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construction jobs, rain, IRS scam, neighborhood fights
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- construction jobs, rain, IRS scam, neighborhood fights
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- 9 years ago
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- Does your family depend on the construction industry? It's a barometer of how well the valley is doing. An update on that, a warning about an IRS scam, the smelly problem one neighborhood is fighting, and a special preview of the weather from Ted...all in this video. #Behindthe8 #8NN
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- Officer arrested, Weekend Weather, Measles in Las Vegas
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- 9 years ago
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- What was he thinking? A metro officer with 15 years of service is now in jail for several charges after reportedly soliciting a prostitute. Vanessa Murphy will be filling-in the blanks on that story. Ted Tedd Florendo gives us a peek ahead at the weekend forecast, and more on the case of the measles discovered this week in a Valley High School student. That's all on our news at 11 tonite. #8NN
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- Muslim reaction, Hispanic response, immigration, Paris, Wed's Child
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- 9 years ago
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- Would a reversal of Obama's recent executive action on immigration be bad for Las Vegans? Mauricio Marin talks to those in the Hispanic community for reaction. Also, now that a branch of Al-Quaida in Yemen has admitted to sponsoring the Paris terrorism, reporter Michael Stevens talks to some Muslims in our city to hear their response. Finally, Wednesday's Child today is a pair of young men hoping for an adoptive home together.
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- child sex abuse, Harmon Tower, MGM, Perini, BLM, Sena
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- 9 years ago
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- What were they thinking? Evidence and charges continue to pile-up against the three suspects in that horrific child sex abuse case that broke out last week. We'll list the latest charges against Christopher Sena. Unexpectedly, MGM Resorts and Perini Construction came to an out-of-court settlement in their long-standing dispute over Harmon Tower. Patranya Phoolsuwan now explains how the tower will be torn down with endangering tourists. Finally, we bring you Part-2 of our week long series of reports on Federal Gov't ownership of Nevada lands. Paul Joncich reports today.
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- Foster Children, foster kids, Wed's Child, Wednesday's Child
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- 10 years ago
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- Today is the final day for our Wednesday's Child Christmas call-in program, benefiting the foster children of Clark County, NV. Donations go to purchase $50 gift certificates for children aged 11-18, who are often overlooked in giving programs this season. Watch CH8 between 4-6:30 this evening to find out how to give your tax-deductible donation.
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- hit and run suspect, Wed's Child Christmas, rain, Foster Children
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- 10 years ago
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- Were you ready for the wet weather? Ted Florendo expands on his forecast to tell us how long the rain will be around. The woman suspected of a hit 'n' run crash killing a man was SUPPOSED to turn herself in today, through her lawyer, but as of 3pm today, had not done so. We're standing by. Wed's Child Christmas call-in begins today and through Thursday. Your chance to help the foster kids of Clark County. Watch tonight beginning at 4pm.
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- Ferguson, Metro Police, auto-pedestrian deaths, hit 'n' run
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- 10 years ago
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- How will the events of Ferguson change the relationship between Metro Police and some Clark County communities? We'll look at that, as we update you to the goings-on in Missouri. Since Halloween, there has been what equals a pedestrian death on our streets every other day. We take a critical look at what's wrong, as well as talk to the family of the most recent victim: a 63-yr-old Grandfather; the victim of a hit-n-run.
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- traffic deaths, roll-over, business impact study, cell phone towers
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- 10 years ago
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- What can be done to stop the carnage on our roads? Today, the 11th death in the last four days. Scott Daniels reports on the County Commission's new business impact study that may change the way neighborhood casinos and taverns get licensed. I-team reporter Glen Meek finds out the purpose behind so-called "mysterious" cell phone towers in the valley.
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- body parts, bum-fights, Thailand, traffic deaths, spice, cold weather
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- 10 years ago
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- Remember the ill-fated "Bum-Fights" videos? The producers were soundly thrashed for paying homeless people to fight, and now they're in the spotlight again, as they MAY be behind a scheme to send body parts to Las Vegas from Thailand. 9 people lost their lives in crashes over the weekend...one of the deadliest ever. Temperatures will remain cool (not freezing) for now, but Ted Florendo warns us about an impending cool-down. And three people in court for selling the illegal drug known as "spice".
