i'm vince sapienza.. coming up in about ten minutes we sit down with legal analyst bob massi to talk about a university's liability in situations like this. construction continues at the airport connector... on the 2-15. and that means more traffic headaches for drivers. the eastbound lanes will be closed overnight-- between the airport connector and warm springs road. travelers heading to the airport... will still be able to use the road. the closures start at 9 p-m tonight... and last until 5 a-m tuesday. the county says crews still need to finish installing parts for the new fly-over. it's the same work that closed the freeway last weekend. two nevada inmates were hospitalized after a massive brawl in a prison camp outside elko. officals say as many as seventy inmates were involved. the state department of corrections say police from surrounding areas helped stop the fight. it happened last night at the carlin conservation camp. no officers or guards were inured. elko county sheriff says the inmates we

i'm vince sapienza... fox-5 news.. .local.. las vegas.. u-n-l-v police again urge not just students... but anyone near by campus... if you see desperate for any help identifying a man they say sexually assaulted an 8- year-old girl on thanksgiving. here's what he looks like...they say the tips are rolling in... but they need to get him off the streets before he does this to another child. fox5's kathleen jacob joins us live from the condos near buffalo and lake mead where this happened. kathleen how are neighbors in the area handling this? they're sick to their stomachs guys. i talked to one man who lives right above where this happened... he has two little girls... a 4 year old and a 2 year old... and today he wasn't letting go of their hands. especially knowing the man that attacked this 8-year-old is still out here somewhere. he can't imagine how dealing with this. " we're with them, i'm sorry it happened to them, i can't even imagine what they're going through and i just know that person's gonna get caught. he's gonna pay" police are h

fox5's vince sapienza was there and joins us live with a look at how it happened. like any good vegas show this one had it all. pyrotechnics.. the works.. it even had a crowd that surprised owner bill foley he told me that he was expecting maybe a couple hundred but early estimates show more than five thousand hockey fans came to watch the name being unveiled. i'm told there was another two thousand plus that couldn't get in because of traffic now the name vegas golden knights was met by some excitement and disappointment.. but after bill foley explained his reasoning for the "nevada is the largest gold producer in the country, gold is a precious metal, it's the number one metal versus silver i didn't feel desert knights had character to it." now one of the big negatives i heard from fans today was the lack of the word "las" in the name many locals say this is las vegas not vegas. but they were also quick to mention that when you pay $500 million for the team you can pick whatever name you want they also said it won't keep them from buying tickets to the game from

i'm vince sapienza... fox-5 news.. .local.. las vegas.. u-n-l-v police again urge not just students... but anyone near by campus... if you see something...say something... police need help... and have released a sketch... pleading for any information about a man they say sexually assaulted an 8- year-old girl on thanksgiving day. fox5's kathleen jacob joins us live outside of the condos where this happened near buffalo street she spoke to the police about their leads coming in. adam, cindy... they tell me the tips are rolling in about who this man could be. they have all of their detectives working tirelessly on this case. they say it's their number one priority to catch the man that would sexually assault an 8- year-old girl. i actually spoke to one father that lives right beside where this happened behind me. he actually heard a bunch of commotion that night and talked to police about everything... but he's still shaken at the thought that this could have been one of his kevin hernandez is holding his 4-year- old daughter's hand tightly

that's where we find fox five's vince sapienza at the toshiba plaza... where he spoke with las vegas n- h-l owner bill foley as well as fans. tonight was nothing short of historic it's not everyday fans get to be a part of something from the ground floor and that's exactly what happened here with the nhls 31st franchise bill foley will tell you it was not the smoothest process... leading up to tonight or even the announcement itself.. but like it or not the vegas golden knights have "3-2-1 and there you go, the vegas golden knights!" after months of waiting and wondering the 500 million dollar question was answered many liked it. "it's sharp it's clean looking." "i think it's pretty cool." "i think it's a great name." while others were underwhelmed. "it's not really a wow thing but gold is las vegas." "i was kind of hoping it would be the desert knights." for the least few months we knew the name would be something knights. with the first word choices being either golden, silver, or desert. "nevada is the largest gold producer in the country, gold is a p

vince sapienza.. fox-5 news...local.. las vegas.... if you have information that can help police, call crimestoppers at 702-385-55-55 police say a woman climbed on top of a car roof... moments before it wall! you can see the aftermath of that crash here... it happened around eight-30, near desert inn and paradise. metro says the woman was fighting with the man driving the car. the man tried to leave, but the woman grabbed the car and climbed on top of it. metro says the driver lost control of the car, and it hit a wall. both were taken to the hospital and the woman is stable. a woman is behind bars... after police say she shot and killed her boyfriend inside his car. this is cheryl rheamount. according to no history of domestic violence between her and the victim. this happened just before eight last night near lamb and lake mead. metro says rheamount and her boyfriend got in a fight before the shooting. police say she then asked someone to call police and report the shooting. the victim was taken to the hospital where he later died. r

