sot heather greene, desert preservation program we rely on mojave max here, not only in las vegas valley, but also the west coast today-- dozens of students learned about how max is able to come out just in time for spring. since the local tortoise-- is quickly replacing the famous groundhog-- when it comes to welcoming the warmer season. but while phil is a prediction-- of how much longer winter will last-- max is a sign that spring-- is already here. sot heather greene we consider when mojave max emerges from his burrow to be the start of spring like weather in the las vegas valley so now we wait-- for those longer days-- and warmer temps-- and for mojave max to crawl out of his burrow. take sot 16:46:07:06 sot heather greene, desert preservation program he's come out as early as february 14, and as late as april 15, so it really all depends on when the weather starts to get warmer, the days start to get longer, and then his own internal clock that tells him hey it's time to wake up 16:46:20:23 marissa theres a link to where you can make that guess on our website. 6:30.. surveillance v

so that means we'll have to defer to our very own, "mojave max." we're still waiting for the famed desert tortoise to come out of his burrow at the red rock conservation area, action news reporter marissa kynaston has more on why max trumps phil out in the valley. < dozens of students gathered inside newton elementary today to learn about mojave max-- the desert tortoise. every winter, max goes into brumation. and when he wakes up, it's said to mark the start of spring in southern nevada. officials with the desert conservation program say max is a better indicator of spring in the valley, since phil is pulled from his burrow--and max comes out willingly. the only difference-- max doesnt predict when spring will start, he lets us know when its already here. take sot heather greene, desert preservation program definitely an indicator of spring, we consider when mojave max emerges from his burrow to be the start of spring like weather marissa look live tag clark county stdents are encouraged to guess when they think mojave max will wake up theres a lin

dozens of kids gathered this morning to guess when mojave max will make his move. it's all part of an annual contest sponsered by clark county and its partners. when max wakes up from his winter nap and wanders out of his burrow, it signals the start of the spring season. and clark county students are getting in on the fun by trying to predict the exact time max will emerge at the red rock national conservation area. (( heather green, desert conservation program "the kids see mojave max. last year, we got 5,000 entries, and that's just agreat indicator that the kids ar really into the program." )) ((brittany)) the winner more than just bragging rights. they'll also receive a pretty awesome prize package which includes a laptop, digital camera, pizza party, a field trip and more. ((patrick walker)) so, can students still enter the contest? ((brittany)) yes, all clark county k through 12 students can enter up until max decides to reappear. and you can do it all online, just head over to our website lasvegasnow dot com and click on "links mentioned". ((patrick walker)

groundhog day marks the start of the "mojave max watch". the tortoise lives at red rock and is still in brumation.. which is the reptilian form of hibernation. so students from all across clark county are making guesses as to when they think max will wake up from his long winter nap.. marking the beginning of spring-like weather in the valley: ((heather green, desert conservation program)) "the kids love the program, they love to see mojave max. last year, we got 5,000 entries, and that's just agreat indicator that the kids ar really into the ((denise valdez)) the student who guesses closest to when max wakes up will win a laptop... a digital camera.. and a pizza party and field trip to red rock to meet mojave max./// ((weather toss)) < tedd florendo > ((denise valdez)) > a fast-food ((denise valdez)) > a fast-food favorite... favorite... making a comeback. ((dave courvoisier)) how chipotle restaurants plan to win customers back... as they move past the recent e-coli outbreak./// < 5 with paula francis and davenevada is now.")) > ((denise va

mojave max is the valley's version of punxsutawney phil. phil emerged from his burrow yesterday and didn't see his shadow, which means we should spring. max on the other hand... is still hibernating at the red rock canyon conservation center. students make predictions as to wake up from his nap... signaling the here in the valley. the winning student gets a trip for their class to red mojave max. they also get a lap top computer and a digital camera. this is the 16th year for the contest. yesterday, mojave joined our in the weather center. max helped cassandra do the weather and it was just too cute for words. ((anchor chat)) good morning it's cold start to the day with temperatures dropping below freezing across the valley. it will be another chilly day with a high of 49 degrees & light breezes. hard freeze warning remains in effect for western clark & southern nye county until 10am for temps dropping between 17-22 degrees. please be mindful to bring pets indoors, cover pipes & run pool pumps & cover sensitive plants. we begin a gradual war

