but money talks and that's whats is holding unlv back. zee khan/gml; "we need about 10 million for a five year can do that.. we also needs women's lacrosse and we've been working together." ((chris maathuis)) the golden knights have been supportive... even granting unlv use of its practice facility. that will become their new home.. complete with a locker room. zee khan/gm; "going to be great, first classs exctiing for everybody." dion antisin/forward; "to have our own rink with our own room it's going to be unreal. ((chris maathuis)) couldn't come at a better time. nats; ' vegas golden " ((chris maathuis)) the unlv team plays twice this weekend against northern arizona at the las vegas ice center... face off set for 8:30. only one unlv rebel made first team all mountain west and he's a good one.. might see some time on sunday someday. tau lotulelei was named first team linebacker... he had a career best and team leading 117 tackles.. he was among the top 20 in the few were named to the honorable mention list. how about this... for the se

unlv will use a form of virtual reality. dr. barbara atkinson/founding dean, unlv medical school: we have these tables that are about the size of my desk that have bodies that have been x-rayed, mri'd and ct scanned and you can actually peel layers off. like the skin comes off first, then the fat and then it gets down to muscle. or you can just say to the table or the computer that's the table, show me the body that's just bones. then put the nerves in, then put the blood vessels in. then put in the muscles. you can see how they're all fit together. that will allow a three dimensional view that gives the same view as seeing the x-ray of a patient. there will be an emphasis on technology, communication, and working in teams that aren't just doctors but all kinds of medical specialists. kevin: while unlv's medical school plans are in its infancy, we wanted to come to one of respected medical schools in the country - vanderbilt here in nashville, where its leaders say unlv's plans will have a huge impact on the entire southern neva

south alabama's bench outscored unlv's 29-3... unlv only got three points off the bench. it doesn't add up to a win... so. alabama beats unlv in the season opener for both teams... the jaguars win it 76-68. ((chris maathuis)) coming up in sports... you'll hear from the rebels... marven menzies will talk about the loss. we'll go live -- jon tritsch is standing by the thomas and mack. reaction following the loss.. coming up in 15 minutes dee. >>> up next.. the latest on the cowabunga bay lawsuit filed by the famnily of young leland gardner ... (( leland suffered a catastrophic brain injury. he has minimal motor skills. he can't talk. he can't eat. )) ((dave courvoisier)) >> the i-team reveals new information from the employees of the health district about what's going on inside that operation.//// <<< voice over: "you're watching the valley's news leader...with dave courvoisier, denise valdez, tedd florendo and >>>new witnesses have surfaced in a massive lawsuit filed against cowabunga bay water park in henderson. the park had only a handful of lifeguards on duty last year

the cannon is feeling blue..and so is unlv ever.. it is a master of pride and a mistress of envy.. the fremont cannon is the ultimate prize for unr and unlv football and tonight it will go to bed on the other side of the state there she is..in all her glory.. getting better with age.. the wolpack come out hunting..ty gangi..steamroll ing the rebels and into the endzone..unr scored the first 17 points.. 2nd quarter unlv quarterback kurt palandech puts on his pads and gets aggressive..runn ing through the entire city of reno..touchdown. .17-7.. confetti..it's a party..one that would end quickly... gangi shovel pass to james butler..and that was easy..27-10 at half.. it got worse..unr players might not have wanted to win more..but they sure played like it.. butler a man possessed.. las vegas fans..leag ternoon episode of mash nal play of the ason..wolfpack y asauni rufus..a former stateamp bakersfield leadinthe way ctory the cannon is feeling blue..and so is unlv have reached the higsoooall fie igning state champion bishop gorman is the gatekeeper..but e gae u have their hands ll at a

last year unlv beat this team by 11, this year unlv beat this team by 12. christian jones/center: "it's a game of runs and we just made runs.. they hit we hit and we get the stop that we need to win." marvin menzies/ coach: "there is still a lot to work on it's good to get firs win and go jaylen poyser/guard: "the coaches always tell us keep the ball hot, we got to dictate what the team does keep the ball moving and we're successful with it. marvin menzies/coach: "happy for them it was more a little relief not celebration, which is ok because we know we didn't play great basketball." ((chris maathuis)) for the moment and prepare for saturday's home game with cal state fullerton.. 7 p.m. tip at the mack. one of the brightest moments of the game came at halftime. unlv honoring this former rebel... eddie owens is one of the all time greats. he's still unlv's all time leading scorer... played on unlv's first final four team in 1977. he was a first team all american... that was a terrific team with theus, gondo, robert smith and owens. great team and so tonight

unlv will use a reality. dr. barbara atkinson/founding dean, unlv medical school: we have these tables that are about the size of my desk that have bodies that have been x-rayed, mri'd and ct scanned and you can actually peel layers off. like the skin comes off first, then the fat and then it gets down to muscle. or you can just say to the table or the computer that's the table, show me the body that's just bones. then put the nerves in, then put the blood vessels in. then put in the muscles. you can s how they're all fit together. that will allow a three dimensional view that gives the same view as seeing the x-ray of a patient. there will be an emphasis on technology, communication, and working in teams that aren't just doctors but all kinds of medical specialists. kevin: while unlv's medical school plans are in its infancy, we wanted to come to one of the oldest and most respected medical schools in the country - vanderbilt here in nashville, where its leaders say unlv's plans will have a huge impact on the en

