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    Zach Sobiech. Faced with terminal cancer from the age of 14, this Stillwater student exemplified positivity and inspired many with the way he led his life and the simple heartfelt music he created. He died on Monday at ...

  • Foothill High grad who lost a leg in Afghanistan given new home in Reno

    RENO -- A Marine who lost a leg and underwent over 20 surgeries after being critically wounded in a 2010 explosion in Afghanistan has moved a big step forward in rebuilding his life. A group of volunteers handed over the keys Saturday for a new Reno house to Sgt. Thomas "Trey" Humphrey and his wife, Lindsey, who are expecting their first child in July. The 1,739-square-foot home, ...

  • San Antonio flooding kills one dozens rescued

    A man surveys floodwaters caused by heavy rains Saturday in San Antonio. The city has received torrential rains since Friday evening and officials say numerous roads have been closed because of flash ...

  • Nevada legislators have plenty left to do in last week of session

    CARSON CITY -- Nevada lawmakers are rounding the final turn and heading down the backstretch of the final full week of the 2013 session. But there's still plenty of jockeying going on as legislators and lobbyists jostle and maneuver in a mad dash toward the June 3 finish line. Here are five things to know about the upcoming agenda when legislators begin the 17th week of the session Monday: ...

  • Rescuers look for pilot in deadly New York Angel Flight

    First responders gather at a command post in Ephratah, N.Y., on Saturday, May 25, 2013, as the search for the pilot of a downed Angel Flight out of Massachusetts continues. The twin engine light plane plane carrying two passengers and the pilot crashed in a wooded area in upstate New York on ...


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Movie Review

The Shootist [DVD]

The Shootist [DVD]

When, at the age of 69, the legendary John Wayne starred in The Shootist as John Bernard Books, an aging gunslinger dying of cancer at the turn of the 20th century, he himself was dying of cancer. Having already had half a lung removed to stop the spread of what he referred to as "the Big C," Wayne was in poor physical health during the shooting of the movie, constantly sick with gout, flu ... ...

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  • Assembly panel passes driver authorization cards bill

    Utah's Driving Privilege Card serves as a driver's license for undocumented residents. The Nevada Assembly has advanced a bill that would allow similiar cards in the ...

  • With night tours Neon Museum offers new perspective of Vegas past

    A tourist takes a photo at the Neon Museum in Las Vegas on Friday, May 24, 2013. For the past six months, visitors have had to squint up at the hulking metal forms through the desert sun. On Friday, the museum unveiled nighttime ...

  • Dispute simmers over road to Grand Canyon Skywalk

    MEADVIEW, Ariz. (AP) -- On one of the busiest holiday weekends of the year, some travelers looking to get to the Grand Canyon's glass-bottom Skywalk will have to pay an extra fee to cross through a private ...

  • Obama refocuses terror threat to pre-911 level

    Obama is not claiming final victory over extremists who still seek to kill Americans and other Westerners. Instead, he is refocusing the long struggle against terrorism that lies ahead, steering the United States away from what he calls an equally frightening threat - a country in a state of perpetual war. In doing so, Obama recasts the image of the terrorists themselves, from enemy warriors to ...

  • Graduates in tornado-raked Oklahoma town vow to stay

    OKLAHOMA CITY-Seven tornadoes have swept through their town since they were born, but as new graduates donned caps and gowns to say goodbye to their high schools Saturday, they vowed they wouldn't say goodbye to Moore. "I wouldn't want to be in any other place. It's our roots. Tornadoes are a part of life here," said 18-year-old Brooke Potter, whose current college ...

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