fox5's vince sapienza spoke to fans at the toshiba plaza, excited about the announcement and las vegas' plans for the team. <<"3-2-1 and there you go, the vegas golden knights!" after months of waiting and wondering the 500 million dollar question was answered many liked it. "it's sharp it's clean looking." "i think it's pretty cool." "i think it's a great name." while others were underwhelmed. "it's not really a wow thing but gold is las vegas." "i was kind of hoping it would be the desert knights." for the least few months we knew the something knights. with the first word choices being either golden, silver, or desert. "nevada is the largest gold producer in the country, gold is a precious metal, it's the number one metal versus silver i didn't feel desert knights had character to it." character was very much on display at the announcement. bill foley and staff didn't have the smoothest presentation with the introductory video refusing to play. "i promise we will be "i promise we will be better on the ice." despite the early stumble true to vegas form the show went on. with fire.. c

i'm vince sapienza... fox-5 news.. .local.. las vegas.. vince, thank you. of course u-n-l-v police urge anyone near campus, not just students, to keep an open eye. and as always please if you see something... say something. the fall chill has arrived with temperatures staying below average for most of the week ahead. the clouds moving through today are associated with a disturbance moving across our area tonight. showers will stay north and east of the las vegas valley, but it will turn breezy for your monday evening with 15 to 25 mph winds. overnight lows bottom out in the low 40s. skies clear out tuesday; we'll stay breezy with mostly sunny skies. hold in the mid 50s. wednesday and thursday morning will start out with temperatures in the mid 30s around las vegas; our lowest temperatures so far this season. neighborhoods on the outskirts of the valley will be hovering around freezing for morning lows. high temperatures will be in the 50s. another system drops in friday bringing more clouds with gusty winds across the area. we look to stay dry at this point

fox5's vince sapienza spoke with players, coaches and staff about how this helps the team become part of the u-n-l-v athletic family. <

fox5's vince sapienza is speaking to some very excited fans and lucky season ticket holders. but first... let's go now to sports director kevin bolinger with a look at how this announcement will be made. closed captioning will resume closed captioning closed captioning will resume closed captioning will resume closed captioning will resume downtown area shut down because of a barricade. right now, fremont is closed between bruce and 21st street, and lewis is closed at bruce. metro says there was a shooting in this area. so far, no injuries have been reported... but there is a suspect barricaded in the room. sterling gardens motel has been evacuated. we have a crew on the way, and will bring you details as they develop. las vegas is a popular travel destination on most holidays and thanksgiving is no exception. triple a recently ranked las vegas the number one travel destination for thanksgiving week.... martinez valle joins us now at the strip where thousands of people will be enjoying the next few days triple a expects 318,000 people will be coming to our city during the nex

vince sapienza brings you the latest from u-f-c 205... plus more u-n-l-v football reaction from rebels players and years..... mixed-martial arts returned to the state of new york.... and it did so in a big way.....with u- f-c 205 taking over madison square garden.... the main event saw conor mcgregor win in convincing fashion... knocking out eddie alvarez in the second round....capturing the lightweight title... tyrone woodley won the co-main event with a majority draw....over stephen thompson... and former womens bantam weight champ meisha tate announced her following her loss to raquel pennington.. "this is for the win...69-66 over wyoming." it was one of those games - regardless of the seasons outcome - fans..players.. and coaches will look back on and say....wow....an absolute instant classic..... and more importantly for the rebels.. it dreams of a bowl game alive and well... the rebels have to win their final two games to be bowl eligible... but before we get there.. let's talk about today....... u-n-l-v ran the ball 64 times for 40

fox-5's vince sapienza was at the hearing.... and has more from what went on inside the courtroom... john..christine... the hearing lasted forty minutes..... and more than 30 was greg hardy... trumps representatives... pleading and arguing their case.... today was not about.. whether or not their was an illegal number of people allowed to vote at the polls.. instead it was about the preservation of possible evidence.... now state law requires clark county to keep all of their data and logs at the early voting polls for a minimum of 22 months.... but they are not required to hand over the identities of the poll workers... that is what donald trumps reps were asking the court to allow today.... investigation to any illegal voting...they can contact those who were working to find out what happened... judge gloria sturman explained she would not pass a motion that opens workers doing their civic duty.. to ridicule and harassment... "we're asking you to preserve evidence in case it's necessary, that's it, bottom line, if the secretary

fox five's vince sapienza has reaction from hockey fans and season ticket holders... but first we start with fox five's sport director kevin bolinger with more on the announcement. closed captioning will resume closed captioning closed captioning will resume cled will resume now that we'll now that we'll soon have a team merchandise will be up for sale! and -- it's just in time for christmas. right after the announcement at t-mobile arena... the n-h-l gear will start to sell on site... and on the n-h-l dot com online there will be polo shirts... t-shirts... hats... and bags. the franchise tells us jerseys and sweaters will not be available just yet. the las vegas n- h-l franchise will be part of a docudrama. a local company -- called levy productions -- is producing the piece. take a look. "board approved plan expansion. city major league dreams. a man on a mission. thousands fan rallied. taem making history. give up nhl hockey in las vegas cheers." the docudrama expansion team's story... and will have a behind the scenes look at the team. it will have ten episodes...

