LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – Most people have heard the saying, “one person can change the world.”

8 News Now caught up with one valley woman Friday, who proves that when it comes to teachers molding minds for the future, this is especially true. 

Jessica Myers wants to keep kids on the right track from her school’s field. 

“It’s a great coping mechanism,” Myers said, looking across her school’s playground. “I’m hoping this will be an opportunity for students just to kind of broaden their perspectives.”

Myers hopes to foster positive feelings with all students, especially the ones who have already signed up for the first season of her inaugural track team at Ira J. Earl Elementary School this fall. 

“It makes me feel good,” fifth grader Robert Alvizo said of the program. 

“It’s pretty fresh,” fellow student Eric Aguilar added. “I could practice a lot more so I could be the top kid in my class.”... Read More

ELIZABETHTON, Tenn. (WJHL) – Emergency officials have released recordings of 911 calls made after a plane carrying Dale Earnhardt Jr., his wife and child, and two pilots crashed in Elizabethton.

A preliminary report by the FAA states the “aircraft experienced hard landing, bounced, departed runway, and caught fire.”

Airport manager Dan Cogan was among those who called 911.

“I’ve had an airplane run off the runway. I need you to roll everything you can,” Cogan said.

App users: click here to listen

Another caller was there when the passengers emerged from the fiery plane... Read More