it's unlv's best scoring offense in 37 years, best total defense at unlv in 8 years. best rushing defense in 8 years, best total defense in 7 years. so throw all those numbers together and it tells you just program has been in the past. so how does unlv change the culture? (( )) tony sanchez/coach; "it changes because you stick to the plan you come in with idea, how we going to connect to community, recruit what are we going to do to develop our kids. how are we going to create depth on the roster and it's tough, there's a reason you get these jobs. you don't get jobs like this because they're cadillac you get em because you've got to get in there and be a little bit of a grease monkey and fix this car up and that's what we're doing right now. season, including a 4 star red shirt freshman quarterback and their top running backs, including that guy, lexington thomas. ((chris maathuis)) coming up tonight at 6... we'll take a look at the good ship sanchez as it sails into its third year and speaking of tony's third year... unlv plays at ohio state next year and byu will

>> i do. >> coming up, the hockey team for unlv. >> amber has some highlights and >> unlv's hockey team scored an important goal, bumped up to division 1 in the american college hockey association. the team compe skating rebels one step closer to their game winning goal playing ncaa division 1 hockey. the team assisted by new leadership and recruiting. >> in the last two years we've had probably the best success we've had this program. >> vast majority of our kids are throughout the state. >> canada minnesota, all over turning into a hockey town. >> indeed it is. golden knights is also the name of the army's parachute team. the washington post reveals, team owner bill foley is also a proud graduate of the academy. >>> to graduate from unlv, mo tulale, was named all mountain west, leading a squad of 1:17 total tackles. all las vegas senior running back mel pumfrey was named offensive player of the year. this season he surpassed the to college hoops now, tomorrow they'll face former interim head coach todd symon when they play at southern utah. unlv nine and a half point favorite, however

unlv police escort 24 hours a day day unlv has emergency crisis services available to students for a variety of situations ranging from assault to health care. we'll have a link to their resources on our website at fox5vegas dot com. anyone with information on unlv police a robbery victim is recovering in the hospital after he was shot in the leg. the robbery happened earlier today outside the peppermill. metro says the suspect shot the victim while taking the man's jewelry. two suspects were seen taking off on the las vegas strip in a red, newer model vehicle. if you have information that can help police, call crimestoppers at 702-385-55-55. toss to weather a major project traffic near the convention center... but now, those cones are finally clearing up. fox5's ken smith shows us what was fixed, using the extra tax you pay at the pump. closed captioning will resume closed captioning will resume been since 20-07. "triple a" has the numbers to back it up. they report 48 million americans will be traveling this yea

. >>> an attack on a unlv student the student as she walked toward her car. news 3's antonio castelan joins us live from unlv with the latest. antonio? >> reporter: latoya, this is where the attack happened. we're in front of the tennis complex. the victim tells police that her attacker followed her from the library. it's that building right over there. the attacker followed her to this point. unlv senior campus with caution after a university wide alert reported an attack on a woman student. >> scary. i know they have this little emergency pole but they don't have them in the parking lots. >> reporter: unlv campus police say tuesday night after 8:00 p.m., a student was attacked right here near the tennis complex. >> a young lady was attacked from behind while walking to her car from leaving the library. >> reporter: captain jeffrey green with the unlv campus police say the woman hit her attacker. >> very lucky. the individual attacked her from behind. she was able to strike that person with her elbow, turn and get to her car. >> reporter: the victim describe

unlv go fight win." faces.. john robinson lost his first game to reno and never lost again as head coach. tony sanchez has a chance to out do that... he won his first game against em last year and can make it two in a row for the first time in over a decade. again, kickoff 1 pm at sam boyd. here's a stunner in college football... the boise state broncos having trouble in colorado springs. air force blocks a punt for a touchdown... falcons led at the half. lets take ya to the 4th... late in the 4th... brett rypien goed the 5.. you're thinking surely the broncos have some creative play... but they rush jeremy mcnichols three straight into the line and were stuffed. then on 4th rypien tries and he's turned back... so wyoming plays san diego state in the mountain west title game. the winner coming to las vegas standings... who would've guessed that wyoming would be sitting on top of the mountain division and playing new mexico tomorrow and win or lose they're in the mountain west title game. they'll playing san dieg

unlv thinks they have the win of the year.. but wyoming scores with no time left..52-52 we go to overtime... wyoming scores first in extra time... but unlv refuses to lose.. kurtpalandech to jericho flowers..touchd own.. double ot..flip the field.. palandech to the biggest man on the field tight end andrew price... but the cowboys..score themselves..rece iver left all by his lonesome.. 66-66 triple overtime.. defense wakes up and gets involved.. unlv calls on their back up kicker..nicolai borland for the win.. and he is perfect.. 69-66..the rebels win in triple overtime..in the second highest scoring game in ncaa history exhilerating..ex hausting..exactly what the program needed (( )) ((sharie johnson)) now at 11./// >>>coming up tonight on 8 news this is "jeopardy!" introducing today's contestants -- an occupational therapist from brooklyn, new york... an executive assistant from burien, washington... and our returning champion, a homemaker from prescott, arizona... ...whose 1-day cash winnings total... and now here is the hos

