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worked at law library loved riding his motorcyle again friend ... he liked play videomgames... once invoted him tomparty skipped out... kept tomhimself... absolutely shickedmthis has happened sound about not violent ad lib tag developing now.. two people are in critical
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after a crash near durango and warm springs. our crew on the scene sent these pictures back from the scene. warm springs is shut down in both directions while investigators are on the scene. new at six... -2- days after.... a horrific r-t-c bus crash... on tropicana.... the r-t-c remains tight- lipped.... about the situation... but...
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speaking out..... about how he thinks their in-action.... lead to the woman's death. contact 13.... investigative reporter stephanie zepelin sat down with that former commissioner for his take.... on this tragic accident. """"""""""if you look at the pavement here, you can see there was a wreck. these lines show the path police say the bus took before hitting the bus shelter and a woman sitting inside. but today...no bus shelter to be seen."""""""" a terrifying weekend crash. early saturday, a bus full of people drove up onto the sidewalk, hitting the shelter. walking last night the bus came by i was like, yea 31 you're freaked out? definitely, definitely freaked out 34 the reason behind the fatality is clear to former rtc commissioner steve miller....and it's the bus shelters. 15.36.04 i would tell people dont sit in them, they're unsafe 06 they're death traps 08 miller was on the rtc commission when they put up the shelters. 15.36.15 and i thought it was a
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been prevented by fixing these shelters. several years ago, multiple people were injured and several more died when a drunk driver crashed into a shelter on spring mountain. ((tidbit from file))) miller says they need to put them further from the road, elevate the curbs, and take the backs statement to make today and nothing further to tell our viewers. the last we talked to them about safety at their bus stops, they said they were working on putting more shelters futher from the road and elevating the curbs at several sites. overall they defended the safety at their bus stops. a family's request for help after a tragedy. authorities say carson keel winget died yesterday in a crash. friends say he's survived by his wife.. jami.. and 8-year old daughter cadence.. both seen in this picture with him.
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on the 15 when his car was rear-ended by a big rig. his family is planning his funeral for this weekend.. but they need help. a go-fund-me account has been created to help with expenses. we've set up a link if you'd like to help. just go to ktnv.com. a gruesome discovery.... at a valley high school. metro is investigating a body found.... at "las vegas academy". they got the call.... around 5- thirty this morning. police say... it looks like a man.... committed suicide.... on the downtown campus. all this happened.. before classes started... officers say... no students actually saw... the body. but... classes continued today... as scheduled. new information out of boulder it comes in the wake of a scandal over a former city animal shelter supervisor.. accused of killing animals needlessly. the police chief had been under fire since it was revealed last month that he didn't pursue a criminal case against mary jo azier.. who resigned. now.. city officials want to charge frazier with 37 counts of animal cruelty for deaths at the shelter. the d-a is reviewing the
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right now.. the powerball jackpot stands at a record 1.4 billion dollars.. and that's easily enough money to attract thousands of people from las vegas to convenient stores in arizona and california. this is a live picture of the line for tickets at one store in baker. (ad-lib) we'll have much more from action news reporter david shuman.. watching it all unfold.. coming up on action news live at 6:30. new information tonight... on the resignation of former u-n-l-v basketball coach.... dave rice... the news caught a lot of people off guard.... the players included. and.... not everyone's for the change. action news reporter.... elizabeth gadley spoke with the son of u-n-l-v great.. jerry tarkarian...to get his thoughts. as they practice for their next big game, the unlv men's basketball team can't help but think of now former head coach
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sot ben carter, player 14:24:59:00 obviously very sad about the news, i mean coach rice we really had a special relationship. track players say the news took them by surprise, they were expecting a regular team meetingbut we're instead told rice was stepping down. sot ike nwamu, player 14:19:34:00 it was a little hard at first but at this point we can't fester on that. track according to the university the team hasn't been doing as well as it should losing five out of the last six sot todd simon, interim head coach 14:00:32:00 it's been a little bit surreal, it's just not something that 48 hours ago now here on the court and on the 15 games left in the season. track danny tarkanian son of legendary unlv men's basketball coach jerry tarkanian feels the university jumped the gun. team still does have a chance to win the mount west tournament and they had just as good a chance with dave in there as anyone. track as for who is going to permanently take over, rumors are already swirling with former nba coach mike brown being mentioned but terkanian has another name in mind...
