i do think its fair." " the otremba's did share the trial would be tough for them... they say a lot of the brutal details of alyssa's death they learn from the court room through testimony and evidence... theyre hoping the shorter trial will help them avoid some of the righetti pleaded guilty to all of the charges brought against him including murder, kidnapping, and trying to rape another teenage girl in 2011 north las vegas police are investigating a shooting tonight that seriously injured a woman. this happened just before eight, near carey and commerce street. police say the woman is in her late 20s, and she's now at umc. so far, there's no suspect in custody. police didn't say what led up to this shooting. and a man waiting for his friend outside a strip mall, was shot during a robbery. it happened around one thirty this morning, near cimarron and blue diamond. metro says the suspect approached the victim to rob him. the robber shot the victim in the shoulder and took off. police say the victim will be okay, but that suspect is still on the run. a 72 year old wom

the path to healing has been a long one for the otremba family "her loss has been a life long journey for us, i mean every day has its challenges" bridge "alyssa otremba was raped, tortured, and murdered just 100 yards from her home in 2011. now more than 4 years later there's a memorial in her honor, near the site where her life was cut short" " i was very grateful for it, that was sort of sacred ground to me" the otremba's takes every opportunity they can to remember alyssa's life, but they say theyre ready to move past her brutal death... " i think what he did was overkill that day" theyre hoping the recent news that their daughters killer, javier righetti, is pleading guilty will speed up the pain that comes with her murder trial " i do think theres going to be a closure, and we wont be waiting around." a jury will decide in march wether righetti will be sentenced to death... a consideration the otremba family says their teenage daughter never got... " he didn't consider alyssas life that day, so its hard for me to consider his... i do think thats going to be the job of the jury t

yesterday, alyssa otremba's accused killer pled guilty to capital murder charges. fox5's miguel martinez-valle has more. <<"just living life everyday was a challenge for us for a while but were all doing much better." the path to healing has been a long one for the otremba family "her loss has been a life long journey for us, i mean every day has its challenges" bridge "alyssa otremba was raped, tortured, and murdered just 100 yards from her home in 2011. now more than 4 years later there's a memorial in her honor, near the site where her life was cut short" " i was very grateful for it, that was sort of sacred ground to me" the otremba's takes every opportunity they can to remember alyssa's life, but they say theyre ready to move past her brutal death... " i think what he did was overkill that day" theyre hoping the recent news that their daughters righetti, is pleading guilty will speed up the pain that comes with her murder trial " i do think theres going to be a little bit of closure, and we wont be waiting around." a jury will decide in march wether righetti w

and stabbing otremba multiple times before burning her corpse in northwest las vegas. "he's got a history of this kind of action and so its hard to think that somebody feels bad about what they're doing when they continue to do it." now without a trial -- jennifer's just glad her family won't have to hear the greusome and tragic evidence surrounding her daughter's death. "dealing with those things can very easily send us back into a hole." a jury will still be picked to hear the evidence. and next month -- they will decide if righetti should be executed. reporting live in the studio gina lazara 13 action news. metro needs your help finding a man who robbed a bank last week near durango and russell. take a good look at these survelliance pictures. metro says the man you see here went inside.. pointed a gun at the employees then ran out with the cash. if you recognize him.. call metro police right away. now... to the latest developments.... on the metro k-9 officer.... attacked with a machete!!! tonight... -8- year old "nicky" is on the mend.. just last week... he got so

righetti admits to kidnapping, sexually assaulting and stabbing otremba dozens of times before burning her corpse. a jury next month will consider whether righetti will be sentenced to death. more top stories for you this morning... a terror attack in turkey kills nearly 30 people and leaves dozens wounded. there was a massive explosion yesterday after an attack on military vehicles. officials say it was caused by another vehicle stacked with explosives. authorities are still trying to identify some of the bodies. turkey's prime minister says the country will retaliate against a kurdish rebel group. the country carried out air strikes across the border in northern iraq last night to target the terror group. nevada rancher cliven bundy has been indicted on 16 felony charges including conspiracy, assault on a federal officer and obstruction of justice. those charges are from a 20-14 bunkerville. a judge denied his bail-- calling him a flight risk. cliven's sons ammon and ryan bundy were also indicted. the government is also looking to seize guns, ammo and other property totaling at least

righetti admits to kidnapping, sexually assaulting and stabbing otremba dozens of times before burning her corpse. a jury next month will consider whether righetti should be executed. a huge traffic mess on the strip this afternoon.. a box truck driver hit a palm tree before the truck flipped on its side nearthe flamingo.. police had to close down the northbound side of the strip from the scene down to get heavy equipment in to upright and remove the truck. metro police now telling us the driver may have suffered a medical episode. here's a live look at the scene... you can see ...... ..... the driver was taken to umc with minor injuries to be checked out. an update tonight on a gruesome discovery we first told you about last night. this is surveillance video from a flower shop on marion drive near lake mead and lamb.. in this video you see what appears to be someone dropping garbage bags onto the road. inside the bags ... at least four dead cats! someone found the animals yesterdayd afternoon. a c-s-i team collected evidence, and metro's animal cruelty team is investigating the case.

