LAS VEGAS (KLAS) -- We are starting to dig into our own history here at Channel 8. Our station was once owned by eccentric billionaire Howard Hughes and there is a building in our parking lot that we call "The Hughes House, where he stayed in the 1950s.

The green bungalow was once part of a hotel. It has bathrooms, bedrooms, a kitchen and a dining room with a big table.

It has stood in this spot since the 50s.

Hughes fell in love with Las Vegas and leased it during that decade.

At the time, it was adjacent to the Desert Inn Hotel and stood on the grounds of what was called the Sun Villa Motel, and later the Blair House Motel.

Neither of those are here anymore, but this house is still standing tall.

The bungalow even made it to the big screen, appearing in the classic Las Vegas mobster flick Casino... Read More

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - The way major valley agencies are tackling the issue of DUI driving is changing, following the end of the multijurisdictional effort known as the DUI Strike Team.

There have been a growing number of DUI crashes in the valley.

The big question is what is being done to stop the problem, especially now that the DUI Strike Team no longer exists?

The DUI Strike Team was a joint effort between Metro Police and Nevada Highway Patrol.

It was also supported by the Nevada Office of Traffic Safety.

The goal was to stop impaired drivers behind the wheel by being out on the streets.

Even with it now gone, 8 News Now has learned the work from each participating agency continues.

It has been nearly two years since Misha Escobia lost her father, Marcial, in a DUI crash in Las Vegas, near Tropicana and Rainbow.

"There's a constant void there," Misha Escobia said.
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