but unlv refuses to lose.. kurt palandech lets it rain on jericho flowers..touchd own..59-59 double ot..palandech to andrew price.. 66-59..wyoming of course, would score as well triple overtime.. defense, now would be a good time to get involved.. torry mctyer.. bornand 40 yards for the win.. and he is perfect.. 69-66..the rebels prevail in triple overtime.. exhilerating..ex hausting..exactly what the program needed new york has been put in a submission move for the first time ever..ufc 205 brings plenty of bite to the big apple and plenty of bark..after all conor and the notorious one makes history.. knocking out eddie alvarez in the second round just as he predicted.. conor took advantage of his size and reach and was patient and seized his opportunity and his second title belt..becoming the first fighter to hold both simultaneously kyle busch had 85 victories on the nascar xfinity series entering saturday's race in phoenix..he was revving the engines for 86...the rest of the field tried distracting him with

unlv will use a form of virtual dr. barbara atkinson/founding dean, unlv medical school: we have these tables that are about the size of my desk that have bodies that have been x-rayed, mri'd and ct scanned and you can actually peel layers off. like the skin comes off first, then the fat and then it gets down to muscle. or you can just say to the table or the computer that's the table, show me the bones. then put the nerves in, then put the blood vessels in. then put in the muscles. you can see how they're all fit together. that will allow a three dimensional view that gives the same view as seeing the x-ray of a patient. there will be an emphasis on technology, communication, and working in teams that aren't just doctors but all kinds of medical specialists. kevin: while unlv's medical school plans are in its infancy, we wanted to come to one of the oldest and most respected medical schools in the country - vanderbilt here in nashville, where its leaders say unlv's plans will have a huge impact on the entire southern n

unlv police escorts 24 hours a day and unlv has emergency crisis services available variety of situations ranging from assault to health care. still ahead tonight .. why so many locals are posting about kris bryant on social media tonight.. and it'll be happening in a u-n- l-v classroom tomorrow as well... why students are being encouraged the unlv football team is playing on national t-v tomorrow night in a rare friday game. but it will be no easy task as the rebels will take on 22nd ranked boise state. fox 5 sports director kevin bolinger joins us from boise with a preview. kevin: the rebels have some momentum coming off a thrilling triple overtime win against wyoming - who had beaten boise state just two weeks earlier. but unlv has never won in idaho's capital city.and they have some major obstacles to overcome if they want to be competitive in this one. turned into a program that's in the national spotlight - delivering a high flying offense that has turned plenty of heads. the broncos have the top ranked total offense and passing game in the mountain west. quarterback brett rypien ha

but unlv refuses to lose.. kurt palandech lets it rain on jericho flowers..touchd own..59-59 price.. 66-59..wyoming of course, would score as well triple overtime.. defense, now would be a good time to get involved.. torry mctyer.. clutch interception.... it's victory time..nicolai bornand 40 yards for the win.. and he is perfect.. 69-66..the rebels prevail in triple overtime.. exhilerating..ex hausting..exactly what the program needed submission mov time ever..ufc 205 brings plenty of bite to the big apple and plenty of bark..after all conor mcgregor has his irish eyes on another belt and the notorious one makes history.. knocking out eddie alvarez in the second round just as he predicted.. conor took advantage of his size and reach and was patient and seized his opportunity and his second title belt..becoming the first fighter to hold both simultaneously kyle busch had 85 victories on the nascar xfinity series entering saturday's race in phoenix..he distracting him with wrecks and fires..but it was all smoke

unlv beat the spread. broncos still in the mix for a new year's six bowl bid, unlv's bowl saturday afternoon... so the battle for the fremont cannon is still alive. ((chris maathuis)) after more than a year in the making it's now the eve of what's being labeled as "pound for pound." fitting name for two of boxing's brightest stars. today they jumped on the scale in preparation for saturday's showdown. neither one was expected to have trouble making the weight and they didn't announcer: "175 pounds for andre ward... 175 pounds for the champion sergey krusher" ((chris maathuis)) so tomorrow at t-mobile you've got fighters who haven't lost a professional fight and are boxing for three light heavyweight belts. sergey kovalev/champion: "i'm happy to be here and i won't disappoint you... believe me." andre ward/challenger: "i believe fans have ever seen, that's what i trained for prepared for. in big fights like this great fighters rise to the occasion." ((chris maathuis)) the christmas season is underway at dow

what's in store for the unlv football team. tony sanchez hits the recruiting trail but first gives an account of what's lies ahead as the rebels limped through a season ending loss. that's later in sports. >> plus... a holiday gift everyone can get behind... cheaper gas. experts say to expect it this season... but how much will prices dip? that's next... but first... we want to warn you about a closure on 215. the eastbound lanes are shut down from the airport exit to warm springs... you can still get to the airport.. but if you're trying to get to henderson... you'll have to find a different way. it will reopen at 5 a-m./// <<< voice over: "you're watching the valley's news leader...with dave courvoisier, this is 8 news now at eleven." >>> ((dave courvoisier)) >>> folks around the country... including las vegas.. will take to the streets tomorrow to fight for better pay. workers from fast-food restaurants... as well as uber drivers will march 10 miles from the carl's and pebble... to the mcdonald's at sahara and paradise. empl

