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Vegas airport travel better as most of US becomes frozen tundra

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Ferocious winter weather loomed across much of the U.S. on Saturday, spreading Arctic cold and snow from coast to coast and casting a numbing chill over everything from football playoffs to presidential campaigns.

However, Las Vegas was enjoying seasonable temperatures and sunny skies — even if airlines and travelers at Harry Reid International Airport were experiencing some troubles because of the blasting of the nation’s heartland.

As of 4 p.m., there had been 218 flight delays in Las Vegas along with 43 cancelled flights in or out of the airport. Both numbers were considerably lower than Friday.

Nationwide, the numbers were 19,745 delays and 2,332 cancellations.

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Travelers are best advised to check with their airlines for the latest information.

The closets bad weather to Las Vegas was in the Eastern Sierra Mountains with up to 4 inches of snow and 65 mph wind gusts through early Sunday, according to the National Weather Service.

As the three-day Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday weekend began, the forecast for the U.S. was a crazy quilt of color-coded advisories, from an ice storm warning in Oregon to a blizzard warning in the northern Plains, high wind warnings in New Mexico and flood warnings in the mid-Atlantic.

Contact Marvin Clemons at mclemons@reviewjournal.com. Follow @VegasMarvRJ on X.

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Nevada ends regular season at home vs Air Force

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RENO, Nev. (KOLO) – The Nevada men’s basketball team will end the 2025-2026 regular season at home this weekend against Air Force.

The game against the Falcons will be played on March 7 at 7:00 p.m. in Reno. The game will be broadcast on the Mountain West Network.

The 3-27 Falcons are coming off an 86-60 loss to Grand Canyon on Tuesday.

Meanwhile, the 19-11 Nevada Wolf Pack are coming off an 83-73 loss on the road against Wyoming.

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The game will be the final regular season matchup prior to the start of the 2026 Mountain West Tournament, which will begin on March 11 in Las Vegas. The seeding and matchups for the tournament have not been announced as of March 6.



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Gas prices climb in northern Nevada amid tensions in the Middle East

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$3.99 on Sunday, $4.09 just days later.

An extra dime for the same gallon of gas, but why?

Conflict in the Middle East has impacted prices at the pump for drivers here in northern Nevada and across the country.

According to AAA, the national average for a gallon of gas has jumped nearly 27 cents since last week, coming in at $3.25. In Reno, the average price is roughly $4.26.

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Experts say for every $5 to $10 increase in oil prices, drivers could pay 15 to 25 cents more per gallon.

The increase primarily comes down to the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow waterway between Iran and Oman, which controls roughly 20% of the world’s oil supplies. Amid the tensions, traffic through the area has recently ground to a halt.

Michael Goldman, General Manager of Caru Containers North America, said many of the shippers who typically go through the Strait have changed course.

“We’re seeing the routes ships need to take be much longer, much more costly. Going around the Horn of Africa instead of going through the Strait of Hormuz and the Red Sea. And we’re definitely seeing cost increases to those carriers to make those journeys,” said Goldman.

Jayce Robinson from Sparks said he’s always looking for the best deal in town on gas.

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“I mostly fill up here for work, so it’s not my money, but when I do fill up, I definitely look for the cheapest place because money’s tight and gas is expensive,” Robinson said.



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10-month-old found safe, North Las Vegas police cancel AMBER Alert

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Authorities have canceled an AMBER Alert after they say a 10-month-old child taken by a non-custodial parent was found safe.

North Las Vegas Police said Thursday that Leilani Williams (aka Leilani Duke) was taken by her father, Roderick Duke.

Duke and Leilani were last seen at an apartment complex in the area of Martin L. King Boulevard and Cheyenne Avenue at 1:40 a.m.

“An AMBER Alert has been activated due to Roderick being in emotional crisis and making threats to harm himself and 10-month-old Leilani,” NLVPD said in a statement.

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By 10:05 a.m., NLVPD said that Leilani was located unharmed.

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Officers took Duke into custody without further incident, and the AMBER Alert has been canceled.



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