the latest crash happened yesterday, just after 5-30 in the evening. n-h-p says a buick and a lexus traveling in opposite directions crashed on the 2-15, near aliante parkway. it s unclear which driver is at fault but both of them died. a third vehicle also struck the two vehicles a short time later. the two occupants of a chrysler are being treated for minor injuries. there is no divider where the wreck happened. ((karen castro)) during construction the speed limit has been dropped to 45 miles an hour. the project is expected to be completed by the end of summer. reporting live, karen castro, 8 news now. ((denise valdez)) > karen, you mentioned the speed limit dropped down to 45 miles per hour in that area.. does it appear that cars are slowing down? ((karen castro)) we actually drove up and down zooming by us. in fact, we saw n-h-p and north las vegas police pulling over drivers who were speeding. ((dave courvoisier)) > two people are in police custody.. accused of yester
people in the south are starting to clean up. after a line of severe weather brought dangerous tornadoes. so far, there are no reports of deaths or serious injuries from those tornadoes. but as don champion reports. that system is now moving its way north. bringing blizzard-like conditions. well into the overnight hours, people in parts of the south cleared and assessed the damage after a line of severe weather plowed through. amateur video shows one of at least nine tornadoes reported in mississippi and alabama. we survived it with the grace of god in aliceville, alabama, this man rode out the storm in a closet. across his town, a tornado tore apart mobile homes and knocked out power. not far away in lauderdale county, mississippi, another reported tornado threw debris around. mike dearing and his neighbors are thankful it wasn t any worse. mike dearing/storm survivor: the fact that we only lost material things make you feel real blessed- there s nothing here that can t b
police say the victim was one of the people who called 9-1-1. but he didn t make it. police say over a dozens shots were fired. they say two men were seen running from the area shortly after the shooting. right now police are looking into motives. they re not sure if this was drug related? police say they expect to be out here for a few more hours as they process the scene. ((brian loftus)) ((michael stevens)) ((kirsten joyce)) > m-g-m is making some big changes. it is outsourcing hundreds of valet employees to a new company.based out of chicago. m-g-m officials told employees the company will keep all of the workers and match their pay, benefits, and seniority. the deal will affect valets at 9 different properties starting as early as april this comes as m-g-m plans to start charging for both self parking and valet. we spoke with a valet worker on the phone. who says that could mean a drop in their tips.. and many workers are weighing their options: (mgm valet worker: it s
processing the scene. there are some unanswered questions at the moment like why these people were outside in the cold in the middle of the morning? police don t know if this was drug related or if the man was targeted. detectives say they plan to be here for the next few hours wrapping up the scene. ((brian loftus)) > metro picture will be explaining more about the 9-1-1 system failure in the coming days. a technical problem caused an outage for about 6 hours yesterday. metro routed calls to north las vegas and henderson .. and officers were there to assist. metro police say they average 300 calls a day.. and receive about 1 point 2 million a year. they say if this happens again. only call 9-1-1 in a dire emergency in hopes that you will get through quickly./// ((kirsten joyce)) > mgm resorts is making more parking changes to its properties along the strip. the company held an emergency meeting tuesday with its mgm plans to outsource about 400 current valet employees to a
the national weather service is reporting a tornado is heading towards scooba, mississippi. that s right near mississippi, alabama border. here s a look at where that is on the map. damage has been reported at east mississippi community college. and the hunt is also on for two burglary suspects! police say the men broke into a home near grand canyon drive and lone mountain road, took some stuff.. then got away in a car, driven by a female accomplice. investigators say the man had been seen in that same vehicle just days before the burglary, following mail carriers! that s an m.o. followed by porch pirates. the vehicle they re driving in is a stolen silver, mid 2000 s lexus r-x 330 crossover suv. it has nevada plates 686-l-j-r. an update now on a story we first brought you as it was breaking two people are now in custody. accused of shooting and killing here s a look at their mugshots they are krystal guice and deonte coleman. henderson police say they killed a 26-year-old