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earlier tonight - we told you about mojave max. and - punxsutawney phil is weighing in on the weather as well. "there is no shadow to be cast. an early spring is my forecast." (cheers) prediction this morning - after emerging from a tree stump in western pennsylvania. just like mojave max here in nevada - phil is predicting an early spring. but don't put away your wnter clothes just yet. the national oceanic and atmospheric administration pegs phil's accuracy at about 45-percent. now fox5 weather 24/7 with les krifaton chilly temperatures linger for one more day then we will gradually warm to above seasonal temperatures by sunday. we have a fast moving low approaching us. clouds will begin to return to the valley wednesday into thursday. also breezy conditions will return wednesday start building pushing our daytime and nighttime temperatures up several degrees for the rest of the week. chilly temperatures linger for one more day then we will gradually warm to above seasonal temperatures by sunday. we have a fast moving low approac

we mark the unofficial start of spring when mojave max.. the desert tortoise.. comes out of his burrow at the red rock preserve. clark county stdents are encouraged to guess when they think mojave max emerge from brumation. for more information on how to get involved.. we've set up a link from our website.. ktnv.com. before we go... up later... on abc.... in primetime... at 8:00... it's "fresh off the boat"... followed by "the muppets"... at 9:00... then... stay up with us... for action news... live at 11 that's our news for now.. for abc's world news tonight...tt2w`t2n`q4# bt@q?&< tt2w`t2n`q4# "a@q/*x tt2w`t2n`q4# bm@q$!t tt4w`t2n`q4#" dztq ;zp tt4w`t2n`q4#" entq k^0 tt4w`t2n`q4#" gzt& ryh tt4w`t2n`q4#" hnt& bw$ tt4w`t2n`q4#" iztq (>\ tt4w`t2n`q4#" jntq :n< tt4w`t2n`q4#" lzt& "#@ with 40 megs of internet speed from centurylink, a family of four can all be online at the same time, streaming, gaming, or downloading movies. yeah, the internet's great, but i think hair and makeup went a little too far. yeah, that's not working. i much prefer the two-day beard, horn

we're waiting on desert tortoise "mojave max" at the red rock national conservation area. he's in a reptile form of hibernation since fall. when the weather is just right -- max emerges from his burrow to signal the start of spring. clark county students are encouraged to guess when he'll wake up from his slumber. today -- newton elementary school learned about the desert tortoise to help with their "we want to make sure people understand theyre threatened we want to protect them we like to let students know what they can do and spread message to siblings family and they can help us conserve and protect desert tortoise." classrooms and students can start sending in their guesses for the "mjoave max watch". you can find the link to enter the contest on fox five vegas dot com under the "links" section. the student who is the closest wins a laptop and digital camera... plus a laptop for their teacher. high winds over the last couple days have damaged a well known sign. take a look ... this is the "primm valley cason resorts" sign in front of the casino at the stateline. you ca

. /// ((sherry swensk)) > now we have our own predictor of spring here in southern nevada -- mojave max. max is a tortoise who lives at red rock canyon. he's hibernating right now... clark county school children in grades k- through-12... can guess when they think he'll wake up... and bring spring- like weather. /// let's get to sherry with a look sherry swensk it's cold with hard freeze warnings in some areas of southern nevada and the desert this morning. .. highs just in the upper 40s today with mostly sunny skies. ((kirsten joyce)) ((patrick walker)) demetria obilor flamingo is closed between las vegas boulevard and koval as crews continue filming the new bourne movie. sewer work underway at tropicana and koval. < > < > > that's a look at the roads... back to you./// ((patrick walker)) > we're going to find out soon... his shadow or not this morning. ((kirsten joyce)) here's a live look as we wait to see... if we'll get six more weeks of winter... or if spring is almost here. almost here. ad/lib ((patrick walker)) > n-v energy is prop

