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County approves construction permits for Las Vegas Spaceport airstrip
A company that wants to build an airstrip and open a facility focused on space tourism said it cleared a major hurdle when the Clark County Commission unanimously approved construction permits for an airstrip for the proposed Las Vegas Spaceport.
Street vendors ask questions, share frustrations over recently passed Clark County ordinance
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – Clark County officials held a workshop Thursday night, just over a week after a new ordinance went into effect requiring street vendors to operate legally. “We’re kind of afraid daily on what can happen,” local vendor Felix Prado said. Prado spoke with 8 News Now about the troubles that other street vendors have been […]
Police: Motorcyclist dead, driver arrested after impairment suspected in North Las Vegas crash
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – A woman was arrested and faces DUI charges after a crash left a motorcyclist dead in North Las Vegas, according to police. It happened shortly before 6:30 p.m. on Thursday near Owens Avenue and James Street near Civic Center. Once officers arrived they determined the collision involved a blue Harley Davidson […]
What is Kona Blue? The proposed Las Vegas UFO technology program unveiled
Information has recently surfaced shedding light on an ambitious program that would have researched UFO technology in southern Nevada, aiming to exploit the tech, interview witnesses to extraterrestrial activities, and study the physical and psychological effects of the encounters.
‘It’s car after car after car’: Police target dangerous intersections as traffic deaths rise
Nearly five months after the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department revealed the valley’s most dangerous intersections, agency data shows the danger has gotten worse, provoking targeted efforts that drivers may not see coming.
CCSD trustees, administrators discuss student safety report
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – The number of students who said they felt safe on Clark County School District campuses is improving however, the numbers remain high, especially at Las Vegas area middle schools. Last year, Cheyenne High School, Legacy High School, Basic High School, and Chaparral High School reported that nearly half of the student […]
City of Las Vegas staff identify problems at parks
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — The city of Las Vegas Parks and Recreation identified which locations have problems and what they are. In a parks and recreation meeting on May 7, staff went over a recent monthly report on public safety at parks. The statistics showed Justice Leavitt park has the most arrests and citations in […]
Las Vegas Philharmonic’s 25th Season Finale
Las Vegas(KLAS)-The Las Vegas Philharmonic is wrapping up its 25th season and you still have a chance to catch the finale. Executive Director, Alice Sauro, joins Las Vegas Now to talk about the quarter century celebration for Las Vegas Philharmonic.
Las Vegas police release body-cam video of deadly law office shooting
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – Las Vegas Metro police released officer body-cam video of a shooting that left three people dead at a Summerlin law office in April. Joe Houston II, 77, shot and killed Dennis Prince, 57, and his wife, Ashley Prince, 30, during a child custody hearing in Dennis Prince’s Summerlin law office on […]
Police seize 44 pounds of fentanyl pills in Las Vegas-area casino parking lot
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) -- Three men face drug-trafficking charges after police said they found hundreds of thousands of illicit fentanyl pills during a planned handoff in a casino parking lot, the 8 News Now Investigators have learned.
Las Vegas driver with suspended license crashes into city truck while impaired: police
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) -- A driver with a suspended driver’s license allegedly crashed into a City of Las Vegas truck while under the influence and with an open bottle of alcohol in the car and two children as her passengers, documents said.
‘All my recipes came from her,’ Las Vegas entrepreneur inspired by late sister to open dessert businesses
After years of climbing the corporate ladder and working for the government, Sherita Rogers said it was time to turn her dreams of being her own boss into a reality, creating The Exquisite Company, focused on event design and décor and My Sister’s Sweets, a corresponding dessert business.
Las Vegas driver told police she drank at party before deadly DUI crash
A Henderson woman facing DUI-related charges after a deadly DUI crash told police she drank and smoked at a party before driving and did not know where she was, according to an arrest report obtained by 8 News Now.
Woman returns to Las Vegas-area prison to finish serving sentence previously vacated
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – A defendant whose sentence was previously vacated returned to prison Wednesday to finish serving her original sentence. Mia Christman, 30, surrendered to the Nevada Department of Corrections the day after she was ordered to, the 8 News Now Investigators have learned. Clark County District Court Judge Erika Ballou who vacated the […]
Parent claims Las Vegas-area school barred student from wearing cultural grad regalia, then reversed decision
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – A mother told 8 News Now she is upset with the way a Las Vegas-area high school handled a situation regarding her daughter’s graduation regalia. The mother claims her daughter was reportedly barred from honoring her culture and late father, but within two days administrators at Eldorado High School shifted gears. “I ask – ‘this is because of […]
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