nhp is investigating a deadly crash on the 215 near las vegas boulevard. action news reporter parker collins just arrived minutes ago... parker what can you tell us? it's another chilly and partly cloudy start to the short work week. it's another chilly and partly cloudy start to the short work week. after a cold front past this christmas weekend; dropping snow and a valley, cold slightly moist air has taken over. highs today will reach into the mid and upper 40s with a mild 5-15 mph wind out of the west/southwest. there was talk about potential early morning snow at the lower levels during the next couple of mornings due to another front passing over head but water vapor satellites are picking up dry air which is cutting off the lower end of the front. as it stands now, las vegas will get clouds where the mountains have a moderate chance for a trace of snow. lower 50s through this coming the new years eve celebration and with overnight lows in the 30s, wind chills may be in the manning...is defending himself from shocking allegations that hormone.... bann

there's metro -- fbi -- swat -- nhp directing traffic. they have air units -- k-9 units surveying this area and within the past couple of hours they have expanded their search area and are now in the 6th hour of this man hunt. this all started at 11 o'clock this morning. two officers responded to a domestic call at the emerald suites weekly motel here on las vegas blvd between agate and serene just six strip. the suspect wasn't even involved in the domestic dispute confronted the first responding officer with a hand gun. he shot the officer twice: once in the arm and a second time in the vest. the officer was taken to umc. ---sheriff joe lombardo -- he was at a luncheon event nearby -- he heard the suspect description on the radio system -- saw the suspect and began chasininhim into the manhattan apartment complex across las vegas boulevard where the shooting happened and thats when police began setting up their perimeter. " " omar robey: "i just heard one gunshot and i didn't really think of it as it's normal sometimes. so i guess the gu

nhp is continuing its investigation. 215 is closed down. it will remain closed for at least a few more hours from now. traffic is getting diverted. if you have to travel through this area, your options are go from ann road to shame very or you can cut across either we also spoke to a witness of this crash. he said, not only is the aftermath horrific, but the sound of the collision is going to haunt him. >> all of a sudden, a bomb went off. there was a hundred yards of dust. it is a full-sized pickup down there. the entire front end is missing. krystal: kendall is live on the scene. trying to gather information as we speak. you can only imagine how her effect that crash was. the investigation continues. nhp still working to determine what it was that caused the pickup driver to go into oncoming traffic. it is unfortunate that we have to tell this story again, especially read before the holidays. we see so many fatalities when you think of the size of our city compared to other very large metropolitan cities, our numbers are rational michael.

nhp was sent to check things out, they say nothing was found. so there you have it -- while it was pretty awesome to see, we can reassure you it was nothng to worry about. some homeowners wanted to save homes. up next, the decision that may have them paying more than expected. plus-- a mother gives her son the gift of life. the donation she start seeing more expensive bills. the public utilities commission is giving n-v energy the power to pay solar customers less, for the energy they produce. solar customers will now get back less than a fifth of what they receive now. regardless of how long they've had solar panels. the p-u-c is also allowing n-v energy to increase their flat service fee for solar customers. the p-u-c say it agrees with n-v energy's argument that non-solar customers pay more, to make up for what solar customers no longer pay. we spoke to solar customers disappointed with the decision. "this cost a little over 27 thousand dollars." "had i known this was coming i would not have put solar on the roof." now filing a lawsuit agains

nhp says the pickup was going south when it crossed the center line into oncoming traffic and hit the dump truck head on. the driver of the pickup died at the scene. the driver of the dump truck wasn't hurt. nhp doesn't know who caused the accident, who caused the pickup truck driver to swerve. >>> baltimore is bracing for a possible retrial of the police officer, william porter, one of six police officers charged in the death of freddie gray. a judge declared a mistrial yesterday after jurors couldn't decide whether the officer was to blame for gray's death. gray died april 19th a week after he suffered a spine injury in the back of a police van. prosecutors say porter failed to put gray in a seat belt and didn't call for a doctor when gray said he needed help. legal experts say it's hard to prosecute inaction. >> typically in cases where talking about what the police did. they shot someone. were they justified or not? here we're talking about what police officers didn't do. they didn't do enough. they didn't strap him in the seat belt. they didn't get him medical help. that's not an

