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DA Gets Case Against Former Henderson City Councilwoman

Submitted by 8 News NOW
Tuesday, May 15th, 2012, 11:07am

LAS VEGAS -- Las Vegas police have given the Clark County District Attorney their case against former Henderson City Councilwoman Kathleen Vermillion.

An official at the DA's office says the case is under review and there is no estimated time frame of when that review will be completed or when a decision will be made.

In January, Clark County Commissioner Steve Sisolak filed a criminal complaint against Vermillion, who is his ex-girlfriend, alleging that she tried to extort $3.9 million from him.

Vermillion is also under scrutiny for misappropriating money at the charity she founded called Nevada Partnership for Homeless Youth. 

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Graduates Optimistic Despite Pessimistic Job Market

Submitted by 8 News NOW
Friday, May 11th, 2012, 11:00pm

HENDERSON, Nev. - Each college graduate at Nevada State College's commencement Friday night has something that makes getting a degree that much more special.

"It's exciting. I'm actually the first in my family to graduate, so I mean that's a big accomplishment for me," said graduate Magaly Hernandez. "I'm really excited and happy. It was a lot to go through, but this moment makes it worthwhile."

"It means a lot actually. It was a very long, excruciating journey in nursing school," said graduate Shantel White.

"I'm proud of my accomplishments," added graduate Michael Intinarelli. "I worked really hard to get here, but maybe it just feels surreal. That's the best word for it."

Nevada State College graduated its largest class ever Friday night. The workforce now has a new crop of nurses, psychologists, and educators to choose from, but that doesn't mean those jobs are available.

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Judge Rules on Henderson Dog's Future

Submitted by 8 News NOW
Friday, May 11th, 2012, 3:39pm

LAS VEGAS -- A Nevada judge ruled against a temporary injunction by an animal activist group trying to save the life of a dog that fatally mauled a 1-year-old boy. The group plans to file an appeal.

The New York based Lexus Project wants ownership of the dog, named Onion, so it can be sent it to an animal sanctuary instead of euthanized. Currently, the dog is in the possession of the City of Henderson. The child's grandmother gave up ownership to Henderson Animal Control. The dog was deemed vicious and scheduled to be euthanized until the Lexus Project took up the cause.

The family pet attacked and killed Jeremiah Eskew-Shahan on April 27. The judge found that the group had no legal right to try to save the dog's life. 

Several people gathered outside the Regional Justice Center Friday morning prior to the hearing and voiced their opinions on what should happen to the dog.

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Suspected Gang Members Face Gun Charges

Submitted by Steve Kanigher on Thursday, May 10th, 2:45 pm

LAS VEGAS -- Four alleged members of the Donna Street Crips, a criminal street gang in Las Vegas, face charges of theft, sale and illegal possession of firearms in connection with the Aug. 13 burglary of a Henderson gun store, Nevada's U.S. Attorney Daniel Bogden said today.

Victor "V-Locc" Williams, 19, Demario "Lil-C" Edwards, 22, Frank "Frank-C" Freeman, 26, and Daryl "Nsane" Galtney, 24, all of North Las Vegas, were charged in a criminal complaint Wednesday with one count each of conspiracy to commit offenses against the United States, dealing in firearms without a license, possession of a stolen firearm, and theft from a federal firearms licensee.

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Activists Plan Rally in Support of Onion

Submitted by Adam Candee, 8 News NOW
Thursday, May 10th, 2012, 9:44am
Activists Plan Rally in Support of Onion

 

With a Henderson judge set to hear arguments about the fate of Onion the dog Friday morning, a local activist group plans a rally in support of keeping the animal alive.

Onion is a 6-year-old Mastiff-Rhodesian Ridgeback mix who killed 1-year-old Jeremiah Shahan at the family home in Henderson last week in an incident some feel was an accident. The dog has been deemed vicious by authorities and was scheduled to be euthanized earlier this week before local and national animal rights groups successfully pushed for more time to prove the dog should be allowed to live out its life at a rescue facility in Colorado.

The rally planned by Nevada Political Action for Animals will take place at 9 a.m. Friday at 200 Lewis Ave. in Henderson. The case is set to be heard at 10 a.m.

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Officials Plan Henderson Drowning Prevention Event

Submitted by 8 News NOW
Wednesday, May 9th, 2012, 1:41pm
Officials Plan Henderson Drowning Prevention Event

LAS VEGAS (AP) -- The American Red Cross, Henderson firefighters and Boy Scouts are organizing a door-to-door drowning prevention and pool safety campaign operation in neighborhoods this weekend.

Red Cross spokesman Lloyd Ziel says volunteers plan to distribute 8,000 notices touting what officials call the ABCD's of pool safety.

Volunteers plan to fan out after an 11 a.m. Saturday news conference at Henderson Fire Station No. 97 off Amador Lane south of Horizon Ridge Drive.

The Southern Nevada Health District reports an average of about eight drownings per year over the last six years.

Ziel points to health district report showing 11 near-drowning "submersion incidents" in 2012. Most involve children.

The Red Cross offers water safety classes at Southern Nevada community pools.

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Judge Issues Stay in Dog's Euthanasia

Submitted by 8 News NOW
Tuesday, May 8th, 2012, 4:52pm

LAS VEGAS -- A dog's life spared just hours before it was set to be euthanized. But it is still unclear whether or not the mastiff mix that killed a little boy in Henderson will eventually live or die.

The mastiff-Rhodesian ridgeback mix named Onion was supposed to be put down today, but an animals rights group has filed a restraining order. A judge gave the dog a reprieve and the group has until Friday to prove their case that this dog is not vicious.

One-year-old Jeremiah Shahan was killed when the dog attacked him. A Clark County District Court judge who will hear the case on Friday on whether Onion should be euthanized.

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