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- 25 Years later: Bob Lazar interview
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- 10 years ago
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- It's been 25 years since the infamous Bob Lazar interview that shed light on Area 51.
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- candlelight vigil, pedestrian deaths, Santa Claus, Gorman Gaels
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- 10 years ago
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- What can be done to stop a rash of traffic-related deaths? We're at a candlelight vigil tonight for a pedestrian victim that explores some ideas. Police were closing in on a suspect in a woman's disappearance, when he shot himself in the head. His stepdaughter is still missing. The Gorman Gaels looking to extend their years-long in-state winning record tonight in football playoffs, and we'll tell you where Santa Claus is making his first appearance for the season.
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- Couple barely make it out of burning house in time
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- 10 years ago
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- http://bouldercity.8newsnow.com/news/news/649762-couple-barely-make-it-out-burning-house-time
A fire overnight seriously damaged a home in the Lakes area of the city and a couple was lucky to escape, barely making it out of the home in time.According to the Clark County Fire Department, the fire started just after 1:30 a.m. Friday at a home near Desert Inn and Ft. Apache roads.The man told
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- Uber, The Light Group, Girl Scout, George Knapp, Sexual Misconduct
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- 10 years ago
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- Did the VP in charge of the club scene for The Light Group abuse his position by forcing himself on his female employees? George Knapp has part two of his investigation tonight at 11. Our 11 o'clock newscast producer Shari Stuerenberg tells us the latest of the Uber controversy...and Joe Bartels has the story of a Girl Scout starting a dating awareness campaign.
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- Former Pres. Bill Clinton, Clinton, voting, medical marijuana, data breaches
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- 10 years ago
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- Can former President Bill Clinton persuade you to vote, and vote early? He's here stumping for candidates, and we're along to catch his comments. A new deadline is approaching for approval of medical marijuana dispensaries, and some new wrinkles in the plan, too. Lauren Rozyla explains. Finally, will consumers use their plastic as freely this holiday shopping season what with all the security data breaches lately?
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- YES ON 3
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- 10 years ago
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- Gorman Gaels, Weather, Socceer Stadium, UFC, wind
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- 10 years ago
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- Can the Gorman Gaels beat the #1 HS team in the nation? ESPN bumped a college game to put this on the front burner of their network, and Chris Maathuis gives us a preview. The city-backed proposal for a pro soccer stadium project is still being considered, and it's a big UFC fight weekend. Lots of sports! Our weather is commanding much of our coverage tonight, too. We're in the middle of a season-shifting storm that will bring wind, possible rain, and much cooler temps.
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- Patrick Harper, charges dropped, I-Team, North Las Vegas police
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- 10 years ago
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- Did police go far enough or TOO far to try to pin charges on Patrick Harper for the shooting death of a young woman? I-Team reporter Glen Meek looks into accusations that North Las Vegas police may have tried a little too hard to get witnesses to put the suspect at the scene of the crime. Also I-Team chief investigator George Knapp looks at what happens when an ethics commission is accused of ethics violations.
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- disaster declaration, skate park, NFL players, graffiti
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- 10 years ago
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- Should skaters have to pay for their park just because Graffiti artists keep defacing the place? North Las Vegas trying to decide that issue, Brian Brennan reports. County Commissioners are determining whether last week's flooding qualifies for a disaster declaration. And Social media is abuzz with all the goings-on with bad-boy players in the NFL. 11 o'clock producer Shari Stuerenberg helps fill in the blanks.
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- I-15, special legislative session, Tesla, Floyd Mayweather, POTUS speech
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- 10 years ago
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- Is there really a chance the Legislature will NOT approve the Tesla deal? We'll find out today in a live report from Carson City. We're also monitoring progress on the repairs to I-15...a massive job that the DOT seems to be rushing to finish. Floyd Mayweather is pulling his foot from his mouth and apologizing for some comments he made yesterday concerning another athlete. Our news goes straight through from 4-6pm because of the President's address to the nation at 6pm concerning his plan to contain ISIS.
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- Moapa, flooding, I-15, Overton, road closure, aftermath, Lake Mead
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- 10 years ago
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- How have you been affected by the flood aftermath today? People from Utah to California are having to change their trucking and travel plans. We'll update you on plans to fix I-15, and the damage in Moapa and Overton. We also answer the oft-posed question as to whether a big rain like that helps with water levels at Lake Mead. Finally, CH8 goes back to an hour-long newscast today and from here on out!