unlv police escort 24 hours a day unlv has emergency crisis services available to students for a variety of situationsan from assault to health care. we'll have a link to their resources on our website at fox5vegas dot com. anyone with information on this incident is urged to contact unlv police it's been a long time coming according to neghbors of the infamous pig farm in north las vegas.. r-c pig farm has officialy been sold.. and will move out of town to the northeast. some neighbors say while their sad to see the pigs go north las vegas mayor-- john lee-- issued a statement saying... he's thrilled that thousands of homes will now have the odor restrictions removed from their titles-- which will result in a dramatic increase in their property values. let's check in with fox five's meteorlogist sam argier with a look at the forecast. as cold as it was this morning, temperatures will be even colder friday morning around sou nevada. overnight lows drop into the low 40s and upper 30s around the las vegas valley, staying above freezing tonight. outside the valley, temperatures will be cold

to make unlv a 'sanctuary school.' (from p-11pfr trump roundtable ) cnn video/trumps hits clintom :02:30/trump "that wall will go up so fast your head will spin." president elect donald trump made many promises during his campaign... one is striking a chor john davis, unlv student 21:01:26-21:01:32 "they should be more than welcome to come here because you know everyone comes to america to pursue happiness." butt to conrad pilapio, unlv student 21:21:29-21:21:41 "i value my citizenship and i think to accept illegal aliens in any form cheapens the value of my citizenship and that would just be horrible." illegal immigrants played a huge role in the race for the white house... now hundreds of u-n-l-v students and teachers are trying to protect them. anita revilla, associate professor at unlv 22:38:55-22:39:01 "everyone out of pocket." faculty helped write this petition... it's addressed to the president and provost. standup 19:13:23-19:13:33 i've been getting a lot of mixed reaction about this petition on campus but one

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unlv's offense said hello..triple ot? (tony sanchez/coach: "i guess so.") a kick..a win..69-66.. no sweat (nico bornand/kicker: "it's just a moment that i'll never forget.") unlv's celebration of victory is short lived..devonte boyd..the team's best receiver..broke his arm in the wyoming game and will miss the scores this season despite commanding heavy coverage and attention from opponents... boyd follows a hard-luck trend at the position..unlv's top 4 receivers have suffered season ending injuries sunday nights are night to stay positive..reflect on the week of sports and believe me there was a lot to smile about coming out of las vegas..here is the vegas five wait for it... unlv men's soccer is your 2016 mountain west conference the rebels beat air force and hoisted the trophy as champions.. we'll find out monday where their ncaa tournament journey begins centennial's troy brown is one of the best high school basketball players in the country..and this week he announced he is taking his talents to oregon to be apart of the top 5 ducks.. forman gorman gael great demarco murray

music/nats unlv-unr. put the two together and it's like oil and water...intensity levels go up....just listen to the coaches and you know this week is different. tony sanchez: you better be ready to go because both teams are going to be ready to fight. brian polian: when you don't win that game it's a bit of a body blow. it was brian polian and the wolfpack who took the body blow last year - as the rebels went to reno and took the cannon away - setting off a raucus celebration that included a tony sanchez hurdle and a locker room party like we've never but when unlv cleaned the cannon for painting last year - they discovered something unr engraved on the insdie of the cannon....university of notta lotta victories...that has only added more fuel to the fire. tony sanchez: i showed that to our boys on sunday. i've been saving that picture for a year. it's an interesting deal so it shows you where the rivalry is at. this game is going to be won on the the rebels focus is to run the football and unr has the w

unlv chops down the lumberjacks winning 110-to-71... triple digits, that's going back to the glory years at unlv. marvin menzies: "we're not going to score that many points every night, hope we do.. we'd be selling out by conference... but when things are clicking hopefully they embrace that and say this is how we've got to play." jalen poyser/guard: "everybody is having fun, it's a beautiful thing to watch on and off the floor." marvin menzies/coc everyday and so when they get a chance to do that in front of the fans it's a special night." ((chris maathuis)) it certainly was special... 110 points if fun to watch... now what will they do for an encore... rebels host tcu at the mack on friday night. ((chris maathuis)) unlv's biggest game of the year is coming up this saturday and the cannon is painted red. up north, where the pack seems to have lost its way. reno will show up... but the wolf pack's bark isn't what is used to be. tony sanchez and his rebels stormed reno and came away with an impressive win last year.. and they fully expec

the unlv hockey team is making a move toward ncaa division one status. the rebel club team was granted membership in division-one of the american collegiate hockey association... meaning they're 10 million dollars and one step away from ncaa d-1 status. they'll begin play as an a-c-h-a d-1 member next season-- now with more eyes watching the rebels. zee khan/unlv gm: "from an exposure standpoint with playing against bigger schools team that we're going to be competing against next season fan perspective as well . we need about 10 million for a five year plan that's a number we're looking at and we can do that.. we also needs women's lacrosse and we've been working together." ((chris maathuis)) a big part of that as to comply with title 9... so there are equal number this year marks the 32nd year of the national final rodeo in vegas. this year's prize money will be 10 million dollars. and tonight was the walk of champions over at the south point known as 'vegas cowboy central' everybody dressed to the nines tonight because beginning thursday.. the best pl

