School year with 325 vacancies. And many of those will be filled by substitute teachers. All vacancies are inside Elementary Schools. Nearly half are for special education classes. But it has an impact on already poor performing schools. david gomez, parent of 4 children nv Peace Alliance Community Leader it puts more pressure as a father on me to make sure that their education is where it should be meg nigro, executive director, Recruitment Development it puts our kids who are already at a disadvantage because they may not have some Foundation Skills then to start the year with a substitute who isnt licensed is not what we want Michelle Mortensen the 5 thousand dollar incentive from nevadas legislature for select schools will not be spread out over the entire year. Plus the state department is allowing incoming educators provisional licenses. It means they can get hired and have one year to meet nevada requirments. Michelle Mortensen even though today is the first day of school for cc
Shortly breaking overnight. A man is in the hospital. And the suspect is still on the loose. After a shooting on the strip. It happened just after 1 this morning. According to police. Two men were fighting in front of the miracle mile pulled out a gun. He shot the victim. Who sustained nonlife threatening injuries. Police are still looking for the suspect. A man was shot and killed in henderson this weekend. Now people who live in the gated community are questioning their safety. Saying their neighborhood gate was once reassuring. But this attack leaves them with more questions than answers. Fox 5s Abby Theodros has more. Laurie lucero,witness we heard two loud bang, bang gun shots. Laurie lucero and her husband sam were walking their dog when they heard gun shots in their normally quiet neighborhood. 1022 sam lucero what i thought was strange was the first time we walked around because we walk around several times, there was nobody there. So the cars just got there. And it just happen
New Highland Hills housing development. It brings back any battlefield ive been in. Reporter he stuffs from ptsd and the explosions are terrifying. He said the first one was the worst. It went off. I had to grab the shower and hit the floor. It sounded like a 175 went off in my backyard. My dog calms me down and also knows when im not good. Reporter ashe turns to his dog for comfort the doorway is slipping. Reporter next door neighbor nate is looking to sue. The single largest investment that people make in their life and were watching it crack to pieces. Reporter every year nate turns his familys home into a season. Reporter he says the real story is happening behind his backyard. My wife is frazzled. Im so frazzled. Its hard to get in the spirit of things. Reporter as for nicholas, he worries about the longterm effects to his home and house. I just hope this doesnt start a series of problems for me. Reporter and westco is the Company Behind the blast out here. They say those blasts a
Attorney is present on the advice of her counsel. Residents we talked with said the blasts happen several times a week. And theyre hoping this phase will be over soon. Denise . Denise Valdez it looks like hawaii will dodge the brunt of two major storms heading in its direction. Despite that. People there are preparing for heavy downpours and high winds. Yesterday at six. We told you about hurricane madeline. Well thats now been downgraded to a category one. As for hurrin its still whipping up winds of 130 miles an hour. But should miss the big island. Denise Valdez tedd when is madeline expected to hit the big island . tedd florendo hotter today than yesteray with clear skies. Breezes have picked up a little as well around the region up to 20 mainly. Not anticipating any alert for wind today and the rest of the week. With temps peaking on thursday and friday. Humidity remains very dry as well. Evening planner calling for warm temperatures through the night with light breezes again. Ple
Here at 8 news now im Sharie Johnson. Class will be back in session tomorrow for both Clark County School district as well as unlv and many are wondering how to dress. Katie boer is here to give us a look at your bus stop forecast tomorrow. Katie . katie boer head back to school. Your extended forecast shows temps. Returning back to the triple digits for the next three or four days before another slight dip back to the upper 90s. Sharie Johnson from the skies to the roads. Valley Law Enforcement is urging drivers to stay safe. Your commute will soon see more traffic anchor Demetria Obilor has a look at some areas sure to slow you down in this weeks look ahead. Students go back to School Tomorrow morning, so expect a lot more traffic on the road. There are cone zones all throughout town that are going to slow you down. Well talk about a few of them you may want to watch out for. Up in the northwest, theres a lot of work happening on ann road and 215, plus theres a bus yard nearby. Expec