promise that he won't be put to death for the 2011 murder of arbor view high school student alyssa otremba. alyssa was abducted while walking underneath a tunnel near the 95 and grand teton, righetti admits to kidnapping, assaulting and stabbing otremba dozens of times before burning her corpse. a jury next month will consider wether righetti will be sentenced to death. police are asking for your help to find two men they say tied up a 72 year old woman while they ransacked her house. it happened yesterday in sun city anthem. henderson police say the men broke in with a gun and demanded cash and valuables. neighbors in the a55nd older community say it's hard to get to that area... there's no quick freeway exits... so it's possible the crooks knew exactly what they were doing. "i have a friend whose a new york police officer, retired. he made an interesting comment. he said often times you have a case like this it's somebody has been in there doing work and they've cased the house. they know what they want and they could care less whether the owners there or not they're just coming in. the

righetti admits to kidnapping, sexually assaulting and stabbing otremba dozens of times before burning her corpse. a jury next month will consider whether righetti should be executed. a robbery in a parking lot ended with a man being shot in his shoulder. it happened just after 1-30 this morning... near cimarron and blue diamond. metro says the victim was waiting for a friend in the parking lot of a strip mall... and was approached by an armed man. demanded money - and shot the victim - who was taken to the hospital and is expected to recover. no word on any arrests. information - call police or crimestoppers at 702-385-55-55. west caucus for the democrats is thousands of nevadans will have the opportunity - to choose their favorite presidential fox5s abby live in the talking with senator bernie sanders today. nevadans are torn when it comes to who would make the best democratic presidential candidate. in a new cnn poll - 48 percent of likely caucus attendees said they would support clinton while 47 percent favor sanders. the race to the white house has been close for the two candidate

righetti admitted to stabbing otremba dozens of times before burning her body... and told police he did it to prove he was tough. next month... a jury will decide whether righetti will face the death penalty./// ((dave courvoisier)) > metro k9 nicky continues on the road to recovery after he was injured by a suspect. vanessa murphy has the story. ((vanessa murphy)) this is the first time metro invited us to visit nicky since the attack.... take a look.... ((sgt. eric kerns/metro police: he's very high energy and you can see that in the morning when i get him, he's running for the door. as soon as he sees our k9 vehicle, he wants to go, as soon as he gets in the car, he's pacing back and forth, he's just anxious. he just wants to work. )) ((vanessa murphy)) sergeant eric kerns says nicky's face, head and paw were hurt. against a suspect with a machete last thursday night during a barricade situation. sergeant kerns sent the dog in after warning the suspect... and nicky helped take him down....but then kerns saw blood and realized nikki was hurt. ((sgt. eric kerns/m

otremba's mother is glad he finally decided to take responsibility for her daughter's death... but she has no compassion for him. "i have a hard time considering his life because he didn't consider my daughter's life or my family." next month, a jury will decide executed. today...the woman accused of driving her car into crowds of people on the strip is due back in court. we'll see if it's a less eventful court appearance for lakeisha holloway. last time around, she was so unruly they couldn't even bring her inside. holloway is facing 71 charges, including attempted murder for the crash back in december that killed a woman and injured more than 30 others. tonight... hillary clinton and bernie sanders will be here in las vegas-- hoping to boost their support, and break their virtual tie in nevada. even though the numbers show they're in a dead heat. both candidates are confident they'll be victorious on saturday. (sen. bernie sanders/(d) presidential candidate) "everything in my political gut tells me we have the momentum here in this state." (butted with) (hillary clinton/(d) p

appeared in court today after pleading guilty to the brutal rape and murder of 15 year old alyssa otremba. today.. attorneys worked on finalizing the questionnaire they'll use to select the jury. the state objected to two questions.. one about whether jurors would feel obligated to automatically sentence him to death. the other was about whether they believed he really would spend his life behind bars. the jury panel will appear in court on wednesday. new at six.. -13- action news is getting.... a first look.... at the woman..... who was found dead.... at the bottom of a laundry kalli medina brown was from california. 13 action news reporter..... marissa kynaston joins us from outside the hotel and casino... with what hotel staff is saying.... about her death. it was the staff that found her body sunday morning-- they say browns body was found at the bottom of a laundry chute. they found it just before three that morning. we were able to talk with browns family today-- and according to them-- this is kalli medina brown and her husband. police are still investigating how her body got at th