they reached out to nhp to help for that. there may have been some additional -- may have been some additional response from neighboring police agencies. the fugitive task force or the criminal apprehension team, i'm not sure which exact unit made the apprehension. it's a task force, made up of the fbi, federal -- they use all their resources. they combine those resources and are really, really good at criminal apprehensions. >> the upper right, that's a metro source gave us that picture of the suspect. we have not been able to put a name on the suspect nor have we been able to get an official word so we can reveal the name of the officer who was wounded today. but he's being treated at metro. i believe gina said there's a possibility he might be released tonight from the hospital. >> excellent. >> that would be the perfect ending to day that could have been a tragic afternoon in las vegas. >> we've been following this, of course, from the minutes after the shooting happened. originally, once a perimeter was set up, the first

nobody in custody per nhp as of 11:15pm wednesday. reporting live, yasmeen hassan lakeisha holloway... the woman acccused of running down people lakeisha holloway... the woman acccused of running down people with her car on the las vegas strip.... was in court for just less than two minutes yesterday for her first appearance in front of a judge. holloway was shackled and stone faced as the district attorney called her actions appalling. the district attorney says she'll probably be charged with attemted murder with use of a deadly weapon. meanwhile, her defense attorneys say it's too soon to draw any conclusions. (joseph abood, public defender 01:44) "she's distraught, the weight and gravity of what happens in a case like this holloway is due back in court on january 20th. now to an action news update on a murder right on the strip. police have charged a man thought to be responsible a murder that happened during the fight of the century. the mayweather-pacquiao fight was back in may when this all happened. police had been searching f

. < demetria obilor nhp reported a crash on southbound i-15 down by russell. not seeing any delays down that way, but watch out for it on your shoulders. crash reporetd on the eastern on-ramp to northbound 95. no major tie-ups there either. east side crash on lamb, north of sahara. watch out for that. it's in a construction zone. > < > back to you. /// ((brian loftus)) > lee caynon is expected to receive inches of snow today... ((kirsten joyce)) if you're planning to head up there , this weekend.. the forest service announced their mount charleston winter alliance -- a collection of agencies dedicated to keeping people safe on the mountain. n-h-p says make sure you're prepared before you head up: ((trooper loy hixon, nhp: a lot of times people will come out here and they just aren't aware of the temperature changes they're going to come across. up here on the mountain, it can drop 20 to 30 degrees and if you get a good breeze going that definitely can cause an effect. we want to make sure people coming out here are prepared. not just for their vehicles, but al

lots of debris on the road from this crash nhp says the pick up truck was going south when he crossed the center line into the driver of the dump truck actually was not injured at all. troopers still don't know what caused the pickup truck driver to swerve. they haven't ruled out a distraction or texting or a medical condition or speeding. those details will come later in the investigation. plan on the 215 being closed between ann and hualapai for the next four hours at least. reporting live gina lazara channel 13 action news students cheat on standardized tests! the board of education is now considering action. according to allegations-- it all happened at andre agassi college prep academy. the board of education met in a all we know at this point is that the school will likely face some sort of punishment we'll pass along the exact details when we get them. just moments ago, a special session got underway up in reno! here's a live look inside the senate chambers. state lawmakers are discussing a pair of big bills. the biggest one is a tax incentive package for an electric car maker

nhp says it just caught fire. no one was hurt. here's that car now. the right line of i-15 is closed near silverado ranch. we have consumer alert from contact 13. sprint and verizon customers may have unclaimed money waiting for them.. but there's a deadline to both wireless carries are paying customers back for unauthoriezed third- party messages.. scores. they're refunding 158- million dollars. current and former subscribers who paid for unauthorized texts beginning july 1st, 20-10 can file a request. verizon and sprint both have online claim forms. fiat chrysler is recalling nearly 450-thousand suvs. they include more than 350-thousand jeep grand cherokees and dodge durangos sold between 2011 and 2012 which contain faulty wiring in the vanity mirror. the other involves more than 93- thousand 2015 jeep compass and patriot suvs because a clamp may be out of position. 'star wars... the force awakens'.... wasted no time breaking box office records when it opened this month. and today it hit yet another milestone.... earning a billion dollars in global