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11:08:26:00 unlv made a commitment to reggie theis more than ten years ago, they said hey you go and get a degree completed, work for a good as an assistant, get a head job and if you do well we are going to hire you well reggie did all that. tag the university's athletic director says the school will decide how to move forward with the head coach position at the end of the season. reporting from unlv i'm elizabeth gadley channel 13 action news. "the runnin' rebels" play their tomorrow night.... at "the thomas and mack center". the game against new mexico starts... at -7-. live pictures right now... as the fremont street experience pays a special tribute.... to rock icon david bowie.. who passed away... last night. let's listen in. (listen to video) bowie died following a private.. 18 month long battle..... with cancer.
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playing every hour.... on "the viva vision canopy". one particular sporting event is one of the biggest money makers in las vegas. tonight.. the pprofessional bull riders or p-b-r isannouncing plans to bring new life.... to a legendary las vegas event!!! an action news update on former
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on average, it takes three hundred americans working for a solid year, to make as much money as one top ceo. it's called the wage gap. and the republicans will make it worse by lowering taxes for
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their own rules.nye county prosecutors have decided not to file charges against him. the d-a says there wasn't enough evidence to prove odom was using cocaine before he was found unresponsive 3-months ago at the 'love ranch south'.. near pahrump. odom is continuing his recovery in a private rehab facility in
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new information.... a local event is teaming up with one of the city's biggest money makers. the professional bull riders is helping to give las vegas.... "helldorado days"... new life. action news reporter.... marissa kynaston spoke with mayor goodman.... about what this means.... for the city. marissa intro i talked with the mayor here at city hall earlier today-- she says the partnership with pbr will upgrade and improve the citys iconic event. take vo coming up in may-- the pbr major last cowboy standing will headline helldorado days at the las vegas village. the mayor says pbr will help enhance the experience of helldorado for guests-- that will include new bleachers-- a paved venue-- new and improved carnival features-- all while preserving the history and tradition of helldorado days. take sot from mayor something about why it's good for the city marissa tag this will be helldorado days 82nd year in las vegas.
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ch13an. whether it's rain in the west or snow back east.. extreme weather is hitting every corner of the u-s. and.. take a look at these long lines for powerball tickets.. and the drawing isn't until wednesday night. we'll find out why all these people are patiently waiting to get tickets. coming up... in contact -13- tonight... you're not the only one.... feeling the winter slump. "uber" is too... now... they have plan.... to get you out the door!
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when this happens. a sinkhole swallowed a car in st. joseph, missouri.. north of kansas city. the back wheels stayed on the road but the rest went into the hole.. caused by a water main break. nobody was hurt. a crane was called-in to pull the car out of the hole. we still have about 48-hours before the next powerbal drawing.. but take a look at the long long lines of people.. all hoping for their chance at the jackpot which now stands at 1.4 billion dollars. action news reporter david schuman spent the day in baker tweeting pictures like this of the lines. he's also had a chance to watch the madness and listen to some good 'what if i win' stories.
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baker.. with more. david. i got down here today thinking are these people crazy? they're never gonna win. but you spend enough time around all this optimism and you start to believe a little bit. you have to believe a little if you're gonna make the journey down here. from las vegas to primm it's about 45 minutes and then the waits consistently been 2-3 hours there all day. here in baker, the lines shorter -- only about an hour -- but of course you have to drive another 30 miles from primm. sounds like a good trade off but some people we met were avoiding the baker stores. 10:31:59 ".....then you gotta be fighting the crowd getting to the strip" run 14 one guy was going to go to primm, saw the line, and just
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baker. he wanted to make it home in time for dinner. doors here aq this shell station close at 9 tonight. reporting live..david schuman..channel 13 action news. the elephants are out! ringling brothers and barnum and bailey will stop using elephants this spring.. a year and half earlier... then what was previously announced. the asian elephants will retire.... to a 2 hundred-acre center.... for elephant conservation.... in florida. ringling brothers says... it will continue to feature.... horses... dogs and camels. developing now.. the pacific northwest is bracing for another storm. this is a look at desert doppler.. showing all the rain moving onshore. cities like seattle are preparing to see rain into the middle of the week. and..