that's the earliest kickoff for unlv in 4 years. ((dave courvoisier)) >>> 8 news now at 6:30 starts in about three minutes. >> let's check in with christianne klein to see what they're working on. ((christianne klein)) >>> we're keeping an eye on those anti-trump protests breaking out around the country.. also- while republicans won the white house... senate... and the house last night... nevada went a different direction. what the democrat's sweep here means for the school choice program. plus... child protective services makes a decision. find out if brad pitt will have to face child abuse charges... those stories and more are coming up next on 8 news now at 6:30./// the politicians already pledging to work together... once he takes office in january. ((christianne klein)) >>> and while much of the nation went for republicans... nevada favored democrats. we look into what that means for several different policies affecting locals. ((paul joncich)) >>> a mostly clean sweep for states looking to legalize recreational marijuana... in

it was a thrilling game that unlv won in triple overtime. now it's on to a much, much tougher task... beating boise state and they'll go into boise with a bunch of guys out nursing injuries. the latest blow came when unlv's best receiver devonte boyd went down and is out with an injury. looking to help the team... quarterback dalton sneed. tony sanchez/coach: "it's one of those deals, we're down so we moved dalton out, he's going to play some receiver this week. he made some great catches... he's a competitor and came to us and said i want to help the team so sunday night he came to me after thinking about it, it was a no brainer, so he can get reps at quarterback and get some reps out at the wide out it's about winning by any means necessary." ((chris maathuis)) nationally ranked boise state on friday. the game will be televised nationally by espn 2... beginning at 6., ((chris maathuis)) we are getting close.... in seven days the nhl unnamed hockey team here in vegas will reveal it's name, logo and team colors. it's been a work in progress.

. >>> <<< thanks>>> ((sharie johnson)) >>> unlv pulls out a win. we'll hear from the quar who refused to lose coming up in sports >> and tonight at 11... las vegas is going to shine extra bright this week. the super moon that's on it's way for a close enocuter with palnet earth and how it's going to football..but the height of a college career for unlv quarterback kurt palandech..the the season with his team down 45-44 in the 4th quarter..kurt palandech was not to be denied..the jr. qb took off on 76 yard stadium shaking touchdown run to lead the rebels back on top...palandech had 157 yards rushing... 250 yards passing and 4 total touchdowns in unlv's 69-66 triple overtime victory..it took time and patience but palandech prevailed (kurt palandech/ quarterback: "i'm definitely pleased with how the game ended up. there were some mistakes out there, but overall as an offense, i think we played better than we have before. the most of the opportunities i get. it wasn't a perfect game. but it was a win and that's all i'm trying to do." tony sanchez/coach

music/nats unlv-unr. put the two together and it's like oil and water...intensity levels go up....just know this week is different. tony sanchez: you better be ready to go because both teams are going to be ready to fight. brian polian: when you don't win that game it's a bit of a body blow. it was brian polian and the wolfpack who took the body blow last year - as the rebels went to reno and took the cannon away - setting off a raucous celebration that included a tony sanchez hurdle and a locker room party like we've never seen. nats but when unlv cleaned the cannon for painting last year - they discovered something unr engraved on the inside of the cannon....university of notta lotta victories...that has only added more fuel to the fire. tony sanchez: i showed that to our boys on sunday. i've been saving that picture for a year. it's an interesting deal so it shows you where the rivalry is at. this game is going to be won on the ground. and unr has the worst rushing defense in the country and statistica

music/nats unlv-unr. put the two together and it's like oil and water...intensity levels go up....just listen to the coaches and you different. tony sanchez: you better be ready to go because both teams are going to be ready to fight. brian polian: when you don't win that game it's a bit of a body blow. it was brian polian and the wolfpack who took the body blow last year - as the rebels went to reno and took the cannon away - setting off a raucus celebration that included a tony sanchez hurdle and a locker room party like we've never seen. nats but when unlv cleaned the cannon for painting last year - they discovered something unr engraved on the insdie of the cannon....university of notta lotta victories...that has only added more fuel to the fire. tony sanchez: i showed that to our boys on sunday. i've been saving that deal so it shows you where the rivalry is at. this game is going to be won on the ground. the rebels focus is to run the football and unr has the worst rushing defense in the country and

((christianne klein)) >> unlv police believe this attack was random.. and they say they're stepping up their patrols in the area to there are also dozens of emergency call boxes around the campus.. the exact locations are marked on campus maps by a blue phone icon.. these call boxes have a blue light on top so you can see them better at night.. the units are connected directly to the unlv police dispatch center.. police are also reminding students to remain vigilant.. especially at night.. ((asst. chief jeffrey green // unlv police department as the year them in terms of traveling on campus its be better in pairs and if they see something, say something- doesn't matter what.. that's why we're here.. to respond : )) ((christianne klein)) >> campus police also encourage students to have this number pre-programmed into their phones for university police.. 702-895-3669.. if you dial 9-1-1 from metro which then gets rerouted to unlv police dispatch- an extra step that could translate into minutes in an emergency... they're also reminding students about the s

for unlv athletics. the runnin' rebels open their regular season tomorrow night at the thomas and mack. and the unlv football team has a home game this fox5's kevin bolinger is at sam boyd stadium with a preview of the football game. kevin on cam: the rebels are coming off a bye week and have had time to rest up and heal up. unlv is making another change at starting quarterback. kurt palandech gets the nod as signal caller and johnny stanton is available if needed as he continues his recovery from a knee injury. the rebels may need everybody against a tough wyoming team. music/nats wyoming has been the surprise team in the mountain west this season. the cowboys are 7-2 and 5-0 in the conference including a big win over boise that has put them in the driver's seat of the mountain division. brian hill/wyoming running back: we're stressing take it one day at a time, one day at a time. win that day. so far the days. good things are happening in large part to brian hill. the junior running back is having anot

