New baseball diamond four-plex opens this week

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Tuesday, April 2nd, 2019, 1:33pm

The Las Vegas valley's first 90-foot baseball four-plex opens this week with its first game on Wednesday.

Photographer Eric Jungblut visited the site Tuesday and put this piece together... Read More

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Monday, March 25th, 2019, 5:17pm

The Clark County Coroner's office said 66-year-old Rizal Capinpin Benjamin was the person killed in a seven-car crash on Tropicana Avenue near Eastern Avenue Sunday morning.

The driver accused of causing the deadly wreck has been identified as 35-year-old Lonnie Isabell who's facing several charges of DUI resulting in substantial bodily harm and vehicular homicide.

According to police, Isabell, who was driving a Mercury Montego left a parking lot at a high rate of speed and when a Clark County Park Police officer attempted to stop him, he sped off running a red light and colliding with another vehicle. Benjamin was the driver of that vehicle.

The two vehicles ended up hitting five other cars at the intersection, police said. Multiple people, including Isabell, were transported to the hospital... Read More

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Thursday, February 21st, 2019, 2:07am

Snow started falling around the Las Vegas valley Wednesday night around 6 p.m. According to numerous viewer tweets and photos 8 News NOW received, many areas around the valley were seeing 1-3 inches of snow.

At 9.p.m. Summerlin had 4-5 inches of snow. And at 10 p.m. Echo Canyon Subdivision on Mount Charleston was showing 11-inches.

SLIDESHOW: Snow blankets parts of the Las Vegas Valley

Nevada Highway Patrol warned drivers on Twitter that roads could be a little tricky. Especially, for drivers traveling on I-15 southbound near Jean. The roadways in that area are expected to freeze with ice causing the roads be very slippery... Read More

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Thursday, February 21st, 2019, 2:01am

Snow started falling around the Las Vegas valley Wednesday night around 6 p.m., but it lasted for a little over three hours. Some areas accumulated as much as 1-3-inches. Take a look at the photos below to see how valley residents captured the moment in photos!

PHOTOS: Snow blankets parts of Las Vegas Valley... Read More

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Thursday, February 14th, 2019, 6:09pm

Metro Police arrested a man who they believe is connected to a deadly shooting near Durango and Sunset.

Dishan Lowe, 26, faces the following charges:

Murder with use of a deadly weapon
Battery with the use of a deadly weapon resulting in substantial bodily harm

According to an arrest report released Thursday, Lowe was punched by the person killed, identified as Shane Pecada, 30, in the face three times before Lowe fired his gun.

The incident happened at the Mosaic Apartment complex located at 6355 S. Riley Street, near Durango and Sunset on Feb. 6, around 5:46 p.m.
According to an arrest report, Lowe got into an argument with Pecada in the parking lot of the complex not once, but twice that night. The second incident led to the shooting... Read More

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Tuesday, February 12th, 2019, 12:05am

Clark County Superintendent Dr. Jesus Jara announced Monday the creation of Teaching and Learning Teams that will be in charge of overseeing three regions within the Clark County School District.

Each of the regions has three leaders: A region superintendent and two associate superintendents. Their main responsibility is to fulfill doctor Jara's 5-year strategic plan that focuses on improving student achievement at all 360 CCSD schools.

"Today really is a great day for the children in the Clark County School District," Dr. Jara said.

Watch the news conference below:

Dr. Jara is putting into motion his Focus: 2024 Strategic Plan. He admits it's an ambitious agenda over the next 5-years to improve all one and two-star schools, along with increasing the graduation rate to 90-percent, among other goals, but he's up for the challenge.

"Everybody here, as we have regions, will be all aligned to the strategic plan," Dr. Jara said... Read More

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Monday, August 13th, 2018, 7:30pm

Education leaders, along with officials from Tesla unveiled a new effort Monday to get students engaged in robotics. The event was held at Cimarron-Memorial High School. It's all part of Tesla's major investment in Clark County Schools... Read More

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