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One Local Neighborhood Receives An Honor
An area of downtown Las Vegas has been honored by the American Planning Association.KXNT Morning News spoke to Las Vegas Mayor Pro Tem Gary Reese about this honor. The John S. Park Historic District...
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Bombs Dropped Before Emergency Landing
An Air Force pilot dropped two 500-pound bombs on restricted military land in southern Nevada after an engine malfunctioned in the fighter jet, forcing an emergency landing. Air Force spokesman Charles...
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Red Flag Returns To Nellis
Southern Nevada residents will notice more traffic in the sky starting Monday as Red Flag Training Exercises return to Nellis Air Force Base. Red Flag involves realistic combat training for U.S....
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Red Flag Exercises Scheduled
Officials say southern Nevada residents will see an increase in military flights in the skies over the Las Vegas area for the next three weeks while Nellis Air Force Base conducts Red Flag combat...
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Local Leaders Announce Solar Energy Loan
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Department of Energy is loaning $45.6 million in federal stimulus dollars to a solar plant proposed near Las Vegas. Energy Secretary Steven Chu, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid...
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CRASH UPDATE: Nellis Grounds All Training Flights
LAS VEGAS(CBS) - The United States Air Force has suspended all air training at Nellis until further notice. The base flies close to 42,000 training missions a year, so a significant amount of flying...
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Pilot Did Not Eject Before Crash
(Nellis Air Force Base, NV) – U.S. Air Force officials have announced that search and rescue teams have found conclusive evidence the pilot of an F-16C Fighting Falcon, which crashed tuesday...
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Eight Injured In Shelter Collapse At Nellis
Eight military personnel at Nellis Air Force Base are recovering from injuries after several aircraft shelters collapsed during a windstorm. The Air Force says winds of nearly 70-miles-an-hour hit the...
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Future Uncertain For Nellis Jets
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The potential for defense budget cuts and layoffs at Lockheed Martin loom over plans to deliver the first F-35 fighter jets to Nellis Air Force Base early next year. The base in...
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Nellis Will Feel Affects Of Sequestration
(Las Vegas, NV) — Adjutant General Bill Burks says the automatic budget cuts will hurt the National Guard’s readiness and overall operation in Nevada. In conservation with KXNT, Burks said he expects...
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Drone Crash In Nevada Costs Air Force Nearly $10 Million
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Air Force officials say a series of errors led to the crash of an unmanned drone aircraft in December in a remote area north of Las Vegas. A report released Tuesday says the pilot...
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Nellis Airman Charged With Murder
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A North Las Vegas man stationed at Nellis Air Force Base has been charged with murdering his wife. North Las Vegas police say 41-year-old Jarom Boyes shot Melissa Boyes on April 6....
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Welder Killed In Explosion Near Nellis
(LAS VEGAS, KXNT)–A worker was killed by an explosion Friday mid-day at a North Las Vegas truck repair shop. Fire officials think the unidentified man was welding on a tanker when suspected fumes from...
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Thunderstorm Brings High Water To Strip
LAS VEGAS (AP) — High winds and severe thunderstorms struck Las Vegas, knocking down trees and utility poles and flooding parts of the famed Strip. The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports that gamblers...
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Las Vegas Man Arrested In Wife’s Death
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Las Vegas man has been arrested after the discovery of his wife’s body in a home at Nellis Air Force Base. Police say 32-year-old Rickey Massey Jr. and his wife had been involved in...
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No Bail for Nellis Airman In Wife’s Killing
NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. (AP) — A judge in North Las Vegas ordered a 32-year-old airman held without bail to await the filing of a murder charge in the slaying of his wife at their home at Nellis Air...
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Accused Airman Gets Public Defender
NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. (AP) — A judge appointed a public defender and scheduled a March 3 preliminary hearing for a Nellis Air Force Base technical sergeant held in the slaying of his wife during what...
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Nellis Airman Jailed In Vegas In Child Abuse Case
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Nellis Air Force Base airman is being held in Las Vegas after he was accused of causing severe head and body injuries to his 3-month-old son. Records show 31-year-old Andrew Leach...
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3-Month Old Abused Baby Dies
(Las Vegas, KXNT)-A 3-month old baby, who police say was abused at the hands of his father, has died. Nellis Air Force Base Airman Andrew Leach was arrested after his son Aiden was taken to the...
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Guns N Roses At Nellis
(LAS VEGAS, KXNT)–The legendary rock band Guns N Roses stopped by Nellis Air Force Base Tuesday to thank the local men and women for their military service. The band was on hand to meet and take photos...
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