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LAS VEGAS – The City of North Las Vegas is joining a growing number of municipalities locally and across the nation in changing how it responds to calls for service involving mental health and substance use. According to the North Las Vegas Fire Department, over the last 12 months, the...

LAS VEGAS – The City of Las Vegas is investigating a possible copper wire theft in connection with a street light outage that led to a fatal pedestrian accident on Monday. A 9-year-old girl was killed when she was hit by an RTC bus while crossing the street outside of...

LAS VEGAS – A third grade student at a North Las Vegas charter school is facing consequences after reportedly “displaying aggressive behavior toward a staff member.” The incident happened on Wednesday at Legacy Traditional Schools – North Valley, located near Lone Mountain and Allen. In an email to 8 News...

LAS VEGAS – Homeless encampments can be seen all over Las Vegas, and the problem is only getting worse. “We’ve got a real homeless problem here,” East Valley resident Jack Greene said. Those in the neighborhood near Hacienda and Nellis feel like the problem isn’t the people but the lack...

LAS VEGAS – A person was found dead inside a house fire Wednesday morning in Henderson. Crews received the call around 8:40 a.m. for the fire on the 1900 block of Kransten Drive, near Silver Springs Parkway and North Valle Verde Drive, according to a Henderson Fire Department news release....

LAS VEGAS – The death of a construction worker at the Bellagio fountains over the weekend has been called a “freak accident” by a labor union leader. Tommy White, secretary/treasurer of Laborer’s International Union of North America Local 872, said he’s been told by workers at the site that an...

LAS VEGAS – The former chief operations officer for Las Vegas Strip performer Terry Fator, along with a second former employee, are accused of stealing nearly $1 million from the headliner’s businesses, police allege in documents obtained. Vincent Souza faces four counts of theft above $3,500, records showed. Police allege...