Thousands of Southern Nevadans are out of work and cannot afford health care. Now, there is a  new program that could help them by providing free medical care.

The Take Care clinics inside of Walgreens' stores are offering some help for those who need it most.

“I feel terrible,” said Gavin Pring who has had better days. He thinks he might have strep throat.

“With guys we'll just wait and wait and hope it gets better.” Pring has no steady job and no health insurance. He and his wife Megan usually go to a UMC Quick Care clinic and pay cash but with the Take Care clinics, they now have more options.

The Take Care clinics inside of Walgreens stores are offering free medical care to patients who have lost their jobs and their medical insurance. Physician Assistant Jay Cology says treatments for minor ailments won't cost anything.

“Strep throat, bladder infections, respiratory problems, skin problems, rashes, things like that.” Cology said, describing the ailments treated for free.

They do ask that you provide proof that you are unemployed and you must be a pre-existing patient of Take Care clinics to receive treatment. Future patients will have to pay for at least one visit before they become eligible. Cology says right now the average wait time at their clinics is 2 to 20 minutes but it could get longer.

“We are anticipating a fairly good increase especially with the recent economic problems here in Las Vegas.”

For patients like Gavin Pring, any free help to get rid of his sore throat is more than welcome. 

There are 13 of these clinics around the valley. The free health care is only available Monday through Friday from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. Prescriptions and vaccinations are not included.

Clark County school police are trying to find out what happened to thousands of dollars of funds raised by students in the football program at Coronado High School.

Head varsity football coach John Mannion says he thinks the money was stolen in late August from a cabinet in the football office. He says he's willing to reimburse the school.

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Henderson Police have a new weapon in their fight against crime. The city's third police station formally opened Tuesday night. Officials say it will bring a strong police presence to a part of Henderson that needs it.

With the cut of some bright yellow police tape, Henderson's North Community Police Station was opened to the public.

“It has taken us five years of planning and about a year and a half of construction to be here today,” said Henderson Police Chief Jutta Chambers.

Chief Chambers says the brand new facility was built to accommodate Henderson's unprecedented growth, a police department pressed for space, and a neighborhood in need, “They have a lower income in this neighborhood and our crime rates are a little higher here, so being able to provide this type of visibility and connection to this neighborhood, we feel is very essential.”

City leaders say the area along Boulder Highway has a higher crime rate than other parts of Henderson — from drugs to burglaries.

“At some points in time in its life, it's been a fairly rough neighborhood. Lots of good people, but there have been an element here that's been kind of difficult,” said Henderson Mayor Jim Gibson.

“Over the past several years, as the area has gotten older, there have been a lot of rentals come into the area, so we've gotten a lot of complaints from the citizens about drug trafficking, those kinds of things. Just general crimes,” said Henderson City Councilman Jack Clark.

With more than 100 people turning out for the open house, police feel confident they can and will work with the community.

Jaclyn Stillings has lived in Henderson for 22 years. She came with her son's Cub Scout pack, “I think it's wonderful. I think it's just what the neighborhood needs and it's great that they invited everyone down here, especially the kids and the Cub Scouts to help open it.”

With police officers rolling in and out of here all day, every day, neighbors say they can go home with a stronger sense of security.

The police department made a commitment for the building to be green. The building has solar panels and many energy-efficient features, designed to help the environment and save the taxpayer money in these tough financial times.

The city of Henderson is adopting a furlough program after facing a bigger budget shortfall than expected.

City officials have approved a plan to save money which includes a second round of employee buyouts and to also have employees taken up to 12 days of unpaid leave. Those moves combined with a new holiday pay structure will save an addition $4 million.

Las Vegas has become a Mecca for foreclosed homes and real estate agents along with banks are doing whatever they can to sell them to potential homebuyers — like the Foreclosure Express.

Riders look at homes with prices ranging from $100,000 to $300,000. The homes were all in great shape, despite the misconception foreclosed homes are trashed.

The Realtors who run Foreclosure Express say this is the perfect way to get folks familiar with what's out there on the market. You'll find prices are reduced as much as 60-percent, and that's great news for those looking to buy.

“I have been coming out here since 2001 and right now these homes are a really good value the cost price ratio terrific,” said passenger Tony Patire.

“They put together a great plan — four houses we've seen in are great shape. Prices are definitely in ballpark of what we're looking at,” said Byron Irvy.

Foreclosure Express runs about every week. The owners wait until they get a full list of interested people and then they pick an area in the valley where they typically show eight to 10 homes. 75-percent of homes sold in the Valley are foreclosed homes.

Barbara and Marshall Zucker, who run Foreclosure Express, are real estate agents, so if you get on the bus and see a home you like, you can put in a bid with them.

“It's an advantage to buyer in today's market to buy as much as 60-percent off value of home at the height of the market,” said Barbara.

Foreclosure Express usually runs on Saturdays. People get to walk around and see up to 10 homes during the tour. You can give them a call at 823-8230.

Upset parents and students sounded off Thursday evening against the Clark County School District's rezoning plan. School district officials say they need to rezone in order to fix overcrowding. 

Student Carlene Saladino wants to take advantage of a school zoning plan option that would allow her the choice of where she'll go to school next fall. She doesn't want to change schools even though her school is overcrowded.

“I don't understand why a speed bump is being turned into a mountain,” she said. “I urge you to consider what I have said and vote for the option to remain.”

Due to overcrowding at nearly a dozen Clark County high schools, trustees decided last week to rezone. Under that plan, selected freshmen and sophomores at the crowded schools would have the option to stay put, but only if enough other students volunteered to make the move.

