me is m-l-k boulevard and that s where traffic will be flowing for the next four months to get from interstate 15 northbound to the 95 north. crews are out now setting up to do work over the next several months moving forward with project neon. the closures took effect just about an hour ago. and detours are taking drivers through side streets. folks wanting to get onto the 95 heading northbound from interstate 15 south - they will have to get off at lake mead boulevard -head west and then go jump onto the 95 northbound. which is going to create a lot more traffic in the area. the northbound mlk boulevard off ramp has a number of closures from now until february next year. drivers heading northbound on the 95 will have to get off at rancho drive and turn around on u-s 95 to exit mlk blvd. traffic heading northbound on the 15 will exit charleston blvd. westbound to get to m-l-k boulevard. and traffic will exit at lake mead boulevard to access mlk boulevard if they re coming
out the home -deputies found several animals locked living in bedrooms where they had been urinating and defecating on the walls and carpet. and the air quality inside of the bedrooms was horrific according to deputies. a number of cats were found. one of them being a canadian siberian lynx hybrid -which is a species that doesn t require a permit in nye county. but another cat was found -a fennec fox.and that s in violation of nevada code. overall -an unbelievable find -2 african lion. plus a bengal tiger which is an endangered species and a black panther. the animals were living with freeman at the time. she wasn t arrested but cited for animal cruelty. ((mauricio marin)) as for the animals - authorities are working to place them at an u-s-d-a approved sanctuary. it s important to note the owners did have a special conditions animal permit. that permit will now be reviewed on whether they should be allowed to keep it or not with the nye board of county commissioners. dave?
it was transporting a heart patient from elko to the university of utah. everyone aboard including a doctor, nurse and patient died. and for the first time police are speaking out about the incident and say although four people lost their lives. the pilot saved many more by veering away from an aprtment complex ans crashing into a parking lot. ((if you can see the perimeter around here it s a busy area. there s homes, there s a trailer park, there s a hotel in the adjacent property as well as a casino and busy shopping center one it none of that and went into the parking lot.)) ((denise valdez)) the plane crashed within minutes after take off. yesterday. the communtiy gathered and placed flowers on the fence around the crash site as a public memorial for the victims./// ((denise valdez)) metro police have made an arrest in an early morning stabbing that left one man dead. it happened here along the 600 block of princeton street near decatur and washington. police ar
and pepper hair. took the girl behind a building and assaulted her. police say the girl got away a short time later and told her mom what happened. investigators believe the man walked east through the complex and that s the last anyone has seen of him. it comes as a shock to the people who live in this complex. ((cesar munoz/condo resident: it s just unfortunate, you know, it looks like a peaceful area, it s something you have to be concerned about, i guess it could happen anywhere. lt. david valenta/metro sexual assault unit: fortunately, the true stranger incidences such as this are rare, but again that is why this becomes a top pi resource available. )) ((patrick walker)) detectives have received some leads in the investigation. but they are calling for the public s help. police say they want to find this man. before he can attack another child. ((patrick walker)) police say the assault happened around 1:30 thursday afternoon. the suspect was last seen wearing a bl
minutes. several drivers chose to risk it and went through the intersection anyway. others played it smart and decided not to test the flood waters. ((dave courvoisier)) it was even worse at lake mead and civic. but that didn t seem to stop drivers who were willing to risk everything in exchange for convenience. the flooding has subsided some drivers getting trapped in their cars. ((denise valdez)) nia wong has been chasing the storm all evening. she joins us live in the northeast from a wash that s still rushing with water. nia? ((nia wong)) dave and denise. we ve seen drivers ignoring warnings not to drive through flood waters throughout the evening. take a look at what we saw just a few hours ago. we went to both of those intersections you just mentioned. and despite several inches of water in the road. many through while others remained in place. you may be thinking what s a few inches of rain in the road? well, as we ve seen time and again in southern nevada, it