we have mojave max... a desert tortise who spends his winter napping at the red rock conservation area. and when he wakes up and wonders out of his burrow, it signals the start of spring. clark county students are having fun...trying to guess when max will make his move. it's all part of an annual contest sponsered by clark county and its partners. ((heather green, desert conservation program)) "the kids love the program, they love to see mojave max. last year, we got 5,000 entries, and that's just agreat indicator that the kids ar really into the program." the student with the correct guess will recieve a prize package which insldues a laptop... digital camera...pizza party... a field trip and more./// ((denise valdez)) toss to weather < tedd florendo >fewer clouds today and staying chilly this afternoon. freezing. winds still a slight breeze out there but not windy. we're slightly cooler than yesterday at this time. we're looking right around the same temps we had this morning. ..........................

mojave max is the valley's version of punxsutawney phil. the desert tourtise lives at the red rock canyon conservation center. right now he is still hibernating... he typically sleeps for five or six months. students compete to decided when max will wake up from his nap... signaling the start of spring in the valley. we go down to the day hour minute or am and pm. we do 12 assemblies at various clark county schools each january february of year. last year we had 5000 guesses to see when max would emerge. winner gets class pizza party field trip to red rock canyon to see mojave max. and that's not it... they also get a lap top computer and a digital camera... the winning student's teacher- also gets a lap top. this is the 16th year for the contest. now fox5 weather 24/7 with les krifaton ((weather)) chilly temperatures linger for one more day then we will gradually warm to above seasonal sunday. we have a fast moving low approaching us. clouds will begin to return to the valley wednesday into thursday. also breezy conditions will return wedn

we're waiting on desert tortoise "mojave max" at the red rock national conservation area. he's in a reptile form of hibernation since fall. when the weather is just right -- max emerges from his burrow to signal the start of spring. clark county students are encouraged to guess when he'll wake up from his slumber. today -- newton elementary school learned about the desert tortoise to help with their predictions. "earliest hes ever come out is valentines day feb 14 several years ago. latest he came out was last year april 15. it really depends on weather when he'll emerge." classrooms and students can start sending in their guesses for the "mjoave max watch". you can find the five vegas dot com under the "links" section. the student who is the closest wins a laptop and digital camera... plus a laptop for their teacher. toss to weather chilly temperatures linger for one more day then we will gradually warm to above seasonal temperatures by sunday. we have a fast moving low approaching us. clouds will begin to return to the valley wednesday into thursday. also breezy conditio

here in the valley we have mojave max... the desert tortoise is our version of "punxatawney phil".. and when he comes out of his burrow at the red rock conservation area, it marks the unofficial start of spring! low pressure that brought the on to the east. more sunny will be out this morning and afternoon and winds will be weakening throughout the day. breezy conditions will be common for our morning across the valley but should become 5-10 mph by this afternoon. high temperatures are still within the upper 40s today due to the low grabbing cold air from the north and forcing into the southwest so please be sure to wear warmer clothing. this morning and tomorrow morning will be the coldest morning lows will drop below freezing both days and have, or will have, hard freeze warnings from 10pm to 10am for indian springs and pahrump. this means this morning until 10am, pahrump and indian springs will have a hard freezing warning and it will pick back up again tonight at 10pm and last until 10am wednesday morning. luckily for all of us, sunnier skies are on the way and light this means

we allow max to come out when hes mojave max is a desert tortoise that lives at red rock. kids in grades k- through-12 enter a contest to guess when he comes out of his winter burrow. he wakes up anywhere from february to april... when it's warm enough for him to be outside. now fox5 weather 24/7 with les krifaton ((weather)) chilly temperatures linger for one more day then we will gradually warm to above seasonal temperatures by sunday. we have a fast moving low approaching us. clouds will begin to return to the valley wednesday into thursday. also breezy conditions will return wednesday afternoon. behind pushing our daytime and nighttime temperatures up several degrees for the rest of the week. chilly temperatures linger for one more day then we will gradually warm to above seasonal temperatures by sunday. we have a fast moving low approaching us. clouds will begin to return to the breezy conditions will return wednesday afternoon. behind the low a ridge will start building pushing our daytime and nighttime temperatures up several degrees for the rest of the week. closed

