noel stevens, who pled guilty to murder, will spend 42 years to life in prison. he was hired by george tiaffey to kill his wife shauna tiaffay. he tiaffey was also convicted and sentenced to life without prison. noel stevens took a plea and testified against tiaffey. >> hail and rain across the valley. >> weird weather we. kevin is keeping will track of all that. >>> we have the drops, we have the stones, we have the low dangling clouds across the valley a few sprinkles, not expecting anything heavy, possible within the next hour or two with the flow coming down from the north. still somewhat of an unstable air mass, once the sun goes down, things stabilize a bit. most of the serious action is to the south. we did have one wave through this afternoon that triggered off the sheep mountains or excuse me, the spring patents. in the sheet mountains, it will come through in the next hour or so if it holds together. nothing significant, a couple of sprinkles and maybe a flurry that the 4000 feet.that is it. the system will push off to the east, and then there are a few

today noel stevens was sentenced to 42 years to life in prison for beating shauna tiaffay to death back in 20-12. you'll remember he was paid by george tiaffay. stevens testified that george promised him 5-thousand dollars to kill shauna, but was only paid 600. last month, george tiaffay was sentenced to life in prison for his wife's death. a raucus debate today at a meeting on solar energy. folks are upset about net metering. in december... the public utilities commission raised the base service charge for solar customers.. and cut the amount of money they'll be paid to sell back panels. a major solar company has already cut 500 jobs because of this... now... several groups want to press and talk about changing the rates again. ((louise helton, 1 sun solar electric 4:29:10-4:29:19 "it takes a lot away frpom your business, i can tell you, but it's a fight we're committed to a final decision on whether to stay the new rates won't come until next week. now developing.. more changes at the r-j... the review journal has appointed senior editorial writer glenn cook as temporary editor in chi

noel stevens could also see the possibility of parole if he lives that long. back in 2012... george tiaffay paid stevens 600-dollars to kill his wife, shauna tiaffay. we spoke with shauna's sister after the sentencing: (( paula stokes- richards/shauna's sister, "it's all hard... i guess just not having shauna here and we go through all of this and she.. the end of the day we don't have her and it doesn't bring her back .)) ((kirsten joyce)) george tiaffay was also sentenced to life in prison. /// let's get to sherry with a look at today's weather. cool and partly cloudy this morning. ........ we're taking a break from the storms today with some sunshine. .... but the chance for rain returns this weekend for a brief time saturday night. ....... temps stay below normal near 50 degrees and the mornings in the 30s. ((sherry swensk)) demetria obilor no major crashes impacting surface streets or freeways at this time. here's a live looks of us 95 near eastern. should be a pretty quiet ride for those trying to get downtown. no delays

noel stevens' sentence was finalized today in court. the once homeless man pleaded guilty in the murder of shauna tiaffay. he testified that her estranged husband george hired him to kill the 46-year-old cocktail waitress. tiaffay was convicted at trial for the crime back in september. he will spend life behind bars, without parole. democratic presidential candidate martin o'malley talked about his economic plan before leaving las vegas today. o'malley spoke to the economic club of las vegas over breakfast at caesar's palace this morning. the appearance capped off an overnight trip to the valley after attending the caucus countdown dinner at mgm grand last night. o'malley laid out his economic policy... which a few months ago he referred to by saying it isn't money, it's people. o'malley supports substantially increasing social security benefits and more policing on wall street. this was o'malley's fifth visit to the silver state. we're following mayor carolyn goodman's state of the city speech. here's a live look at the speech that sta

noel stevens was paid 600- dollars to kill george tiaffay's ex-wife, shauna. last month, tiaffay was sentenced by a judge to life in prison without parole... plus a maximum of 81-years. tiaffay was convicted for first degree murder for the death of his wife. /// ((brian loftus)) > it took longer than expected to pick a jury for a las vegas pastor's sexual assault trial. 59-year-old otis holland faces life in prison if convicted on 17 counts...includi ng sexually assaulting girls in his congregation. he was on the run for years before being arrested in mexico in 2012. jury selection stretched over the last three days. one of the problems was that many of the potential jurors had been victims of sexual abuse. /// ((brian loftus)) > getting seven hours of sleep is a challenge in itself... especially on this shift. ((kirsten joyce)) but some more time. who doctors say are not gettting oh no! alarms can be so unreliable. but rest easy! you'll never have to worry about over sleeping again! introducing pet cat. but pet cat is more than just a trusty alarm. pet cat al

