a for-sale sign is up in front of the entire town of nipton, california. the small desert community is just across the state line., the sale includes all of the land.. buildings.. and the fields of solar panels. buyers are looking at nipton for its environmental sustainability and its potential for development. action news reporter david schuman gives us an inside look at life in nipton.. and what could happen when it's sold. raking nats jim eslinger going to do it. 12:24:22 jim eslinger, nipton "it's quiet except for the trains and i don't even hear the trains anymore. i sleep right through them." six people live in nipton. they like the isolation. shopping. when i go shopping i stock up. like this chili verde takes a while." fernando gamez runs el oasis cafe -- serving anyone who happens to be passing through. 12:24:32 "people from all over the world that come out here." today one of nipton's visitors has a job to do: sell the place. 11:46:19 tony castrignano, sky mesa realty & capital "one of the biggest things about nipton is that it has water." eighty

but one ticket matching 5 out of the 6 numbers- for the million- was sold in nipton california which is a stop just outside of primm solar customers continue to challenge the changes made by the p-u-c. the decision made today... and how a famous actor got involved in the debate. uber and lyft now have more competition on our valley roads. what a new ride- sharing company in town is offering customers, besides a ride. your fox5 weather 24/7 forecast is here in vineland, new jersey where progresso light soups are made, we'll never give up our cheddar, our cream, and especially our bacon. so we figured out a way to add rich ingredients like this into 22 light soups, all with 100 calories or less per serving. so if you want to eat light and not give up rich flavor, today at a public utilities commission meeting ... hoping the p-u-c would delay net metering changes. " : you would think that with such an abundance of energy in the sky 365 days of the year we would use that to our advantage to help our economy and help our environment the p-u-c voted unanimously to deny that motion. last mo

but one ticket matching 5 in nipton california where we were live earlier today... ...... live from the newsroom, miguel martinez-valle, fox5 news, local, chief meteorologist ted pretty joins us with a look at the forecast. we have a series of disturbances moving off of the pacific through the southern nevada area. most of these just throw us some clouds, but now models are picking up on a very slight chance of showers for saturday and sunday, then again with a separate system on tuesday. we'll stay around 60 degrees for highs through the 7-day forecast after thursday where we 40 degree mark into the weekend and beyond. we will see another round of freezing lows into thursday with a start at 34. a man at the center of a more than six hour long stand off in north las vegas is in police custody tonight... the suspect... ricardo martinez live posted on facebook the entire standoff... fox 5s cyndi lundeberg talked to martinez' family. she's live outside his home... police tell me martinez dumped more than five gallons of gasoline in this home and barricaded himself inside... t

nipton trading post in nipton california will take it. they take in 6 cents of every ticket sale. 074828 roxanne lang, nipton trading post owner "it's like a party atmosphere. they all get along, they've been waiting in line maybe 2 to 4 hours so they know the people they're waiting with." tag: california lottery employees were working from primm to nipton to baker today to help deal with the crowds. nipton trading post is installing a second machine. in primm..david schuman channel 13 action news. an update on a story we first reported as breaking news: one man is dead after a crash near lake meand and fiesta in henderson. witnesses say an suv made a u-turn.. crashing into the motorcycle. police say neither driver obeyed the law. they say the motorcyle rider was speeding and the driver of the suv didn't yield as he made the u-turn. another update on breaking news you saw first on ktnv.com. metro officer james burt is accused of domestic battery and kidnapping. the department says he's been relieved of duty.. pending the investigation. bur

but the last few days have been the best business days in years- like in "nat train" nipton california - town of about 30 people - 10 minutes off the 15. "we like to say were conveniently located in the middle of nowhere." on an average day - the nipton trading post gets about 40 customers - over the last week - "it's been pretty crazy with the lottery but we love the lottery." they've had thousands in line - up to a four hour wait at times. the frenzy has been so big - "it doesn't say billions - it says millions so i guess we cant really change it." the quaint little store cant keep up. "i think were going to have to get a new sign!" it's the most business nipton has seen since the lotto store in primm opened. before then-- in the early 90's the nipton trading post says they were the largest retailer of lottery tickets in california. "nat" since then they've regular lotto players in southern nevada - who drive right past primm another 20 minutes. today "nat of cash register." new players are finding them on the map. "we stopped by primm and the line was serious long and we thought abo

