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LVRJ: Nations newest freeway, 15-mile stretch of I-11, ready to roll

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A carved section of the Eldorado Mountains gave way to a picturesque view of Lake Mead from the scenic overlook on Interstate 11, where transportation officials and local politicians gathered Thursday to open the nation’s newest freeway. With the initial 15-mile stretch of highway completed, officials took a moment to look farther down the road into the future of I-11 as a…

KSNV: McCarran facing federal hurdle landing more international flights

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LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — Las Vegas is a tourist town. Finding ways to get those tourists in is the engine that drives our biggest economy. The No. 1 money maker is getting international visitors to Las Vegas as quickly as possible, so news that a new flight, direct from Brazil, was celebrated by many. Last month, international arrivals were nearly 324,000 fliers, up 5.2 percent from…

LVRJ: Lawmakers strip sage grouse provision from defense bill

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Lawmakers negotiating a final defense bill excluded a provision that would have prohibited the Interior Department from placing the sage grouse, in Nevada and other states, on the endangered species list for a decade. Democrats and environmental groups claimed a victory Tuesday, but the provision was just one of many efforts by Republicans and the Trump administration to roll back…