matthew pinkney victim's brother: i'm devastated.)) ((karen castro)) >> black is already serving 37 years to life for other unrelated crimes. he will serve the sentencf time. reporting live, karen castro, 8 news now. ((denise valdez)) >>> new at five... police tell us a woman tried to clean up a crime scene with household chemicals... after a deadly shooting near downtown las vegas. porshay banks is behind bars... accused of shooting and killing nelson navarijo-padilla on friday... at an apartment near fremont and eastern. according to the police report... banks shot the man... and dragged his body outside... before going back inside to clean up the crime scene. ((dave courvoisier)) >>> three people are dead... dozens of acres are charred... and hundreds of buildings destroyed... as a wildfire burns near the popular resort town of gatlinburg, tennessee. as dani ruberti reports... the winds and drought conditions are helping fuel the flames. mayor larry waters/sevier county, tn) "we've all been overwhelmed at the scenes of destruction i

matthew pinkney victim's brother: i'm devastated.)) ((karen castro)) at one point, the victim's brother abruptly ended his testimony after becoming overwhelmed with emotions. the judge sentenced black to 5 to 15 years in prison. he addressed the victim's family... and even got choked up talking about the loss of a child. ((judge douglas herndon - district court, clark county: you want betty back. you want to hug her again.... you wanna do all those things you can't do.)) pinkney, tells 8 news now, he forgives black... but he can never forget what he did. ((joseph pinkney victim's father: i really love and i miss her. i miss her a lot. )) ((karen castro)) karen castro, 8 news now. ((denise valdez)) >> black is already serving 37 years to life for unrelated crimes. he'll be serving his sentence for manslaughter at the same time./// ((dave courvoisier)) >>> meantime derrick andrews... the alleged getaway driver for a man accused of gunning down 44-year-old tammy meyers in front of her children last a will not get bail. today a judge denie

demetrius black was sentenced to five to 15 years behind bars for gunning down betty jean pinkney at a house party in 2012. police say she was an innocent bystander. ((denise valdez) castro is live outside the regional justice center... with tonight's top story... where she spoke to the victim's heartbroken family. karen? ((karen castro)) >> the victim's father tells me he has forgiven the man who took his daughter's life.. but he will never forget what he did. despite taking a plea deal, demetrius black is maintaining his innocence. ((victim's mother: she was a great child. )) ((karen castro)) one ((matthew pinkney victim's brother: i'd do anything for my sister. )) ((karen castro)) by one loved ones of betty jean pinkney, address the judge.

that's the title and i found a speech that reverend pinkney who was the minister at a manual who was killed and his speech he said only love can conquer hate. those were his words speaking ts me from youtube. i use that as an epigraph because it seemed to embody whad we needed to hear. we will begin without poem and tell you a little bit about how we came together in holy city let us gather and be silent together like stones littering in the sunlight so bright it hurts our eyes in searching the sky. let us be strangers together as we gather in circles wherever we meet to stand hand-in-hand and saying hymns to the heavens and pray for the fallen and speak the names. clementa, ethel, sharonda, daniel, mira, suzie and -- they are not alone. the bells in the spires call across the wounded charleston sky. we close our minds to listen to the same stillness bringing in our hearts holding onto one another like her others, like sisters because we know wherever there is love there is god. so the poem was used to be that text for their story which had beautiful visuals of the crowds and the tho

just moments ago demetrius black years for the deadly shooting of 17- year- old betty pinkney at a party back in 2012. he's already serving 37 years to life in another case. we'll have more on this starting today at four right here on 8 news now./// ((kirsten joyce)) >>> donald trump takes to twitter... denouncing american flag burners. the punishment he believes protesters should receive... and why the law of the land... might not share his point of view. and after months of 'the rebel yell' has a new name. we'll reveal the unlv student newspaper's new identity... up next on the valley's news leader./// ((you're watching the valley's news leader with brian loftus, kirsten joyce and i've had senior dimensions for over 20 years. and i love it! if you're eligible for medicare, you need to take a look at the plan that offers you more than original medicare. senior dimensions members pay a zero dollar monthly premium. senior dimensions members pay a zero dollar copay for primary care doctor visits. and, our members pay a zero dollar copay for specialist visits and a zero dollar copay for hos

((kirsten joyce)) >> demetrius black shot and killed young betty pinkney at a party back in 2012. he was arrested more than a year after the girl's s death when police tracked down a gun that was stolen from the son of a clark county marshall just weeks before the shooting. black is due before a judge at 9 am./// ((brian loftus)) >>> and the homicide suspect who escaped from a north las vegas police station ... then found 4 days later ... has been named in 2 more murders. deadly shooting... alonso perez shot and killed a motorcycle rider during a confrontation. he's also the lone suspect in another fatal shooting, about a week earlier./// ((kirsten joyce)) >>> we're taking a timeout from shopping .. to spread cheer to charities.. ((brian loftus)) >> how you can help .. next on 8 news now good day./// ((you're watching the valley's news leader... with brian loftus, kirsten joyce, sherri swensk and demetria obilor. switch to centurylink and get up to 40 megs of high-speed internet for just $20 a month. that's the speed you need to stream... ...game... ...connect on social media... l

he shot and killed young betty pinkney, at a party back in 2012. black was arrested more than a year after the girl's s death when police tracked down a gun that was stolen from the son of a clark county marshall, just weeks before the shooting./// want to check on your commute expect delays out along westbound 215 coming in from the traffic is pretty backed up around the airport connector, so you may want to leave early, if you have a flight to catch soon. here's a look at our wide traffic map. you can see slow downs in the typical spots like the spaghetti bowl and southbound 95 around the cheyenne interchange. <<< >>> ((sherry swensk)) braving the chilly winds today... then when the winds stop tonight - get ready to freeze. ............. winds stop and the air will be nice and clean, but it will feel crisp so scarves and hats may come in handy today. .............. those northerly winds will keep it feeling chilly all day. ............. this north wind will stop tonight and those cold temps will settle in with freezing temps between 28 and 32 deg