Robberies. brian loftus and. We could be off to a wet start this week. Sherry is watching the radar. To see if thunderstorms will rock your neighborhood. 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 marcos arenas. Michelle. For the family of marcos arenas. And we learned more information overnight about another high profile case. 27 year old shane ross is due in court wednesday. Accused of a string of armed robberies. Metro says ross would park his motorcycle outside a store. And rob its employees at gunpoint. 8 news now was the first to break the news. That he is the son of las vegas mayor pro tem steve ross. The family says shane has struggled with addiction, and are urging him to cooperate with police. Ask the sheriff questions from the viewers in our morning cup of joe segment in the 6am hour. To submit a question. Just go to las vegas
The crash remains under investigation. As soon as we learn more about what happened and the victim, we will let you know. Reporting live Shakala Alvaranga 8 news now. Sharie Johnson mandatory evacuations have been lifted for all communities affected by the blue cut fire. That means people near the San Bernardino National Forest are now returning to their homes. The fire has charred more than 37 thousand acres. Its now 83 percent contained. The blaze destroyed more other structures. More than 80 thousand people were forced to leave their homes. Eric Johnston returning home its really nice to come home and know that eveything is standing and all of our friends homes and that theyre safe and their homes are Still Standing thank you firefighters absolutley Sharie Johnson while people are returning home they are urged to use caution as firefighters are still patrolling hot spots in the area. Sharie Johnson katie boer gives us a look at what this could mean for our chances for rain. katie bo
Burning tonight. 3 its the beaver creek fire northwest of walden. It has grown to 37,000 acres. Firefighters have this one 60 contained. This graphic shows how the fire has grown since starting 11 weeks ago. They do not expect to have this out until october 21. We have high fire danger across much of colorado. A red flag warning is in effect toward lyman and west collins. This will expire at 7 00 tonight but also the teen shaded area are fire weather watches that will turn to a red flag warning tomorrow afternoon. We will see that redeveloped into tomorrow as well. It is so dry it has been gusty and hot here lately that we do have the high fire danger continuing. We also have thunderstorm activity into the southeastern part of the state. A Severe Thunderstorm Warning in effect until six active team. Keep a close eye but thats thunderstorms tonight. As for temperatures they are in the 80s and 90s but there is a cold front approaching. I will have details on when we will finally get the
Hospital. The American Red Cross is also here on the scene. Will contitie to follow thisis story and bring you mr. Details them. Watch our Facebook Page twitter and website for the latest dates. Rapids. Stephanie johnson. The suspect on a shooting spree across california, michigan will appear in court for the firsrstime. Justin dalton is expected to be rained today. Police did not say what they believe motivated him to target his victims saturdayaynight. Heheas working as a driver for uber during the time of the shooting. He killed six people. He picked up at least one passenger during the alleged shootings. The state is now going over the charges. Well be reviewing the pilice reports from the shiffs office, California Department of Public Safety and d i any out of that review will come six counts of murder, felony assault with intent to commit murder and any charges of false felony firearm. Uber confirms he was one of their drivers but cant confirm whether he was working saturday nigh
We will take a look at the full forecast coming up. Stepped up security right now at Northside High School in roanoke county. That is due to rumors of a threat at the school. Roanoke County School Officials Say they have increased Police Presence out of an abundance of caution. Police determined there was no validity to the threat. An update on a story we brought new this morning for the Henry County Sheriffs Office says 62yearold rutgers bell woman reported missing has been found. Officials put out an alert after receiving a tip bernice proctors vehicle was left unattended near old liberty drive. She is currently being treated for hyperthermia and dehydration. The Amherst County Economic Development met with consultants to map out a future for the county. Leaders talked about how to increase the tax base, encourage investment, retain current jobs while creating new this comes as the county prepares for the closing of the Central Virginia Training Center. We know the Training Center is