Clark County Fire investigators and Metro police are investigating the discovery of a woman's body found inside a burning trailer near Alexander and El Capitan Way.

Las Vegas fire spokesman Tim Szymanski says firefighters found the body in the trailer after dousing flames about 4:20 a.m. Tuesday.

The small towing-style trailer was parked behind a house on Hickam Avenue near El Capitan Way and Craig Road. The cause of the fire wasn't immediately known. Szymanski says Clark County fire officials are investigating.

A local man is recovering after a terrifying morning. The homeowner was shot at when he came home and caught two men breaking into his house near Alexander and Tenaya.

Police say the homeowner was in his vehicle when the suspects came out of his house and shot at him three times. The homeowner, who was not hit by any of the bullets, is in the hospital being treated from some cuts he suffered from the shattered glass.

The man told police he had just returned home from taking two of his children to school. Two other children were in the home at the time of the alleged burglary.

“It's unknown if the two juveniles scared the suspects out of the house, door was kicked and this is a common practice for people who are going to do a burglary,” said Barbara Morgan, Metro.

Police say the two men were seen leaving the area in a white Ford Focus. There could be a third man who was in the vehicle.

Colleges across Nevada say they are seeing jumps in enrollment as laid off workers or those fearful of losing their jobs seek to update their job skills.

At Truckee Meadows Community College in Reno, officials say enrollment is up 6-percent over last year for the spring semester that begins Jan. 24.

The College of Southern Nevada, the state's largest community college with 41,388 students, also is seeing more students enrolling in an effort to land new jobs. School officials say many returning students aren't just seeking to improve their current skills, but are looking into whole new career paths.

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The federal Bureau of Land Management plans an open house Thursday, January 8th to collect suggestions about a planned bicycle trail in the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area.

This will be the third public session looking at proposals for the trail roughly parallel to State Route 159.

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