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Air Show Returns to Reno One Year After Deadly Crash
KTLA NewsRENO, NV (KTLA) -- The Reno National Championship Air Races are underway for the 49th annual event, despite last year's deadly crash. Ten spectators died at last year's show when pilot Jimmy Leeward lost control of his P51 Mustang and crashed into the...Tags: Sports, KTLA, Transportation Accidents, Air and Aviation Sports, Air Transportation Industry
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For teens, misuse of Rx drugs predicts abuse of other drugs
![Adolescents who were prescribed medications and acknowledged having fooled around with them were more likely to abuse other drugs and to have sold, traded or given away their meds to friends, says a <a title="Abstract of study from Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine" href="http://archpedi.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/short/165/8/729" target="_blank">new study</a>.](http://www.latimes.com/media/thumbnails/story/2011-08/63698116-02160857.jpg "Adolescents who were prescribed medications and acknowledged having fooled around with them were more likely to abuse other drugs and to have sold, traded or given away their meds to friends, says a <a title="Abstract of study from Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine\" href=\"http://archpedi.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/short/165/8/729\" target=\"_blank\">new study</a>.")
Adolescents who were prescribed medications and acknowledged having fooled around with them were more likely to abuse other drugs and to have sold, traded or given away their meds to friends, says a new study.
A survey of 2,744 Detroit-area high school...Tags: Prescription Drugs, Drugs and Medicines, Chemical Industry, Behavioral Conditions, Medical Research
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Luxury car-theft ring nets 4 in San Diego
SAN DIEGO -- Four San Diego-area suspects in a car-theft ring that shipped luxury vehicles to Iraq were behind bars Wednesday.
In addition to the local arrests, nine people were arrested in the Detroit area this week and another suspect was at large,...Tags: Michigan, Corporate Crime, Crimes, Ohio, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
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Michigan jail inmate says 'lack of porn violates U.S. Constitution'
MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan jail inmate says he's being subjected to cruel and unusual punishment because he can't have pornography. In a handwritten lawsuit, 21-year-old Kyle Richards claims his civil rights are being violated at the...Tags: Michigan, Justice and Rights, Crimes, Prisons, Civil Rights
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Questions raised about releasing felons on bond
DETROIT (AP) — Questions are being raised about why some convicted felons in Michigan are allowed to remain free on bond ahead of sentencing after several cases where they didn't show up for their punishment. The Detroit Free Press reports that...Tags: Michigan, Justice System, Freedom of the Press, Politics, Crime, Law and Justice
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Website to examine if Mich. schools make the grade
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan is set to launch a website that opens the books on the state's high schools. The Detroit Free Press reports that mischooldata.org plans to go live Monday with test scores, enrollment information and school report...Tags: Michigan, Freedom of the Press, Examinations, Politics, Education
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Darron Powell: Aug. 16, 2011
Darron Charles Powell, 37, Woodspointe Way, died Sunday, Aug. 16, at his home. He was born in Detroit, Mich., the son of Charles Eugene and Carol Ann Rose Powell of Garrard County. He loved hunting, fishing and all outdoor activities. In addition to his...Tags: Funeral Parlor and Crematorium, Tennessee
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Police identify woman's remains found in suitcase
GIBRALTAR, Mich. (AP) — Authorities tentatively have identified the remains of a woman found stuffed in a suitcase and floating in a creek as a 32-year-old southeast Michigan woman. WDIV-TV reports Friday that Pam Prpich had been missing since last...Tags: Michigan, Rivers, Canterbury, Bodies of Water
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Wing Walker Killed In Fall During Michigan Air Show
ReutersA wingwalker at an air show near Detroit plunged about 200 feet to his death on Sunday as he tried to climb onto a helicopter in mid-air, in the third fatal air performance accident this weekend, officials said. The death of wingwalker Todd Green comes a...Tags: Michigan, Hospitals and Clinics, Volleyball, File Sharing, Missouri
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Put the pedal to the metal on these highways
By Nate Owen America's love for speed is well known. But that love has been replaced by sensibility, as Americans are traveling slower then they did a year ago, says Cars.com, citing a report from a company that tracks GPS data. Of course, slower speeds...Tags: Transportation, Michigan, Road Transportation, Phoenix (Maricopa, Arizona), Travel
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Benishek delves into debt ceiling vote, federal budget during forum
Congressman Dan Benishek, R-Crystal Falls, addressed federal spending during a public forum Tuesday in Petoskey.
The freshman representative spoke on the recent debt ceiling fight in Washington and the challenges associated with making spending cuts to...Tags: Michigan, Freedom of the Press, Republican Party, General Electric Company, Elections
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James R. Gibbard, 87
James R. Gibbard, 87, of East Jordan, died Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2011, at his home. He was born July 5, 1924, in Detroit, the son of Russel and Dorothy (Speer) Gibbard. Jim served his country as a tank driver in the U.S. Army during World War II in the...Tags: Chicago, Human Interest, World War II (1939-1945), Africa, Florida
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