unlv's newspaper has a new name tonight.. yell' was too controversial. 13 action news reporter marti glaser explains the reasons behind the change.. and how students got involved in the process. nat ts been a long standing issue for the past few years. fontjacob lasky is the arts and entertainment editor-) sot 011822 the rebel yel being a confederate battle cry during the civil war the rebel yell now .... the scarlet and grey free press has been the only editorial independent newspaper since unlv's inception . change of name - also came with a history lesson 010443i that about in class was what it was in the civil war. 010451 standup.... well as you can see rebel yell..---is still the name on the front page of unlv's college newspaper - but when you head to page 4 it does announce the new name the scarlet and grey free press. a sign of unity . 005922 i never really thught to much into it but now like hindsight vision i feel like it was a good idea beacause we have become more diverse . and that at unlv we dont aprove of racis

unlv plays at southern utah at the end of the month. ((chris maathuis)) unlv is also playing twice this week... they've got three games this week. rebels play all three at the thomas and mack beginning tomorrow night against no. arizona. then on friday they host tcu as part of the global sports classic at the mack... and then on saturday depending upon the winners and losers, unlv will play either western kentucky or washingn. going bowling, there is a big game this weekend. unlv is hosting reno saturday at 1 p.m. big game with many heated moments. who can forget the fight, or when coach robinson has stuff thrown at him. it's a heated battle.... but the biggest thing of course is keeping the cannon red... tony sanchez won the cannon back last year in his first year as head coach at unlv. when bill foley and commissioner gary bettman will announce the team name and logo. it's going to be a big party with some surprises beginning at 5:30 at t-mobile. the team name will be revealed during the 6 o'clock hour. come on down and say hello. cha

the fremont cannon is the ultimate prize for unr and unlv football and tonight it will go state there she is..in all her glory.. getting better with age.. the wolpack come out hunting..ty gangi..steamroll ing the rebels and into the endzone..unr scored the first 17 points.. 2nd quarter unlv quarterback kurt palandech puts on his pads and gets aggressive..runn ing through the entire city of reno..touchdown. .17-7.. confetti..it's a party..one that would end quickly... gangi shovel pass to james butler..at at half.. it got worse..unr players might not have wanted to win more..but they sure played like it.. butler a man possessed.. las vegas fans..leaving in the 3rd quarter to watch a saturday afternoon episode of mash final play of the season..wolfpack interception by asauni rufus..a former state championship quarterback from bakersfield leading the way victory.. the cannon is feeling blue..and so is unlv football final 4..7 time reigning the gatekeeper..but the gaels would have their hands full at arbor view the aggies come out firing..hayden bollinger to andrew wagner..2 of the best p

unlv has a player of the week. defensive back torry mctyer gets interceptions, his second was the biggest. nats: "allen has got a man it is intercepted... intercepted it is mctyer again" ((chris maathuis)) his pick in the 3rd overtime allowed the rebels to beat the cowboys on a field goal. the biggest setback coming from the win was unlv's best receiver devonte boyd getting hurt... he broke his arm and is done for the season. that really hurts with unlv heading to boise for a big friday night game. soccer program was hanging by a thread a few years ago, almost went away. now here they are upset winners in the wac tourney waiting for their name to be called in the ncaa tournament for the 2nd time in the last 3 years. they waited for this. unlv and they will ((cheering)) the rebels will get san diego state. the aztecs play soccer in the pac 12. but the rebs have a bunch of players from the san diego area... so they can't wait for musovski/tourney mvp: " we're familiar with this team we played them last year and got t

the unlv football team is gearing up to make an historic run. and if would be if they could beat this team.... the wyoming cowboys are the surprse of the league. >>> plus... the rising star is mesquite is built with families in mind. the little southern nevada city is home to a very unique facility. details coming up here on if they pull off the miracle and win all three, they're bowl eligible. the task begins saturday against the wyoming cowboys... they're the surprise of the league and will be seven point favorites heading into this weekend's big battle. the cowboys have won three in a row over unlv, including in 2012 here in vegas. wyoming is now 7-2 and 5-0 in league play... what's their secret? tony sanchez/coach: "defensively they pla developed that mindset and it takes a minute for that mindset to click in so if you're going to be a physical team we've got to prepare for that.. .that's where they're at now." ((chris maathuis)) playing well are the cowboys... it's amazing nobody saw this coming. they won 2 games last year... so they've com

tcu's bench outscores unlv's 34-to-2... they outrebound the rebs 42-39, but the telling stat in tonight's 63-59 loss were the turnovers... the rebs turn it over 19 times in the 4 point loss. (( )) marvin menzies/coach; "tcu was physical and forced some to.. but down the stretch that was on us. we threw it to them. coiuple to's late it's on us.. dwayne morgan/forward; "that's just a matter of executing and that comes with exper8ience it's a long season, we're still working we can get better. marvin menzies/coach; "i ask them to do certain things every single game, if they give me those, i can take the nail and turn it into passion. turn that passion into energy. jaylen poyser/guard; boards and see where we can get better and move on from there. mavin menzies/coach; 'you lose if you're competitor, losing is not fun, soi when you lose you take it up a notch." ((chris maathuis)) the rebels will now play western kentucky at 5 pm. over at the thomas and mack. tcu meets washington. the unlv football team has a huge game at sam boy

