NDOC: Inmate escaped custody from Pioche Conservation Camp

Wednesday, December 9th, 2015, 1:46pm

The Nevada Department of Corrections says an inmate has escaped from custody.

According to the NDOC, 37-year-old Jeremy Bryson walked away from the Pioche Conservation Camp Tuesday evening around 5:29 p.m.

The camp is a minimum custody facility located in Pioche, NV nearly three hours north of Las Vegas.

Authorities said Bryson has been at the Pioche Conservation Camp since Oct. 21. He was transferred from Clark County where he was arrested for burglary.

Bryson has a medium build, and he is 5 feet 10 inches tall, with blue eyes and brown hair. He is also said to have multiple tattoos.

Authorities believe Bryson may be headed south on Highway 93.

Anyone with information on whereabouts of Jeremy Bryson is asked to call 911 or their local law enforcement agency... Read More

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Wednesday, November 25th, 2015, 8:26pm

Numbers suggest that African-American men are more likely than their white counterparts to be killed by police gunfire. But how great is the disparity? That's the question on a lot of people's minds.

The 8 News NOW I-Team spoke to a local expert on police tactics and training and asked him that very question.

John Peters runs the institute for the prevention of in-custody deaths in Henderson. Peters says the available data indicates African-American men are disproportionately more likely than white men to be killed by police.

Peters says it's hard to determine how much of a role racial bias plays -- even in the most recent incident in Chicago.

"Whether this was a racially motivated incident -- only the officer would truly know that, but it certainly didn't do anyone justice the way this took place, and it certainly would add fuel to that argument that this is white-on-black -- no doubt about it," Peters said... Read More

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Wednesday, November 18th, 2015, 2:55pm

Nevada's unemployment rate has fallen to a new seven-year low.

The state Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation reported Wednesday that the jobless rate in October was 6.6 percent, which is the lowest it's been since June 2008.

October marked the 56th straight month that the unemployment rate has declined year-over-year. Nevada added a seasonally adjusted 6,200 jobs in October, and the number of jobs is up more than 42,000 compared with the same time a year ago.

Gov. Brian Sandoval said 2015 has been a solid year for Nevada's job market, and he said he was committed to helping further diversify the state's economy... Read More

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Wednesday, November 18th, 2015, 2:55pm

Nevada's unemployment rate has fallen to a new seven-year low.

The state Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation reported Wednesday that the jobless rate in October was 6.6 percent, which is the lowest it's been since June 2008.

Gov. Brian Sandoval said 2015 has been a solid year for Nevada's job market, and he said he was committed to helping further diversify the state's economy... Read More

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Monday, November 16th, 2015, 1:31pm

The National Weather Service is warning of strong crosswinds affecting driving conditions in southern Nevada.

The wind advisory was issued early Monday in effect until 10 p.m. in Clark County, including Las Vegas, Mount Charleston and Red Rock Canyon.

Wind guests between 30 to 55 miles per hour are expected and isolated gusts as large as over 60 miles per hour are possible in wind-prone areas.

The strong crosswinds will make driving difficult and blowing dust could also lower visibility.

Southern Nye County and San Bernardino County in California will also be impacted, with Interstate 15 and several highways on alert.

The weather service is advising extra caution for drivers and hikers in the area. Items left outside could also be blown away or damaged... Read More

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Wednesday, November 11th, 2015, 8:21pm

The City of Las Vegas, along with Clark County showed their support Wednesday for the men and women who have sacrificed a lot to give Americans their freedom.

Wednesday's Veterans Day tribute parade was the largest of its kind on the west coast. At least 10,000 spectators lined the parade route in downtown Las Vegas.

During the parade, bands marched, flags flew high, and patriots paused to salute the men and women who have served the United States of America.

The parade was also a learning opportunity.

8 News NOW Anchor Denise Valdez has the story... Read More

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Tuesday, November 10th, 2015, 1:28pm

A preliminary hearing was reset Tuesday in Las Vegas for a man facing murder, kidnapping and other charges in the death of a 71-year-old woman whose body was found stuffed in a duffel bag in an underground utility vault.

A county special public defender was appointed to represent 33-year-old Jamar Webb, and his preliminary hearing in the death of Young Suk Sanchez was reset to Dec. 15. Webb remains in custody following his arrest in Louisiana.

A court clerk in Louisiana's Webster Parish said Webb's girlfriend, 23-year-old Veronica Houck, was sentenced Monday to four years in prison for violating felony probation on a May 2013 identity theft conviction.

Houck and Webb were neighbors of Sanchez at a Las Vegas extended-stay motel where police say Sanchez was killed Aug. 18... Read More

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