"nat train" nipton california - town of about 30 people - 10 minutes off the 15. "we like to say were conveniently located in the middle of nowhere." on an average day - the nipton trading post gets about 40 customers - over been pretty crazy with the lottery but we love the lottery." thousands in line - up to a four hour wait at times. the frenzy has been so big - "it doesn't say billions - it says millions so i guess we cant really change it." the quaint little store cant keep up. "i think were going to have to get a new sign!" it's the most seen since the lotto store in primm opened. before then-- in the early 90's the nipton trading post says they were the largest retailer of lottery tickets in california. "nat" since then they've been known as the little gem - to regular lotto players in southern nevada - who drive right past primm another 20 minutes. today "nat of cash register." new players are finding them on the map. "we stopped by primm and the line was serious long and we thought about it and we took the extra 20 of there in 10 minutes winning tickets."

customers in the many of them first " i saw last stop, was packed, turned back around" and nipton california's trading post which normally caters to about 40 people a day, served thousands trying to get the winning tickets... " its been pretty crazy with the lottery, but we love the lottery." after days of hectic lines and lottery tickets... these border town employees were just hoping for a winner... "i just hope someone wins it, i mean wouldnt that be awesome." and now with at least one winning ticket announced, the powerball jackpot isnt rolling over anymore... so they can finally get some rest... a man at the center of a more than six hour long stand off in north las vegas is in police custody. the suspect... ricardo martinez posted on facebook the entire standoff... live as it was happening. fox5's cyndi lundeberg talked to martinez' family. reporter intro police tell me martinez dumped more than five gallons of gasoline in this home and inside... they think he wanted to set the house on fire. so much gas, the air the family can't go during today's was on facebook posting videos du

this is a look at the line in nipton california where southern nevada residents are crossing the line. the wait is 4 hours there. las vegas doesn't participate in the multistate lottery. so those who want to take a chance on the golden ticket are heading to the golden state. the drawing will be tonight. >>> nevada's public utilities commission is expected to decide whether or not to put the pause button on a controversial rate decision. critics say that rate change is punishing solar customers. carson city with the latest. >> reporter: shelby, this three member panel has been listening for hours to angry solar customers since 9:30 this morning and the customers are telling the public utilities commission that this rate change is making solar energy no longer affordable in nevada. customers here let the puc know the rate change is hurting them. >> i have friend that is made investments of $50,000 in cash out of their own pockets and they're not rich people. i think that's one thing that makes them angry is there's a lot of folks out there saying only rich people are putting this system

if you can pony up the money, you'll be named the new owner of nipton, california. included in the sale: eighty acres of land..all the houses and stores and a large field of solar panels. when we say this is a small town, we mean it...only 6 people live in nipton fulltime..perhaps an introverts realtor says there are six serious buyers...all with different ideas on what nipton's future holds. "depending on your vision, you can take it to the resource and tourism industry or you can take it into a more commercial industry or a combination of both." he goes on to say there are alot of possibilities ..including selling solar power and growing organic food for las vegas casinos. turning to a video going viral this morning... yeah, it's right here out of nevada...and it apparently shows how easy it is to buy a gun in our state. (around :36-:38) "did you ever buy a gun before? no. never." comedian steve hofstetter took the video along with a friend at a gun show in henderson. in it.. hoffstetter.. who is not a nevada resident.. makes it obvious to the saleswoman that his

elias: welcome to nipton, california...popu people... and for the right price, you can own this small desert community the listing includes eighty acres, and all of the properties...such as a country store, r-v park...and the nipton hotel. owners can do what they like, even call themselves the mayor...all for five million dollars. all: (reax) elias: well time now for another come back... the record snow on the east coast also caused some indoor records for those stuck in their homes. ..but first here's what happened last night on jimmy kimmel live. "you're watching good morning iowa in hd. we are iowa." elias: on your money now elias: steady job growth and low mortgage rates meant some good news for the housing market... home sales rebounded in december, with total sales for 20-15 the most in nine years. the national association of realtors said sales of existing homes climbed almost 15 percent last month . sales had previously plummeted as the industry adapted to new mortgage disclosure rules. elias: its no surprise that if you want to

elias: welcome to nipton, california...popu lation ...six people... can own this small desert community the listing includes eighty acres, and all of the properties...such as a country store, r-v park...and the owners can do even call mayor...all for five million dollars. warning for anyone posting items for sale online. a man in an ad on craiglist, and when he met the potential buyers, he says they tied him up and tried to rob him. but, he was ready. a-b-c's linsey davis has the story. " this morning police desperately searching for a suspect on the run -- after an apparent craigslist exchange turned deadly? nats neighbor: this isn't the place where you'd expect to have something like that police say two men came to this house in littleton, colorado sunday, after seeing the homeowner had listed several items for sale online - but, the homeowner telling police, instead of purchasing the items, one of the men took out a gun, tied him up and robbed him wanted the keys to his car that's when the homeowner managed to free himself... grabbing a handgun and