noel stevens will have the possibility of parole after 42 years served. he was paid 600- dollars by george tiaffay... to kill shauna tiaffay back in 20-12. (( paula stokes- richards//shauna's sister - yeah it's what we've been working for since sept. 29 of 2012 we wanted justice for shauna and i believe we got that and we can't think the da's office and metro detectives all of them worked so hard on this to get justice for shauna)) ((dave courvoisier)) george tiaffay was sentenced to life in prison./// ((paula francis)) > police have made an arrest in a deadly 24-year-old joshua simon is being held at the clark county detention center... facing charges including first degree murder. back on december 23-rd... police say simon was involved in a verbal altercation with a man at an apartment complex near charleston and pecos. the fight led to a shooting... killing one man./// ((paula francis)) > an arrest has also been made in a shooting that happened almost one year ago. 36-year-old dwayne lawson has been arrested in californa and is awaiting extradition. po

then noel stevens can apply for parole, he'd be 82 at that point. he learned his fate in court today. he pleaded guilty to killing shauna teef -- tiaffay. stevens testified against tiaffay as part of a ply deal. >> jessica: investigators say they foiled a murder for hire plot. shooting a subway restaurant employee in the face at point blank. prosecutors say aaron water told the undercover cop he wanted the only witness alive killed. reed? >> reporter: it appears that this all started when an inmate did the right thing and tipped off investigators. the detectives say mr. ware talked to an undercover officer inside the jail, trying to hire that hitman. >> this just don't happen in your life. >> reporter: she took three gunshots to the face during a holdup at a subway restaurant and police say this man, aaron ware, was behind the robbery. detectives say last month they caught him setting up a mud for hire plot from inside the jail to silence the only witness. >> never in a million years did to kill my friend. my coworker. the main witness that identifi

noel stevens pleaded guilty in the murder of shauna tiaffay...a cocktail waitress at the palms. stevens testified that her estranged husband george tiaffay hired him to kill her. tiaffay was convicted for his role in the crime back in september. he will spend life behind bars, without parole. police have arrested someone in the deadly shooting of a man after 2 weeks of searching for the suspect. metro arrested simon yesterday. police say back on dececmber 23rd, officers found gary patrick kaname suffering from a gunshot wound at an apartment complex near pecos and charleston. he later died at metro says simon is now facing degree murder weapon. a philadelphia the hospital this multiple times while sitting in his police cruiser. police say the offficer was randomly ambushed last night. the gunman fired 13 shots at close range hitting the officer and his car. he was hit 3 times but was able to return fire hiitting the gunman also at least 3 times. the suspect fled the scene but was spotted moments later and taken into custody. the officer is expected to be okay. the new york prison

michelle: a man accused of murdering a local cocktail waitress sentenced to prison. 40-year-old noel stevens got 42 years behind bars. he pleaded guilty in 2013 to murder, conspiracy, burglary and robbery in the 2012 murder of shauna tiaffay. stevens was hired by shauna's george who is a former local firefighter. he served as the main witness against george in his case. george was found guilty of orchestrating the murder and he got life in prison without parole. >>> it's still a tense situation in oregon after protester led by the son of nevada rancher cliven bundy rejected a plea from local officials to leave peacefully. the harney county sheriff says they asked bundy and other protesters to leave that federally owned land they've offering only a handshake as he stood his ground. we're talking about ammon bundy. bundy blames the sheriff for not addressing their grievances and says he feels that the message is still being ignored. bundy says the protesters will leave once a plan is in place to turn federal lands back over to locals. >> krystal: new report ranks nevada, unfortunately, dead la

noel stevens says shauna's husband, george tiaffay, bought the hammer he used to kill shauna. stevens testified tiaffay promised 5-thousand dollars to do it. george tiaffayt was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole in december. the man who threatened a copycat of the june 20-14 shooting rampage metro police officers will learn his fate today. brian lee jones told police he wanted to carry out a copycat attack on police at a cici's pizza restaurant just days after the officers were killed. police say, jones told the quote" the next time you are at cici's i hope i'm dead." for scamming renters throughout the valley. take a look. this is an old mugshot of robert vito comito. would advertise houses for rent online. and collect money before showing the homes... he's wanted for multiple charges including obtaining money under false pretense and one charge of obtaining and using another person's identity. if you know where he is.... you are asked to contact crimestoppers at 702-385-55-55. the las vegas city council voted to ban the retail sale of any pets not obtained f

noel stevens was sentenced to 42 years to life in prison yesterday... with possibility of parole after he finishes those 42 years. he pleaded guilty to killing shauna back in 2012... it... he's currently serving life in prison./// ((kirsten joyce)) > a new report finds nevada's public schools rank last in the country.... education week's quality counts report looks at three different categories... those include the role of education in a person's life from birth to career... k-12 achievement...an d school finances. we receive a "d" grade in each of the categories...wit h an overal grade of "d". massachusetts ranked number one and had a b-plus score. the country as a whole received ((brian loftus)) > education officials will be meeting today district. the committee is working on a plan to possibly break up the district into separate precincts. governor brian sandoval signed the bill in june requiring a committee to study it... they will have the plan complete before the 2018-19 school year. meeting/// brian loftus > now let's get a look at your forecast.

