Wengert ES Evacuated; Metro Officers Investigating Fire

Submitted by Nicole Lucht on Wednesday, May 15th, 9:35 am

LAS VEGAS -- Metro Police officers evacuated Cyril Wengert Elementary School Tuesday afternoon after a nearby house caught on fire.

Fire crews responded to the fire in the 1900 block of Citroen Street, near Nellis Boulevard and Sahara Avenue about 1:45 p.m.

Metro was called to assist in evacuating the school as a precaution, a police spokesman said. Metro officers are also investigating reports that an explosion or gunshots were heard coming from the house.

The fire was extinguished about 20 minutes after crews arrived.

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Resurgent Mojave Spikes Sunrise Mountain, Coasts to I-A Semifinals

Submitted by Adam Candee, 8 News NOW

Tuesday, May 14th, 2013, 11:39am

The Rattlers continue a remarkable turnaround in a newly created conference.

First-year coach Erik Davis figured it would be difficult to turn around the Mojave boys volleyball program, inheriting a team that had a combined 1-31 record the previous two seasons.

Read more at the Las Vegas Review-Journal

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AC Problems Forcing Rundle ES to Close Early

Submitted by Nicole Lucht on Monday, May 13th, 3:48 pm

LAS VEGAS -- Rundle Elementary School is closing early Monday because of air conditioning problems, the Clark County School District said in a statement.

Parents and guardians of students attending the east Las Vegas school are asked to pick up their children as soon as possible.

Those picking up children will need to show photo identification.

Buses are not available to transport children home early, but will transport them at their usual time.

Students who are not picked up early will be kept on campus, the school district said.

Parents are asked to call the school's main office at 702-799-7380 if they have any questions.

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The Animal Foundation Launches Foster Family Project

Submitted by Natalie Cullen, Online Editor

Monday, May 13th, 2013, 2:57pm

The Animal Foundation Launches Foster Family Project

The Animal Foundation is partnering with several pet rescue organizations to launch a new effort to find foster families for animals during the months when the shelter sees an influx of homeless pets.

The Foster Project hopes to connect animals searching for a forever home with families that can care for a pet for until a permanent home is found. The effort involves 14 local rescue groups and shelters:

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I-Team: Street Gangs Growing, Evolving in Las Vegas

Submitted by 8 News NOW

Friday, May 10th, 2013, 2:53pm

LAS VEGAS -- An estimated 20,000 street gang members and their associates prowl neighborhoods all over southern Nevada, the highest number for the valley yet. Metro Police said the number of known gangsters in Las Vegas has increased 10 percent in each of the past two years, and there are now almost 600 individual gangs.

But numbers aren't the only challenge for police. The gangs have grown more sophisticated.

Bloody turf wars are largely a thing of the past now that new hybrid gangs have emerged. In order to adapt, Metro created the GAP team, and allowed the I-Team to ride along with the tough-as-nails officers.

"Wait right there. Right there," an officer commands a suspect.

Working the gang-infested corridor near Tropicana Avenue and Boulder Highway, Sgt. Will Huddler is cautious every time he and his team pull someone over.

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Metro Closing Lobby of Three Substations

Submitted by Adam Candee, 8 News NOW

Thursday, May 9th, 2013, 12:08pm

Budget tightening for Metro Police will result in the closures of the lobbies at three substations beginning Saturday.

These locations are:

Bolden Area Command, 1851 Stella Lake Street
South Central Area Command, 4860 Las Vegas Boulevard South
Southeast Area Command, 3675 East Harmon Avenue

The Downtown Area Command closed its front lobby in March 2010.

The civilian support personnel who normally staff these locations will be moved to more critical positions within the department, eliminating the need to hire additional staff to fill those roles. No positions will be eliminated during this re-allocation of resources.

The primary functions of these front lobby locations were taking crime and accident reports, registering firearms, and fielding special service requests from citizens. These services will still be available at other substations from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday:

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Safe Summer Nights Events for Free Family Fun

Submitted by Adam Candee, 8 News NOW

Thursday, May 9th, 2013, 11:54am

Safe Summer Nights Events for Free Family Fun

The city of Las Vegas is hosting a handful of Safe Summer Nights events to draw residents out for community gatherings.

The events will include music, children’s games, face painting and free hot dogs and water while supplies last. City of Las Vegas staff will be joined by local non-profit representatives, neighbors and others to provide information about summer youth activities, health services, community safety, adult education opportunities and more at these events.

Safe Summer Nights events will be held at the following locations:

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