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Drones increasingly being used for public safety

As the national drone industry continues to take off, unmanned aerial vehicle experts say it’s likely drones will be used by almost every law enforcement agency across the country within the next few years.

 
Reviewjournal.com launches digital subscriptions

Reviewjournal.com begins charging readers for access to online content starting Wednesday, a step taken to sustain the operation of Nevada’s top source for local news.

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Ranting man crashes pickup into TV station during broadcast

Police have detained a “ranting” man accused of crashing a pickup truck into a Fox affiliate television station building in downtown Dallas during a live newscast.

 
Blue-green algae assists in capturing Florida suspect

Police say a Florida man jumped into a canal while fleeing a traffic stop, was overcome by algae in the water and swam back to the officer who stopped him.

 
Japan starts cleaning up after typhoon, airport still closed

One of Japan’s busiest airports remained closed indefinitely after the strongest typhoon to hit Japan in at least 25 years flooded a runway and other facilities while damaging other infrastructure and causing at least 10 deaths as it swept across part of Japan’s main island.

 
Child killed as Gordon makes landfall, flooding threat rises

Tropical Storm Gordon never became a hurricane but it was deadly all the same, killing a child by blowing a tree onto a mobile home as it made landfall late Tuesday just west of the Alabama-Mississippi border.