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this is what they're dealing with in places like forestville, new york. a lake effect snow warning is in effect through wednesday. snow shovel duty in the morning. in hamburg, new york.. about an hour north of forestville.. people are dealing with ice. look at this car.. covered in ice. that lake effect snow warning takes effect for hamburg tomorrow morning. a ridge of high pressure will bring pretty quiet weather through the first part of wednesday with high clouds, dry conditions and highs in the mid 50s. wednesday afternoon we will feel the effects of a weak,
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us breezy winds and a slight chance for showers and mountain snow. that system makes an exit thursday, but we will continue to see breezy winds on the back end of the system, along with highs in the mid 50s. friday will be another day of quiet weather with mostly cloudy skies, light winds and highs in the mid 50s. our next weak system moves in over the weekend. expect breezy winds on saturday and sunday with a slight chance for showers saturday afternoon through sunday morning. afternoon highs will top out in the mid and upper 50s over the weekend and the start to next workweek. breaking news on nevada's
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voucher program. a judge has granted a preliminary injunction that shuts down the education savings program. the program would have provided funds for parents to put their kids in private schools. critics said that would take
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no word yet on how governor sandoval plans to move forward with the program he championed. that's the latest from the breaking news center. time now... for the latest consumer news... from contact 13. there's talk that gas prices... could reach -1- dollar.... a gallon. u-s-a today reports... in some states... a gallon of regular... has dropped to a dollar-42. tumbling oil prices... along wiwih strong refinery capacity... could push it lower. but... right now... the average here in las vegas... is - 2-50-... a gallon. "uber" is cutting fare prices... in more than -1- hundred cities... in the u-s and canada... including las vegas! it's a bid..... to stimulate business... as the riding-sharing company... tries to beat the "winter slump"... for people ordering rides. the amount of the discount will vary... city by city. the price cuts... went into effect.... over the weekend. still ahead.. speed-vegas is hiring. we'll tell you how to put your name in the running for full time.. and part time positions. plus... they are in... for the long haul. that's the word.... from the armed militia.... in oregon.
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to get federal land transfered to locals. you're watching.... channel 13... where "you ask, and we investigate". new information tonight on.. it's called a rigged economy, and this is how it works. most new wealth flows to the top 1%. it's a system held in place by corrupt politics where wall street banks and billionaires buy elections. my campaign is powered by over a million small contributions, people like you who want to fight back. the truth is you can't change a corrupt system by taking its money.
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over an oregon wildlife refuge... they say... they're trying to expose..... government mistreatment. according to the group's leader... ammon bundy.. they're going through documents in the building to expose how the feds are mistreating local ranchers.... using federal land. members of the wildlife they're fed up.... with the militia. they want them.... gone. new at six.. a kingman arizona man is behind bars for allegedly threatening his ex-girlfriend. mohave county sheriff's deputies arrested jimmy clouse yesterday morning. they say he admits to firing a gun near the backyard of his ex. investigators say clouse already has a number of felony convictions. a look at who's hiring around the valley. speedvegas will be hosting its first job fair to fill 75 positions in time for its march opening. speedvegas is a new 100-acre motorsports complex that will offer 'supercar driving
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tomorrow from 3 to 8 pm.. and wednesday from 8am to 1pm at gaudin porsche of las vegas. you'll find a link to register for the job fair at ktnv.com. next on action news live at 6:30.. clark county is rolling out a way to save a million dollars of your taxpayer money.. but they need your help to make it work. find out how it could also make it easier to decide who to vote for. plus.. a real.... "who-done-it". an american artist killed... in italy. tonight.. the one clue... that may lead to her killer!
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s drug lord. quick gunfire, "get out". we'll take you inside..
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