we mark the unofficial start of spring when mojave max.. the desert tortoise.. comes out of his burrow at the red rock canyon conservation area. but.. the experts are quick to remind us.. max is on his own alarm february 14th and as late as april 15th. even though the winter storm system is making an exit, the cold air it brought will be in place through tomorrow. overnight lows tonight will be below freezing throughout the valley and high temps tomorrow afternoon will remain in the upper 40s. the good news is that winds will be light and skies will be mostly sunny. a warming trend starts thursday as high pressure starts to nudge in from the west. on thursday and upper 50s by friday. the warm-up continues saturday with highs around 60, and continues sunday with highs in the mid 60s by that afternoon. expect light winds and periods of high clouds thursday through sunday. the start to next week will continue with high pressure in control of the forecast, which will mean mild temperatures with highs in the upper 60s and breezy winds. below freezing throughout the v

./// ((dave courvoisier)) > here in the valley we have our own mojave max to help us figure out when spring will come. every year... school kids around clark county take part in an annual contest to figure out when the desert tortoise will come out of its long sleep. his emergence signals the start of spring here in las vegas. thousands of students will guess when he'll come out of his home at the red rock national conservation area. the winner will receive a prize package that includes a laptop, digital camera, pizza party, and a field trip! last year... max crawled out of his hole on tax day... april 15- th./// ((denise valdez)) > the popular "life is beautiful" music and arts festival is coming back for it's fourth year! promoters announced the dates today... so mark your calendar for september 23-rd through the 25-th. pre-sale tickets will go on sale this thursday at 10 -a-m. but you can expect it to be a good one. in the past... the festival has brought in big name acts like kanye west, the killers, imagine dragons, kendrick lamar, and the foofighters./// ((denise valdez)) > par

mojave max. max is a tortoise who lives at red rock canyon. he's hibernating right now... but we still like to get in on the fun, so clark county school children in grades k- through-12 are encouraged to guess when they think max will wake up... and bring spring- like weather to southern nevada./// ((dave courvoisier)) > that's all for us live at eleven. ((denise valdez)) the late show with stephen colbert is next. we'll see you back here tomorrow streaming, gaming, or downloading movies. yeah, the internet's great, but i think hair and makeup went a little too far. yeah, that's not working. i much prefer the two-day beard, horn-rimmed glasses, just-slept-in-his-car kinda thing. yeah, i miss the rumpled crazy uncle look. okay. be "paul giamatti." that's the essence of this role. feel like a hollywood insider >> stephen colbert!

mojave max is a tortoise who is currently hibernating in his burrow at red rock canyon. clark county students are encouraged to guess when max will wake up... and bring spring-like weather to southern nevada.. and they get to win prizes if they're correct!/// fresh snow in the mountains to the west... the sun not quite up yet. and it is cold! temps around freezing and into cold 20s. .......... the cold air stays in place. then a slow warm up by the weekend. ............... .......... the groundhog did not see his shadow and so an early spring is forecast for the country. ....... it won't feel like spring yet for us... winter cold air sticks around, but plenty of sunshine and temps just into the upper 40s for the afternoon. back to you! ((patrick walker)) > metro released new details about a shooting involving one of their officers. they tell us officer samuel solorio fired at least two shots at 35 year-old gilberto gutierrez...last week.. they say gutierrez pointed a loaded gun at a motorcycle officer who was chasing him. gutierrez was wounded. he crashed a car that was

and for us that means all eyes are now on "mojave max." the desert tortoise is our version of "punxatawney phil".. and when he comes out of his burrow at the red rock conservation area, it markes the unofficial start of spring! we've got an update this on those teens who damaged a woman's truck while making a viral video. henderson police tell us they apprehended a 13 year old in connection with the "put em in a coffin" prank. they are still looking for two more suspects. officers think they might be responsible for a string of vandalism recently in the area. today... county commissioners will address if they should follow las vegas' lead... and only let pet stores sell animals that come from shelters. last month, city council passed a bill giving pet shop owners two years to adjust. supporters say the goal is to end puppy mill-style dog breeding, and find homes for the hundreds of animals in our shelters. time now is x:xx --- up next... more tension in oregon where militia members are refusing to leave. militia go home! and now an infamou