noel stevens faces 21 years to life in prison, for beating shauna tiaffay to death back in 20-12. you'll remember he was paid by stevens testified that george promised him 5-thousand dollars to kill shauna, but was only paid 600. last month, george tiaffay was sentenced to life in prison for her death. pic)vo a suspected killer is behind bars...accused in a brutal murder. here's our first look at him.. he's 47-year-old tracy morrison. police say tuesday night he beat up his victim to death using only his fists... it happened at a home near charleston and decatur. morrison is now facing murder charges. unfolding in paris-- a new scare on the one-year anniversary of those deadly attacks at charlie hebdo. an armed man was shot and killed outside a police station. police say the man was carrying a knife and shouted "alla-hu akbar"... as he tried to get inside the police station. he was also reportedly wearing a "fake" suicide vest. the city was also on edge today, and in mourning...for all those lives lost in the attacks at the satirical magazine. were killed...by two brothers. right

noel stevens is slated to appear in court at 9 am. he was paid 600- dollars by george tiaffay... to kill shauna tiaffay back in 20-12. tiaffay was sentenced to life in prison./// ((brian loftus)) > metro officers will once again start showing up at car crashes... even if no one is injured. back in february of 20- 14... the department announced it did not have enough officers to respond to property damage only crashes. if you're in a serious injury accident you should still always call 9- 1-1... but for minor scrapes... metro says to call 3-1-1. the department credited the policy change...to the more cops bill which allowed them to increase the number of traffic officers./// demetria, how are the roads this morning? metria obilor delays to i-15 along southbound us 95. 215 along the south beltway is this is near the eastern interchange. no freeway accidents out there either. building fire near umc is gone. < > < > back to you! ((brian loftus)) > digging ourselves... out of the financial red zone... ((kirsten joyce)) 8 on your side's michelle mortensen shows us where to go show amer

noel stevens will be spending the next 42 years to life in prison, for accepting money from shauna's husband george tiaffay... in exchange for killing her. shauna was beat to death back in 20- 12... and it's been a long and painful process for her family. paula stokes shauna's sister 13:10:43:20 "we go through all of this and at the end of the day, we don't have her and it sentence." george tiaffay, a former las serving his life sentence for his role in shauna's death. testimony is underway in the trial of a former church pastor accused of sexually assaulting girls in his congregation. otis holland's attorney told the jury the teenage girls accusing the former united faith church leader, might have made up the stories because they thought they loved him. the 59-year old has pleaded not guilty to all of his charges including child sexual assault. he is expected to testify. he faces up to life in prison if he's convicted. donald trump releases his newest campaign ad on instagram... and this time he's really going all out with his battle against democratic frontrunner hillary clinton...

noel stevens testified on the stand during george tiaffay's trial last year... and pleaded guilty to the crime. he says tiaffay paid him to kill shauna back in 2012. tiaffay was sentenced to life in prison. stevens' sentencing hearing starts at nine this morning./// ((kirsten joyce)) > metro police are searching for a man who they say was involved in several rental scams. detectives say robert comito advertised homes he didn't own on craigslist, trulia and other websites... then they say he took victim's money before he showed them the properties. if you have any information about comito... you're asked to call crimestoppers./// ((brian loftus)) > an armed militia in oregon is entering its fifth day of protests... after occupying an oregon wildlife preserve. they took over a building on the land on saturday night. the group, led by rancher ammon bundy is upset... after ranchers dwight and steven hammond were recently sent back to prison after being convicted of arson on federal land. bundy says the ranchers were the government. local authorities spoke at a commun

noel stevens will spend the next 42-years to life in prison shauna's husband george tiaffay... in exchange for killing her. shauna was beat to death back in 20- 12... her family now tells us they can finally begin to move forward. paula stokes shauna's sister 13:10:43:20 "we go through all of this and at the end of the day, we don't have her and it doesn't bring her back. we get some sort of solace knowing that noel & george have been given the maximum sentence." george tiaffay, a former las vegas firefighter, is currently serving his life sentence for his role in shauna's death. testimony is underway right now in the trial of a former church pastor accused of sexually assaulting girls in his congregation. otis holland's attorney says the accusers might have made up the stories because they thought they loved him. holland was the former united faith church leader here in town. the 59-year old has pleaded not guilty to charges. he is expected to testify. if convicted, he faces up to meantime, president obama is taking his gun control pitch on the road... he laid out his reasons

