Part of Stewart Avenue closed downtown: Monday, Oct. 24, 2011; Part of Stewart Avenue near downtown Las Vegas is closed to allow NV Energy to make emergency repairs to a damaged power pole.
Another repaving project set for I-15's resort corridor: Saturday, Oct. 22, 2011; Another round of work on the repaving of Interstate 15 is set to get under way Sunday night. But motorists shouldn't worry — unlike the earlier stages, this phase will have only minimal impacts on traffic.
Interim president named at Nevada State College: Friday, Oct. 21, 2011; An interim president was appointed Friday to take over Nevada State College beginning Nov. 1. Bart Patterson, the Nevada System of Higher Education’s vice chancellor of administrative and legal affairs, will replace Lesley Di Mare.
Las Vegas woman pleads guilty in alleged HOA scheme: Friday, Oct. 21, 2011; A seventh person pleaded guilty Friday in connection with an alleged scheme to fraudulently control homeowners’ associations. Mary Ann Watts, 64, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, federal authorities said.
House fire displaces 5, causes $25,000 damage: Friday, Oct. 21, 2011; A house fire in the eastern valley Friday morning caused $25,000 damage and displaced five people, officials said. The Clark County Fire Department was called at 8:10 a.m. to a single-story house at 4479 Boston Ave.
Free rides being offered for Henderson-to-downtown Las Vegas express bus lines: Thursday, Oct. 20, 2011; Locals who want to try out the new express bus lines that connect downtown Henderson with downtown Las Vegas can do so for free for the next 10 days.
Motorcyclist critically injured in crash: Thursday, Oct. 20, 2011; A 19-year-old motorcyclist was critically injured Thursday after a crash on Oakey Boulevard at Ivanhoe Way, near Interstate 15, Metro Police said.
U.S. Highway 93 construction project shifts over into new lanes: Construction moves to northern lanes of highway; Thursday, Oct. 20, 2011; Construction on U.S. 93 in Boulder City will pass a milestone this week as work shifts to the north side of the road. The highway has been under construction since August to remove a major bottleneck that restricted traffic on the main route between Las Vegas and Phoenix.
McCarran sees another month of passenger increases: Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2011; September’s passenger traffic at McCarran International Airport was 8.7 percent higher than last September, the largest such increase this year. The month gives McCarran its ninth straight month of increases in traffic.
Median work on Cheyenne Avenue will bring lane closures: Monday, Oct. 17, 2011; Medians on Cheyenne Avenue in Las Vegas will be getting an upgrade, but the work will require some lane closures for the next two weeks beginning Monday.
Public transit stalemate likely headed to court: Thursday, Oct. 13, 2011; The fate of the valley’s public transit service remains in question — and likely again headed for the courts — after the Regional Transportation Commission board was unable to come to a resolution Thursday.
Delays possible for 2 weeks during work at airport connector tunnel: Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2011; Roadwork at McCarran International Airport might cause traffic delays in the airport connector tunnel during the next two weeks.
City lowers rates for Neonopolis parking garage: Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2011; Parking in downtown Las Vegas just got a little bit cheaper, at least at one garage.
Fatal accident solidifies senator's drive for safety: Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2011; There was nothing spectacular about the intersection — two busy roads, traffic signals, narrow medians, gas stations on two corners and a pizza joint on another.
Nevada gas prices drop 11 cents in a month: Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2011; Gas prices in Nevada fell over the past month, with the average price of a gallon of regular gas now at $3.60 in the state, according to AAA. Today’s average price is 11 cents lower than the price from last month’s report.
Completion of I-15 paving project eases commute, improves ride: Monday, Oct. 10, 2011; Las Vegas motorists can rejoice: The repaving work on Interstate 15 is essentially done. Just a month after the work began creating massive traffic jams and turned the state’s busiest freeway into a sea of red lights, the orange barrels are out of the way and motorists now have a smoother, quieter ride through town.
Sign work might impact traffic around airport: Sunday, Oct. 9, 2011; Work installing new signs for McCarran International Airport’s Terminal 3 may impact motorists around the airport at night this week.
Median project to close lanes on Eastern Avenue: Sunday, Oct. 9, 2011; Medians on Eastern Avenue in Las Vegas will be getting an upgrade, but the work will require some lane closures this week.
Work on I-15 paving project could be done Monday: Thursday, Oct. 6, 2011; If everything goes as planned this weekend, the Nevada Department of Transportation said it might be done with the Interstate 15 repaving project on Monday – 10 days early.