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Barrett Tryon joined the 8 News NOW team in October 2013.

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No one hurt in 4-plex fire near downtown posted on Wednesday, April 29, 2015 - 10:39am LAS VEGAS — Firefighters battled a fire at a four-plex near downtown Las Vegas late Wednesday morning. Crews were called to the building just before 10 a.m. near 13th Street and Mesquite Avenue,... read more...
Driver dead after light pole crash; pedestrian hurt by debris posted on Tuesday, March 24, 2015 - 2:27pm LAS VEGAS — A driver is dead after striking a light pole near Doolittle Avenue and J Street early Tuesday afternoon. Police believe the driver might have suffered from a medical episode in the crash... read more...
'Equipment failure' knocks out power to 1,900 posted on Thursday, March 5, 2015 - 12:06pm LAS VEGAS — A power outage affected more than 3,000 customers near downtown Las Vegas on Thursday morning. The outage affected the area of East Charleston Boulevard and Fremont Street for about two... read more...
Resorts, businesses plan to 'Dim Lights for Tark' Wednesday posted on Wednesday, February 18, 2015 - 10:35am LAS VEGAS — The lights on the Las Vegas Strip will be dimmed in observance of former UNLV basketball coach Jerry Tarkanian following Wednesday's UNLV vs. Boise State game.The lights are... read more...
NVEnergy: Power restored to 16K customers in west Las Vegas posted on Friday, February 13, 2015 - 3:42pm LAS VEGAS — More than 16,000 customers briefly lost power Friday afternoon in southern Nevada. The outage primarily impacted west Las Vegas, near Sahara Avenue and Valley View Boulevard. The power... read more...
Bicyclist killed in 2-car crash east of downtown posted on Monday, February 2, 2015 - 2:45pm LAS VEGAS — A bicyclist is dead after a two-car crash east of downtown on Monday afternoon, police said. The crash happened just before noon at Nellis Boulevard and Bonanza Road. According to police... read more...
City clerk error puts stadium signatures in limbo posted on Wednesday, January 14, 2015 - 10:49am LAS VEGAS — An error by the Las Vegas City Clerk's office has made the number of signatures needed for a petition on the proposed downtown soccer stadium quadruple.The clerk's office originally said... read more...
3 Vegas tech companies spread holiday cheer posted on Tuesday, December 23, 2014 - 7:54pm LAS VEGAS — Three Las Vegas tech companies are spreading Christmas cheer across the valley. And if you look around, you might just find a gift. ItsOnMe, ShopWithMe, and Postmates spent Monday and... read more...
Man dodges busy I-15 traffic trying to elude police posted on Thursday, December 18, 2014 - 5:26pm LAS VEGAS — A man wanted by police played a bit of real-life Frogger across a busy Interstate 15 during rush-hour traffic on Thursday evening. Police said undercover officers were following the man... read more...