Nation faces torrential rainfall and strong winds from the category 4 hurricane. A hurricane warning was in effect for jamaica, cuba and haiti, around jeremie and les cayes could see the worst of it. Matthew is one of the most powerful Atlantic Hurricanes in recent history and briefly reached the top classification, category 5, becoming the strongest hurricane here since felix in 2007. Michelle Mortensen were only three days into Michelle Mortensen were only three days into october. But it has already been a deadly month on our roadways. According to police three accidents over the weekend involved impaired drivers. And according to safety advocates. October is historically a month where dui fatalities increase. As of right now. 84 people have died in traffic there have been 54 deaths in nhps. And while this rise in fatal accidents is concerning. Police tell us there is one are where weve seen vast improvement. erin breen dir. Vulnerable road uses project unlv last year we had the wors
Safe after a mercury scare. But what about the residual effects . i heard the beeping and all that going crazy Dave Courvoisier the Big Questions that remain unanswered as the school prepares to reopen. Denise Valdez creepy crawlies at a local casino i might have brought things home with me and i cant sleep because i kept feeling crawling on me. Denise Valdez where bugs shut down this restaurant and whats being done about it tonight. tedd florendo the winds are about to pick up in Southern Nevada. G temperatures behind them. Your most accurate weather. On the valleys news leader. and im Dave Courvoisier. This mercury scare is proving to be costly for multiple parties. And some want to know. With more. Shakala . Shakala Alvaranga well dave, for some families. The price tag just keeps adding up. Eighty homes were assessed today by the epa, where clothes, shoes and bags were taken. And though the school has been cleaned thoroughly, one family still has their doubts. Walter Johnson Junior
Voice over now, live. This is 8 news now at sixthirty. paul joncich weve heard from protestors and also wells cargo regarding the companys proposal to expand and add another plant. Good evening. Im paul joncich. Denise Valdez im Denise Valdez in for christianne tonight. Nearby neighbors have complained about the dustfilled air around the gravel pit on Spring Mountain and tenaya for some time. And now the countys department of air quality is weighing in. Uslive with what the county is saying about expansion . Brittany Edney denise and paulthe countys department of air quality tells us that over the past two years, theyve received 35 complaints regarding wells cargomost of those dust related and that they investigate any complaints they receive. And their investigation has resulted in some violations. Brittany Edney wells cargo tells 8 news now that its dust and operating and state regulations. But the countys department of air quality says its issued 4 violations during 2015 and 2016. T
Expanding. Dave Courvoisier wells cargo wants to add an additional plant on the south side of Spring Mountain near tenaya. Thats where their current plant and gravel pit is located which continues to cause controversy with neighbors. That is where 8 news nows Brittany Edney is with todays top story. Brittany Edney right now homeowners at this neighborhood behind me are meeting with county commissioner susan brager ahead of key county meetings this week which will play a big part in determining whether this plant over hereowned by wells cargo expands. As the fuel for the manufacturing process because it is the cleanest fuel available. We are committed to responsible development and Environmental Compliance with all of our operations. Brittany Edney adding they do their best to contain the dust, from washing and sweeping the streets to also making sure their truck beds are covered when leaving the site. The company adds that its dust and operating emissions are within allowable limits an
Shakala Alvaranga dave and christianne, were talking about nevadas busiest stretch of highway. It shut down about an hour ago. And it will stay this way for the next 36 hours. Its all part of project neon. A major plan to widen the 15. And this is the first major portion of Road Construction thats happening. If you are travelling this way tonight, ndot will now be detouring traffic to the 15north. Big this is. During rush hour, about 31hundred cars pass onto this ramp. That connects southbound 95 to interstate 15south. The plan is to demolish the bridge that goes over symphony park avenue. The goal of this project is to ease traffic. But itll likely cause a few headaches for drivers in the process. Detours will stay in place for about 4 months until a new bridge is built. To reopen sunday at ten in the morning. Reporting live Shakala Alvaranga 8 news now. Dave Courvoisier the big question you might have right now. What about some alternate routes so you can avoid the spaghetti bowl. Le