we're told lines in nipton, california and just over the arizona line are shorter than in primm... take a look at the thousands of people waiting in line yesterday in primm and baker... hoping to take home that jackpot. it's the biggest ever! we're told the lines in primm were two to three hours long all day. still, people were more than willing to wait! 11:39:09 john mitchell, las vegas "we decided to come to california. it's another 30-45 minute drive it was worth it." butted with) 11:39:31 "i'm going to make it home in time for dinner. laughs the next powerball drawing is tomorrow night at 8. still ahead on action news at midday... a touching secret moment between the president and the vice president is revealed. we come back. plus... obama gets ready to give his last state of the union address... find out what he'll focus on... action news at midday continues. the president is getting ready ? _v/him? in a preview video from the white house, president obama says he wants to focus on the progress our country has made in the last 7 years.. and what we all need to do together to be

one store in san bernardino county is doing strong business because the store in nipton california isr the nevada border. nevada does not have the lottery. >>> kpix 5 reporter devin fehely is live for us in milpitas where people are buying those last-minute tickets. >> reporter: there's been a steady stream of people at the 7-eleven in milpitas. i got my lucky ticket earlier this afternoon. these are the same numbers i played on saturday. didn't get even one of them right. but hey, you know, this is a brand-new drawing tonight. and there was no shortage of people looking for ways to spend all that money. at the 7-eleven in milpitas the lines like the odds of winning were long but there was no shortage of dreams of cash or plans for a powerball payout. >> i would probably buy a house. probably stay in the bay area. >> maybe i'd buy a whole block and have houses for my family and friends. >> i'd help my church, cancer research is also huge right now. >> reporter: she was buying tickets to share with her coworkers and even split five ways she said she would get more money than she could

but people are still driving to primm and even further into california at nipton. the small general store there has had its business completely revived by this lottery fever it takes in 6 cents on every $2 ticket sold. more if they sell a jackpot winner. 075044 roxanne lang, nipton trading post owner "a six out of six winner we get half a percent so i hope somebody here wins" run 7 i'll save you doing the math, that's 7.5 million dollars. the store had some hiccups yesterday with their lottery sales and today they brought in some reenforcements to help out with the crowds. i'll have the details on that coming up in a few minutes. rikki? an investigation is underway at a party city store... it's not because of a robbery, or even a murder. but because of this -- seven shelves fall plus, a big night for the runnin' rebels -- tonight marks their first game without their head coach. hear from players on how they're dealing with the loss. tatt2w`t3n`&d! bt@q:1d tt2w`t3n`&d! "a@q*= tt2w`t3n`&d! bm@q!6, tt4w`t3n`&d!" dztq #', tt4w`t3n`&d!" entq s#l tt4w`t3n`&d!" gzt& j$4 t

viven cerca de la frontera con california durante todo el dia, han estado cruzando hacia alguna tienda del estado dorado para comprar sus boletos.. ---estas imagenes son de "niptonde california donde cientos hicron fila ra adquirir boletos de powerball... vo blanca --la policia de san francisco inform que lorestos se posterior de una vivienda en el vecindario "alamo squareson dun menor de edad. --los restos fueron hallados en noviembre por una persona que llev la osamenta aldepartamento de policia. --inmediatamente se inici una investigacion que concluy que entre 8 y son menor de 14 aÑos y aun no se determina la identidad. vo cesar --mientras que la policia de 'south san francisco' inform que sea incremeado el robo a viviendas en esa ciudl 5 y el 10 de enero se reportaron cuatro robos en diferentes residencias. --se sabe que los ladrones ingresan forzando las puertas posteriores de las casas y qlosn cometido tanto de dia como de noche. --segun las autoridades los robos tambien han aumentado en diferentes ciudades de la peninsula. topvo blanca ---un hombre fue arrestado esta tarde pola policia de mountain view y es acusado de raptar a su novia ye blandun arma a u

