Kim Passoth
Anchor & Reporter
Las Vegas
Kim Passoth anchors our 4 and 6 p.m. newscasts weekdays alongside John Huck.
She is a seasoned journalist having worked in local newsrooms across the country, reporting in small towns like Great Falls, MT and Corpus Christi, TX to anchoring in major markets like Atlanta and Los Angeles.
She graduated summa cum laude with honors from UCLA where she reported for Daily Bruin TV.
She’s done everything from sitting down with the oldest man in the world, to flying in a F/A-18 fighter jet with the Blue Angels, to a one-on-one interview with President Jimmy Carter, to covering the largest tornado on record while reporting in Oklahoma City. Her live coverage on the scene of a deadly wildfire helped earn her station an Edward R. Murrow award. She was also nominated by the LA Press Club for her environmental reporting at the Salton Sea.
Kim enjoys her off-time hiking with her rescue pup Summer. She loves National Parks and aims to visit all of them.
If you’re a Tiger King fan, watch for her brief cameo in the series!
One lawmaker is now answering a call for a harsher animal cruelty penalty by introducing a bill during the upcoming legislative session.
After discovery of $10M shortfall, Clark County School District’s 2025 budget will dip into reserves
Clark County School District leaders presenting an amended 2025 budget Thursday night after their earlier projections were off by an estimated $10 million dollars.
"Buy Nothing" Facebook page where people post all kinds of things they want to give away and others post things they need.
Big changes in the heart of Henderson.
An annual holiday tradition at the Las Vegas Natural History Museum: cultural groups all coming together.
As part of planned remembrance of the shooting at UNLV last year, a student-led project one year in the making will be on display for the first time.
The most popular state park in Southern Nevada is now closed. That has taken some would-be visitors who have made the trip out to Valley of Fire, only to be turned away, by surprise.
Lake Mead is the fifth most visited National Park Service site in the country, and it has gotten a little too much attention in recent years.
On Black Friday, two weeks into the strike, a Nevada Congresswoman walked the picket line with workers.
David Ramirez has been missing for 23 days now and his family is not giving up their search.
An East Las Vegas family opted to forgo a traditional Thanksgiving meal this year as there would be an empty seat at the dinner table.
At airports across the country, auto theft is a big concern this holiday season.
A Henderson non-profit is hoping for help during the holidays.
Governor Joe Lombardo has requested the Clark County School District implement a corrective action plan and appoint a compliance monitor.
FOX5 Las Vegas spotted smoke on a traffic cam in the downtown area Friday.
Despite many road closures, the closest church to the F1 track, the Catholic cathedral near the Encore, will be staying open and hold their normal services during the F1 race.
Commission Chair Tick Segerblom began the discussion of raising sales tax in Clark County by one eighth of one percent.
Neighbors in the East Las Vegas Valley say a proposal to build hundreds of homes on the edge of the desert is in direct conflict with the push to protect the area and stop any future development.
Three animals have reunited and are now recovering at an animal hospital in Henderson after getting caught in a fiery l-15 crash.
A former UNLV staff member and December 6th shooting survivor is now in the ICU after most of suffering burns to most of her body.
Homeowner called 911 to report intruders, shot and killed by an officer while struggling with intruder over knife
David Ramirez, 62, was last seen leaving his home near Desert Inn and Hollywood on Wednesday, Nov. 6.
There are still major changes underway for F1 and major traffic delays expected to prepare to host the fastest race cars in the world.
President of the Las Vegas Police Protective Association says it was Sgt. Menon’s entire team who came forward to them to report the wrongdoing.
“Vape pens do have lithium-ion batteries…they are considered a hazardous waste,” For Nevada schools, one major safety issue is vape pens.
Automatic license plate readers (ALPR) are cracking down on crime in Henderson.
Early in-person voting is now over in Nevada. If you still want to make your voice heard, you will need to mail in your ballot or show up to a polling place on Election Day.
A Metro sergeant in charge of a unit on the Strip is now facing charges for a series of questionable arrests under his command.
A new high-tech crimefighting tool is being used here in the Vegas Valley for the first time.
Blowing dust is a major concern for neighbors in Las Vegas. The cleanup of the old Three Kids Mine and the asbestos and toxic metals there is well underway.
The Clark County School District Board of Trustees got an update of the district’s budget deficit Thursday night and had to chance to ask questions about it.
The Metro sergeant accused of unlawfully arresting people on the Strip is facing new charges as of Wednesday.
In school zone traffic, there are many reports of students on scooters nearly being hit by vehicles, and one student was hit last week near Bob Miller Middle School.
The Clark County School District is now answering for their nearly $11 million budget shortfall.
The City of Henderson has identified four problematic residential streets where drivers routinely break the speed limit
A major push to bring major movie studios to Nevada. The public face of the effort is a famous one.
In Nevada, while we now rank in the top 10 for highest percentage of electric vehicles, we are in the bottom 10 for the number of chargers and that’s lead to big frustrations for EV drivers.
Growing pains in Henderson as Reimagine Boulder Highway, a multi-year, multi-million dollar project, is now well underway.
One older Henderson neighborhood surrounded by major new homes developments is now seeing more coyotes than ever before.
Thousands of trees are being given away for free.
A neighborhood in North Las Vegas has been slowly sinking for decades. They’ve been waiting for help to get out of their failing homes and millions of dollars were allocated last year to help them do so but now residents are speaking out against a proposal that would redirect federal money meant to rebuild their sinking homes.
Shrine of the Most Holy Redeemer is the largest Catholic church in Las Vegas area and can hold more than 2,000 people. It is close to Tropicana Las Vegas.
Las Vegas Valley scientists are using NASA satellites above the Earth to estimate groundwater in Nevada and throughout the West.
They were told by the City of Henderson they had two weeks to fix their broken pipes or 85 families would have to leave their townhomes. Repairs are now underway.
A total of 26 complaints have been filed against Premiere Pools and Spas.
For each of the 58 victims killed that night, a bell was rung and a candle was lit in remembrance.
There is a plan to build new homes for all of the families who remain in Windsor Park with millions of dollars allocated by the state, but the governor now wants to change the funding source.
A family business will soon celebrate 50 years of selling the same pizza today enjoyed by classic Vegas icons like Elvis and Frank Sinatra.
Coyote attacks on pets continue in the Cadence area and surrounding neighborhoods in Henderson including Calico Ridge.
The City of Henderson wants to hear from you as the Reimagine Boulder Highway Project is underway.
A new law regulating street food vendors in Clark County took effect earlier this year but FOX5 has learned many vendors are reluctant to go through the permitting process.
