In their trucks. There is an apartment complex for Senior Citizens nearby, but the Elko Fire Department told fox5 that complex was not affected by the crash. We do not know where the plane coming from or flying to. We have confirmed the plane was a twin engine piper pa 31. Depending on the type of plane. It could hold up to eight people. Joining us now live on the phone is Michael Adams in and michael we understand you saw the aftermath of this crash. Were continuing to gather information and were continuing to gather were continuing to gather information and will keep you information and throughout the night. Im christine maddela. Im john huck. Back here in the valley. Traffic is backing up on the southern beltway as ndot closes backing up on the southern beltway as ndot closes backing up on the southern beltway as ndot closes backing up on the southern beltway as ndot closes the 215 at the airport connector. Shutdown just about an hour ago in both directions. And will remain closed u
First les krifaton joins us with a quick look at the fox 5 weather 247 forecast. Its a cool start to saturday with overnight lows in the mid 40s. Expect lots of sunshine with seasonal temperatures to start the weekend. Sunday we will see increasing cloudiness as a system drifts into the valley bringing us shower chances for sunday night and monday. The system will move out tuesday and sunshine will return. Temperatures for the remainder of the week including thanksgiving and our top story this morning. Four people were killed in an overnight plane crash in elko. Guys, a plane just crashed over here. Oh explosion elko is about seven hours from las vegas. This is footage from the aftermath of the crash. According to the Elko Fire Department and nevada highway patrol. The plane crashed just after take off into the parking lot of a Mining Company before 8 30 last night. The Elko Daily Free press says belonged to american med flight. And onboard were two pilots. A nurse. And a heart patient
Arrested for dui. His passenger had a few injuries. Reporting live Parker Collins 13 action news. Thanks parker. A live look at the valley. Greg tells us we have a shot at some rain. And even snow in some places greg bennett joins us from the Weather Center with a look at our forecast. Today, showers, heavy clouds and snow are expected to the valley and surrounding areas upper level low that hovers over calnevari, the cold front coming from the Pacific Northwest is yielding a 50 chance for showers within the valley this morning and snow chances at 90 starting 7000 ft and above. Rain and snow chances are at their highest from 4am to 10am with these chances then drop 4pm. After that, the front will have passed and we will begin a if the 215 will open on time. That opening was set for 5am Marissa Kynaston is in live drive right now. Mariss adlib construction crews shut the roadway down in both directions over the weekend that was the 215 at the airport connector from exit 10 to warm sprin
The workers are asking for a raise. To 15 dollars an hour plus union rights. Ohare is one of the busiest airports in the country. So its still not clear how this strike could affect travelers. Happening right now in overton. Flooding has caused Major Concerns with People Living in the area. Take a look at these pictures one of our viewers sent in. He says it started raining at 330 this morning. And he took these pictures at 6 30. We have a reporter heading to area to get a closer look at the damage. Well bring you an update in toss to greg toss to greg lets get over to greg bennett with a check of the forecast for this holiday week. Today, showers, heavy clouds and snow are expected to the valley and surrounding areas thanks to support from our upper level low that hovers over calnevari, the cold front coming from the Pacific Northwest is yielding a 50 chance for showers within the valley this morning and snow rain and snow chances are at their highest from 4am to 10am with these chanc
People. We also want to show everyone how the Chinese Culture is, how we do the dragon dancing, because those people practice a lot of times. It is a very long time to practice for dragon dancing, so we want to show everyone the culture of the chinese. In addition to several lion dances a day. The el dorado and silver legacy are bringing out more pai gow poker and baccarat tables. Both games popular among asian gamblers. And of course. There will be Chinese New Year dinners at both buffets. Most festivities kicking off here. On friday. Live downtown. Colin lygren. Kolo 8 news now. Its still winter in northern nevada, but Washoe County already has an eye on summer activities. Theyre looking to fill several seasonal positions for aquatics, recreation, park rangers and maintenance. You can find a complete list of available positions and Applications Online on the Washoe County parks and open space page. The next round of that go on sale later this month, have a new fee this year. Its call