More than 100 local government vehicles will be auctioned Saturday at 4320 Stephanie Street. What most people don’t know is that you can get alternative fuel vehicles at the auction too. But with these cheap to drive vehicles, buyers from out of the state are snapping them right out of our hands.

Good clean cars go for hundreds, even thousands below what you’d pay at a car lot. That’s not the only secret. Nestled in there are some gems. But you have to know what to look for.

“It’s cheap to drive, 63 cents to drive; that’s a good reason,” laughed Derek Andre. He drives in from Salt Lake just to buy our government cars. He only paid $2,300 for a compressed natural gas Chevy Cavelier — he will turn around and sell it in Utah for a $1,000 profit.

“They are just more accessible here than out of state. I don’t know why, but Las Vegas has more natural gas vehicles,” said Andre.

Utah gives a $2,000 tax rebate for anyone who brings one into the state — Las Vegans can’t compete with that. Out of state buyers outbid everyone for these cars.

Even though the cars are sold in Las Vegas, when reporter Ky Plaskon wanted to buy one, he had to go onto eBay. Even then, he had to go all the way to Ohio to get a decent price and had to have it shipped all the way from there.

The next step is finding a special gas station. There’s no pain at this pump. The gas is only a $1.60 a gallon. The gas is even a dollar cheaper in Utah, and there are a lot more places to fill up in Utah.

There is one draw back that’s true no matter where you live — even Utah.

“You have to stay in the area of the stations; you are kind of married to it,” said Andre.

But that’s the price of trying to live a little cleaner and a lot cheaper.

Email your comments to Reporter Ky Plaskon.

A Henderson man has been arrested for a double murder in Washington state.

20-year-old Justin Crenshaw was booked into the Spokane County Jail early Friday morning on two counts of first degree murder.

Police say crenshaw’s fingerprints match a print left at the home where a man and woman were killed. Both victims were stabbed to death.

Police say the female victim may have been crenshaw’s girlfriend.

Friday, attendance is down at Liberty High School because of rumors that violence was going to happen on campus. There were rumored threats of a shooting or even a bomb — and that kept a lot of students home.

The feeling there is definitely one of concern at Liberty High School. Parents were picking up their students all morning even though no official threat has been made.

Students say they got phone calls, text messages and MySpace messages all night warning them not to go to school because of a possible bomb threat or shooting at school Friday. Many students didn’t go to class while most of those who did sat in class until their parents came to pick them up and escort them out of the building.

The principal at Liberty sent an e-mail to the staff Thursday afternoon saying an unsubstantiated rumor had come from a fight that led to a shooting that happened a few weeks ago.

Student Brittany Miller said, “It was just high school students getting into a fight, somebody got shot, rumors were going on — it was going to happen at all different high schools but Liberty was the main one where it stuck out because we’re quiet, so they decided to plan it on Liberty.”

“It’s pretty scary, a lot of things go on at school. People wait to the last minute, but they should act,” said Christina Villalobos.

A number of students and parents called Metro to have more officers placed at the school and they did. Metro, Henderson and school police patrolled outside and inside the building all morning looking for anything suspicious.

School went on as usual Friday. Some students said they didn’t want to miss class because of scheduled tests and quizzes. Staff told teachers to take whatever steps were necessary to make them feel safe.

Email your comments to Reporter Calvert Collins.

The Southern Nevada Health District is holding Saturday immunization clinics to help parents beat the rush to meet new vaccination requirements for 7th graders next school year.

Starting this fall, 7th graders will need to be immunized against Bordetella pertussis. Here is a schedule for the Saturday clinics.

• March 15, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., East Las Vegas Public Health Center, 560 N. Nellis Blvd., Suite E12, Las Vegas
• March 29, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., North Las Vegas Public Health Center, 1820 E. Lake Mead Blvd., Suite F, North Las Vegas
• April 12, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Henderson Public Health Clinic, 520 E. Lake Mead Pkwy., Henderson
• April 26, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Ravenholt Public Health Center, 625 Shadow Lane, Las Vegas. This will be part of a health fair event.

Parents must bring shot records. There is a $16 administrative fee per patient for one immunization and a $20 fee per patient with two or more immunizations.

Also, college freshman younger than 24 years old and who plan to reside on campus must also now get an immunization against Neisseria meningitis.

Two Metro police officers are at UMC Friday evening after they were involved in an auto accident in the southern part of the valley.

The crash is still under investigation but their cruiser can be seen bent and mangled and up against a brick wall at the intersection of Pebble and Gillespie.

An Eyewitness News crew at the hospital said both officers were talking and alert when they were arrived.

It's been more than a week since Henderson Police shot and killed a woman they say was threatening them with a knife.

Officers had called her to the scene after pulling over her husband, Zyber Selimaj, for running a stop sign.

Henderson Police are holding a news conference to talk about the shooting.

Eyewitness News Reporter Aaron Drawhorn will have the latest tonight at 5 & 6.

A Henderson man was reunited with his children three days after his wife was killed in a confrontation with police. Our cameras were there as Zyber Selimaj's children walked out of Child Haven with him.

It's a sad case all around. On Tuesday, Henderson police stopped Zyber Selimaj in his ice cream truck for running a stop sign. Officers called his wife. They ended up shooting and killing her. He was arrested.

Friday, part of the family was reunited when a family court judge allowed Selimaj's three sons to go home with him.

If there is any joy in this sad story, it's that a family court judge reunited Zyber Selimaj and his three sons. The youngest and oldest saw Henderson police shoot and kill their mother. Eyewitness News talked to Selimaj through a translator.

“It kind of ruined my life. My family's life, but we are going to try and hang on and move on,” said Selimaj.