california border. the whole town of nipton is up for sale. included in the sale are the eighty acres of land...all the houses and stores...and the field of solar panels that keep the community 50 percent self-sustainable. six people live in the town full-time. the realtor in charge of the sale says there are six serious in a number of directions. he says some possibilities are developing housing..selling solar power..and growing organic food for las vegas casinos. good morning las vegas... time now is x:xx ---as the east coast braces for potentially record- breaking snowfall police are warning people to prepare. they're taking notes from drake on how to do it. we'll show you this video next. the countdown to game day is on...we'll tell you how local police are starting their countdown today. here's a live look in nashville tennessee...this is the major blizzard the east coast is bracing for and it looks like a consumer alert for parents..... involving -2- different late saturday night and early sunday morning rain chances. cold front to the w

a california town with a population of *six* is up for sale. the desert community "nipton" near the nevada border can be yours, for a price. 80 acres and all the properties for five-million dollars. build housing... grow organic food. become a tourist hot spot. for whoever the new owner is -- the options are limitltls. the realtor says there are about six serious right now, a mix of individuals and companies he says the right buyer needs the money of course but also the vision to match the town's potential. 3 3 here is a look at current conditions.. here are your weather headlines for today.. up next.. we'll talk about what to expect in the extended forecast. 3 3 3 high winds topple a huge tree onto a hendersonville home. the close call... coming up. 3 it's cleanup time along the east coast, after a deadly blizzard dumped a lot of snow. a look at the damage... and 3 we had a pretty successful game.. but you know there are a lot of people that feel like me. we aren't done yet. the carolina "panthers" are n-f-c champions... and california- bound!!! a strong showing against t

california lottery employee. nat they've been called in as reinforcements to help stores like nipton trading post deal with the massive lines. 074828 roxanne "it's like a party atmosphere. they all get along, they've been waiting in line maybe 2 to 4 hours so they know the people they're waiting with." one woman in line from henderson says she plays lotto regularly. 075851 kathy mcgonigle "me? at least once a month." she spends 150 dollars a trip -- hoping for her jackpot. 075942 "well people play blackjack more than that correct? i don't gamble so i gamble on the lottery" in primm..one man said he stopped playing a long time ago -- but of retirement. 080223 gary "i'm a drug and alcohol counselor so for me fighting the odds is not something new" then there's the man who bought six thousand tickets in nipton. we didn't catch him, but no one at the store is going to forget him. 074948 roxanne "he tipped the girls 100 which was really nice and then he tipped the people behind him 100 and the people behind them 100" 075142 paul "insane!" make no mistake -- the lottery is gambling. the nevada council on problem gambling sa

said, winners have been announced in florida, tennessee and california and just across the state line, a million dollar winner out of nipton! the results are still coming in...there could be more winners announced before the night is over. its been the same scene from store open to closing time all week- lines wrapped around the building...even ticket scalpers peddling to folks ticket scalpers peddling to folks who dont make it through on time. "its been a nonstop constant line. people have been getting in line at 2 am the night before, its been crazy the last week" except on wednesday in the last 35 minutes before closing...when minutes before closing...when somehow...the floodgates opened and the lines had already cleared. lotto store employees attribute it to the big spending in the numbers arent in yet, but they estimate it could be record setting "once the jackpot gets to be a certain amount, everybody comes out and gets a ticket" people from every walk of life have been vying for their chance at the record jackpot winnings...an estimated 1.5 billion dollars...and 1.5 billion reasons to try your luck "got my tickets s

california border. the whole town of nipton is up for sale. included in the sale are the eighty acres of land...all the houses and stores...and the field of solar panels that keep the community 50 percent self-sustainable. six people live in the town full-time. the realtor says there are six serious buyers looking at taking nipton in a number of directions. good morning las vegas is live every weekday with all of your weather, traffic and breaking news... join us-- four-30 to seven.. coming up on act >> friday is finally here. taking a live look outside right now. south point. this weekend, two local high schools will be competing in the big city showdown basketball tournament. they're wrapping the whole thing up there. we got a scoop on that and other hot spots this weekend. >> 13 things to do. it will go to -- >> five things. >> but you got to go on the web site. that's how we tease you. they're on to us. and speaking of south point, louis anderson performing this tonight and tomorrow at 7:30. and he's in a new show called

elias: welcome to nipton, california...popu people... and for the right price, you can own this small desert community the listing includes eighty acres, and all of the properties...such as a country store, r-v park...and the nipton hotel. owners can do what they like,

elias: welcome to nipton, california...popu lation ...six people... can own this small desert community the listing includes eighty acres, and all of the properties...such as a country store, r-v park...and the owners can do even call mayor...all for