scott stuenkel, nhp 4:02:05-4:02:13 "anytime we have rollover type accident and you are not restrained the likelihood of being ejected from your vehicle in that crash significantly increases." no one else was in the car with her. right now... officers are thinking speed might have been.... an issue. right now... the search is on for two accused of shooting a man.... near the stratosphere. it happened.... near las vegas boulevard and sahara.... at a 7- 11. police believe... it started as a robbery in the nearby alley. they say.... the two suspects held up the victim and shoot him twice... once in the head... once in the ankle. incredibly... the victim is expected to be okay. a man found dead..... inside a car... and... police aren't sure... what happened. the body was found in the passenger seat of a parked s-u-v..... on the eye-15.... off-ramp near sloan yesterday. metro says... they also found a gun inside the vehicle... but... it's unclear if this was a suicide or a murder. investigators also are trying to figure out..... how long the vehicle had been sitting there. in today's.... re

nhp is still investigating a deadly crash that shut down both sides of the 215 between hualapai and ann road. investigators say a pick-up truck was going south when it crossed into oncoming traffic and hit that dump truck head on. the driver of the pickup truck died on the scene. the dump truck driver wasn't hurt. it's unclear why the pickup crossed the divider.. but investigators say they're not ruling out a distraction or a medical condition. a violent robbery at a doctor's office near charleston and rancho ends in gunfire. police say a man and woman stormed into the office last night and forced the doctor.. a patient.. and a medical assistant into a room. after pistol whipping the doctor.. they reportedly ransacked the office for drugs and money. that's when the medical assistant ran to his car to get his gun. police say he opened fire.. hitting them. the man ran off. the woman died at u-m-c. happening right now.. another nasty weather night across parts of the pacific northwest. shows a powerful winter storm moving through with high winds and a lot of snow. and tonight.. a winter st

metro and nhp are currently on the scene. police say the suspect took off northbound on the eye-15 in a black toyota pickup with black rims. he is not yet in custody. if you have any information, you're asked to call metro or crime stoppers at 702-385-5555. as the clock ticks ever so close to christmas eve... many people across the country waited until today to ship their christmas gifts to their loved ones... so we headed to the post office and what we found may actually surprise you. gifts to family members were surprised to find short lines at area post offices. this was the scene at the post tonight. today was the deadline to send packages... and still get them in time for christmas. the post office expects to deliver around 145-thousand packages statewide tomorrow. this as they say package deliveries were up about 15 percent this holiday season. rooftop solar installation company... "solar city"... says it will stop selling and installing panels in nevada. solar city issued a statement saying the nevada "public utilities

((patranya bhoolsuwan)) ccsd police metro and nhp joint operatin theyll be at sahara avenue and las verdes... see santa in the crosswalk... you have to stop. failure to stop can result in a costly citation. the effort is designed to help cut down on pedestrian accidents. the event lasts from 8 to 11 a- m... and there will be a second enforcement at desert inn near decatur from noon to 3:00./// back to you! ((kirsten joyce)) > las vegas based allegiant is making some changes.... ((brian loftus)) what the company is now implementing... after a plane nearly ran out of fuel and made an emergency landing. ((kirsten joyce)) > plus... you really feel like you're in the game sitting courtside ... and one woman was right in the middle of all the action. how she's doing this morning after lebron james landed on her./// ((kirsten joyce)) > new this recognized a second miracle attributed to mother teresa... paving her way to sainthood. he ratified a miracle attributed to her after her death. the official newspaper of the italian catholic bishops' association reports a brazilian was healed after loved

