Elaine Emerson
Director of Content
Las Vegas

Elaine Emerson is the Director of Content for FOX5.
Emerson joined FOX5 Vegas as a Content Producer in Feb. 2019 after about 3 years of reporting in Las Vegas, covering a wide array of stories such as the Oct. 1 shooting, the Golden Knights' Stanley Cup Final, the 2016 election and high-profile court cases. Emerson was promoted to Digital Content Manager in 2020, overseeing the FOX5 Vegas digital strategy. In April 2022, she was promoted to Director of Content, the leader of the Assignment Desk.
Emerson graduated from Arizona State's Walter Cronkite School of Journalism in 2016, along with her husband Justin. They share two kids and two dogs.
Updated: Feb. 3, 2025 at 3:11 PM PST
|By Elaine Emerson
The Las Vegas Valley saw a significant warm up Monday, with a daily record high temperature set.
Updated: Jan. 30, 2025 at 12:49 PM PST
|By Elaine Emerson
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police will provide a briefing on a fraud investigation after dozens of people showed up to an area business looking for a job.
Updated: Jan. 17, 2025 at 3:10 PM PST
|By Elaine Emerson
A Las Vegas Metropolitan Police officer is accused of pointing a gun at his ex-wife’s boyfriend, who had started dating the cop’s lover’s husband, according to court records.
Updated: Jan. 17, 2025 at 1:28 PM PST
|By Elaine Emerson and Rachel Zalucki
New video released by the Clark County District Court shows officers discovering the body of a Las Vegas woman in her freezer during a welfare check.
Updated: Dec. 30, 2024 at 10:30 AM PST
|By Elaine Emerson
A man was shot and killed in North Las Vegas early Sunday morning, according to police.
Updated: Dec. 30, 2024 at 8:54 AM PST
|By Elaine Emerson
A motorcyclist was killed after speeding, over-braking and hitting another car, according to Las Vegas Metropolitan Police.
Updated: Dec. 23, 2024 at 9:23 AM PST
|By Elaine Emerson
A man was shot and killed at a house party in the southwest valley late Sunday night.
Updated: Dec. 23, 2024 at 9:08 AM PST
|By Elaine Emerson
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police arrested an 81-year-old man in connection with a deadly stabbing in the south valley.
Updated: Dec. 23, 2024 at 8:29 AM PST
|By Elaine Emerson
Nine people were displaced from their homes after a two-alarm fire near the Las Vegas airport on Saturday.
Updated: Dec. 20, 2024 at 9:57 AM PST
|By Elaine Emerson
It will be a very “Happy Holidays” for a recent Las Vegas Strip guest who managed to win more than $1 million while gambling.
Updated: Dec. 20, 2024 at 9:34 AM PST
|By Elaine Emerson
Following a viral TikTok trend, more cars are hitting the roads decked out in Christmas lights. But Nevada State Police said some of these lights could be illegal.
Updated: Dec. 19, 2024 at 4:38 PM PST
|By Elaine Emerson
Investigators found several marijuana and alcohol containers in the vehicle of an accused wrong-way driver that killed an off-duty police officer, according to Nevada State Police.
Updated: Nov. 26, 2024 at 2:58 PM PST
|By Elaine Emerson
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police are evaluating whether or not they will be releasing more body-worn camera after an officer shot and killed a homeowner who called 911 to report a home invasion.
Updated: Nov. 20, 2024 at 2:22 PM PST
|By Elaine Emerson
The 911 calls from the night a man was shot and killed by Las Vegas police reveal a chaotic environment and the homeowner describing a home intruder in detail to police.
Updated: Nov. 19, 2024 at 9:37 AM PST
|By Elaine Emerson
An off-Strip casino is filling positions as many of their workers go on strike.
Updated: Nov. 18, 2024 at 4:57 PM PST
|By Elaine Emerson
Lois Tarkanian, the wife of famed UNLV basketball coach Jerry Tarkanian and a local philanthropist and politician, has died.
Updated: Nov. 16, 2024 at 12:48 PM PST
|By Elaine Emerson
There’s a heavy police presence at a Henderson mall Saturday, but police confirm there was not an active shooter situation.
Updated: Nov. 12, 2024 at 4:58 PM PST
|By Elaine Emerson
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police arrested the suspect accused of running a red light and killing two kids.
Updated: Nov. 12, 2024 at 4:44 PM PST
|By Elaine Emerson
A highly-anticipated pickleball facility in West Henderson is finally set to open.
Updated: Nov. 12, 2024 at 5:53 AM PST
|By Kim Passoth, Elaine Emerson, Brittany Defran and Rachel Zalucki
Homeowner called 911 to report intruders, shot and killed by an officer while struggling with intruder over knife
Updated: Nov. 9, 2024 at 7:32 AM PST
|By Elaine Emerson and Shawna Khalafi
Two children were killed after a driver was speeding and ran a red light, causing a crash involving four vehicles, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police said. Police are still looking for the driver.
Updated: Oct. 25, 2024 at 9:15 AM PDT
|By Elaine Emerson
When the signature on a mail ballot doesn‘t match the signature of the voter on file, election officials need the voter to “cure” their ballot by verifying the signature in order for their ballot to be counted.
Updated: Oct. 22, 2024 at 10:41 PM PDT
|By Elaine Emerson
A man was shot and killed in the northwest valley Tuesday night.