brian polian has been dismissed a day after the wolfpack dominated unlv 45-10 the press release reads un-r and brian polian mutually parted ways after 4 years..but that's generally not how it works.. polian's players were fiercely loyal to him but the coach had a finished above 500 in the mountain west... the wolfpack finished a disappointing 5-7 this season.. after yesterday's decisive win..coach reflected on a resilient but rugged season (( )) for their first win against an sec team in 12 years taking on ole miss...you know who is not scared.. nikki how dangerous is paris strawther..6'1'' but having fun fromre south dakota gonzalez..pull up jumper good.. the rebels take the lead.. final moments of the first half.. brooke johnson hits it from the parking lot to beat the buzzer... 64-57.. unlv ladies are 5-0 parading the cannon around las vegas and painting it red will have to wait another year...not all opportunities at history are fulfilled..but once again we capture the five moments that made in the vegas five the unlv volleyball team is going dancing.. the rebels qualify for the n

((john tuman/chair, unlv political science dept. "i think it's hard to say how president-elect donald trump will proceed.")) ((patrick walker)) u-n-l-v political science department chairman john tuman says that is anybody's guess. ((john tuman/chair, unlv political science dept.: "i would caution about generalizing what his policies might be simply of the basis of some tweets and also some things he may have said on the campaign trail when he was trying to win the ((paul joncich)) >> efforts to repeal and replace the affordable care act... and ending common core... would require congressional approval. that's because both are the result of laws that were passed by congress./// ((christianne klein)) >>> the somali-born student who attacked a group of people at the ohio state university with his car and a knife seemed to warn about his intentions beforehand on facebook. brook silva-braga is columbus, ohio... where the first of 11 victims is speaking out about the attack. clark is still slow on his feet after getting hit by a car on th

unlv police escort 24 hours a unlv has emergency crisis services available to students for a variety of situations ranging from assault to health care. we'll have a link to their resources on our website at fox5vegas dot com. tonight we're learning more about a man who's accused of using candy to lure girls into his apartment to molest them. investigators tell us months. on saturday police arrested this man -- jose azucena. fox5s eric hilt got ahold of azucena's arrest report where he learned more about the disturbing crimes police say azucena molested four girls all under the age of 14, here at the charlestown garden apartments near charlestown and nellis police say he would flash little girls, lure them inside his candy and then touch them inappropriately. police say azucena tied up a girl with duct tape, then sexually assaulted her. police say azucena told the victims that he would hurt their family members if they told people. today i talked with people who live in this complex about these new disturbing details and they say it changes how they'll watch their kids "just recently

but throwing the football isn't exactly unlv's strength. with devonte boyd being lost for the season with a broken left arm suffered in saturday's win against wyoming - that means all four starting wide receivers for the rebels at the start of the season are out for the year with injury - leaving two true freshman and a converted defensive back as the main options. quarterback dalton sneed - who lost his starting job to kurt papandech volunteered this week to move to wide receiver to help out. tony sanchez/unlv head football coach: we're down out and he's going to play some receiver this week. he's made some great catches and he's a competitior and great athlete. he came to us and said hey i want to help the team and it was a great idea. then there's boise's home field advantage - where teams have struggled to win on the smurf turf. it's expected to be cold and the crowd will be rocking on senior day - the last chance for fans to see this years team at home. ben weaver/boise state senior linebacker: 26:24 "it's cold it's crisp and the atmos

unlv is reacting to the attack on ohio's states campus. i'm vince sapienza, live at unlv comingp a man sexually assaults an 8-year- old girl and now police need your help catching him before he strikes again. this is fox5 news at 6. local. las vegas a dog is tied to a pole... then shot several times. i'm adam herbets. i'm cyndi lundeberg. it happened near pahrump... and the department is asking for your help finding who did this. fox5s eric hilt has more details from nye county. "the nye county sheriff told me the dog was tied to a stake and then used for target practice at this shooting range outside of pahrump...and now they need the publics help to find who's responsible" nats -- guns robert brown has used the bell vista shooting range nw of pahrump for 7 years "at least once a month yes" and that's why he was shocked and disgusted when he heard somebody brought a dog to the range, tied it to a pole, then shot and killed it -- apparently using the terrier for target practice "i was amazed and disappointed in some of the people attitudes

take vo at 19:09:38 this letter is addressed to the president and the provost here at unlv it's been going around for a while and it was written by some of the faculty here and they're telling me it already has hundreds of signatures the goal is to make unlv a sanctuary for illegal immigrants now that isn't just a symbolic gesture it could also have legal ramifications if the deferred action for childhood arrivals is repealed that is president obama's executive action they're hoping the university won't turn over information of students and 21:21:29-21:21:41 "i value my citizenship and i think to accept illegal aliens in any form cheapens the value of my citizenship and that would just be horrible." butt to nicole brame, unlv student 21:11:59-21:12:05 "it's kind of scary like i feel like a lot of minorities are scared right now. we don't know what's going to happen to us." 19:10:12-19:10:25 they're hoping to hand over this letter next month really in just about a week and there are letters like this one already circulating at schools across the nation at unlv parker right now.. metro

