Pioneers on the air: early Black journalists and radio voices in Las Vegas
Long before Las Vegas became the diverse media market it is today, Black journalists and radio personalities were helping shape local storytelling in a city where representation on air was limited.
Las Vegas mother says doctors told her baby had no heartbeat, but the child...
Alyssa Bethencourt’s Channel 13 report out of Las Vegas centers on a story that feels almost impossible to process in real time: a mother says she was told, more than once, that her pregnancy was over, agreed to a surgical termination procedure based on that information, and then learned her baby was still alive.
Nevada’s Desert Foxes Evolve Urban Skills
At the edges of Las Vegas subdivisions and along Reno’s rail spurs, a small, sand-colored survivor is rewriting the rules of desert life. As heat waves push the limits of endurance, desert foxes are slipping into human-dominated spaces and turning city noise into a cover for living. What looks like trespass is, in...
New retail plaza planned for Las Vegas Chinatown area
LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — Clark County commissioners approved plans for a new retail plaza in the expanding Chinatown area near Spring Mountain and Wynn Road. The Jade Promenade will be built on a 73,000-square-foot property that was originally owned by Caesars. Developer Kaveh purchased the property for $19 million and...
Henderson councilwoman, on outs with city police, has two new run-ins on video
A Henderson councilwoman had two run-ins with law enforcement - both caught on police-worn body camera - within a couple months of losing the support of the city's two major police unions due to a prior dust-up with officers that was also caught on video, the 8 News Now Investigators have learned.
‘Slightly terrifying’: New Elvis movie a big, ambitious effort
LAS VEGAS — Baz Luhrmann’s “EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert” requires its own category. Not quite a concert film, though filled with Elvis performance footage. Not a documentary, though, the King himself narrates what is essentially his life story. “Baz was pretty clear, the words ‘concert...
Las Vegas Valley crossing guard honored with proclamation during appreciation week
LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — A crossing guard at Tony Alamo Elementary School recently received special recognition as communities celebrate Crossing Guard Appreciation Week. Rosalind Collins was honored by Clark County Commissioner Chairman Michael Naft with a proclamation declaring it Rosalind Collins Day. “Every morning, I...
Desert Soaker, Vegas in for Windy, Wet Holiday Shakeup
Las Vegas is soaking up a sunny, mild Saturday afternoon, with temperatures topping out near 69°F and a light east breeze. Clear skies are making outdoor plans easy today, but the calm will not last long as the weather pattern flips early next week, as reported by the National Weather Service.
Valley Cops Plead for Help in Hunt for Three Missing Locals
Police in Las Vegas are asking for the public’s help to find three missing people across the valley, including one adult who has been missing since November. On Friday, officers released photos and descriptions, saying the cases span different parts of the region and urging anyone with information to come forward.
Mother breaks silence after a 3-year-old was killed by police in a hostage situation...
A Las Vegas mother is demanding answers after her 3-year-old son was killed during a chaotic police shooting that officers say began as a domestic violence call and turned into a hostage situation.
