Kim Passoth

5 days ago | fox5vegas.com | Kim Passoth

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) - The evolution of the original heart of Henderson, Water Street, continues. Next month, a 151 unit apartment complex will finally open years after construction first began. “Oh, man, it used to be really dead down here,” shared Stephanie Thomas who lives just a few blocks off Water Street. Now signs of revitalization are everywhere you look like a mural being hand painted. When Henderson was founded in 1953, the downtown district was bustling.

1 week ago | fox5vegas.com | Kim Passoth

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) - Only on FOX5, Video captured the moment just before a deadly crash occurred in the southwest Las Vegas Valley when two brothers riding e-scooters were hit by a car. FOX5 went back to the scene, the intersection of Warm Springs and Torrey Pines, with Cat Velasquez, the mother of the victim in this incident. Her 22-year-old son Christopher Soto was killed. Her 14-year-old son Carlos was critically injured.

1 week ago | fox5vegas.com | Kim Passoth

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) - A Henderson woman says it happens day and night: speeding in her neighborhood, to the point where it has become like a highway. She says she has been trying to get something done about the dangerous drive for more than a decade. Now FOX5 is getting answers from the city. Sandra Broadway says because Pueblo Boulevard between Burkholder and Warm Springs is this is a straight away with no stop signs or stop lights, drivers can pick up a lot of speed.

2 weeks ago | fox5vegas.com | Kim Passoth

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) - Groups across the state are fighting to protect Nevada’s public lands and the environment. Wednesday, environmental groups and Nevada lawmakers came together in Carson City to push back against federal firings and funding freezes saying it is impacting Nevada’s conservation and climate efforts. “The future of our families, our neighborhoods, and our planet depends on the choices we make right now,” argued Assemblymember Tanya Flanagan who represents North Las Vegas.

2 weeks ago | fox5vegas.com | Kim Passoth

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) - It is something neighbors would not believe if it were not caught on camera: a mountain lion jumping from backyard to backyard just steps off Boulder Highway near Russell Friday morning. Now neighbors are sharing their videos and stories with FOX5.