Weather 247 forecast. Daytime temperatures are starting to creep back up for the remainder of the week, hitting 100 by friday. A dry northwest flow is holding on through the next few days. By sunday a closed low developing off Northern California will create breezy to windy conditions for the start of next week. That low will also allow for cooler temperatures to flow back into the valley. The uv index for wednesday is 9 good morning. Heres a look at your fox5 Traffic Solutions lets begin with your drive here are the accidents to watch out and alternate routes you can use listed on our maps here are the construction areas to look out for and alternate routes listed on our maps back to the news breaking overnight. An Apartment Fire forces dozens of people from their homes. Fox5s Alyssa Deitsch joins us live from the scene on Las Vegas Boulev and serene. Alyssa this isnt the first fire at that complex. Were at an apartment complex called the paradise spas. A complex a couple neighbors ar
Handcuffed. And while being questioned. Perez broke off his handcuffs. And ran from the North Las Vegas Detective Bureau on cheyenne near simmons. Next to the North Las Vegas airport. And again. Was captured about 8 miles away near the corner of charleston and pecos. He then stole a truck. And was missing ever since. Police had been telling the public perez was armed and dangerous. Now john. Christine. I spoke on the phone with the girlfriend and mother of Mohammad Robinson. The man who alonso perez is suspected of las vegas. The girlfriend. Told me she is happy. Relieved. But understandably still sad. Knowing it wont bring back mohammad. The mother told me Police Called her personally with the news. She says the first thing she yelled was hallelujah. My prayers have been answered. She tells me there was never a doubt of police catching perez. And the streets are safer from another possible shooting spree. In the newsroom. Im Vince Sapienza. Fox5 news local more breaking news now in th
Impacting traffic at all. Lets take a look at the roads with Demetria Demetria obilor southbound sunset is closed near the 215 interchange after a fatal crash. Avoid the area using jones instead. Northbound traffic is getting through. Theres also a wreck at rancho and us 95 up in the northwest. West coast, floods are hitting the central us. Michael Stevens several fires are burning in california this week, and parts of iowa are getting inundated with high water. Reid binion reports. christina schwabecher neighbor it is a really bad day for a fire. Reid binion multiple wildfires raging in california this week. christina schwabecher neighbor we all worry that the loma fire in the Santa Cruz Mountains reportedly burning upwards of twothousand acres so far. Destroying one home, threatening hundreds more. And forcing hundreds of evacuations some heeding the call. Chris Clark Santa Cruz co. Sheriff spokesman weve had a mix of folks that have decided to stay and some that have decided to leav
Least one witness could hear arguing before the shooting. It remains unknown why the suspect and the victim were fighting. cindy westergard starbucks customer just so scared for all the people that were working here. karen castro the report says garcia called 911 and admitted to shooting a man, identified as 41year old aleksandr khutsishvili. But he told the dispatcher he thought the victim was reaching for something. Later on, garcia told investigators a different story. Saying he saw an unknown person shoot the victim. When officers told him they surveillance video. Garcia said if thats true, he doesnt remember shooting anyone. Garcia also denied having a gun and a cell phone. Although police found a weapon at the scene. cindy westergard starbucks customer it is really tough, you just never know and my thoughts are always with the lord. Karen Castro Karen castro, 8 news now. paul joncich the gun recovered inside the starbucks was not stolen, nor registered. Garcia is a 5time felon wh
More visitors means more criminals here to rob them. Metro police are out there every night, but they need help. Denise Valdez the iteam was given total access to tag along with the teams who are on the front lines. George knapp is here with the first of two reports youll only see on 8 news now. george knapp veteran officers say theyve never seen anything like it. Theres a new breed of criminal on the strip. Theyre highly organized, relentless, and ubiquitous. Metro is out there every night, but at times it feels like trying to hold back the ocean with their fingers. It takes a special breed of cop to handle this work. Calvin Wandick metro officerlv strip this is our home. Ive invested myself in las vegas boulevard. So i see it personally when guys or casinos call us and they got hit 56 times. Oficer Calvin Wandick worked the Las Vegas Strip even before he joined metro. He knows the nooks, crannies, and cast of characters that line the sidewalks or cruise the casinos nightly. Porsche,