Our website las vegas now dot com Kirsten Joyce governor sandoval is asking an Energy Task Force to work on the controversial rooftop solar policy rate changes. The chief Strategy Officer Just Announced plans to reconvene the new Energy Industry task force for the next year. This comes after the Nevada Public Utilities Commission increased rates. Which then sparked protests. Companies said the hike forced them to lay off hundreds of workers. A proposal has since been submitted to grandfather in the lower rates for thousands of customers customers. sherry hows the weather today . Mother nature has been working overtime with solar power this week. Finally a nice springlike break after some long stretches of colder winter days. So i havent heard too many compaints. Mostly clear skies and mild degrees again this morning. After hitting those extra warm 70s on tuesday. Your most accurate weather now forecast looking for another beautiful spring day in las vegas and Southern Nevada. The air i
This shooting could have been over drugs because of what neighbors have told us about seeing suspicious activity at this house before. Lieutenant mcgrath says the initial investigation says it could be over money but they are point. Patranya Bhoolsuwan police say about 4 or 5 people live in the house where the shooting happened. Police have not released the suspects. So far no arrests have been made. Reporting live near mcleod and desert inn, Patranya Bhoolsuwan 8 news now. Dave Courvoisier also breaking this afternoon. A bank robbery led to a crash on 215. Karen castro joins us live to explain how it all unfolded. Karen . karen castro the bank robbery happened in broad daylight at this us bank. The bank is closed for the day. Here but this incident may still be causing some traffic back ups. And this is why. Police got a call about a bank robbery shortly after 1 30 this afternoon. At the us bank on west russell road, near the i15. Metro was able to get a description of the getaway veh
Was in the white van and i was Loftus Police havent confirmed they have the suspect behind bars. Right now the family says they are preparing for evelyns funeral. A go fund me account has been set up to help the family. You can find more information on our website las vegas now dot com morning. A former music teacher is being investigated. For inappropriately touching 2 12 yearold girls. William crawford was arrested this week. North Las Vegas Police say. It all happened while he was teaching at somerset academy. The school says the 49 yearold teacher worked there for less than 3 months during the first half of the 20122013 school year. They say they didnt know about any of the claims against him. When his employment ended. The school says they promise to provide support to anyone who may have been affected. If you have any information on this case, call crimestoppers. Kirsten Joyce it looks like the Taxicab Authority isnt going anywhere yet. Lawmakers say they arent dissolving the age
Reporter more than anything the community here wants to know why and how a quiet hardworking man who recently became a father could be capable of such hate. In San Bernardino, gina kim, nbc news. The flag on top of the white house is flying at half staff tonight to honor the victims of the shooting. President obama signed a proclamation today calling for flags to remain lowered till monday. It reflects flags at public buildings, military installations and the navy ships and embassies too. The u. S. Attorney general says the Department Justice will not tolerate hate crimes against muslims in the aftermath of the San Bernardino shooting. Loretta lynch spoke at the Muslim Advocates dinner in arlington tonight. The American Muslim Community says there has been an uptick in antiislam rhetoric since the paris attacks. As we again talk about the importance of free speech, we make it clear that actions predicated on violent talk are not america. They are not who we are. Theyre not what we do.
Directions. Were just north of leesburg and whites ferry road n. Is between route 15 and selma lane. Im told this could potentially be a fatal accident and im also told there are actually two accident scenes here on route 15. A Police Officer just came up to us and told us they are working to move away one of those accidents momentarily. Theyre hopeful this can be cleaned up in the next half hour, 45 minutes. For now route 15 both directions closed down. Its not clear exactly what happened. What the initial accident is or even where this happened. But were going to walk up there closer to the scene and get a better look. As soon as we get more information, well be live in the next halfhour and bring you the updates and let you know when the road opens back up. Not a good start to the thanksgiving weekend. Over the next 24 hours close to 47 million americans are expected to travel at least 50 miles in a car, plane, bus or train for thanksgiving. And many of us are traveling under a clou