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- Monsoon survival, gun instructor, 9-1-1 tapes, no bottles on the strip
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- 10 years ago
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- What would you do if trapped by raging monsoon flood waters? Lauren Rozyla tells the survival story of some shuttle bus riders. We also hear the 9-1-1 tapes of the moments after a the shooting of a gun instructor in Arizona one week ago. And the County Commissioners decide to go ahead and ban bottles on the strip. How that will be enforced.
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- Mountain Ridge Little League, shooting instructor, Animal Foundation
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- 10 years ago
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- Where will stray pets go if the Animal Foundation can no longer take them in? For the first time, the Foundation is saying they're absolutely full and can't accept new pets. We'll explain in a live report. We have the latest on the young student who shot her gun instructor yesterday...what weapon she was holding when he was shot. And our own Sports reporter Chris Maathuis hosts the big appreciation event for the Mountain Ridge Little League team tonite.
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- Wet 'n' Wild, Medical Marijuana, Rain, inside job
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- 10 years ago
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- The Ultimate "inside job", only it backfired. Three people charged with stealing $100,000+ from Wet 'n' Wild caught on camera. An important deadline comes up today for people hoping to pass muster with the state for a Medical Marijuana dispensary. Our atmosphere is feeling humid again, meaning there's a chance for showers almost anywhere, anytime. Darren Miller will check the maps for us.
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- Jon Koppenhaver, CSI, Wednesday's Child, Ride Genie
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- 10 years ago
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- How would you like to hail a ride in Las Vegas using your smartphone? Sharie Johnson has the details of a new app called "Ride Genie". The search continues for Jon Koppenhaver...the professional fighter wanted for beating his girlfriend. The CSI lab in Las Vegas is enjoying a new accreditation status. Wednesday's Child today profiles a sibling set of 3 boys seeking an adoption home.
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- History of Fremont Street
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- 10 years ago
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- In the first half of the 20th century Fremont Street was the center of town, known for its gambling, alcohol and yes, prostitution. But Glitter Gulch, which combined bright neon lights with Old West-themed businesses such as the Hotel Apache and Pioneer Club, eventually took a back seat to the Las Vegas Strip and its megaresorts.
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- Wendover Air Force Base - #NV150th
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- 10 years ago
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- The U.S. military’s famed 509th Composite Group that dropped the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, in August 1945 toward the end of World War II performed their flight training at the old Wendover Air Force Base on the border of Utah and northeastern Nevada. The top secret training was led by then-Colonel Paul Tibbets Jr., pilot of the Enola Gay aircraft that dropped the “Little Boy” bomb on Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 1945.
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- Walking Box Ranch - #NV150th
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- 10 years ago
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- Actor and politician Rex Bell and actress wife Clara Bow built the Walking Box Ranch near Searchlight in 1931 and used the desert locale to entertain such Hollywood stars as Clark Gable and Errol Flynn. The nearly 400,000-acre spread became listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.
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- Moulin Rouge - #NV150th
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- 10 years ago
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- Opened on West Bonanza Road in May 1955 as the first racially integrated casino in Las Vegas, the Moulin Rouge attracted such famous black entertainers as Louis Armstrong, Harry Belafonte, Count Basie and Sarah Vaughan and made the cover of Life magazine. But the casino, which also played host to white performers such as George Burns and Judy Garland, shut down before the end of 1955 due to financial failure.
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- El Dorado Mine Tour - #NV150th
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- 10 years ago
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- Travel 40 miles southeast of Las Vegas and one can find the El Dorado Canyon, once home to a thriving gold mining operation in the 19th and early 20th centuries that also witnessed murders, claim jumping and other renegade behavior. The old Techatticup Mine, which operated for 80 years before it was shuttered at the onset of World War II, since reopened to tourists as did a resurrected mining camp.
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- Goodsprings School - #NV150th
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- 10 years ago
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- The Clark County School District’s oldest continuously operating school, Goodsprings Elementary School turned 100 in 2013 with one teacher and 11 students. Though listed on the National Register of Historic Places the town of 200 residents 35 miles south of Las Vegas has fought hard to keep the school open.