a former unlv football football player is waking up facing murder charges. for details we check in live unlv football. >> kanter bury and in 2002 he won the all american honors and first team title. he is now accused of killing an aspiring singer. this happened on sunday just after a halloween party. there is cell phone video that shows devin on the ground outside that devin and his born leaving. that was there was a fight and devin tried to stop the fight. kanter bury chased and beat devin death. >> he's not a person to be out in trouble. you don't realize what you d. you took someone that we love, world. >> we are at unlv football not far from the student union. kanter bury was arrested not far from the scene that he was a part of and he is now charged with >> dana: the mother of a woman talking about the moment she realized her daughter had been killed. wade was shot in the head by her e boyfriend. she was involved in an affair with 39-year-old hudson , the man on your screen now. police say that hudson shot wade and left her to die on the street last wed

unlv up 6 shot clock dwindling..jaylen poyser pouring in in from way out..77-68 unlv prevails ((nia wong)) >>> ((nia wong)) >> welcome back to the valley's news leader. it looks like it's time to grab your coats and umbrellas. katie boer has your thanksgiving week forecast. (( )) ((katie boer)) >> good sunday morning! i'm tracking rain chances returning back to the mix later today and tomorrow. let's start with a look at our st disturbance ahead of a broad trough of low pressure. ................. a pacific storm system will move across the region sunday through monday night. precipitation chances will spread into mainly the sierra by sunday monday. some showers may linger in eastern portions of lincoln and mohave counties monday night. generally dry conditions and near normal temperatures are expected for the remainder of next week. southwest flow will be over the area this morning as a pacific trough approaches the california coast. some mid and high level moisture will continue to spread across portions of t associated with a weaker disturbance out ahead of the main trough moving nort

on the soccer field, unlv face quite the defensive team at, four game win strike on sunday. they beat air force to win the western athletic conference with a losing record, kind of shocking right? >> that's pretty interesting. obviously had a tough stretch of the beginning of the season so to be able to pull through at the end of the season, that's awesome. >> i guess what you don't know can't hurt you but colliding with a deer sure can. a cross country runner in pennsylvania pennsylvania getting slammed into by a dear. justin de luzzio did manage to get up and finish the race with the help of his teammates. running is supposed to be good for your health -- >> that is so something i would have done in junior high p.e. jon batiste has mastered new ways to play old classics. with chase atms, he can master new ways to deposit checks too. easy to use chase technology >> finally tonight. if you are looking be for something fun to do, look no further than the county surplus auction. >> the auction has anything you likely won't find on a holiday wish list, but for someone who has e

unlv-unr... it's the battle for the fremont cannon. " tony sanchez: you better be ready to go because both teams are going to be ready to fight. brian polian: when you don't win that game it's a bit of a body blow. " in the last 11 years -- the cannon has been painted wolf pack blue nine times... but coming off last year's victory-- unlv is feeling pretty confident that that thing red... the rebels also discovered something u-n-r engraved on the insdie of the cannon.... "u-n-l- v...university of notta lotta victories." " tony sanchez: i showed that to our boys on sunday. i've been saving that picture for a year. it's an interesting deal so it shows you where the rivalry is at. " tomorrow is also senior day... 16 unlv seniors will be honored before the game. kick-off is set for one o'clock and there are plenty unlv is an eight- and-a-half point favorite. make sure to tune into the rebzone sunday night at 11. sports director kevin bolinger and coach sanchez will break down the "cannon game" and dis

unlv police offers escorts 24 hours a day and unlv has emergency crisis services available to students for things ranging from assault to health care. a road closure could cause a major traffi up this weekend. starting tomorrow night n-dot crews are closing both east and west bound 2- 15 at the airport connector. it will be closed through monday morning. crews will be installing parts of the flyover ramp over the highway. if you are going to the airport .. you can still use the airport connector-- but should expect a lot of delays. for a complete list of the closures... and alternate routes... be sure to download our fox5 mobile app... you can can get it kris bryant-- has a nice new title to perfectly complement his world series win. "get a good look at your 2016 national league most valuable player. it's kris bryant of the chicago cubs! clapping" the chicago cubs slugger and bonanza high school grad has been named the 20-16 "national league m-v-p!" the m-v-p honor comes after only his second season in the major leagues. bryant won the rookie of the year title-- last year. following br

a big reason for the unlv win was the play of quarterback kurt palandech. and he was named mountain west offensive player of the week. he had a great game, but wasn't the only rebel to be rewarded. over on the defensive side of defensive back torry mctyer gets the honor for his efforts... the 3rd year senior had two interceptions, his second was the biggest. (( )) nats; "allen has got a man it is intercepted... intercepted it is mctyer again" ((chris maathuis)) his pick in the 2nd overtime allowed the rebels to beat the cowboys on a field goal. the biggest setback coming from the win was unlv's best receiver devonte boyd getting hurt... he broke his arm and is done for heading to boise for a big friday night game. it's hard to believe this soccer program was hanging by a thread a few years ago. now here they are upset winners in the wac tourney waiting for their name to be called for the 2nd time in the last 3 years. they beat air force for the crown and then waited for this. (( )) unlv and they will ((cheering)) the rebels will get san diego state, who pla