Updated: Oct. 22, 2024 at 10:24 PM PDT
|By Elaine Emerson
A police helicopter had to land at a college campus near Las Vegas Tuesday night.
Updated: Oct. 16, 2024 at 12:53 PM PDT
|By Elaine Emerson
Former President Bill Clinton will travel to Las Vegas next week to campaign for the Kamala Harris-Tim Walz ticket.
Updated: Oct. 15, 2024 at 4:57 PM PDT
|By Elaine Emerson
A Clark County School District coach was arrested for sexual misconduct with a student, Clark County School District Police announced Tuesday.
Updated: Oct. 9, 2024 at 3:36 PM PDT
|By Elaine Emerson
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police are looking to identify a man who was found dead on the side of the interstate this weekend.
Updated: Oct. 3, 2024 at 5:12 PM PDT
|By Elaine Emerson
The Clark County School District estimates the district is facing a $20 million budget deficit.
Updated: Oct. 3, 2024 at 4:57 PM PDT
|By Elaine Emerson
A former Las Vegas city councilwoman was found guilty of wire fraud charges following her federal trial in Nevada District Court.
Updated: Oct. 3, 2024 at 1:45 PM PDT
|By Elaine Emerson
Amid ongoing budget problems, the Clark County School District Board of Trustees could hire an outside firm to perform an audit of its financial operations.
Updated: Oct. 1, 2024 at 6:32 PM PDT
|By Justine Verastigue and Elaine Emerson
A father and daughter are suing a Las Vegas fertility clinic for reportedly mixing up an IVF treatment.
Updated: Sep. 27, 2024 at 2:39 PM PDT
|By Elaine Emerson
A new class-action lawsuit filed this week in Nevada District Court alleges a “systematic failure” by the Clark County School District in addressing children with disabilities.
Updated: Sep. 27, 2024 at 9:23 AM PDT
|By Elaine Emerson
Nye County Sheriff’s Office said Friday that school shooting threats that had spread in the community were unfounded.
Updated: Sep. 25, 2024 at 1:48 PM PDT
|By Elaine Emerson
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police are investigating a crash in the Spring Mountain area Wednesday afternoon.
Updated: Sep. 25, 2024 at 1:27 PM PDT
|By Elaine Emerson
A suspect is facing attempted murder charges after police say he stabbed two women Tuesday night.
Updated: Sep. 20, 2024 at 2:02 PM PDT
|By Elaine Emerson
The Clark County School District Board of Trustees will discuss how and when to fill one of its spot, left open following a trustee’s resignation.
Updated: Sep. 20, 2024 at 1:26 PM PDT
|By Elaine Emerson
The Clark County School District could go nearly a whole school year without an appointed superintendent as the district and its search firm considers pushing the search back into early 2025.
Updated: Sep. 20, 2024 at 12:16 PM PDT
|By Elaine Emerson
One person was critically injured after a house fire in Henderson Friday morning.
Updated: Sep. 16, 2024 at 4:46 PM PDT
|By Elaine Emerson
In honor of UNLV football being ranked in the Top 25 for the first time in program history fans can purchase tickets starting at $25 for the next 25 hours (4 p.m. Monday through 5 p.m. Tuesday) for the Rebels’ Mountain West opener vs. Fresno State at Allegiant Stadium on September 28.
Updated: Sep. 11, 2024 at 1:41 PM PDT
|By Elaine Emerson
Clark County Education Association confirms CCSD trustee Katie Williams has resigned.
Updated: Sep. 10, 2024 at 4:28 PM PDT
|By Elaine Emerson
A new World Market store could be coming to the Henderson area.
Updated: Sep. 10, 2024 at 12:41 PM PDT
|By Elaine Emerson
Two southwest governors sent a letter to California Governor Gavin Newsom Tuesday urging a stop to legislation that could impact regional gas prices.
Updated: Sep. 9, 2024 at 3:12 PM PDT
|By Elaine Emerson
A Las Vegas gas station worker is accused of beating a customer with a bat over taking too much nacho cheese, according to an arrest report.
Updated: Sep. 9, 2024 at 2:16 PM PDT
|By Elaine Emerson
A man is accused of using drugs and threatening Las Vegas Strip casino workers with a makeshift flamethrower, according to an arrest report.
Updated: Sep. 9, 2024 at 1:22 PM PDT
|By Elaine Emerson
The headliners for the Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix East Harmon fan zone were announced Monday.
Updated: Sep. 9, 2024 at 11:50 AM PDT
|By Elaine Emerson
A lucky tourist won a massive jackpot on the Las Vegas Strip last week.
Updated: Sep. 6, 2024 at 2:34 PM PDT
|By Elaine Emerson
The Las Vegas teen accused of running a “lone-wolf” ISIS operation had previously threatened to commit a school shooting, according to new court documents.
Updated: Sep. 5, 2024 at 4:17 PM PDT
|By Elaine Emerson
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police are looking for an orange sports car involved in a hit-and-run crash late last month.
Updated: Sep. 4, 2024 at 4:16 PM PDT
|By Elaine Emerson
A woman is accused of stealing a casket from a funeral home that had a body inside, then leaving it out front of the business, according to Las Vegas police.
Updated: Sep. 4, 2024 at 11:12 AM PDT
|By Elaine Emerson
Changes are coming to Nevada’s Child Care and Development Program (CCDP), and some people may no longer be eligible.