just a few days javier righetti killing alyssa otremba .. lawyers debated what will be allowed on the jury questionnaire for the upcoming death penalty trial. the state objected to two questions to argued for them .. in the end the judge said they would excluded. righetti plead guilty to raping, torturing, killing and mutilating the 15-year old teen. in less than an hour .. republican frontrunner donald trump will rally supporters at the south point casino. fox five's elizabeth watts is there right now. she joins us live... with a look ahead to the event. closed captioning closed captioning will resume shortly closed captioning will resume shortly presidential candidate ted cruz is in the market for a new national spokesman. before this rally this afternoon at durango hills community center.. cruz says he's asked current communications director rick tyler to resign. it's one day after tyler distributed a video falsely depicting rival candidate marco rubio dismissing the bible. sen. ted cruz/(r) presidential candidate "yesterday a staffer sen

last week, righetti pleaded guilty to the rape and murder of 15 year old alyssa otremba. the jury panel will be in clark county district court tomorrow. a consumer alert for drivers this morning.. as many as 90 million more takata airbags may have to be recalled. takata has been recalling airbags because of defective inflators that could rupture and seriously injure or kill someone. so far, 9 deaths are being linked to the faulty airbags. in november, takata was slapped with a 200 million dollar penalty for the faulty airbags. they haven't said which cars about dangerous chemicals being used in laminate flooring sold by lumber liquidators. the cdc says the cancer risks associated with some of their flooring are now three times greater than their original estimates. one woman who's part of a class action lawsuit against the company, says tests on her home found she's getting 3.5 times the government recommended exposure to formaldehyde. sot - terri thompson "i'm living in a space that has a potential to make me very sick" lumber liquidators says they believe the c-d-c has

alyssa otremba. the defense attorney says righetti decided to spare everyone a long trial. righetti admits kidnapping, sexually assaulting and stabbing otremba dozens of times before burning her corpse in northwest las vegas. next month... a jury will consider whether he should be executed. /// this is breaking news from 8 news now > happening right now on the las vegas strip... a billboard truck overturned right in front of the flamingo. here's a live look from the rtc's fast cam network... this is the intersection of flamingo and las vegas boulevard. you see metro officers blocking the northbound lanes of the strip... just past the pedestrian bridge... out of view... is where the crash happened. the driver was taken to u-m-c with non life threatening injuries. toss to weather >winds taking a little while to get started but we already have wind warnings in effect for the mountains. they are in effect through tomorrow afternoon. the wind advisory for the valley starts at 4 am and lasts also through tomorrow afternoon. as we anticipate gust up to 60 or more tonight in the sp

alyssa otremba. today... the state and the defense.... worked on finalizing the questionnaire.... they'll use to select.... the state only objected to two of those questions... one about the death penalty... and.... if jurors would feel obligated to automatically sentence him.... to death. and... the other about..... life in prison... if they believed.... he really would spend his life behind bars. the jury panel will appear in court.... on wednesday. an update now..... to a story we first brought you.... as it was breaking.... on k-t-n-v dot com! officials at "the d las vegas" are speaking out... after a body was found inside one of the laundry chutes.... early yesterday morning. 13 action news reporter.... marissa kynaston joins us from outside... "the d".... with what hotel officials are saying.... about the death. marissa... it was the staff that found the body sunday morning-- they say the womas body was found at the bottom of a laundry chute. they found it just before three in the morning. police are still investigating how the body got there. the hotel is 34 stories high--

- year-old javier righetti, who pleaded guilty just a few days ago to killing 15- year-old alyssa otremba. the arbor view high school sophomore was walking home from a friend's house, when she was kidnapped, tortured, and killed. a woman's body was discovered in a laundry chute at the d-hotel casino over the weekend. the clark county coroner's office says the woman is 26-year-old kalli medina-brown, from citrus heights california, homicide detectives are investigating, saying the circumstances of her death are suspicious. medina-brown's death was shocking news to her loved ones back home, who told us a bit about her. " cali was just a sweet kind all around great person who would talk to anyone whether it was a child or an old person. she just had a wonderful heart legal assistant. police haven't said how her body ended up in the laundry chute. the suspect in friday's deadly strip is behind tonight we're learning more suspect's long criminal history. police tell us they pieced together information with surveillance video from the miracle mile shops garage. we have some video of the fight o

