Preparations are underway for the mid-week 4th-of-July holiday. News Anchor Dave Courvoisier talks about that and other news stories today for the evening news on KLAS-TV (CBS) CH8 in Las Vegas, NV. Police will be out checking for illegal fireworks, and the illegal USE of fireworks. They will also be closely watching for the possibility of drunk drivers. North Las Vegas emergency vehicles — usually manned by the Fire Department — are all silent today and the city is investigating whether it’s a sick-out or legal for firefighters to remove themselves from their positions this way. And the Channel-8 newsroom says a fond farewell to Steven Jackson, a web content employee who will be sorely missed.