sherry swensk < it was a fairly cloudy valentine's day yesterday ... but most of those clouds have slipped off to the east and south now and temps are very mild this morning. we also had some gusty winds to more than 30 mph and those are calming down a bit. ................... we hit highs in the mid 70s and for our holiday monday. ........... we should have plenty of sunshine today. look for some north- northeast breezes, but not as windy as yesterday and highs in the upper 70s. temps will keep climbing before a system brings a chance of rain for some areas and somewhat cooler temps./// > back to you. ((kirsten joyce)) > rancher cliven bundy will be facing a federal judge in oregon tomorrow... he was arrested last week after he landed in the state... his son ammon was leading an but cliven's charges aren't related to that... he's facing charges stemming from a standoff here in nevada back in 2014... that prompted federal officials to release cattle being rounded up near his ranch./// ((brian loftus)) > the man who police say hit and killed a two year

sherry swensk palm trees around this morning ... with the sun hiding behind some high clouds for now. and thankfully those crazy winds have calmed down from yesterday... when they cranked across southern nevada up to 60 mph in the valley and over 70 mph in the mountains. ............ sunrise before 6:30 a.m. now... and sunset getting closer to 5:30 p.m. ............. temps are cooler this morning and dropped back into the upper 60s for highs so a nice break from the extra warmth, but it won't last long. right now we have neighborhoods in the 40s so you will likely need some long sleeves, a light jacket if you're going to be outside for while this morning. ....................... get ready for another warm- up as we rebound from that little winter storm. we'll warm right back up to low 70s today... and continue warming up as the weekend comes./// baloftus)) > jailedrancher cliven bundy will return to nevada to face federal charges. he waived an identity hearing in oregon yesterday and requested a preliminary hearing for today. the go

sherry swensk < clear skies and cool temps this morning... after hitting those warm mid 70s again yesterday. .............. let's check your weather now in the valley... percent. and let's look around the country where the eastern u-s is still in the deep freeze. cold air all the way down to the in atlanta. ............... since we're starting out in the 40s this morning... we'll climb through the 50s as the morning goes on... and then head right into the warmer 70s again by mid afternoon. ..................... we could even set a new record high today at 76 degrees. a very mild holiday weekend ahead. > back to you. /// ((brian loftus)) > the oregon standoff is over... surrendered yesterday...are scheduled to be in court today. and the day before... federal agents arrested cliven bundy on six charges from his 2014 standoff with federal officials. he didn't participate in this occupation, but he is considered to be the figurehead of the protesters' movement and is the father of standoff leader ammon bundy. ammon was arrested last month... anot

swensk kirsten joyce sherry what's the forecast look like today?/// sherry swensk < starting out our wednesday with clear skies and calm winds... but clouds are coming later today. ........... it will be our warmest day of the week and the year so far if we reach the 80 degrees we're expecting. ......... but it will be quickly followed by a cool down and a chance for showers later tonight. ........ gusty winds in the mountains today and tonight, with breezy winds tomorrow for the valley. quickly and we get a quick cool down to upper 60s. then back to warmer mid 70s by the weekend./// > < let's send it over to demetria./// > demetria obilor < crash on desert inn is gone. don't forget about the work happening on spring mountain and las vegas boulevard. no south beltway delays. should be an easy trip to mccarran this morning. < > < > back to you./// ((kirsten joyce)) > a new driving experience is just weeks from being up and running... speed vegas broke ground five months ago ... and the location is coming to life! asphalt on the 1.5 million track goe