righetti has pleaded guilty in the death of alyssa otremba. a southern california man is suing metro for alleged use of excessive force. it stems from an arrest during he was punched.. beaten and choked with a baton and it's all on security footage. no comment from metro so far on the lawsuit. new information -- on that uber driver charged in a shooting spree. jason dalton is now facing life in prison following saturday's shooting. 6 people are dead, and 2 others hurt. dalton admitted to taking people's lives. local media say dalton once worked as an insurance adjustor, he's married and a father of a 10 and 15 year old.. just 3-hours before the shooting, a local gun shop owner says dalton stopped bought a tactical jacket there. but his friends say they're at a loss for words over what happened. ((sot)) andrew jamieson/best man at dalton's wedding: "he was very quiet and reserved. not afraid to speak his mind, but definitely not out to ever cause anybody trouble." uber got reports about dalton during the attacks, but says those were the the att

torture and murder of alyssa otremba. the 15-year old was killed in september of 2011 after she was kidnapped on her way home from school. righetti's attorney says he decided to spare everyone from a drawn-out trial. a story you saw first on 13 action news. new surveillance video from the street where several bags.. containing dead animals.. were dumped. we first started telling you about the gruesome discovery morning as it was unfolding. tonight.. 13 action news reporter michael burton explains how we got this surveillance video first. michael. seems like no matter what you do these - there's always someone or something watching. in this instance it was a surveillance camera on a nearby business that happened to aimed directly at this event. the surveillance video shows a nearly empty road - tuesday morning - with nothing but a single piece of white debris - before a car passes and a heap of trash appears. the following morning - metro officers side of the road. later that afternoon - our 13 action news crew arrived aft

torture and murder of 15-year old alyssa otremba. the teenager was killed after she was abducted on her way home from school in september of 2011. righetti's attorney says he decided to spare everyone a drawn-out trial. righetti admitted to the murder. no word on when he'll be sentenced. two burglars.... tie up an elderly woman.... in the middle of the night... and now... they're still are on the loose!!! 13 action news reporter..... in henderson.... with why this crime was especially shocking. david. this is a neighborhood with several elderly people. almost all the neighbors we talked to were retired. it's just not the kind of place where you'd expect something like this to happen. henderson police say aroun 215 this morning..two men broke into a home on this block and tied up the 72 year old woman inside. they had a gun and managed to get away with cash and jewelry. police say the woman wasn't taken to the hospital with her minor injuries. people who live on the block are taken aback by this news -- they say they don't see much cr

prosecutors say back in september 20-11, righetti abducted alyssa otremba, while she was walking home from arbor view high school. then he sexually assaulted and next month, a jury will decide whether righetti should be executed. first on 13 action news.. new surveillance video of what happened after bags of dead animals were found on the side of a valley street.. and police hope it will lead them to the person responsible. the video from early tuesday morning shows a car driving near lake mead and lamb. then it looks like bags fall out of the car. several hours later.. patrol officers arrive and drag the bags to the side. 6 hours after that.. died.. which might provide additional clues. :14-:19 "you better apologize. you're dogs killed my dog. ate it right here. you better apologize! you better get on your knees... pray!" we all remember this intense confrontation between two dog owners after one woman's chihuahua was killed by two pit bulls last month. now.. the chihuahua's owner says she's finally getting justice. a hearing about the pit bulls control but their owner didn't show up

police say javier righetti sexually assaulted and stabbed 15- year-old alyssa otremba in a tunnel near her home. he then set her body on fire and left her in the desert. if convicted righetti could face the death penalty./// ((kirsten joyce)) > today, defense lawyers will be examining the wildlife refuge in occupiers last month. yesterday... 16 accused occupiers, including the bundy brothers, pleaded not guilty. most of the suspects remain in custody this morning. they're charged with felony conspiracy... the government will likely add defense teams will get their first chance to look at the scene since this happened today./// brian loftus > let's get a check of your commute. kirsten joyce demetria... how are things looking? demetria obilor < > back to you. /// weekend... you have a chance to pick- up some good deals. ((brian loftus)) it's the first of three government surplus auctions going on this year. 8 news now reporter michael stevens is live near stephanie and flamingo. michael, what kind of stuff is out there? ((this saturday we're going to have our first auction of the year fo