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- B-29 Found In Lake Mead - #NV150th
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- 10 years ago
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- In a story first reported by the 8 News NOW I-Team, a diving team led by the company In Depth Consulting revealed in 2002 that it discovered a B-29 bomber that crashed into Lake Mead in 1948. The five-man crew was on a classified mission when they had to ditch the plane, but all were rescued after floating for six hours in the lake.
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- teacher shortage, auto-pedestrian crashes, hi-rise condos
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- 10 years ago
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- Are your kids attending public school in a disadvantaged neighborhood? The teacher shortage is hitting there the hardest. Sharie Johnson has the missing teacher numbers. A spike in auto/pedestrian accidents has Metro worried. We'll tell you how an enforcement effort went today. Hi-rise condos, languishing for years in a bad economy, are now being spruced-up and renamed for sale.
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- flood damage, cliven bundy, DFS, Foster Children, Case Workers
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- 10 years ago
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- Any damage in YOUR neighborhood from yesterday's rains and flooding? Plenty of roads and communities suffered from the rushing water. Now that the skies are clear, we'll assess the remains. The agency responsible for all of Clark County's Foster Children is under fire for having over-worked and underpaid case workers. Paul Joncich looks at the controversy. And Cliven Bundy's son -- Cliven Bundy -- was arrested today...we'll explain why.
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- Homicide number, crime spree, Nevada Film industry, Film tax credits
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- 10 years ago
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- How many homicides would you guess we've already had in the city this year? The latest was this morning. Also, Joe Bartels reveals why another murder suspect from earlier this week (now dead), should never have been in NV in the first place. Patranya Bhoolsuwan takes a hard look at the Nevada Film Industry, and tells us why we lag behind other states.
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- Rain, Mt. Charleston flooding, gang violence, gangs, shooting
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- 10 years ago
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- Ready for more rain? The Rainbow Subdivision on Mt. Charleston is dealing with flooding and debris from the weekend, and some of that could be heading down the mountain to NW Valley Neighborhoods. Darren Miller tells us what the week ahead looks like. We talk to the family of a young man shot and killed at a party overnight. Police investigate the probability that gang involvement is the cause.
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- Chance of rain, cats, hoarding, Colorado River Day
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- 10 years ago
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- Ready for some rain this weekend? It's possible. Weatherman Darren Miller tells us of the chances. The latest on the discovery of the hoarding of 60 cats, and what's happening with them. Colorado River Day is a meeting of the minds to come up with ideas for countering a dangerously low water supply in the West.
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- NV Youth Training Center, Juveniles, prescription drug abuse, CCSD, insurance scam
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- 10 years ago
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- How closely do you keep track of the meds in YOUR home? Joe Bartels says prescription drug abuse is getting the attention of School District Police, and they're asking your help. The juveniles yanked from the NV Youth Training Center in Elko are being diverted to various other places. A judge is deciding. And company-driven vehicles say they are under attack by scammers trying to cash-in on insurance settlements, now that police are not showing up at non-injury crashes.
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- Juvenile offenders, Kids Count, Marijuana & guns, Nevada last in Educ.
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- 10 years ago
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- What can be done to get our education system out of the basement? The latest "Kids Count" report has Nevada at the bottom of the list among states when it comes to schooling. We'll have the full report. Brian Brennan explains a program that keeps juvenile offenders out of incarceration and into a program that makes them more accountable. The I-Team's Glen Meek looks at whether marijuana use, and gun ownership and use are compatible.
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- fashion show, shooting, crowdfunding, cannabis trade show
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- 10 years ago
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- What would you do if someone started shooting a public place where you were? We'll look at the way Mall Security handled yesterday's shooting at Fashion Show mall. A huge Cannabis Trade Show is in Las Vegas, on the cusp of a surge in pot business. Patranya Bhoolsuwan reports. And I'll have a report on a local couple getting help pay for their in vitro fertilization with a crowdfunding source.
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- Ikea, Illegal Betting, I-Team, Mother hit by car
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- 10 years ago
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- Will you shop at Ikea? The furniture chain announces plans to put a store in Las Vegas. Scott Daniels has the confusing details about a bizarre case that happened late last Friday involving the death of a baby, and the mother being hit by a car as a pedestrian. The I-team's Glen Meek reveals the investigation behind an illegal gambling operation being run by 8 nationals from SE Asia.