/// sherry swensk < temps are super mild this morning... and will stay extra warm all week. ............... the lake and along the river will have a wind advisory all day until 10 p.m. .......................... now some breezy winds around southern nevada, but still very mild in the 40s and 50s. .............. today another very warm day about 10 degrees above normal with temps up to 70 degrees today and even mid 70s by the middle of the week. > < kirsten, brian... ((brian loftus)) > pay a fine or go to jail. that's what one woman was told over the phone recently ... and it had her concerned. ((kirsten joyce)) so she turned to 8 on your side 's michelle mortensen for help. ((michelle mortensen)) > these types of calls are always a scam! thankfully ... madelyn called us right away .. and collected a ton of information from the caller. turns out there were tons of red flags it was a scam .. and i'm going to reveal them all .. so you don't get taken if this call comes to you. here's how it all went down. the call came from a 702 number and ma

((sherry swensk)) she spent 28 of those at channel 8.. share your favorite paula moments and well wishes online using the hashtag "paula signing sherry how's the weather today? sherry swensk now... but only expected to get stronger through the day. boulder city is bumpy... winds at the test site have been close to 50 mph...and out in the spring mountains at blue diamond ridge... 40-plus mph winds. ......... a wind advisory in place right now and will last until this afternoon. we had some gusty winds last night as the first wave of showers pushed through with just some light amounts so far. ........... let's check your weather now mainly near 60 degrees around town. ........ some gusty winds out at red rock already and we could see high winds to 60 mph out there at the base of the spring mountains today. ...... ..........rains pushed through last night and measured up to a tenth of an inch... last night and measured up to a tenth of an inch... with some showers on the way with a secondary cold front. then partly cloudy today and temps nea

this is 8 newsnow with kirsten joyce, sherry swensk, demetria obilor and brian loftus > ((kirsten joyce)) > good morning and thanks for joining us. i'm kirsten joyce. ((brian loftus)) > and i'm brian loftus. developing overnight... two people are displaced... after a fire damaged their home near lake mead and sloan early this morning. ((kirsten joyce)) it started in a shed in their backyard at around 3-30... fire crews say it quickly spread and damaged the mobile home. both people inside are okay but one dog was killed. red cross is assisting them this morning./// ((brian loftus)) > good morning and thanks for joining us. i'm brian loftus. ((kirsten joyce)) and i'm kirsten joyce. police say they've located the van...believed to have hit and sunday... ((brian loftus)) and that girl's father...says the suspect girl's father...says the suspect is also behind bars. 2-year-old evelyn green was killed near lake mead and pecos... police say the driver took off after the crash. ((kirsten joyce)) the little girl's father said officers do have their suspect, and that the man turned himself in. we

((sherry swensk)) and i'm sherry swensk. break out the sunglasses.. it is going to be a beautiful day in las vegas! ((brian loftus)) it almost feels like summer is here already! ((kirsten joyce)) it's been unusually warm for this time of year, right sherry? back to you! searching for the driver who hit and killed a woman in henderson last night. it happened at about 11 in front of the "jokers wild casino" at boulder highway and warm springs. police say the woman was crossing the street when she was hit. she wasn't in a crosswalk at the time and was pronounced dead on scene. the driver took off... police say he was in a stolen vehicle...that's since been tracked down. if you have any information... you're asked to call crimestoppers./// ((brian loftus)) > a dangerous stretch of road is about to get a lot safer. ((demetria obilor)) n-dot is making improvements to lake mead... between civic center and pecos in north las vegas. the upgrades will cost some 4 and a half million dollars. one of the changes that will be made... is crews will replace two left

((sherry swensk)) that was nakkell williams reporting. stephanie's family is inviting the entire community to share a kiss in their yard. /// sherry swensk warm and dry for the west and the trend is continuing as we holiday weekend for everyone and a big ski weekend for the west! ............. temps right now around the valley are falling into the 40s .................. warmer than normal temps will make for spring skiing rather than cold winter skiing a lot of resorts in the west... while the east stays really cold. ............ high pressure is still in place but some high level moisture is spilling over the ridge into nevada and california. even some light showers up into northern california while cold more on the way this weekend. .......... temps will stay extra mild for us through the weekend and into next week! ((sherry swensk)) demetria obilor yesterday, sewer work expect plenty of lane closures march. work at durango/cheyen ne is scheduled to end this saturday. < > > that's a look