scott stuenkel, nhp 4:02:05-4:02:13 "anytime we have rollover type accident and you are not restrained the likelihood of being ejected from your vehicle in that crash significantly increases." no one else was in the car with her. right now... might have been an issue. breaking right now -- a vacant building is on fire right now! it's being reported as a two- alarm fire. it's happening on third street...that's near las vegas boulevard and charleston. we have a crew on the way. stay with action news on this developing story. a string of killer tornadoes and flash floods ripped across the south and midwest this holiday weekend. and the threat isn't stopping today! at least 11 people killed in dallas...bringing the death toll to more than 40. and now several states are under a state of emergency. here's abc's matt gutman with the latest. < nats: "tornado on the ground!" overnight, raging tornadoes blasting through arkansas - nats: "we better go, we better go" - this one caught bulldozing a house and spewing out debris... nats: "oh my god!" this - after sot - wenda chaib / garland, tx resid

metro is investigating the discovery of a body right now near mile marker-22 along state nhp received the call just before 5pm. police sources tell us the initial investigation suggests but no official word at this time. as soon as we get more information.. we'll pass it along. last minute security preps are underway right now ahead of tomorrow night's new year's eve celebrations in las vegas.. including more than 100 nevada national guard soldiers. between the airport and the strip - they will be patrolling from now until the party is over. action news reporter gina lazara is live at mccarran right now. gina what's their plan to keep us safe? the plan is for these 100 plus soldiers to assist metro in keeping things in oder tomorrow night. 70 or so soldiers will be out on the strip.....scattered between mandalay bay all the way down to the stratosphere. the presence of the seven dozen soldiers is supposed to help discourage trouble. they are working as an add-on to metro's already set-in-stone security plan. that means they will be able to communicate easily on the same radio channel.

still a lot of metro officers, nhp officers still out here on the scene tonight. they are still standing strong out here, still diverting a lot of people. beware if you're entering the area, if you're driving around here, try to take an alternate route because it looks like there's still an active investigation taking place around here. live at las vegas boulevard and serene, channel 13 action news. >> rikki: we are now once again above the scene where the suspect was actually captured near southern highlands. randy, a pretty -- quite a distance away from the actual shooting location at embassy suites. you say they are breaking down the perimeter, though. >> this is going to be really interesting to determine what the dynamics were here, how he got into the vehicle and how he got away from the scene. there's apparently another probably either the driver -- in fact, i'm going to guess that this other guy was the driver of this car. there's a really strong possibility here that this vehicle used in the getaway was not necessarily an accomplice was -- >> another crim

around five pm, you will see ndot and nhp working to shut down the i-15 interchanges at spring mountain, flamingo and tropicana. the entire strip will start to shut down at six pm. roads leading onto the strip will close a little bit before that. fortunately, some road will remain open to make your travels a bit easier. you will have access to i-15 from russell road and sahara avenue. those routes will remain open. frank sinatra will stay open, as well as desert inn, koval and mandalay bay road. these routes will help you connect to different sides of you can head to our website lasvegasnow.co m for a complete list of closures. also tomorrow morning in "what's driving you crazy?", i will be covering all of that for you. /// ((paul joncich)) our new year's eve coverage begins tomorrow night at 10 p-m. 8 news now will be on the air until after the fireworks finale... with crews out at red rock resort to downtown las vegas... and up and down the las vegas strip. we want to encourage you to share your pictures and show us how you're celebrating by with the hashtag "vegas n-y-e". /// ((denis

nhp says they are not ruling out distraction, or a medical condition... as the cause. the mystery is solved. the family of billionair casino mogul sheldon adelson finally confirms they are the new owners of the largest newspaper in our entire state. the family says they held off announcing their ownership because the republican presidential debate was being held at the venetian, which they own. sheldon has been a long-time major donor to republicans, but he says he has no personal interest in the ownership. motivation for buying the r-j is simple, they believe in the community, and they say a strong effective newspaper is a critical part of that. allegiant is now increasing training for pilots and dispatchers... after their recent string of flight mishaps. back in july a plane leaving from las vegas had to make an emergency landing in north dakota... after pilots told air traffic controllers they didn't have enough fuel to reach another airport. well the f-a-a just finished investigating the incident, and they issued a "letter of correction"-- that's one step below tak