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- rain, storms, flooding, Mt. Charleston, sinkhole, Acar're McCombs
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- 10 years ago
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- Are you at all worried about flooding in your neighborhood? What are you doing to prepare? We'll be updating you on the showers that seem to pop-up every afternoon, now. Also the predicament that people have who live in the Rainbow subdivision on Mt. Charleston, and some of the Centennial Hills neighborhoods because of last year's Carpenter-1 fire. Scott Daniels tells us about the odd sinkhole near the Linq, and Nathan Baca has an update on the help locals are giving to Acar're McCombs, the so called "Bubble Boy.
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- The Quad, The Linq, Imperial Palace, rain, monsoon, I-15 crash
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- 10 years ago
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- Which established strip property deserves a facelift the most? We explain the decision by Caesars Entertainment to give one of their resorts a new name, too. A morning crash on I-15 takes the life of a young girl, and injures several other youths. What caused their SUV to roll-over. And hot afternoon cloud build-ups are common during this monsoon season...what are the chance we might actually get rain?
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- 4th of July, Fireworks, Wind, cooler temps, Cowabunga Bay
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- 10 years ago
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- Are you enjoying the cool and the clouds today? You'd better...we'll be up to 110-degrees by next week. Darren Miller has the latest on what may be the last cool day you'll see in quite a while. Warnings about fireworks for the 4th. Bone-dry conditions make it a threat for fires. We'll take you for a preview of Cowabunga Bay...the valley's newest water park.
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- EDC, fatal fire, NV Health Link, Class-action, Electric Daisy Carnival
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- 10 years ago
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- Are you planning to go to the Electric Daisy Carnival? 10's of thousands of visitors are! We have a preview of what will be a crazy weekend at the Speedway. Two young children did NOT make it out of a house fire overnight. We have the latest on the investigation. And lawsuits popping up all over the place from people who could not get the promised coverage from the NV Health Link Exchange. Lauren Rozyla tells us about the chances it will turn into a class-action lawsuit
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- Alyn Beck, Igor Soldo, Joseph Wilcox, Smith Center, Injured Police Officers' fund
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- 10 years ago
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- What does the Injured Police Officers' Fund do with the money raised?...and how much has already been collected on behalf of slain officers Beck and Soldo? Lauren Rozyla has the answers. The city pauses between police funerals today. Tomorrow CH8 will provide full coverage of the memorial ceremony for Alyn Beck. Also, the funeral arrangements are announced for Joseph Wilcox, the 3rd victim of last Sunday's rampage. Finally, we talk to the owner of Cici's Pizza, where the shooting happened. She tells us what she tried to do the day of the shooting.
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- Frank Sinatra's Las Vegas Legacy - Nevada 150th
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- 10 years ago
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- Charcoal Kilns - Nevada 150th
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- 10 years ago
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- Some 55 miles west of Las Vegas in the Spring Mountains' Wheeler Pass are the remnants of kilns built in the 1870s for converting trees into charcoal to provide fuel for silver smelters. Volunteers have worked hard to preserve one kiln from suffering the fate of adjacent kilns destroyed by weather and vandalism.
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- Middlegate NV Shoe Tree - Nevada 150th
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- 10 years ago
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- The most noteworthy cottonwood growth along the so-called Loneliest Road in America, U.S. 50 in Northern Nevada, was a tree covered with shoes in unincorporated Middlegate. Passersby routinely flung their worn out footwear onto the branches above but that activity came to an abrupt end in December 2010, when one or more unknown assailants chopped down the tree.
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- Cow Mutiliation Mystery - Nevada 150th
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- 10 years ago
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- Lander County lawmen were baffled when in the span of a few years there were seven incidents when unknown perpetrators carved up cattle on a ranch near Battle Mountain without leaving tracks. Such mysterious cases, in which eyes, ears and tongues have been taken while the beef is left behind, have occurred in Nevada since the 1970s and have also been reported in Colorado, New Mexico and Utah.
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- Horton Wingless Plane - Nevada 150th
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- 10 years ago
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- The story of the wingless plane, albeit one with retractable wings, involved Las Vegas businessman William Horton and his initial partnership with billionaire aviator Howard Hughes. When that relationship soured, Horton found himself not only butting heads with Hughes but also with Richard Nixon, the Securities and Exchange Commission and a handful of thugs.
