All have worked hard to approve this stadium. Well have much more on this major story, including what needs to happen next to bring the raiders to las vegas. Thats coming up on news 3 live at 5 00 and 6 00 and follow us on twitter and get the latest updates on facebook and news3lv. Com. A power struggle is pitting a Public Charter School against a Popular Online school. The state now threatening shut down nevada connections academy, a school that houses thousands of students. Nathan oneal is live in the newsroom to explain how some families are fighting back. Right. For 3,000 students, this is their reality for public school. Virtual education. Five families have come forward with this lawsuit to try to keep their school from getting shut down. Dont close the school down. Dont make a mistake. From high school. A lot of people dont have the ability to have an education. Dont do this. The kids can are our future. Joe benjamin enrolled all six of his kids through the academy. His family i
That testified so emotionally about how important it is for them to get back to work. Were going be back here with no good answer for how we fund fully our budget and were going to be making cuts yet well have shiny new stadium. Supporters of the Convention Center and stadium project they that they would create 14,000 permanent jobs. Lawmakers this week also approved giving the Clark County Commission the okay to raise the sales tax to far but its not a done deal. Not yet. Las vegass own raider nation though is ready to move the team here. News 3s Kelsey Thomas stopped by at a hot spot for raiders fans who say theyre already celebrating. Reporter the stadium has plenty of support for the silver and black but one local leader is saying not so fast. It is a touchdown for die hard black. Rooting for the team they love in the city they live in would be a dream come true. This is pretty much a done deal and im very excited. Ive been waiting ever since they even thought of mentioning they mi
Just after the 6 00 a. M. Hour on this saturday be october 15. So we are making the way. My goodness. Halfway through exactly the month. And jerry as i bring you into the conversation. It was a bit windy yesterday. Are we expecting same kind of conditions today . Because with the hair weather i am afraid. So bad hair day. Especially afternoon hours, winds will kick up. Talk about that right now. Temperatures are mild. Sets over most of Southern Nevada. 58 up on the mountain. Of course, cooler up there. But 70s predominateing here in the valley. Big story is the winds. They are starting to kick up. Especially over the southwest valley. And look at summerlin. 24 miles an hour sustained winds at palo verde high. 32 miles an hour wind gust out there. 31 miles an hour down in green valley. And 33 miles an hour wind gust so far this last midnight up at centennial. Charleston. 36 miles an hour range. For Mount Charleston, we can see the skies dark. We have a wind advisory in effect for the sp
Southeast wind at eight big story of courses the wind has been blowing blowing a lot more noticeably today and especially tonight. You see 20 mile an hour sustained winds up in centennial although wingate is the valley quite busy this morning. Double digits throughout the southeast valley 20 mile an hour, 22 mile an hour winds now that Mountains Edge. Gust down there yesterday. That was found with highs in the valley but this morning already over 40 miles an hour in the paradise quarter for as we take a look at some of the gust around Southern Nevada 45 miles an hour about Mount Charleston Mount Charleston Spring Mountains under high wind warning. That is been upgraded from the wind advisory meanwhile the wind advisory has been extended over lake mead and here in the Las Vegas Valley. Thats an effect through 11 00 conditions today some clouds drifting through they helped elevate the temperatures overnight. You can see the edges of a pretty major storm up to our northwest. Ill talk abou
Suspected of 16 violent robberies across the valley. It certainly appears as if he intended to be shot by the police. Reporter this is what police say happened it all started miles away near the stratosphere wednesday night. Officers spot a car connected to a violent henderson carjacking. Inside, 50yearold rex wilson. He takes off. Officers give chase. 30 minutes into the pursuit, they stop wilsonh looks like a gun at officers. All four officers discharge their weapon, striking wilson. A total of 36 rounds were fired. Reporter what wilson pointed at officers and used during the robberies wasnt a gun after all. Its a spray nozzle wrapped with black tape to resemble a handgun. Reporter inside wilsons car register drawer from the arbys robbery. He had written in his own blood in the vehicle, sorry. Reporter a possible cry for help from a man police say was suicidal. Just four days before the shootout his wife reported he was missing and potentially a danger to himself. She said the last c