nhp says it just caught fire. no one was hurt. the right line of i-15 is back open near silverado ranch. here's a live look at the area now. it appears traffic is moving smoothly . we have more breaking news now. the 95 south of las vegas is closed in both directions. several motorcyclists are being airlifted to area hospitals after a crash near searchlight. their conditions are not known. we'll have the latest information for you as it comes in. a c-c-s-d custodian who shocked parents.. is expected in court this week. michael skelton's accused of gross lewdnes.. for what he was caught doing on surveillance cameras.... in a classroom... after hours. police arrested skelton almost two weeks ago. the principal of dondero elementary, where skelton worked.. says they don't think he had any contact with students. out of texas. passengers are left crowded.... at "love field airport" in dallas. after storms blowing through the state leave many flights grounded or delayed. tornadoes ripped through parts of texas on saturday. in their wake

we'd be starting the newscast, we are looking at live pictures from chopper 13 of a massive metro and nhp manhunt in that apartment complex for this gunman. >> rikki: you're watching action news live at 3:00, we will continue our team coverage. we do have gina at university medical center with the latest on the officer's condition, also stephanie is on the ground at the search area, but we now go to gina for the latest at umc. >> we've been out here all day, we were here when the injured officer arrived. just a few officers still kind of manning the scene as the injured officer is being treated. we were told by the sheriff that he's going to be okay. he's awake and talking despite that the serious injury. you've been listening to the fact that stephanie is on scene at las vegas boulevard where the shooter is still at large. much quieter, different scene up here, but obviously still officers just manning the scene and waiting for that officer to back to you guys. >> just very quickly, give us an update, you did get word that the officer's wife and young son had arrived at umc, so they're w

nhp heavy on the scene. accident in north las vegas on gowan and commerce. > < > ((brian loftus)) > one of the biggest new years eve parties in the nation... las vegas strip. ((patranya bhoolsuwan)) your cup f tea... spend the night with 8 news now. we'll be live all across the strip, downtown and as well as some top local spots. you'll get a front row seat to live music and strip entertainment... including matt goss, the and mat franco. 10pm... and goes through midnight./// ((brian loftus)) > and during will get their mortgage paid for a year. we've teamed up with our sponsor... gavish real estate... to pay up to 15- thousand dollars. we'll randomly choose 8 finalists to attend the zowie bowie show at red rock on new year's eve... and we'll announce the winner during our live special! to enter... facebook page. you must be at least 21.. have a mortgage or lease on a home and be in good standing with the lender and owner./// ((brian loftus)) > still to come on 8 news now.. peyton manning.. sounding off after

demetria obilor nhp confirms this accident is a fatal one. a single vehicle rolled over. < > back to you! ((patranya bhoolsuwan)) > one surprise at the end of his flight to atlanta sunday morning. ((brian loftus)) yeah... he was met by a welcoming committee -- because he was a special passenger and he didn't even know it. larry kendrick of mississippi was met by music, fanfare and city leaders when he walked off his delta flight... which is known as the world's busiest airport. so what made him so special?: (( kasim reed, mayor of atlanta: "we are so delighted to be a part of this historic event. today we're marking aviation history as the city of atlanta and hartsfield- jackson airport, becomes the first airport in the world to serve 100 million passengers in a single year." )) ((brian loftus)) and there was more than just fanfare for kendrick... he was given two round trip tickets to anywhere delta flies... officials used statistical modeling and arrival and departure times to identify him as the 100 millionth passenger./// ((brian loftus))

