Greg Haas

Las Vegas

Data Reporter at KLAS-TV (Las Vegas, NV)

Broncos fan, Nuggets fan, bike rider. New lease on journalism's future at https://t.co/Ww9YlWLKbw after 31-year career at the Las Vegas Review-Journal

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Medicaid fraud probe in Southern Nevada nets 11 convictions, $5.5 million in restitution

6 days ago | 8newsnow.com | Greg Haas

A Medicaid fraud investigation in Southern Nevada that resulted in 11 convictions over a four-year period has reached its conclusion, producing $5.5 million in restitution.
Downtown Las Vegas businesses brace for weekend protests

2 weeks ago | 8newsnow.com | Jezzamine Wolk |Greg Haas

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Marco Lopez, co-owner of Juice Stars, told 8 News Now his business was vandalized earlier this week during the Las Vegas protest downtown. Anti-ICE expletives were spray-painted on his storefront, and he spent nearly two hours cleaning it up. “At first I was like ‘ugh really,’ but I came in, grabbed a razor blade, spray bottle, and just had to sit there and scrape slowly,” Lopez said. He is now preparing his business for the protests planned this weekend.
Las Vegas court program built around treatment, not incarceration

2 weeks ago | 8newsnow.com | Kamari Esquerra |Greg Haas

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — In a quiet courtroom tucked inside the Las Vegas Justice Court, lives are being rebuilt — not punished. Instead of jail time, individuals struggling with untreated mental illness or addiction are being offered a new path: one filled with counseling, care, and a shot at redemption. For Judge Eric Goodman, this mission is more than professional — it’s personal. “When I was 19, I lost a good friend of mine to suicide,” Goodman said.
Feds take action after CSN targeted in $7.4 million hack

3 weeks ago | 8newsnow.com | Joshua Peguero |Greg Haas

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — The federal government is cracking down to prevent fraud after 8 News Now reported the College of Southern Nevada was the victim of a multimillion-dollar hack. CSN lost $7.4 million in what’s called a “Ghost Student” scam. “We were attacked, much like a lot of colleges across the nation have been attacked. Hence the feds taking action,” Dr. Juan Avalos, CSN’s vice president of student affairs, said.
Feds eliminate spawning site for invasive smallmouth bass on Colorado River

3 weeks ago | 8newsnow.com | Greg Haas

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Smallmouth bass just lost one of their favorite places to spawn in the Colorado River below Glen Canyon Dam, according to a Thursday news release from the National Park Service. The water is moving again and the temperature is cooling down 3.5 miles past the dam after workers cleared a shallow slough where the river splits around a sandbar.
Resorts World reports decline in business, capping a grim first quarter

3 weeks ago | 8newsnow.com | Greg Haas

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Resorts World is trying to keep it positive, posting a photo of headliner Janet Jackson with the Las Vegas Aces on social media this week. But it’s been a rough start to 2025 at the luxury hotel on the north end of the Las Vegas Strip. The resort’s parent company, Malaysia-based Genting Berhad, released its first-quarter earnings report a week ago, and it showed business was down at the company’s U.S. resorts.
Las Vegas home prices stable; market shifting toward buyers, LVR says

3 weeks ago | 8newsnow.com | Greg Haas

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Home prices held steady in May, remaining within $5,000 of the all-time highs recorded in the first three months of 2025, according to a Friday report from Las Vegas Realtors (LVR). With single-family homes going for a median price of $480,000, buyers for condominiums and townhomes saw a $5,700 increase that put the median price at $307,000, the report showed. The median price is the one in the middle — half are higher and half are lower.
Las Vegas home prices stable; market shifting toward buyers, LVR says

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Greg Haas

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Home prices held steady in May, remaining within $5,000 of the all-time highs recorded in the first three months of 2025, according to a Friday report from Las Vegas Realtors (LVR). With single-family homes going for a median price of $480,000, buyers for condominiums and townhomes saw a $5,700 increase that put the median price at $307,000, the report showed. The median price is the one in the middle — half are higher and half are lower.
Las Vegas Uber drivers concerned about lagging business with drop in tourism

3 weeks ago | 8newsnow.com | Jezzamine Wolk |Greg Haas

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — The latest report from the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority revealed the tourism slump continues in Las Vegas. Visitors were down just over 5% in April, compared to the same time last year. Rideshare drivers in the valley told 8 News Now it is affecting their business. “You can tell this city is not pulsing the way it used to,” Uber driver Valentino Xhakli said.
Las Vegas man with violent past gets prison time on methamphetamine charge

3 weeks ago | 8newsnow.com | Greg Haas

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A Las Vegas man with a record of violent attacks on women was sentenced Thursday to seven years in prison on a drug trafficking charge, according to a Thursday news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Damien Patillo, 41, was convicted by a jury in January after a four-day trial on one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. Court documents show he had 16 grams of pure methamphetamine.