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A coroner's inquest is taking place to determine if Metro officers acted properly in the death of a man while attempting to subdue him. Full Story »

M Resort will officially kick off their holiday celebration by lighting the nation's tallest Christmas tree on Saturday. Full Story »

Six UMC employees have been suspended while the hospital investigates the alleged poor treatment of a pregnant patient who went to the emergency room seeking help and didn't get it. Full Story »

A federal prosecutor says a 47-year-old pimp from Chicago has been sentenced to 17 years in prison for transporting prostitutes, including a teenage girl, to Las Vegas. Full Story »

North Las Vegas police say they're going to conduct a daylong crosswalk safety enforcement push aimed at highlighting the problem of people crossing busy streets at mid-block instead of at corners. Full Story »

Metro Police are investigating a shooting near Downtown. Metro confirms that one person has been shot. Full Story »

A new fire station is now open on the Las Vegas Strip. Full Story »

Fewer people in Las Vegas are losing their homes to foreclosure and the city is no longer at the top of the foreclosure list. Full Story »

Domestic violence doesn't take a break for the holidays, and victims must often leave home to get help. 8 News Now Reporter Alyson McCarthy shows us how to bring a brighter Christmas to these fractured families. Full Story »

Enrollment in school lunch programs has gone up across the Las Vegas valley this year, but a new report found thousands of Nevada students are not taking advantage of free and reduced-price meals. Full Story »

8 News Now said Sheriff Doug Gillispie was "expected" to ask everyone to take a cut in pay. That is not correct. Full Story »

A doctor serving time for murder in connection with the overdose death of one of his patients is asking the Nevada Supreme Court to overturn his conviction. Attorneys for Harriston Bass argue new evidence in the case points to his innocence. Full Story »

Caught between high unemployment and record need, many charities are asking for donations of toys for needy children this holiday season. But when giving to a toy drive, how can you be sure the toys are going to kids who need them most? Full Story »

A man has been charged with felony DUI after crashing his car into two pedestrians on the sidewalk near Desert Inn Road. Las Vegas police say they see a five to 10-percent increase in alcohol related crashes this time of year. Full Story »

Thousands of Nevadans who have either exhausted their unemployment benefits or are in danger of doing so are about to get some relief. Full Story »

Nevada Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto will not appeal a decision by a judge to drop a felony case against Lt. Governor Brian Krolicki. She says it would be a waste of time and money. Full Story »

A fire official says two police officers pulled a woman from a burning home in Henderson. Full Story »

Nevada gambling regulators have released October casino win figures, which show another decline. Full Story »

The tally of newly laid-off workers seeking jobless benefits rose more than expected, after falling for five straight weeks. Full Story »

A U.S. Department of Energy spokeswoman says Nevada has been ruled out as an alternative disposal site for nearly 15,000 drums of depleted uranium from South Carolina currently scheduled to come to Utah. Full Story »

Karl Mitchell was looking to get a piece of property zoned by the Regional Planning Commission to allow him to have several tigers in a residential area. With concerns of safety and what some would consider a very sketchy background, there were several outspoken people at the meeting. Full Story »

A man is in critical condition after being shot. The victim was found near State Route 157 and US-95 in the far northwest part of the Las Vegas valley. Full Story »

Backers of a move to legalize marijuana in Nevada filed paperwork Wednesday creating an advocacy group aimed at qualifying an initiative for the 2012 election. Full Story »

LAS VEGAS -- A car jumped onto the sidewalk next to Desert Inn Road, hitting two pedestrians. One person, a 56-year-old male from Celebration Florida, was killed and the other,  60-year-old Willard Hilborn from Rancho Mirage California was seriously injured. Full Story »

Employees from three Las Vegas nightclubs donated so many toys to a local toy drive they needed a helicopter, a semi-truck and police escorts just to get them there. Full Story »