Welcome to fox5 news this morning. First les krifaton joins us with a quick look at the fox 5 weather 247 forecast. Got some tropical moisture at our door wednesday. Most of the active weather is forecast to stay to the east although some could slip into southeastern nevada in the afternoon and evening. Daytime highs will cool to below triple digits wednesday and thursday. As the tropical moisture fades warmer temperatures start to move in by friday. The uv index for wednesday is 10 or very high. Heres a look at your fox5 Traffic Solutions lets begin with your drive here are the accidents to watch out and alternate routes you can use listed on our maps here are the construction areas to look out for and alternate routes listed on our maps back to the news breaking overnight. A homeowner shoots an intruder after finding the suspect inside his home in a gated community in henderson. The home is located on springfield street inside the Hillsboro Heights community. Police say the suspect t
An emerging industry in our area. Clark county is a quarantined area for africanized bees. And more and more people are looking to make a profit off them. People now want to save bees, so im sure there are people out there that are looking to do this as a Business Opportunity and we want to make sure they get licensed so they do it safely. And to ensure proper safety guidelines are met from here on out. The department of agriculture is looking to change the local law. We are looking at the nevada revised statute currently to bring these unlicensed bee removal and rehabilitiation companies into our realm of licensing so this doesnt happen in the future. The department of agriculture tells me fixing the local statute could be done relatively quickly but it would be on a temporary basis at first. Im told we could see action on that in a few months. From the newsroom. Vince sapienza. Fox5 the owner of toms bee hives. Tells fox5 the status of the man who was in Critical Condition after gett
A pedestrian is hit by a vehicle. Im christine maddela. Im john huck. So. In the last 24 hours. At least 2 people have been hit and killed while walking on our roads. And now. A third crash is under investigation. Fox 5s Cyndi Lundeberg is live on eastern between sahara and st louis with new informaiton on tonights crash. Captioning will resume shortly in december the Nevada Department of transportatin told me they were going to be making major changes to boulder highway for this reason. Those changes are behind schedule. Captioning will in december the valley. Nats boulder highway. 12 pedestrians. 2 bicylists and 4 people in cars died. Wednesday night. A similiar story. A man walking across the road just after 11. Was hit and killed. I spoke to the nevada Highway Patrol in december about these problems. Weve had boulder hwy on our sights for a number of years thats tony illia with ndot. And he went on to tell me ndot wwould be making changes. Including. Installing lights to crosswalks
Legislator. The familys pastor says they are grieving the loss of the child. He will be remembered for his energy, for his life, for his smile, the way he lit up a room. He was an affectionate young man, he loved his dad, he was a hugger. Local governments regulate safety standards. But theme parks have little oversight. With no data on the number of injuries or fatalities at parks across the country. Safety advocates are now calling for more oversight. That accident is casting a shadow over the popular summertime tradition. Leading some to question how other water parks are kept safe. So we went to find out what kind of regulations there are at our water parks here in the valley. Fox5s eric hilt is live at cowabunga bay in henderson with their safety precautions. When a water slide like this one opens it undergoes a Standard Building code inspection but after that there is no local, regulation as riders slip and splash down the slides at cowabunga bay. Nats. Parents say safety is thei
Outside the Regional Justice Center to show us what happened inside the courtroom. The family of kadar brown says he had thousands of friends. Today in court his mother wore a shirt with her sons face. His sister wore her brothers favorite shirt. Bunny roman, victims sister, and ever since hes been gone, im lost. Im cold. Even though bunny roman while talking about her brother kadar brown. She still made a point to stare at the man resposible for killing him. In march 2014 gary adair hit brown while brown was changing a tire on he 95 near summerlin. Adair told police he had been using heroine and prescription drugs. Nats he admitted to being a daily user of heroine in Court Tuesday morning. Adair found out his fate. The state has asked for this court to impose 410 years in the nevada doc before the sentence was statement. Saying since the crash. Hes worked to improve his life. And has remained sober. I pray for his familys forgiveness. Three of browns family members plead with the judg