noel stevens was sentenced to 42 years to life in prison. prosecutors say he beat shauna tiaffay to death with a hammer, back in 2012..for 5-thousand dollars. we spoke to shauna's sister.. who says.. she doesn't have compassion for the man who murdered her sister... but he was manipulated into committing the crime. paula stokes shauna's sister 13:09:55:25 "when noel testified, it was very clear to me how george was able to manipulate him. he was very childlike." last month... life in prison for ordering the hit on his wife. now to an action news update on a deadly shooting... police say a man is behind bars this morning charged with murder. police have arrested 24- year old joshua simon in connection with a deadly shooting that happened just two days before christmas. police say simon got in an argument with the victim outside an apartment complex near charleston and pecos. then he shot the victim in the stomach and ran off. time now is x:xx --- this morning there's a new report out ranking education across the nation. as a country we earn a

noel stevens pleaded guilty in the murder of shauna tiaffay. he testified that her estranged husband george hired him to kill her. chief meteorologist ted pretty joins us with a look at the forecast. slight chances of showers remain overnight tonight into early friday. we'll see highs and lows run a little cooler than the last week or so with highs around 50 and lows in the mid-upper 30s. we stay dry friday and saturday with a slight chance of showers on sunday morning. into next week we'll see partly cloudy skies and highs around gun safety is also taking center stage at ces this week... a company is now using biometrics to keep firearms out of the wrong hands. fox 5s cyndi lundeberg shows us how. thousands of children in the united states have been killed by accidental shootings... one company at ces.. to that.... homer kiyana... the founder of identilock took the tragedy of being shot in the mouth... and turned it into inspiration... im a nra member im a gun owner but most importantly im a parent and a parent who has survived a gun shot so f

noel stevens paid $500 to kill shauna tiaffay wife of george tiaffay. and speaking to us first time. he did it because of the friendship he had with shauna's husband. stevens later was key witness in tiaffay's trial. when tiaffay first approached was a joke. when he found out he was not joke i did, he still agreed to do it. >> what is done is done i cannot change it. you know what i mean. if i had thought about it i would probably not have done t i have a mom. i have a sister. you know what i mean. i want no one to kill them. so if i would have thought about didn't think about it. >> anchor: stevens said if he could go back he still would not tell police and would not try to talk tiaffay out of doing it. stevens sentenced to 42 years to life in prison for a man that he once called a friend. >> anchor: and a former ccsd custodian will spend two years in jail for putting bodily fluids eteacher's item n a classroom. michael skeleton pled guilty to would counts of open and gross rudeness. judge sentenced him to serve he is also ordered to pay up to $2000 in

in 20-12, former las vegas firefighter, george tiaffay paid noel stevens 600- dollars.. to kill his wife, shauna. stevens pleaded guilty and is slated to be sentenced at 9am. tiaffay, meanwhile, received life in prison./// ((kirsten joyce)) > metro police are searching for a man who they say was involved in several rental scams. detectives say robert comito advertised homes he didn't own on craigslist, trulia and other websites... then they say he took victim's properties. about comito... you're asked to call crimestoppers./// now we want to get a check on your commute < sahara. expect delays around the convention corridor as ces continues at the convention center. < left shoulder blocked on northbound 95 and russell. let's head over to the flamingo/koval intersection, where crews are currently working. be caeful as you drive through. > < > < > < ((sherry swensk)) it's cool and somewhat clouds. southwest winds have been bumping around since yesterday. and we're still looking for showers today, but we're on the ........ more snow showers in the mountains today with that w

noel stevens was sentenced to 42 years to life in prison. prosecutors say he beat shauna tiaffay to death with a hammer, back in 2012..for 5-thousand dollars. we spoke to shauna's sister.. who says.. she doesn't have compassion for the man who murdered her sister... but he was manipulated into committing the crime. paula stokes shauna's sister 13:09:55:25 "when noel testified, it was very clear to me how george was able to manipulate him. he was very childlike." last month... life in prison for ordering the hit on his wife. 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 -- more on that remarkable mother- giving the gift of life to her own daughter, for a second time. next. we'll be back in a half hour with more local news and weather. you've seen him in "white franchise... actor and comedian shawn wayans stops by our studio! that's >>> good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. and an astonishing pregnancy breakthrough. a grandmother the surrogate to her o