Henderson resident Connor Fields proves time and time again why he's a true Olympian.

Two days after he returned home from the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio De Janiero, he visited a child by the name of Charlie Mendoza. Fields met Charlie about three years ago after he had brain surgery.

Charlie was fighting brain cancer, so he had to have surgery on his brain to remove a tumor.

However, the surgery paralyzed him. Fields said he received a call from Charlie's dad, Mr. Mendoza, asking him to come to their house and hang out with Charlie to get his spirits up.

Fields said after hanging out with Charlie, he told him, "when you can walk again, I'm going to teach you how to ride a bike."

Charlie's father said the day Fields left his house his son went from crawling to walking. Now, Charlie is in the 5th grade, walking and thriving at Green Valley Christian Academy... Read More

The Advisory Committee unanimously approved the preliminary reorganization plan and 27 revisions for the Clark County School District.

The committee spent numerous hours Tuesday in a meeting trying to figure out how to reorganize CCSD.

Under the proposed plan, each school would be independently run, and instead of the superintendent, the principal, a team of teachers, and parents would be in charge of hiring and budgeting.

There's no concrete answer on exactly how much it will cost to make the transition.

"It will put pressure on the legislature to address inadequate funding for the school system next session," said Michael Roberson,, Nevada State Senator for District 20. "We do need to invest more in education in Southern Nevada."

Some of the amendments also state that parents who join organizational teams won't be protected from lawsuits. Plus, only middle school and high school students will be able to join organizational teams... Read More

Officials say a Las Vegas-area home was damaged by a lightning strike and fire during an intense overnight thunderstorm, but no injuries were reported.

Henderson city spokeswoman Kathleen Richards says a woman and dog escaped the house before firefighters extinguished the fire about 4 a.m. Thursday in the Madeira Canyon community.

Firefighters reported the roof and attic were damaged, and estimated the loss at $75,000.

Police and fire officials in Las Vegas and Clark County didn't immediately report serious incidents or injuries due to the storm.

The National Weather Service says some desert areas south and east of Las Vegas received more than an inch of rain, but there were no reports of widespread flooding.

The official weather station at McCarran International Airport logged a fraction of an inch of rain... Read More