LAS VEGAS (KLAS) -- A winter storm is sweeping across Southern Nevada and 8 News Now viewers are sharing their pictures and video!

A mixture of snow and rain has been reported throughout the valley Monday.

Residents can expect the cold conditions and wintry mix of snow and rain to continue throughout the week... Read More

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A major issue facing the Clark County School District is a shortage of teachers. 

As CCSD works to address that, some wonder if it can help solve another big issue — overcrowding in classrooms. 

Superintendent Dr. Jesus Jara says the school district has the largest class sizes in the country, and it is going to take more than hiring full-time teachers to solve the overcrowding problem.  

Meredith Freeman is the mother of twins. Her daughters are in 8th grade and familiar with packed classrooms prior to the pandemic.    

"It definitely is an issue that needs to be addressed,” Freeman said. "I remember my kids starting classes where the first couple days of school, someone had to sit on the floor because there weren't enough desks in the room." 

It is a situation the district knows not only impacts students, but also becomes a factor when hiring teacher candidates. ... Read More

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) -- What you flush is helping researchers track COVID-19 before cases spike and as new mutations of the virus appear.

Scientists from the Southern Nevada Water Authority take samples from wastewater to see how much coronavirus is in our sewer system. These results help public health leaders find spikes and clusters before they can be identified through traditional testing methods.

“I don't think it's something that somebody thinks about when they flush the toilet, but there's definitely value to what's going down the toilet,” Daniel Gerrity, the water authority’s principal research scientist, said.

Every Monday, Gerrity drives out to the Flamingo Resource Center, a sprawling facility handling 100 million gallons of sewage a day, to fill two gallon-sized jugs... Read More