Metro: 1 shot, killed in northwest valley

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Tuesday, October 4th, 2016, 5:09pm

Metro Police investigated a shooting in the northwest valley Tuesday evening.

It happened around 4:38 p.m. in the 2100 block of Henniker Way near Rampart and Lake Mead.

According to officers, a woman was shot and killed in the middle of the street.

Metro says there is still one person armed with a weapon at the scene, but they're in contact with the man.

There wasn't any other information released. 8 News NOW has a crew on the way to the scene.

We'll have the latest details on 8 News NOW at 11 p.m.

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Nevada Supreme Court ruling brings ESA program to a standstill

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Thursday, September 29th, 2016, 10:44pm

The Nevada Supreme Court has put a halt to the controversial ESA program. However, both sides of the argument claimed victory Thursday.

The court found Nevada's Education Savings Account program doesn't violate the state constitution however the funding under the bill that created the program is in question.

Justices issued a 4-2 ruling on Thursday calling for a permanent injunction on the program, which was on hold on a temporary basis.

The ruling says the program authorized last spring by the Nevada Legislature did not have its own dedicated funding source and is unlawfully drawing on money allocated for public schools in the state's Distributive School Account. It would have allowed parents to use public school dollars to pay for private school tuition... Read More

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Tuesday, September 27th, 2016, 3:27pm

A man suffering from stab wounds who was dropped off at Mountain View Hospital in northwest Las Vegas has died.

Metro Police were called to investigate around 12:25 p.m. There is no word yet on where the stabbing took place.

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Wednesday, September 14th, 2016, 6:57am

Metro Police have closed streets in the area of Cheyenne Avenue and Hualapai Way. Police are investigating a suspicious item found at Metro's Northwest Area Command substation.

Metro Police Sheriff Joe Lombardo reported live on 8 News NOW Good Day that one person is being interviewed by police.

Drivers who commute in the area near Cheyenne and Hualapai should seek other routes.

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Nev. Board of Education unanimously approves reorganization plan

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Thursday, September 1st, 2016, 5:34pm

The Nevada Board of Education has voted unanimously in favor of a dramatic plan to shift the balance of power from a central office to the more than 300 schools in the Clark County School District.

Proponents of the reorganization plan approved Thursday say it's important for Nevada to act boldly, arguing the status quo hasn't improved the state's bottom-ranking public school system.

The plan fine-tuned over the past 14 months calls for an "empowerment" model that gives principals and their volunteer boards control over about 80 percent of the money flowing to their schools.

Critics scrutinized the details of the plan, asking whether it will distribute resources equitably. A panel of 12 legislators still must approve the final regulations that passed Thursday. That vote is expected on Sept. 9... Read More

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Thursday, August 18th, 2016, 3:38pm

The man accused of waving a gun around and causing panic at a TJ Maxx store in northwest Las Vegas was armed with a BB gun.

Jason Mote was arrested Tuesday after police responded to a call of an armed gunman in a business.

According to his arrest report, he had been in the store following a female customer around when he pointed a gun into the air and then at the woman's head and he began yelling. He took the woman's purse. Another customer who was trying to find her teen daughter encountered Mote and he also pointed the gun at her head and threatened to shoot her. This caused employees and patrons to run for cover or get out of the store, if possible.

This was around the time police started receiving phone 9-1-1 calls.

Mote walked around in the store pushing the woman's cart which contained the stolen purse and some clothing. He stopped to remove his shirt and go through the woman's purse, the report said... Read More

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Wednesday, August 17th, 2016, 12:06am

The Advisory Committee unanimously approved the preliminary reorganization plan and 27 revisions for the Clark County School District.

The committee spent numerous hours Tuesday in a meeting trying to figure out how to reorganize CCSD.

Under the proposed plan, each school would be independently run, and instead of the superintendent, the principal, a team of teachers, and parents would be in charge of hiring and budgeting.

There's no concrete answer on exactly how much it will cost to make the transition.

"It will put pressure on the legislature to address inadequate funding for the school system next session," said Michael Roberson,, Nevada State Senator for District 20. "We do need to invest more in education in Southern Nevada."

Some of the amendments also state that parents who join organizational teams won't be protected from lawsuits. Plus, only middle school and high school students will be able to join organizational teams... Read More

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