we have our own version of punxatawny phil...mojave max. ((sherry swensk)) max is a desert tortoise who lives at red rock conservation area... and he brumates, or hibernates, during the winter. kids in clark county schools are asked to enter a guess as to when they think max will wake up from his nap. spring in southern nevada./// ((demetria obilor)) > trending this morning... a dog born with a severely short spine...is recovering from surgery this morning. his name is quasi modo and he lives in minnesota. the shelter says he's living with short spine syndrome, and is one of 13 known dogs in the world with the condition. he went through surgery yesterday...and the shelter says he's doing well and is back with his foster family. the pup is 3- years old...and looking for a home./// ((demetria obilor)) > a lot of you have been talking about this one on our facebook page. gina wrote, wish i could take him debbie wrote, poor baby! is there any sites to help with any of his expenses? and yes...there is...we posted a link on our website, las vegas

and now all eyes are on "mojave max." the desert tortoise is our version of "punxataaey phil".. and when he comes out of his burrow at the red rock conservation area, it marks the unofficial start of spring! low pressure that brought the rain, snow and wind is moving on to the east. breezy conditions will be common for our morning across the valley but should become 5-10 mph by this afternoon. high temperatures are still within the upper 40s today due to the low grabbing cold air from the north and forcing into the southwest so please be sure to wear warmer clothing. this morning and tomorrow morning will be the coldest morning lows will drop below freezing both days and have, or will have, hard freeze warnings from 10pm to 10am for indian springs and pahrump. this means this morning until 10am, pahrump and indian springs will have a hard freezing warning and it will pick back up again tonight at 10pm and last until 10am wednesday morning. luckily for all of us, sunnier skies are on the way and light winds. this means a decent warming trend back to normal values and we should ge

here in the valley we have "mojave max" the desert tortoise. every year.. the red rock conservation area lets local students try to guess when he'll appear. if you're new to southern nevada.. this is our version of "punxatawney phil". when max emerges from his burrow.. it marks the unofficial start of spring. low pressure that brought the rain, snow and wind is moving on to the east. more sunny will be out this will be weakening throughout the day. breezy conditions will be common for our morning across the valley but should become 5-10 mph by this afternoon. high temperatures are still within the upper 40s today due to the low grabbing cold air from the north and forcing into the southwest so please be sure to wear warmer clothing. freezing both days and have, or will have, hard freeze warnings from 10pm to 10am for indian springs and pahrump. this means this morning until 10pm and last until 10am wednesday morning. luckily for all of us, sunnier skies are on the way and light with the upper 50s. the weekend into next monday is holding with mainly sunny sk

((paul joncich)) > pennsylvania and southern nevada has mojave max.. but some southeast texans are going to a different expert for seasonal advice. meet big al... a 13 foot gator who can predict an early spring by whether he eats a chicken. the folks at "gator country" say they trust big al's opinion more than the national ground hog. they say the 83 year old gator has better instincts because alligators will not eat when they know it's going to get cold, but will eat if spring is here. and well right now, big al is not hungry...which could mean 6 more weeks of winter./// ((denise valdez)) > the animal foundation want to make sure every shelter pet has a special someone this valentine's day. in partnership with best friends animal society... it's offering a speical deal through february 15th. all dogs and cats 6-months and older... as well as rabbits... are just 14-bucks. the animal foundation currently and 8 rabbits available for adoption. /// kirsten joyce > one of our acts of kindness recipients who brings his passion for dance to at- risk kids in t

and a pizza party and field trip to red rock to meet mojave max./// ((weather toss))

dozens of kids gathered this morning to guess when mojave max will make his move. it's all part of an annual contest sponsered by clark county and its partners. when max wakes up from his winter nap and wanders out of his burrow, it signals the start of the spring season. and clark county students are getting in on the fun by trying to predict the exact time max will emerge at the red rock national conservation area. (( heather green, desert conservation program "the kids see mojave max. last year, we got 5,000 entries, and that's just agreat indicator that the kids ar really into the program." )) ((brittany))