The Clark County Commission is expected to discuss Tuesday whether to take back $200,000 in grant money previously awarded to the Nevada Partnership for Homeless Youth.More>>
Friday, February 17 2012 8:18 PM EST2012-02-18 01:18:55 GMT
Online dating is taking a new turn, and it's because of a growing business based in Las Vegas. Seeking Arrangement links together young women looking to have all-expenses paid with older, rich men, and everything's for sale. More>>
Dating arrangements involving a lot of money between young women -- often called "sugar babies" -- and wealthy men are becoming more common. I-Team Reporter Nathan Baca examines the relationships tonight at 5p.More>>
Thursday, February 16 2012 10:20 PM EST2012-02-17 03:20:15 GMT
Thirty thousand wild horses are stacked in government-supported holding facilities. The program costs more than $70 million per year, but an ambitious plan to improve conditions for the horses has been bottled up within the BLM for years, in part because cattle ranchers don't like it.More>>
Thursday, February 16 2012 6:25 PM EST2012-02-16 23:25:09 GMT
Henderson's police chief resigned Thursday after her job was called into question after waiting more than a year to tell city council members of a police beating. Police Chief Jutta Chambers is out and a new city manager will now have to pick a permanent replacement.More>>
Thursday, February 16 2012 10:30 AM EST2012-02-16 15:30:04 GMT
A vote on whether to allow Laughlin residents to declare themselves a city could have an effect on bringing in a large factory, creating thousands of jobs.More>>
Wednesday, February 15 2012 7:27 PM EST2012-02-16 00:27:04 GMT
Nearly five years have passed since a great-grandmother with a zest for life vanished without a trace. Police believe someone lured Opal Parsons away from her home and abducted her.More>>
Monday, February 13 2012 9:06 PM EST2012-02-14 02:06:07 GMT
A serial killer may be targeting an interstate in northern Nevada. The I-Team first reported on this story last year. There have been several disappearances and unsolved murders along I-80.More>>
Saturday, February 11 2012 12:21 PM EST2012-02-11 17:21:51 GMT
Across the country, environmentalists are trying to shut down coal plants because of pollution concerns, and they now have an ally -- the Moapa Paiute Band, which has been living in the shadow of a coal plant for nearly 50 years. More>>
Friday, February 10 2012 7:06 PM EST2012-02-11 00:06:53 GMT
The nationwide mortgage settlement will mean that $1.5 billion dollars is headed Nevada's way. But once that money is divided up, will it help underwater Nevadans stay in their homes?More>>
Thursday, February 9 2012 8:00 PM EST2012-02-10 01:00:06 GMT
The allegations of Animal Control officers using unnecessary force against two dogs has outraged animal lovers. Among the allegations made by witnesses is that one of the Animal Control officers used some sort of device to shock the dogs before making entry into their yard.More>>
Wednesday, February 8 2012 4:13 PM EST2012-02-08 21:13:49 GMT
The Service Employees International Union Local 1107 has filed a lawsuit against Sunrise Hospital over the hospital's alleged refusal to rehire a nurse who was wrongfully terminated.More>>
Monday, February 6 2012 7:55 PM EST2012-02-07 00:55:50 GMT
A Clark County court marshal stuck in an elevator at the Regional Justice Center faced death when a cable snapped dropping him down multiple floors. The whole incident was caught on video.More>>
Friday, February 3 2012 10:03 PM EST2012-02-04 03:03:04 GMT
A convicted pimp has a new profession: Working with abused and neglected kids. Even though his employer knew about his violent past, The Nevada Division of Parole and Probation confirms Mario Davis has spent the last two years working at the Nevada Children's Center.More>>
Thursday, February 2 2012 10:14 PM EST2012-02-03 03:14:54 GMT
A four-year investigation by federal agents and Las Vegas police detectives into a massive political corruption scandal is coming to a head. The probe, first reported by the I-Team, is focused on the fraudulent takeover of local homeowner associations.More>>
Monday, January 30 2012 7:44 PM EST2012-01-31 00:44:54 GMT
More than 20,000 Nevadans were foreclosed on by companies that are accused of doing business illegally in the state. That's according to a new class action lawsuit filed in Las Vegas.More>>
Thursday, January 26 2012 8:34 PM EST2012-01-27 01:34:37 GMT
A federal appeals court on Wednesday upheld the tax evasion convictions of Medical Mafia insider Howard Awand and wife Linda, who failed to pay roughly $2.5 million in back taxes.More>>