vince sapienza has your mountain west round up... as well as reaction from u- n-l-v's bout in boise... you're watching fox5 news at 10. win or lose... you are to erase the previous game from memory and move on to the next... now it's been more than 24 hours since the rebels stumpled in boise... but this one may sting a little bit longer.... that loss means no six win season.. which means no bowl game for u-n-l-v.... if you watched the game you would know despite the 42 points given up... it wasn't the worst game played this season.. the injury riddled rebels battled on the blue turf and hung in there as long as they could... but the talent gap was obvious and great last night... the broncos rushed for 271 yards on the ground...over 200 coming from jeremy mcnichols.. who scored four touchdowns in the win... "it's one of those deals where it is my job to keep the morale up and it is, like i said our guys are getting better there are high expectations now which is a good 11, disappointed now that we just came out of bowl eligibility, ri

fox5's vince sapienza is with fans right now let's check in with him. las vegas franchise officials are set to take the stage within the next hour or so. we'll be following along and bring you updates throughout the night. as if the hockey excitement wasn't enough a major twist in the city's possibility of getting an n-h-l team. oakland city they're making progress with plans to build a new stadium of their own - that could keep the raiders there. this coming weeks after local and state lawmakers here in nevada have already approved the funding plan for a new, 1.9 billion dollar nfl stadium in las vegas... fox5's eric hilt is live at russell and the 15, which is one of the possible sites for that stadium... oakland city officials haven't offered up any specifics about the framework of this plan nats -- radiers game while the raiders were playing south of the border in mexico city last night... nats -- raiders game back in oakland, city officials were putting the final touches on a framework for a plan to build a new stadium -- and to try and keep the te

fox five's vince sapienza has reaction from hockey fans and season ticket holders... but first we start with fox five's sport director kevin bolinger with more on the announcement. closed captioning will resume closed captioning

vince sapienza.. fox-5 news...local.. anyone with information related to this anyone with information related to this case should call police right away. you can always leave an anonymous tip with crimestoppers that number is-- 702-385-55-55. a dangerous weekend for police across the country... after four officers shot at in seperate incidents. an officer in san antonion was killed while writing a traffic ticket in his patrol car sunday. and in saint louis-- a sergeat was shot twice in traffic. that officer is expected to be okay. two other police officers also shot on sunday, one in gladstone, missouri and another in sanibel, florida... though it's not targeted attacks. this year has been dominated by officer involved shootings... made public by social media and then the protests that follow. today henderson police wanted to try and bridge the gap between their officers and the community and answer questions that arise when law enforcement uses lethal force. the invited fox5's cyndi lundeberg for a special simulation use

fox5's vince sapienza spoke with players and staff who say.... the assist goes to the vegas golden knights... john..christine.... that's absolutely right.... the application process for the skatin rebels to get to d-1 status took over a year... and really even longer than that.. with having to get the team to a competitive level....on the ice... but make no mistake... the program received a huge push when the n-h-l announced las vegas will be their 31st home... now as big a day this is for the the u-n-l-v hockey program... it's still one step away from their ultimate goal of reaching the n-c- a-a... and to get there i'm told the program will need more than 15 million dollars in funding for the first five years of not just their program.. but womens lacrosse as well... part of title nine.. states that if a school adds a men's sport.. .they must also add a womens sport simultaneously... some members of u-n-l-v hockey i spoke with today.. quickly they got to this stage..... and they say a big portion of support has been a direct result from the arri

fox5 vince sapienza spoke with the students who run the schools newspaper...they program is just wrong. for fans of the rebel yell, the student run newspaper.... their voices are going to need to be louder than ever the next few weeks. every monday they go to print and this is what is on the front page. a lack of funding is driving the newspaper and the students who run it out of business. "if we're going to be a top tier university i don't see why we'd get rid of the newspaper here, it's a shame if we do." meet jacob lasky. he's the arts and entertainment editor as well as the distribution manager for the rebel yell. every monday jacob delivers the latest edition around campus. "i don't how many internships would give you this kind of responsibility where you are running the behind the scenes of an actual publication and making crucial decisions for a publication." newspaper stopped receiving funding from the student body government.. due to the fact that the student body government wanted to hand pick the editors... seen as a conflict of interest the two cut ties and the rebel yell h