stunning turn of events.. 23- year old javier righetti murder in the case, yesterday. 15-year old alyssa otremba was abducted -- attacked - and stabbed more than 80 times, when alyssa's mom heard the news that righetti was taking responsibility for his heinous crime -- she was shocked --- and relieved. "i have a hard time considering his life because he didn't consider my daughter's life or my family." even though there will be no trial, a jury will still be picked to hear evidence and decide if righetti should be executed. time now is x:xx --- a federal jury has indicted nevada rancher cliven bundy... this morning, we're learning what charges he faces and the jail time they could bring. plus, a teen busted for posing as a doctor. how was he able to trick other professionals? and how much did his patients pay to see him? ahead today.. the woman accused of ramming there are those who say we cannot defeat a corrupt political system and fix a rigged economy. but i believe we need to lift our vision above the obstacles in place and look to the american horizon. to a nation where every child can not

alyssa otremba. today... the state and the defense worked on finalizing the questionnaire they'll use.... to select the jury panel. the state only objected to two questions. the jury panel will appear... in court... on wednesday. righetti will not be in the courtroom.... for that. new information now on a night of terror in kalamazoo, michigan. an uber driver is being charged with killing 6 people during a shooting spree on saturday. jason dalton was in court today to hear the charges. tonight.. police believe he was picking-up passengers during his killing spree. according to investigators.. the attacks took place at three separate locations. sot - matt mellen, passenger "we were kind of driving through medians, driving through the lawn, speeding came to a stop, i jumped out the car and ran away." tonight.. uber says it receieved complaints about dalton driving erraticly on saturday night. the ride-sharing service says dalton cleared a background check and was approved to be a driver late last month. by ambu

last week, righetti pleaded guilty to the rape and murder of 15 year old alyssa otremba. county district court tomorrow. bail is now set at 25 thousand dollars for the man arrested, after his 12 year old son fatally shot himself. police say the gun the 12 year old sincere manuel used belonged to his dad, olin manuel. olin is a convicted felon and shouldn't have had a gun in the first place. investigators in kalamazoo, michigan are revealing new details about the man suspected of going on a mass shooting spree, killing 6 people. police say they found a handgun and a heavy duty jacket for concealing a weapon, on suspect jason brian dalton. plus, a total of 11 rifles inside his home. he's now facing 16 charges tied to saturday's rampage. two of his victims are still fighting to survive, but their loved ones have a message for the shooter's family this morning. (gene kopf, abigail's father) "our thoughts are with the dalton family who are also suffering at this time, we want hold anything against the family." investigators are still trying to figure out the motive behind the

be presented to a jury before deciding if javier righetti should be sentenced to death for killing otremba. the arbor view sophomore was walking home house, when she was kidnapped, killed. righetti has the murder. friday's deadly strip is due before a judge tomorrow morning. yesterday police released more information about the suspect, omar talley's lengthy criminal record. fox5's christina maddela has a look at the police report. <

year old javier righetti pleaded guilty to capital murder in the case, yesterday. 15-year old alyssa otremba was abducted -- attacked - and stabbed more than 80 times, when alyssa's mom heard the news that righetti was taking responsibility for his heinous crime -- she was shocked --- and relieved. "i have a hard time considering his life because he didn't consider my daughter's life or my family." even though there will be no trial, a jury will still be picked to hear evidence and decide if righetti should be executed. only on 13 action news... (nats of fight from pkg) 0:00 - you may remember the dramatic the woman in the video is blaming two pitbulls for month. now, she could finally get justice. the pitbulls' owner didn't show up to a hearing at animal control yesterday. right now, animal control considers the dogs "dangerous," saying they could be put down. nicole garcia, owner of chihuahua 19:46:52-19:46:57 "since my dog died i've been hoping for justice and i actually got it today." the owner of the pit bulls tells 13 action news she'll do whatever it takes to keep her dogs . a robber

police say javier righetti sexually assaulted and stabbed 15- year-old alyssa otremba near her home. he then set her body on fire and left her in the desert. if convicted righetti could face ((brian loftus)) > 16 accused occupiers of the malheur national wildlife refuge in oregon, including the bundy brothers, have pleaded not guilty. most of the suspects still remain in custody charged with felony conspiracy... we have also learned the government will likely seek two superseding indictments -- meaning that more charges could be filed in 90 days. the wildlife refuge will be open to defense teams today to take video and picture evidence of the site./// ((brian loftus)) > today you have the chance to zipline through the fremont street experience... and raise money for a good cause. the slotzilla charity challenge is going on from 1:00 to 7:00 this evening. during that time...all of the nevada. that's a local non-profit dedicated to advancing childhood children in at- risk... low income communities. flights start at 20-bucks. /// your commute < >right shoulder blocked in the spaghetti b