It's been awhile since we've heard any news about the former head of UMC, Lacy Thomas. Thomas was fired from his job and then prosecuted, though the case ended in a mistrial. Now he's looking for work, and as George Knapp discovered, he's apparently padding his resume. More>>
Sunday, January 22 2012 6:30 PM EST2012-01-22 23:30:52 GMT
A man who faced prosecution three times for the same alleged murder and won wants to know when it will end. Victor Fakoya spent two years and two months in jail. A jury acquitted him of murder by child abuse, yet the state is attempting to ensure the damaging accusations remain on Fakoya's record.More>>
Friday, January 20 2012 8:10 PM EST2012-01-21 01:10:08 GMT
Polygamist leader Warren Jeffs is making what former members of his church call a "last ditch" effort to raise money as he serves time in prison.More>>
Wednesday, January 18 2012 7:37 PM EST2012-01-19 00:37:38 GMT
A neonatal nurse who was fired during an investigation into a baby's death says she can't wait to go back to work. Late last month, an arbitrator ordered Sunrise Hospital to reinstate Jessica Rice, finding she was wrongfully terminated.More>>
Tuesday, January 17 2012 6:42 PM EST2012-01-17 23:42:57 GMT
For several hours, the three men wanting to be Clark County's District Attorney had the job interview of their lives. Commissioners and members of the public peppered the candidates with questions of what they would do specifically if appointed as the DA.More>>
Saturday, January 14 2012 11:29 PM EST2012-01-15 04:29:55 GMT
We've all been bugged and harassed by people trying to sell something over the phone. Sometimes, people end up swearing at the salespeople. One Las Vegas family, though, is a victim of corporate cussing.More>>
Thursday, January 12 2012 9:08 PM EST2012-01-13 02:08:54 GMT
Two animal control officers charged with protecting man's best friend are instead being accused of abusing two dogs. According to witnesses, the officers used unnecessary force against the dogs who appear to have been left behind by their owners.More>>
Thursday, January 12 2012 7:17 PM EST2012-01-13 00:17:56 GMT
Downtown Las Vegas' Attic clothing store says explosion damage is too much to bear any longer. They are closing down, but not before a hunger strike.More>>
Wednesday, January 11 2012 10:06 PM EST2012-01-12 03:06:24 GMT
A shakeup at the top of the Clark County School District Police has the superintendent talking with officers face to face. This comes after the 8 News NOW I-Team exposed a coverup involving Police Chief Phil Arroyo. In the wake of the story, Arroyo resigned.More>>
Monday, January 9 2012 10:33 PM EST2012-01-10 03:33:45 GMT
One of three veteran attorneys will become Clark County's new district attorney. Each one of them brings different experiences and new plans for the top spot.More>>
Friday, January 6 2012 7:30 PM EST2012-01-07 00:30:51 GMT
Embattled Clark County School District Police Chief Filberto Arroyo has resigned. Arroyo has suspended and the subject of several investigations following reports by the I-Team last July about an alleged coverup within the school police.More>>
Friday, January 6 2012 5:04 PM EST2012-01-06 22:04:48 GMT
A neo-natal nurse who was fired by Sunrise Hospital more than 18 months ago has won her fight to get her job back. Though she was never charged with a crime, Las Vegas police named Jessica Rice as a person of interest in a criminal investigation into equipment failures in Sunrise's NICU. More>>
2011 saw more than its share of high profile crimes, political controversies and corruption investigations. The I-Team was out in front of the biggest stories of the year. I-Team Reporter Colleen McCarty looks back at everything from the near financial collapse of one local city to the housing crisis that has devastated our entire state.More>>
Thursday, December 29 2011 6:45 PM EST2011-12-29 23:45:40 GMT
NV Energy is leaving no way to opt out of smart meters, even though some consumer activists say the system will lead to bigger bills. The power company says smart meters are coming and state law gives them the power to do what they want.More>>
Tuesday, December 27 2011 8:40 PM EST2011-12-28 01:40:03 GMT
More than half a million taxpayer dollars is spent on something most Las Vegans will throw away. The annual property tax assessment roll is being delivered to Nevada homes. The I-Team investigates who is making money off of this.More>>
Tuesday, December 27 2011 7:49 PM EST2011-12-28 00:49:16 GMT
A case before the Nevada State Supreme Court next week could have far-reaching impact on Nevadans struggling to stay in their homes. Among the issues before the justices is what proof lenders must provide to show they own the property they seek to foreclose.More>>
Wednesday, December 21 2011 2:21 PM EST2011-12-21 19:21:55 GMT
