Michael . Michael Stevens brian, kirsten. As you can see. Theres still a heavy Police Presence out here on boulder highway. After a trooper was shot early this morning. It happened just after midnight. The nevada Highway Patrol says they pulling over a car going south on boulder highway. 3 three people were inside the car, when someone in the back seat got out and ran. Troopers say the man started shooting. And hit an officer in the torso area. The trooper did shoot back. trooper Chelsea Stuenkel nevada Highway Patrol always when we hear about these incidents its always very scary in this line of work. We hear about it all the time throughout the country but when its one of your own involved in an incident like this its shocking but we really come together as a family and were just so thankful that the trooper is doing okay. right now. Its not clear if the other people in the car are facing any charges . Metro police are taking over the investigation. Get off at boulder highway. Youll
With a quick look at the fox 5 weather 247 forecast. Lots of sunshine and dry conditions is what we can expect through sunday evening. Daytime temperatures remain below normal through friday. Seasonal to slightly above normal daytime highs are forecast for the weekend. Subtropical moisture off baja could spread cloud and breezy conditions into Southern Nevada hover around normal monday and tuesday. The uv index for thursday is 7 or high. Later this morning. We could find out if las vegas is moving forward with plans to build a professional football stadium. A vote could happen at the 8 am meeting. Fox5s faith tannerspoke exclusively with strip headliner wayne newton who says he wants to help make it happen. Becoming a reality. I think there is a good chance that we can get approve something. The tourism and Infrastructure Committee meets thursday. This time the group is expected to vote on a proposal to sent to state lawmakers and the governor. According to the current draft of the bil
Leaders. Fox 5s Kevin Bolinger joins us live from the newsroom with more on the surprise visit that everyone thought was cancelled. You might remeber just days ago Trumps Campaign cancelled a scheduled public event here in las vegas for today. Not giving any exclamation. Well it turns out trump came to town anyways but did not do any Public Events instead meeting privately with several people. This afternoon at Trump International hotel the republican president ial nominee met with some of his loal hispanic supporters in a meeting room. Cameras were only allowed in for a few minutes at the very beginning before being asked to leave the room. But in that time trump talked briefly about the Gross Domestic Product which is a monetary measure of goods and services produced that determines economic performance. Heres a snippet of what he had to say. Donald trump the gdp was reduced last month to 1. 1 percent when last month it was at 1. 2. Everybody thought catastrophe and they brought it d
Michael stevens is at the scene talking with authorities. Hell join us live in about 30 minutes with what they are telling us. Now lets send it over to demetria with a look at how this is impacting traffic in that area. Demetria Obilor southbound lane closures following an officer involved shooting. Traffic wont be able to get through, so use us 95 as an alternate to get past all of the activity. brian loftus the man accused of sex trafficking juveniles sherry hows the weather today . brian loftus trafficking juveniles including his adult daughter will make his first appearance in court this morning. 63year old david coil was arrested earlier this month after prostitution through postings on craigslist. Police say they discovered the activity after a High School Teacher contacted hem about a former student who had reached out to him for help. Coil faces charges including sex trafficking of a child under 18. Kirsten Joyce North Las Vegas police are investigating after a mans body was fo
Previously slated for today. 8 news now reporter karen castro is live outside the Trump International hotel where he is meeting with business leaders. Karen . karen castro this is the first time donald trump is hosting a president ial Campaign Event at his hotel in las vegas. Trump, very quietly, flew into the valley this morning. His campaign did not inform the local media of his visit. However, it became difficult to deny the president ia nevada. We spotted trumps private jet, which has his last name on it, at Mccarran International airport. Trump first made a stop at a local restaurant for a fundraiser put on by the republicangroup americans for prosperity. He then attended two private events at his hotel. Trump first hosted a roundtable with hispanic business leaders. Afterwards, he met with Small Business owners. Among those present were members of the latino coalition, the rnc hispanic advisory council, and the hispanic business group, among others. donald trump r the latinos. We