By: Las Vegas Now Staff
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Metro police announced the arrest of 18-year-old Ezekial Williams. Police say Williams was the driver of the car that fired upon a group of students walking home from school last Friday.
Williams was booked into the Clark County Detention Center on one charge of accessory to murder and three counts of accessory to attempted murder.
The suspected gunman, 16-year-old Gerald Davison already faces charges of murder and attempted murder. Police say Davison opened fire on 15-year-old Chris Privett from the back seat of a car while Williams was driving.
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Metro and School District Police are investigating a shooting near Palo Verde High School and another near Whitney Ranch Elementary.
At the Palo Verde shooting, there are reports that one person was shot just as school was let out for the day. It is unclear if the shooting involved students. There is still no word on a condition for the victim.
The other shooting occurred near Whitney Elementary School off of Tropicana between Boulder Highway and Jimmy Durante. There are initial reports that two teens were fighting behind the school.
By: Las Vegas Now Staff
Metro confirms that it’s looking into the purchase of high tech drones that could be tracking your moves from the sky.
While it’s not a done deal yet, the I-Team has learned the unmanned crafts are already zipping around above our heads.
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By: Las Vegas Now Staff
Harry Reid and President Bush are trying to help save people who are experiencing foreclosure issues. This new plan, Project Lifeline, may work for those of us in Nevada… or it might not. Do you think it will?
By: Las Vegas Now Staff
Earlier in the week, I-Team Reporter Mark Sayre told you about a new shooting range going up in the northern part of Las Vegas.
The range has been under construction for years, but new homeowners say they were never told of the giant park going up in their backyards.
Now, homeowners are organizing a meeting. The meeting is scheduled for Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. at the Aliante Library near Aliante and Deer Springs. It is open to neighbors affected by the park.
Eyewitness News will talk to residents and will be covering the story on Wednesday.
By: Las Vegas Now Staff
During the week of Feb. 11, Channel 8 Eyewitness News is taking a look into the future. No, we didn’t place any calls to Miss Cleo. Rather, several of our reporters interviewed leaders in different areas of the community to get an idea what Las Vegas will look like 25 years in the future. So what do you think Las Vegas will be like in 25 years?
By: Las Vegas Now Staff
Have you ever seen or met a president of the United States? If so, what was it like? I grew up inside the beltway but it wasn’t until my brief move to New York that I saw one. I was walking down the street and saw a very elegant older woman and thought to myself, “Wow, she looks a lot like Rosalynn Carter….maybe I should look at the man she’s with. Oh wow, that’s Jimmy! Yep, it’s them.” How about you?
By: Las Vegas Now Staff
On Friday, Jan. 25, 2008, fire broke out at the Monte Carlo Hotel & Casino. We put up a lot of eyewitness stories on the television side, but we’d like to know if you saw it — what did you think, how did you feel — anything you want to tell us.
By: Paula Francis
The terrible bloodshed and chaos in Kenya may seem too familiar to most of us. Many African nations are torn apart by violent factions, destroying their mutual homelands over tribal and political differences. Sudan is the most visible to Americans now. But Kenya deserves special attention, as well. This is a strikingly beautiful land, and its leaders, although corrupt, had the good sense to be among the first to outlaw killing safaris, to preserve their greatest natural resource: lions, wildebeest, buffalo, cheetahs, and the incomparable leopard.
In 2002, my husband and I took a photo safari in Kenya. The first time I saw a lion, I thought, I could die happy because I have been so close to one of this greatest of animal wonders. The country was already losing tourism dollars from the after-effects of the bombings of the U.S. Embassy in 1998, and then the general lack of travel after 9-11. Our safari group would normally have had 18 travelers, but had only four. It made the experience special for us, but Steve and I felt sadness for our driver, Peter, who was only working a fourth of the time.
By: Paula Francis
A few weeks ago, I blogged that attendance at the Nevada caucuses is liable to be light. I hope not. Nevada has a chance to shine in the national spotlight, and it would be wonderful to see attendance break all expectations! We have a chance to show the nation that our opinion counts, and that our views matter.
To find out where to attend a caucus of either party, check out our Nevada Votes section on lasvegasnow.com, or check the website of the Nevada political parties. Attending a caucus will be an exciting way to get involved with your community.
ARE YOU GOING? IS IT YOUR FIRST TIME?
POSTED BY PAULA FRANCIS
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