fox5's vince sapienza spoke with players.. coaches and staff... about how this helps the team become part of the u-n-l-v athletic family... john..christine.... this is a big day and a big deal for been more than two years in the making.... and what it does is a couple things... one it shows.. u- n-l-v has the talent and skill to compete at the next level... and maybe even more important...it shows the university.. that there is need and desire to have a recognized hockey team in the u-n-l-v athletic department.... nats the skatin' rebels have scored 117 goals this year. but their biggest goal of the season came off the ice. after the team learned they will be playi one hockey next season. "this is one of the boxes we needed to check off to get our ultimate goal." and that goal is to become a member of the ncaa. but for that to happen the team needs to raise more than 15 million dollars to fund five years of the hockey program as well as a women's lacrosse team - due to title ix rules of bringing up a men and womens sports team at the same time. "w

coming up on fox5 news at 5-30-- vince sapienza talked to unlv students and the staff of the rebel yell during this critical time of need. a california mother is in all for selling a bowl of ceviche. " (mariza ruelas/ cited for selling ceviche) "it was just like unreal that they were saying you could face up to a year in jail."" why the meal could land her behind bars. plus-- we're losing daylight. law enforcement is teaming up to make sure pedestrians are seen by drivers. the new additions coming to schools-- to help drivers remember the rules. and nevada schools are getting a chunk of change from the government. how much school districts will be able to use to imporve learning in the classroom. you're watching fox5 news at 5. local. las vegas as you make up your mind, remember -- congressman heck voted 10 times to defund planned parenthood. he even threatened to shut down the government over it. heck took all that money from wall street and predatory payday lenders and voted their way. he even wanted to privatize social security, risking it on the stock market. man heck just doesn't c

i'm vince sapienza.... just five games into the season and u-n-l-v is already bringing in the hardware.... today they wrapped up the lady rebel round-up tournament.... go to cox pavilion...where it was an all rebel affair.... in the championship game...

i'm vince sapienza.... rod pampling's 32-foot birdie putt on 18.. sealed the deal.. giving pampling his 3rd p-g-a win for his career... and his first in over a decade..... and look who was there... u-n-l-v grad and ryder cup champ ryan moore... saying hi to the locals.. signing autographs.. pampling outlasted lucas glover and brooks keopka on the final two holes...

fox5 vince sapienza spoke with the students who run the schools newspaper...they say removing this wrong. for fans of the rebel yell, the student run newspaper.... their voices are going to need to be louder than ever the next few weeks. every monday they go to print and this is what is on the front page. a lack of funding is driving the newspaper and the students who run it out of business. now to understand why this is happening now, there is a bit of history. this is happening now, there is a bit of history. about four years ago the newspaper stopped receiving funding from the student body government.. due to the fact that the student body government wanted to hand pick the editors... seen as a conflict of interest the two cut ties and the rebel yell has been looking for funding on its own ever since. each year the newspaper applies for funding from the student life funding committee this year thy received just enough to find the first semester, putting the rest on the students. "this is where students get to take what they learn in class and apply it to real life setting before they

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vince sapienza brings you all the highlights from the runnin rebels there is a place, like no other. where a walk down main street, can fill you with wonder. and the smile of a mouse can spark joy. where magic is spread with every touch, just isn't enough. runnin' rebels recieved their first true test of the season... the result... they came up short against t-c-u.... but it's not how many times you fall off the horse... it's how many times you get up that counts... and that's what head coach marvin menzies looked for tonight... u-n-l-v in their first set of back to back games this season... playing host to western kentucky.... and how bout this for a response....the runnin' rebels jumping out to a 10-0 lead.... thankso first blood.. by calling three ball corner pocket.... then a little bit later.. it's green telling w-k-u the best things in life are three.... and then to show he's an all around player.. rebels on the run.. green with the finish in tight... but the hilltoppers would battle back with an 8-0 run of their own.. and would actually take a two point lead into the half... b

fox5 vince sapienza spoke with the students who run the schools newspaper...they say removing this "if we're going to be a top tier university i don't see why we'd get rid of the newspaper here, it's a shame if we do." meet jacob lasky. he's the arts and entertainment editor as well as the distribution manager for the rebel yell. every monday jacob delivers the latest edition around campus. "i don't how many internships would give you this kind of responsibility where you are running the behind the scenes of an actual publication and making crucial decisions for a publication." four years ago the newspaper stopped receiving from the student body government.. due to the fact that the student body government wanted to hand pick the editors... seen as a conflict of interest the two cut ties and the rebel yell has been looking for funding on its own ever since. "i just see it as a complete loss for our university without a student newspaper especially if we plan on becoming a top tier university." each year the newspaper applies for funding from the student life funding committee but each