Caused a 3floor evacuation at the pyramid tower in the luxor, this afternoon. Our 8 news now crew was first on the scene. Reporter Brittany Edney now joins us with the latest. Brittany. What did the hazmat teams find . Denise. Investigators spent several hours looking into this possible threat but they have determined that the suspicious items. Specifica lly a liquid, are non hazardous. Now. They wouldnt give us any more details on what it was because its an ongoing investigation. O nly that there is no threat. In this video from earlier. You can see city and county Fire Departments were on scene with metro. Investigators tell us at around 11 this morning, a room service attednent found several suspicious items and thats when police got involved. Floors 27 through 29 were evacauted and no injuries have been reported. Investigators say they are still looking into who left those items and if theres any possibility of criminal charges. But overall, metro says theyre jesse roybal, Public I
Our website las vegas now dot com Kirsten Joyce governor sandoval is asking an Energy Task Force to work on the controversial rooftop solar policy rate changes. The chief Strategy Officer Just Announced plans to reconvene the new Energy Industry task force for the next year. This comes after the Nevada Public Utilities Commission increased rates. Which then sparked protests. Companies said the hike forced them to lay off hundreds of workers. A proposal has since been submitted to grandfather in the lower rates for thousands of customers customers. sherry hows the weather today . Mother nature has been working overtime with solar power this week. Finally a nice springlike break after some long stretches of colder winter days. So i havent heard too many compaints. Mostly clear skies and mild degrees again this morning. After hitting those extra warm 70s on tuesday. Your most accurate weather now forecast looking for another beautiful spring day in las vegas and Southern Nevada. The air i
Was in the white van and i was Loftus Police havent confirmed they have the suspect behind bars. Right now the family says they are preparing for evelyns funeral. A go fund me account has been set up to help the family. You can find more information on our website las vegas now dot com morning. A former music teacher is being investigated. For inappropriately touching 2 12 yearold girls. William crawford was arrested this week. North Las Vegas Police say. It all happened while he was teaching at somerset academy. The school says the 49 yearold teacher worked there for less than 3 months during the first half of the 20122013 school year. They say they didnt know about any of the claims against him. When his employment ended. The school says they promise to provide support to anyone who may have been affected. If you have any information on this case, call crimestoppers. Kirsten Joyce it looks like the Taxicab Authority isnt going anywhere yet. Lawmakers say they arent dissolving the age