He moved to the United States from Albania two years before his marriage to Deshira 15 years ago. Friends of the family say he spoke out against communism in his youth and left Soviet controlled Albania to be free.

Henderson police stopped Selimaj for running a stop sign. Still angry about a seat belt violation 30 minutes earlier, Selimaj says he refused to sign the second ticket. Selimaj told Eyewitness News Friday the officer became angry and called Selimaj's wife.

But a police statement says they called the woman because of a language barrier. Henderson police say when Deshira arrived with two of their kids, she became angry, pulled out a knife, and held it to the throat of one of them.

Henderson police moved the child, used a Taser with no effect, then shot her.

Fisnik Bojku paid Selimaj's bail. “The officer was young, maybe this was an accidental squeeze,” he said, adding that he thinks Henderson police are covering up the facts of what happened.

“Oh no. There was no knife. Even the witnesses have come forward and said there was no knife,” said Bojku.

Nothing can be taken back. In the end, Selimaj says he will go on. “This all happened,” he says, “but I have to be strong for me and my kids.”

A fund is being set up to help the children.

Zyber Selimaj was charged with obstructing police and got the two traffic tickets. The officer involved in the shooting has been identified as 23-year-old Luke Morrison. He has been a Henderson police officer for two years.

Eyewitness News spoke to Henderson police Friday; they say they stand by their version of the events.

A Henderson family is not giving up hope, 45 days after their beloved daughter vanished without a trace.

Mariela Moreno has not been seen since New Year's Eve. Pleas for help have not turned up any leads, but Thursday night her family gathered in hopes that their prayers would be answered.

Looking to each other for help, the Moreno family holds onto hope Mariela is okay. After six weeks without word from her, they are expanding their search to Mexico.

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“We're looking into that now. That is why we are sending pictures with everybody — so they can contact their families. Maybe they can scan the pictures into the computer and e-mail to everybody they know so we can get some more information on that part,” said family member Jarl Moreno.

Police say they do suspect foul play but they have no suspects and very little information.

The family believes answers may be with Isidro, Mariela's boyfriend who was the last person to see her. They say he might now be in Mexico with family.

“Where is she? We want to know what happened with her because he was the last person that saw her,” Mariela's sister Monica.

Friends who spent New Year's Eve with the couple say they seemed okay, but they were fighting.

“They were arguing like normal a couple fighting,” said Mariela's best friend Ana Valensuela.

Other friends say things about Isidro now are not adding up.

“It is really weird, the fact that he would call himself Diego. I knew him as Diego and not Isidro. So that actually makes me wonder a lot,” said Mariela's friend Claudia Escobedo.

Escobedo says she had plans with Mariela before she disappeared and knows she was not planning to leave town. Mariela's family agrees, saying they know she was planning on coming home that night.

“She had a cell phone. She could have called up if it was an emergency, she would have let us know. She also had migraines. She is taking medicine for it and she wouldn't leave without it,” said Jarl Moreno.

They say they feel Mariela is out there and until they know otherwise, they will continue to hold on to hope that she is okay.

If you have any information on Mariela Moreno, you are urged to call CrimeStoppers at 385-5555.

Email your comments to Reporter Amanda Hernandez

The 140th Military Police Brigade Liaison Detachment unit out of Nevada will deploy to Iraq for the first time. The 12 soldiers each have very specific training, and they're heading into the War on Terror with a unique mission.

Eyewitness News was at the Las Vegas Readiness Center Thursday where friends and family honored the 12 before they deploy this Saturday. The 12-member unit is a small part of a larger brigade here in Nevada.

They are military police, but you can call them guardsmen or just soldiers. But the 12 headed for Iraq have a special name just for themselves. They call themselves the Dirty Dozen.

“One of my favorite movies has been the “Dirty Dozen” with Lee Marvin. He's got an impossible mission. A very, very important mission. He's to hand pick the men that he's going to put on his team, 12 men,” said Lieutenant Corporal Jeff Mark, Nevada National Guard.

Twelve soldiers, hand picked by Mark. Picked for the specialized training each has acquired.

“We have to take care of the enemy. We have to take care of Iraqi civilians. We have to ensure that people are being treated with humanity, humane conditions,” said Lieutenant Corporal Mark.

But there is a skill only one of the dozen can hold. The skill of being a mom.

“It's hard for me to leave my daughter. Her being so little. Her needing me there,” said Specialist Jennifer Rivera.

Rivera is the one mom, the only woman in the Dirty Dozen. Like her comrades, she will say good-bye to a spouse, a child, and dozens of friends. But unlike most of the others in her unit, this is her second deployment to Iraq.

The first time, five years ago, her daughter was only 4-months-old. Now, she hopes, Ariana will understand.

“I just talk to her and tell her that I'm leaving for a long time. That her dad's going to be here for her and that I'll be back and I'll call her,” said Rivera.

They will be gone a year. But as tough as saying 'see you later' may be, everyone seems to know the mission ahead is an important one.

“It's not the most glorious job in the world, but it's probably the most important as far as world peace and security is concerned,” said Mark.

The members of the Dirty Dozen have trained in Nevada together for the last few months. Saturday night they will leave for Fort Dix, in New Jersey. There, they will train for another two to three months before heading to Iraq.

Nevada Army National Guard soldiers are saying goodbye to loved ones this Valentine's Day as they deploy to Iraq.

The Henderson-based 140th Military Police Brigade Liaison Detachment is taking part in its first-ever delployment. The unit was formed in Sept. 2007. Twelve Soliders will be deployed for one year.

The detachment will provide a liaison link to allied and host-nation forces to ensure detention operations, including the care and handling of captured prisoners and civilian internees are in accordance with international treaties.

The Nevada National Guard currently has about 300 soldiers and airmen on worldwide deployments supporting the Global War on Terrorism.