who was checking the road conditions. /// let's get to sherry with a look sherry swensk breezy and sunny monday coming... with a wind advisory along the river today. warm 70s coming this week and more clouds later in the week. ((demetria obilor)) > hundreds of girls at a utah high had a valentine's day they would not forget. as daniel woodruff reports... one teen is going viral for buying each one of them a rose. (nats) (kayedin craw/received flower) "it meant a lot." kayedin craw is still a little bit giddy (kayedin craw/received flower) "i felt very special actually." after what happened at school (kayedin craw/received flower) "i brought it home and my mom's like, who gave you that? hayden." (hayden godfrey/bought flowers for classmates) "i want to make as many people happy as possible." good deed has quickly become the talk of the town (hayden godfrey/bought flowers for classmates) "we got around 800 flowers out there." one for every girl at sky view high school (hayden godfrey/bought flowers for classmates) "i don't think a girl should be left out during valentine's day." hayden ord

sherry swensk clear skies and mild temps again this morning... another beautiful spring day in las vegas and southern nevada. .......... this morning we are cooling off to the 40s around the valley. ....... the air is dry and the winds will stay mainly light and variable today. highs will once again reach to above normal temps and could even set a new record at 75 degrees! < ((kirsten joyce)) > hall and oates fans... the m-g-m grand is making your dreams come true! the rock and roll hall of famers are coming to town this fall. they'll take the stage at the september 23- rd... with special guests "sharon jones and the dap-kings"... as well as "trombone shorty and orleans avenue". tickets go on sale friday at 10 a-m... starting at 35-dollars. daryl hall and john oates are music history. /// joyce)) crash on flamingo and rainbow. happened after two am this morning. injuries reported. metro responding to a hit and run crash on eastern and owens. if you live on the east side off linn lane, just know tha

./// sherry how's the weather today? sherry swensk mostly clear and cold this morning... after some overnight high clouds have passed through. temps are very cold again, but each day we get a little warmer and that helps the mornings warm up a bit more until we'll get back to nicer 40s next week in the overnight hours. ..... right now our weather now temps show we are still dropping down already to the 30s again. and more sunshine with some high as the day goes on we will warm up just a little more and hit those 50s. back to you! ((brian loftus)) > super bowl 2016.. away.. and if you're not heading out to san fran... the second best place to watch the game.. is right here in las vegas. ((kirsten joyce)) last year.. 300 thousand plus people flocked to the valley for the game... but the fun doesn't begin sunday.. it actually starts tomorrow... when clubs.. restaurants.. and hotels kick off the festivities with a number of events. then of course.. there's the gambling. last year.. sports books took in an estimated 116 million dollars.. on super bowl sunday./// ((brian lo ftu

sherry swensk < clear and cool this morning, but not too cold. we hit those 70s yesterday, but no record high of 75. couple degrees. in fact, we've hit 73 for the last three days. ............ occasional high clouds have been slipping in and out of our skies... but we'll have plenty of sunshine today! .............. temps are in the cool 40s right now and close to 50 with dry air and calm winds. ............. more temps in the 70s again today so enjoy this break in our winter. > ((brian loftus)) > metro police say a woman killed her longtime boyfriend with a shotgun... but she might not face charges. it happened last night near 215 and lone mountain. police say she told them she was the victim of a domestic violence situation... and had been hit. investigators are working to determine where the shotgun blast was fired from... and whether the man was shot in the back or the chest. those results could determine whether charges are filed./// ((kirsten joyce)) > we should find out more information today... on a lawsuit against the clark county school

