A former Oklahoma City Police Officer is now facing life in prison after being convicted of Sexual Assault including rape and welcome to your world this morning im stephanie sy. Im in for del walters and daniel preyed on a dozen of women using his badge to victimize them while on patrol. And we have the story. Reporter on his 29th birthday daniel found out he will spend the rest of his birthday behind bars. Guilty of the crime of Sexual Battery and sets punishment at eight years. Reporter ex oklahoma guilty of rape and 14 other counts and facing 36 criminal counts in total. Defendant guilty of the crime of oral sodomy and punishment is set at 20 years. Reporter they said he used his position of authority to sexually abuse 13 African American women while on du duty. In our neighborhood and warning no one to look at them, i believe justice was served. Reporter all accusers were African American women from the lowincome neighborhoods he patrolled and a former star College Football player
Officers on bikes and motorcycles. So now they can get into the parks and onto our trails to ensure that all of us who use the facilities are safe. Thursday night, in her state of the city address, mayor goodman shared what las vegas accomplished, and what city leaders continue to work on in whats been called the master plan. We know we need more parks, especially in the downtown area. And we are looking at ways to bring green spaces to fit in with our existing developments. They mayor highlighted a few of the 50 new projects completed and under construction in downtown las vegas. A project value of 305 million where more than 2,100 permanant jobs were created. Part of that plan, transportation. Project neon is on the immediate horizon to un spagetti the spagett bowl in the core of our city. And to open the flow of traffic from the north and the south and the east and the west for the ultimate goodman was Mayors Faith Initiative and its committment to end veterans homelessness was a su
New rate structure for solar customers say theres still hope when it comes to delaying the price hike. Fox 5s Abby Theodros tells us the latest in nevadas drawn out solar battle. She joins us live from the newsroom. The attorney generals bureau of Consumer Protection and the alliance for solar choice filed a motion that would delay that rate hike from taking effect until it was re evaluated by the Public Utilities commission of nevada. As the new rate structure stands basic fees will go up and the credit for excess energy put back on the grid by solar customers will go down. A group of opponentswho say the change is unfair and harms both solar businesses and customers filed a stay that would delay the new structure until the commission rehears it. One Solar Alliance attorney said at the very least the motion will give people time to process the changes. Louise helton owner of 1 Sun Solar Electric definitely any uncertainty definitely hurts uncertainty here. And espe ially in light of w
Definitely any uncertainty definitely hurts your business. And theres so much uncertainty here. Its def an industry killer todays Public Utlities Commission hearing was the latest in a series of talks on the fate of new rates for solar power customers. With the Commission Approved rate structure basic fees will go up and the credit for excess energy put back on the grid by solar customers goes down. A group of opponentswho say the change is unfair and harms both solar businesses and customers filed a stay that would delay the new structure until the commission rehears it. One Solar Alliance attorney said at the very least the motion will give people time to process the changes. Atty the interpretation of this order and its impact on customers is vastly different and i cant think of a better reason to grant a stay especially for customers who are immediately impacted. By contrast commissioners showed no signs of negotiating suggesting a stay would complicate the matter. Commissioner the
So we dont have any unfortunate incidents that happen. Kirsten Joyce police say the driver of the other car wasnt hurt. And is cooperating with police. This is the 8th Traffic Accident in metros jurisdiction this year. brian loftus well be learning more this morning. About Fridays Police shooting on the strip. Kahleal black is facing charges. After police say he pointed a gun at people on the strip. A metro officer opened fire at him and missed, but hit a child instead. Intially police didnt know who the suspect was, even though he was behind bars. As for the officer, police say george smith with metros Tourist Safety Division who fired the shot. Black is facing a number of charges including assault with a Deadly Weapon and possession of stolen property. A press conference is scheduled for 930. brian loftus theres new hope for existing, and new solar customers in nevada. Kirsten Joyce as of january 1st. The puc raised rates for all net metering customers. Nv energy is proposing to allo