“It makes sense to me that the option should be given to students who are in an area that is being rezoned in order for them to stay at that school and finish out their high school career there,” said parent Mark Sandusky.

“Having this option for my son to attend our neighborhood school and remain with his friends would work best for our family,” said parent Shawna Jergensen.

For others, the concern is about being forced to leave their overcrowded schools for less crowded one. Coronado High School is 500 students over capacity while Liberty High School is 700 students under capacity.

“I feel if I were to be rezoned, it would hurt my education. I would be uprooted. I would have a lot of things to deal with instead of staying where I'm at and knowing what I'm doing,” said student Reggie Riggins.

Meanwhile, Superintendent Walt Rulffes admits that the district's student population growth has slowed a bit. But he adds, the nation's fifth largest school district will have to deal with school overcrowding for years to come.

“I think we will continue to have a need for additional seats. We won't be as crowded as before, but I think the challenge now is making sure that the seats that we do have are fully utilized before we go out and ask the public for more seats,” he said.

In the end, the board voted to give kids the ability to appeal the rezoning. Students will be able to ask to stay in their current school. It will be up to the district to determine the final number of students asked to change schools.

A Las Vegas man is dead following an officer involved shooting that happened just after 1 a.m. at St. Rose Hospital's Sienna Campus.

Police say the 48-year-old man entered the emergency room with a gun threatening to commit suicide. A patient told Eyewitness News that he heard a man announce he was going to kill himself and then heard a woman shout for everyone to get down before several shots were fired.

Police say the man did not comply with their commands and pointed a gun at officers before he was shot. The officers are on paid leave pending a review of the shooting.

The man's identity will be released by the Clark County Coroner after he has been positively identified.

The emergency room is not accepting any patients at this time.

Foreclosed homes bring down the average value of homes in every neighborhood. So many homeowners who'd like to sell are left wondering just how much their homes are really worth.

Take a look around your neighborhood and you'll likely find a foreclosed home. That has many homeowners wondering just how much their property is worth.

“If you have a lot of foreclosures and short sales going on in your particular market, then your value goes down,” said Mike Brunson with Ascent Appraisal.

Right now, it's a buyers market. But what if you are trying to sell your home? Even if you've always been on time with your payments and have never defaulted on your mortgage, foreclosures are affecting you, “The best advice, if you don't have to sell, don't sell.”

Brunson has been an appraiser since the mid 90's. He's seen more and more homeowners watch their home values drop because of foreclosures in their neighborhood, “People don't have control over the value of their homes, the market does. It's supply and demand. A lot of what I hear people talking about is my house is worth more than what the current market reflects.”

Brunson says now is not the time to add extras to your home for the sake of trying to sell, “That pool can be more of a marketing factor instead of a value factor and pools are worthless in this market.”

The same goes for remodeling. UNLV Professor Dr. Alan Schlottmann has studied housing trends for more than 20 years. He says appraisers are not the bearer of bad news, they're just doing their jobs, “Appraisers have to follow rules and the levels in the details. It's the rules which we have to value the homes.”

Experts say since the majority of the sales market is being run by foreclosed homes, if you can wait to sell your house, that's your best option right now. If you can't, be prepared to get less for your home, and don't bother with any upgrades.

Parents packed Tuesday night's school board meeting, angry about the district's rezoning plans. They were hoping to change the board members' minds, but after hours of debate, it didn't happen.

Parents stormed out of the board room late Tuesday evening. In all, nearly 13,000 students district-wide will be forced to attend different schools next year, despite passionate pleas from parents.

Parents lined up and sounded off. They want their kids to stay at the school they're already zoned for.

“I've spent many hours trying to understand how something so illogical to me makes sense to anybody else,” said Mary Saladino.

Students don't want to move either, “Out of my entire circle of friends, inside the band and out, I am the only one being forced to leave Coronado.”

The district says reworking school boundaries is necessary because some campuses are overcrowded and others are under capacity. At the center of the controversy is whether to move 200 students from Coronado High School in Henderson across Saint Rose Parkway to Liberty High School in Las Vegas.

“If my kid was handed a problem, we have you to solve this problem, and this was the answer he gave and come up with this zoning change, I would hope he'd get an F,” said Gib Dawson.

The board debated, even discussing giving current Coronado students options to stay. In the end, trustees voted not to give those students the choice to continue their education at Coronado.

“It's difficult to do it for one community and not do it for the other communities, so that's really the trap that the trustees were caught in,” said Superintendent Walt Rulffes.

“You're taking a varsity football player, that's been a star player, and having him to go to another team — his competition,” said parent Annette Westerfield.

It's an adjustment for parents, their kid's education, and extracurricular activities, “You're messing with children's careers and that's the part that is very frustrating.”

The changes at all affected school will begin next school year.

A Sunday morning blaze caused thousands of dollars of damage to an Anthem area sushi restaurant. 

The fire at “I Love Sushi” brought out units of the Henderson Fire Department around 7:30 a.m. when a witness spotted black smoke pouring from the eatery on Eastern Avenue. 

When firemen arrived white smoke and water was seeping out the back doors indicating the fire sprinklers had gone off and were doing their job to snuff out the flames. Crews forced their way in and completely put out the fire. 

“I Love Sushi” suffered heavy water and smoke damage, fortunately other businesses in the Sunrise Ridge Strip Mall were spared. There were no injuries in the blaze. 

Fire investigators blamed the storage of combustibles too close to gas fired cooking equipment for started the blaze. Damage is estimated at a minimum of $50,000.