< sherry swensk another mild morning... temps dropping to the 50s around the valley and some 40s. .......... clear skies all night. it's been calm and will stay that way through the day and that could lead to a little haze. .... the air is also staying very dry and that will continue.... even with some high clouds moving in through the weekend - temps will increase a little more today - with highs in the upper 70s. that is more than ten degrees above normal... then near 80 by the weekend./// > < kirsten, brian... back to you./// > ((kirsten joyce)) > today... another step in the process of potentially breaking up the clark county school district. the advisory committee is meeting this morning to discuss how to do it. the public is allowed to voice their opinion... the meeting takes place at the building at nine-oclock./// ((brian loftus)) > governor sandoval does not want to be considered for the supreme court. he said he notified the white house and senators of his decision. a position opened after antonin scalia died earl

sherry swensk has your most (( )) ((sherry swensk)) the days are definitely getting longer as we are ready to close out february. the sunrise at 6:14 now... and the sunset just past 5:30 p.m. normally, we would say goodbye to the month today, but since it's a leap year we twenty-nine days this month... so we officially end february tomorrow. we have a dry and warm sunday ahead of us after near record highs yesterday... with temps hitting the low 80s. allergies are in full swing and lots of people sneezing at ash, elm, juniper and cedar trees already. we may be slightly cooler today and see a few more high clouds... as a system pushes into the west. but neighborhoods will still reach well above the normal mid 60s... into the 70s and even low 80s. we'll take a look at the warm start to march this week in your weather now full forecast coming up./// ((patranya bhoolsuwan)) > police are invegstigating a deadly overnight shooting... that could possibly stem from a the shooting happened just before two this morning... in front of arizona charlie's on decatur near alta. right now police don

sherry swensk calm and extra cool here at home this morning... with temps in the 40s and even some cooler 30s. we have an easy day ahead of us without those bumpy winds. ................... pretty clear this morning... slipped through southern nevada. .... it was a nice caucus tuesday, but definitely cooler with highs in the low 60s. not as warm as saturday's democratic caucus day. .. now temps are dropping off to the cooler 40s and they will feel cooler, but thankfully without the chilly north winds. .. today more sunshine and highs in the upper 60s. it will be more pleasant without the pesky north winds blowing around. we'll get the latest on the storms ripping up the gulf coast states coming up in your full weather now forecast./// back to you! ((kirsten joyce)) > the man > the man accused of shooting and killing two women near the strip... omar talley has a hearing at 7:45 am. police say it started last friday as a fight in the miracle mile parking garage ... then spilled out into the streets and eventually ended at the cosmopolitan valet. tw

sherry swensk another mild morning... the valley and eventually the 40s. .......... clear skies all night. it's been calm and will stay that way through the day. .... the air is also staying so dry and that will continue even with some high clouds moving in through the weekend. .......... temps will increase a little more today - highs in the upper 70s. that is more than ten degrees above normal... then near 80 by the weekend./// ((sherry swensk)) demetria obilor traffic with demetria!> demetria obilor the crash blocking the southbound i-15 exit to 215 east and las vegas boulevard is back open. no delays in the area. the stephanie street bridge that's why your dealing with cones on the freeway, by the russell and galleria interchanges. < > < > > that's a look at the roads... back to you./// ((brian loftus)) > a father and recovering this morning... after being hit while crossing the road. this happened near lamb and charleston. investigators say the driver was speeding through a school zone... when he crashed into the

a total of 8 people died in the storms./// ((toss to weather)) ((sherry swensk)) ((sherry swensk)) it's always so hard to watch severe weather in other parts of the country and the globe.... when we have it so easy here in southern nevada. but that's why we love living here in the desert. .. it's been such a mild and even spring-like february for us and that trend continues as we finish out the month. we need to add to that nice snow up in the mountains... as we look out from our sunset station camera. it's spring skiing. .............. temps are in the 60s right now and on the way to 0s today as the weekend. ............ outside the valley... even 70s showing up now in laughlin and death valley. beautiful sunshine and really dry air with calm winds. highs will reach for just about ten degrees above normal. mornings will be milder, too as we get into the weekend. ........... temps will keep climbing until we reach back up to near record highs around 80s degrees. the winds will stay light and with the warmth... likely to be on the hazy side until we get some winds next week. .......... p