A so-called "tsunami" of court cases may be affected because of a family court judge's alleged relationship with a prosecutor. That's according to the Clark County District Attorney's Office. Now, the chief judge weighs in on whether Judge Steve Jones is fit to sit on the bench.More>>
Monday, December 19 2011 8:59 PM EST2011-12-20 01:59:26 GMT
Many foreclosed Las Vegas homes end up on the auction block. That's where one former homeowner found himself confronting investors in his one-man war to keep his home off the auction block.More>>
Thursday, December 15 2011 5:58 PM EST2011-12-15 22:58:51 GMT
Homeowners behind on their payments may have noticed a break from default notices getting taped onto their doors as a side effect of a new law. But that holiday is about to end, meaning the new year may bring a foreclosure flood.More>>
Wednesday, December 14 2011 12:08 AM EST2011-12-14 05:08:12 GMT
The I-Team has uncovered court documents that show the man killed in an officer-involved shooting threatened to kill his own doctor a few weeks before.More>>
Thursday, December 8 2011 6:07 PM EST2011-12-08 23:07:53 GMT
The 8 News NOW I-Team now has an inside look at the alleged robo-signing conspiracy reported last month. A whistelblower has spoken out, and hundreds of pages of grand jury testimony describe in detail the Nevada Attorney General's case against two title officers.More>>
Wednesday, December 7 2011 6:49 PM EST2011-12-07 23:49:44 GMT
Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval says he's rolled up his sleeves and is ready to announce big changes in programs designed to help homeowners facing foreclosure.More>>
Tuesday, December 6 2011 11:05 PM EST2011-12-07 04:05:37 GMT
Nevada Attorney General Catherine Cortez-Masto announced today from Los Angeles that she will team up California Attorney General Kamala Harris in the fight against mortgage and foreclosure fraud.More>>
Tuesday, December 6 2011 6:38 PM EST2011-12-06 23:38:05 GMT
NV Energy makes its case to the Public Utilities Commission Tuesday for installing smart meters in Nevada homes. But some who already have the new rate meters say they unfairly raised their bills and are linked to health dangers.More>>
Friday, December 2 2011 12:13 PM EST2011-12-02 17:13:35 GMT
UNLV officials say they plan to spend about half of what they originally were going to spend to build an expandable 40,000 seat stadium. Now, they plan to build a fixed stadium with 50,000 seats.More>>
Thursday, December 1 2011 4:21 PM EST2011-12-01 21:21:21 GMT
A self-described free market think tank wants 10 Nevada state lawmakers to lose their day jobs. The Nevada Policy Research Institute filed a lawsuit challenging the legality of state legislators working in government jobs.More>>
Thirty thousand wild horses are stacked in government-supported holding facilities. The program costs more than $70 million per year, but an ambitious plan to improve conditions for the horses has been bottled up within the BLM for years, in part because cattle ranchers don't like it.More>>
A serial killer may be targeting an interstate in northern Nevada. The I-Team first reported on this story last year. There have been several disappearances and unsolved murders along I-80.More>>
The baffling disappearance of a Reno man while traveling along Interstate 80 in northern Nevada has some lawmen considering a chilling possibility -- that a serial killer might be prowling Nevada roads, picking off unsuspecting victims.More>>
Across the country, environmentalists are trying to shut down coal plants because of pollution concerns, and they now have an ally -- the Moapa Paiute Band, which has been living in the shadow of a coal plant for nearly 50 years. More>>
A four-year investigation by federal agents and Las Vegas police detectives into a massive political corruption scandal is coming to a head. The probe, first reported by the I-Team, is focused on the fraudulent takeover of local homeowner associations.More>>
A federal appeals court on Wednesday upheld the tax evasion convictions of Medical Mafia insider Howard Awand and wife Linda, who failed to pay roughly $2.5 million in back taxes.More>>
Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval says he's rolled up his sleeves and is ready to announce big changes in programs designed to help homeowners facing foreclosure.More>>
Housing experts now estimate more than 100,000 homes in the Las Vegas valley have been foreclosed since 2007. As people have struggled to hold onto their homes, they have been subjected to dirty tricks, scams, and indifference. But progress has been made.More>>
What are Nevada's elected officials doing to help relieve the foreclosure mess and make sure it doesn't happen again? Members of Congress admit programs created to help families stay in their homes have not worked as planned. More>>
