Back up, just in time for the weekend the triple digits thatll make you want to take a dip in the pool. Michelle Mortensen 8 news now good day, the valleys news leader, starts right now. now, live. This is 8 news now good day. brian loftus thanks for waking up with us on 8 news now good day, the valleys news leader. Im brian loftus. Michelle Mortensen and im Michelle Mortensen in for kirsten. Sadly this mornig we are staring your morning with sad news. Three people are dead. In a span of 24hours. The victims were all killed while crossing the street. 8 news now reporter Michael Stevens is live from eastern and sahara. The scene of the latest auto versus pedestrian collision. With a word from police. Michael Stevens brian, michelle. It really has been a deadly stretch. And police are fed up with the pedestrian crash happened here near eastern and sahara. Police say a woman was walking in a marked crosswalk last night. And was hit. The woman was taken to Sunrise Hospital where she later
And there are lane closures on the southbound side after a deadly wreck. Maryland. After an explosion caused a threealarm fire at an Apartment Building last night. A Montgomery County Fire Department spokesman said two firefighters and at least 25 other people were injured officials believe natural gas contributed to the explosion and the fire. More than 150 firefighters responded to the scene. Kirsten Joyce a local woman accused of killing her baby shortly after it was born. Was indicted 20 year old Veronica Salazar faces charges for the death of her newborn. Police say she hid her pregnancy. And gave birth to the child in a bathtub. After it was born. She cut the umbilical cord and left the baby to die in the tub. Salazars mother told investigators she was suspicious that her daughter was pregnant. But the young woman denied it. The Cuidate Program manager for planned parenthood of Southern Nevada says half of the countrys pregnancies are unintended. And nevada is no different. Rosit
Its in the best interest of the community to be educated and be aware of their surroundings. The coyotes were here before we were so we have to relaize that we have to adapt to their community. Shakala Alvaranga the Nevada Department of wildlife will meet with locals tonight to talk about what has happened and more importantly, what steps you can take to keep your animals safe. Shakala Alvaranga it is advised to keep your trash locked away with secure lids and to keep r your home at night. That meeting will last until 8 o clock tonight. Reporting live, Shakala Alvaranga, 8 news now. Dave Courvoisier from coyotes to monkeys. A monkey on board a Las Vegas Bound flight last night. Was a Service Animal. A spokesman for Frontier Airlines says the flight was coming in from columbus, ohio. The passenger stowed the monkey in his shirt during the flight. And broke policy by not informing the airline that he was bringing a Service Animal on board. Law enforcement had to be brought in and thats w
Paramount concerns are for the improvement of achievement for all students in the ccsd and in equity and access to a high quality education for all ccsd students, therefore, there must be asssurances that ehe proposed plan will nto result in substantial disruption to the students within the ccsd. Sharie Johnson we have a crew inside the meeting and will have reaction from Board Members and parents when reporting live, Sharie Johnson, 8news now. Dave Courvoisier the Drug Enforcement administration put its foot down on marijuana. Saying it has not accepted medical use and has a high potential for abuse. Christianne Klein this comes as several laws. Including nevada. Are looking at legalizing recreational weed. Patrick walker takes a look at the effort. state sen. Tick Segerblom D Las Vegas the dam is about ready to break, it may take 10 years, but in the next 10 years, marijuana will be legal thoughout the United States. Patrick Walker state senator Tick Segerblom has been a driving forc
Eastbound sahara is blocked off at burnham avenue, which is just before the eastern intersection. Use desert inn and charleston to get around this one. While were talking about sahara, use caution around sahara and valley view where nv energy is reporting an outage. 2,0 customers are without power in the area. Theres a crash just off the westbound 25 exit to south decatur. Its blocking the right shoulder. Hours after a man was killed on the east side of the valley. brian loftus it happened around 11last night at boulder highway and nellis. Police say a man was crossing the street againt the signal. And was hit by a car. Police say the driver did not seem to be impaired and speed was not a factor. sgt. Richard strader metro police historically, over the past few years, these next few months are when our numbers start increasing. We dont want to see that happen. Letse but the only people who can make that change are you and me who are out here driving around, walking around, being parts