It was transporting a heart patient from elko to the university of utah. Everyone aboard including a doctor, nurse and patient died. And for the First Time Police are speaking out about the incident and say although four people lost their lives. The pilot saved many more by veering away from an aprtment complex ans crashing into a parking lot. if you can see the perimeter around here its a busy area. Theres homes, theres a trailer park, theres a hotel in the adjacent property as well as a casino and busy Shopping Center one it none of that and went into the parking lot. Denise Valdez the plane crashed within minutes after take off. Yesterday. The communtiy gathered and placed flowers on the fence around the crash site as a public memorial for the victims. Denise Valdez metro police have made an arrest in an Early Morning stabbing that left one man dead. It happened here along the 600 block of princeton street near decatur and washington. Police arrested the victims driscol. Metro says
Along i15 for those leaving this thanksgiving eve. Michael Stevens were at the shell on silverado ranch. Right before the 15. And all morning its been packed with people heading in and out of town for the holiday. Those at triplea say for nine straight years the number of people in our region traveling during this holiday is up to about 3point 5million. Heres some good news. For the first time in years, pump prices are staying under 3 per gallon. At this shell. Its under that mark averaging around 245 a gallon. Drivers we spoke to headed to california say theyre trying to beat the rush by leaving early Brittney Martin driving to california its been definitely more traffic than usual. Im more dreading once we get into San Bernadino area. Abby Anderson driving to california its been pretty good. No traffic, except for a crash on the freeway. But hopefully it wo Michael Stevens if youre staying in town get ready for more drivers on our roads as triplea has dubbed las vegas the top thanksg
Walker. For a look at the next step towards getting on the ice. Patrick . Patrick Walker what a big milestone last night. But the Vegas Golden Knights still have a long way until the puck drops on their first regular season game. Remember. This is a team without players or a head coach. Lets take a look at whats still to come for the nhls newest franchise. On june 20th. The Golden Knights will have its expansion draft. Theyll pick one player from each of the other 30 nhl franchises. Most of each teams roster is fair game. Teams can only protect part of their roster from the expansio team staff will introduce the 30 players at tmobile arena in front of fans. Thatll happen just ahead of the nhl awards ceremony held there later that night. Two days later. The nhl draft kicks off in chicago. The Golden Knights will get one of the first 6 picks. Determined by a lottery system. Then. Theyll get the third pick in each of the subsequent rounds. The team will hit the ice for the preseason in la
If you are one of millions traveling this thanksgiving. Brace yourself for some delays. Thanks for joining us. Im Christianne Klein. paul joncich and im paul joncich. Some airports have new equipment to speed up screening. But the combination of bad weather in some spots is slowing down major airports. west we get off to a good start on wednesday, it just. It transfers to thursday, friday and saturday so if the network stays ahead and stays on schedule then all of our flight crews are going to be where we need them to be and each day is set up for sus this is Southwest Airlines operations center. It is a sort of trouble shooting room that has everyone from meteorologists to maintenance inside. And nationally they are expecting more than 40thousand flights in one day for the first time. They still recommend everyone get to the airport 2 hours early for the next few days. paul joncich southwest is the largest carrier at mccarran airport. And so far thinks are pretty packed. But running s
Its all worth it. 8 news now reporter Mauricio Marin is live from mccarran with a truly touching story about being home for the holidays. Mauricio . Mauricio Marin before people can sit down at the table with friends and family tomorrow and enjoy a good meal of turkey and all the fixingsthey had to deal with flights, luggage and traffic jams today. But despite all the hurdlesfor many local familiesseeing each other across the dinner table this thanksgiving well it means the world to them. Born. Hes now looking forward to spending precious time with his sonand excited hes here for thanksgiving. And that feeling of embracing the holidays is being felt by many. victoria zrebiec local were cooking up a ham and turkey and stuffing and pumplin pies and everything. Its going to be a lot of fun. Mauricio Marin the food at the table for thanksgiving is just the beginning for a season of joy for many folks. But before they can get to the house with loved onesthey had to grab their luggage and de