additionally, as a public safety individual, and particular nhp of lbmpd and their continued investigation. some of my folks to the right over here have been working all night and they're doing the best they can to facilitate the victims associated with this event and to attract in the background of our suspect. before i get into the details, carolyn goodman, the county chairman steve sisolak and our governor come all three of them, was in contact with last night. without further a do, just after 6:30 p.m., initial calls to 911 indicated a vehicle had driven onto the sidewalk and struck several pedestrians. someone thought there might have been gunshots. i'm who to tell you right now there was no gunshots that we i believe it to be a result of the damage occurred by the vehicle we do not believe it to be an act of terrorism. a way to dwell on that. we are a long way of being into this investigation throws of the investigation, we do believe we have are properly identified now. we're having difficultly obtaining her background. she's believed to be from the oregon area where going to do the

if it's on the highway, star nhp from your cell phone works, as well. that goes directly to our dispatch. we'll get a trooper that is close in the area to locate that vehicle and get the impaired driver off the road. attending the festivities? >> there are a lot of things people can do to keep themselves safe. we know these crashes happen because people make mistakes on the roadway. one of the biggest things that people can do to keep themselves safe is buckle up. put that seat belt o it's the number one defense not only against your own driving but other drivers. we can't always control what other drivers are do. put those seats on. slow down. we know with the holidays and the winter months come maybe wet, icy roadways, especially if you're going up to the mountains. definitely going to give you more time to stop and react and not lose control of your vehicle or collide with other vehicles. and what we always focus on huge impaired driving. we want people to have a plan for sober designated driver. get a sober ride. know what you're doing ahead of time

nhp just showed up. let's get the cars over to the shoulder hand exchange the information. this is an incident where there was stabbing in the predawn hours off of craig and walnut. you see the residential street blocked off, one person injured in that. we'll be having more information as the story continues and the news continues. right now team traffic with jeff. >> jeff: we're fix fixated on 15 southbound. that is the trouble spot that sky 3 was over just moments ago and in the red, neared charleston, southbound 15, 21 miles per hour is what you can expect if you're making your way through that accident in the cleanup stages. your travel times today, 15 southbound between the bowl and tropicana is listed at 12 minutes. 11 minutes for summerlin parkway downtown to 215. and a six minute stretch for 95 northbound commuters going from kelly. >> kelly: let's take a live look rock -- or southeast career & technical academy, we have clear skies, not a cloud out there and that's the way we're expecting it to say throughout the day. as you're heading out the door right now, tempe

against the wall, then it looks like these other three motorcycles are all operated by nhp, so flashing lights against the wall, slowing things down. and that is about it, as we get ready for weather, i think the one thing that i actually want is something i'm going to get and that's a little more daylight every single dave. -- day. >> >> kelly: i want a little suites. sweeting, we are your christmas weather authority at news 3 as we take a live look outside on the red rock, check out the sun. coming up, we have high thin clouds out this, but that's about it. we're off to a beautiful start on this wednesday. and temperaturewise, not too shabby either. green valley, 44 degrees right now. centennial, you're at 43. 39 degrees, and nellis, 38. highs today are expected to be pettily close to where we should be this time of year, hid and upper 50's. winds, industry nice and light across the area as well. that is good news for us, but those we have another storm system moving our way. right now, we have some snow in the northern and central portions of our state. that's been moving its way eas

additionally, other public safety individuals, in particular nhp and their response, the members of lbm pd and their continued investigation. now, you have to be careful because some of my folks to my right over here have been working all night and they are doing the best they can to facilitate the victims associated with this event and to track down the background of our suspect. then before i get into the details, in particular to the mayor, caroline goodman, and our governor, brian sandoval, all three of them i was in contact with last night. they offered all the assistance they could to my department and the community in order for a successful arrest and eventually prosecution. without further ado, just after 6:30 p.m., initial calls to 911 indicated a vehicle had driven on to the sidewalk and struck several pedestrians and some thought there might have been gun shots. i'm here to tell you right now, there was no gun shots that we could determine. i believe it to be a result of the damage incurred by the vehicle, people may have perceived that it was gun shots. as of now, we do not