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out..scared.. for hours...neighbors say police..crowded their street.. digging through grass cement and dirt.. they had been digging all day since what they found in this backyard...no one expected... we all knew him and it was really strange to find out that he could actually kill somebody... sheriff's department... back in june richard pulaski admitted to killing his friend... 65 year old john holland... before burying him here... he was still living here when he buried him here while janet tipton.. says she didn't know the victim... she was neighbors with pulaski for years.. he was doing a lot of work in the back yard but we didn't think anything about it tipton says pusalki moved from the home several months ago.. she never heard from him again... until now..
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remain still at the kingman jail.. awaiting trail on first degree murder... coming up at 6 pm-- what happened when we tried to talk to the current homeowners... and how this whole thing...has rocked this quiet neighborhood. lesley marin 13 an on live channel 4: stranded beach goers in breezy point, ny courtesy: wabc a man claiming to be british cell right now in connection with 3 seperate cases. 53-year-old alexander mantagu- manchester tells police he's the 13th duke of manchester. he's in custody on criminal
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that includes a burglary charge for an alleged home break-in back in july. coming up at 6.. contact 13 investigative reporter stephanie zeppelin sits down with the man claiming to be a british duke. money and your safety... the two go hand in hand..... in many cases. so... why does it seem.... metro can afford to open.... a new substation... but... not put more officers.... on the street? 13 action news all around. it could be a stranger in your hom.. from your heart... in either case you want police there fast. sometimes the difference between life and death can be measured in seconds-- the time between calling 911 and seeing an officer. today-- that time got a little shorter. 9:45:53 nat clapping metro opened up its new spring valley substation... making some of the larger area commands smaller and pulling officers here.. between i-15 and red rock... charleston to flamingo.
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"there's always more to do than you have time and resources to do. it's kind of almost the nature of the job so sure they could use more resources." standup 11:10:10-11:10:17 this area command will put more eyes on this part of the valley but it won't necessarily put more officers on the ground more patrols are a big push, but it comes down to money. clark county and las vegas were working on getting metro close to a million dollars... but they couldn't agree on the terms and it never happened. brian greenway, captain lvmpd 10:03:41 desperately needed this area command opening is going to alleviate a lot of work from enterprise our neighbouring area command and northwest area command and the residents of this area deserve better." susan brager, clark county commissioner 9:55:13-9:55:21 "to be very honest and i don't like to beat up another entity but it is important i was disappointed and i'm hoping we can work towards that goal i know that they tried." there aren't plans now to try to get the funding to work out. near durango and sahara parker collins thirteen action news. we're following developments here in the breaking news center with a celebrity who's
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all over the media as this unfolded. it all started with a call for help from woman inside the star's suburban l-a home. police surrounded the home for several hours. all the while, brown was proclaiming his innocence via social media. eventually, he surrendered. but police aren't releasing much about what actually happened. worth bringing up: it was just this year when a las vegas woman alleged that brown hit her and took her cellphone. police investigated but did not find evidence to file charges. tha breaking news center. a live look outside right now... and it's been a hot day across the valley.... let's check in with.... 13 first alert meteorologist... karla huelga... karla... when will things cool down? a large, pacific system is moving down the west coast and as it moves closer to our area will bring slight chances for rain, wind and "cooler" air into the area. in the short term, we have one more day of high heat, before we start to see a cool down. expect ound 105 tomorrow whit a bit of a breeze.
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the afternoon we will see more cloud cover. slight chances for rain will of 103 and breezy winds. it looks like we dry out throughout the day on friday and temps will decrease to 100. breaking right now. electricity is out for about 12- hundred people in the valley. the hardest hit area is near ann and decatur. but there are nine other affected areas. they're on your screen now. turned back on for another two hours. this is poor timing for a power outage. temperatures right now.. are over a hundred degrees. that's the latest from the breaking news center. local transportation and safety officials are trying to put an end to pedestrian deaths in the along eastern avenue to remind people not to jaywalk. there are more than 46 pedestrian deaths so far this year statewide. that's up nearly 50 percent
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donation it's been almost a week..... since a massive fire destroyed a warehouse full of school supplies..... for special needs students. and today.... the firefighters who battled those flames.... are giving back. it's all a part of "the operation fire heat"... this opearation fire heat helps..1:00 items lost in the fire clark county fire department firefighters.... and... the holiday emergency team..... provided -50- backpacks filled with school supplies..... to the "people's autism foundation." first the first time.. we are hearing the 911 calls during that terrorist attack inside pulse nightclub.. where 49 people were shot and killed. omar mateen walked through the orlando club back in june.. shooting people at random until he was finally shot and killed by police. some of the 911 calls were made by frantic family members. "well, i'm calling about my brother, because he's in
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he was in the bathroom, and he said that there a lot of dead people and i don't know." other calls came from terrified people inside the nightclub who reached-out for help as soon as they heard gunshots. "how many shots did you hear?" "more than 10." "did you hear anything after the gun shots? "no, as soon as we heard that, we ran." the fbi says surveillance video from inside the club shows multiple angles of mateen walking through several rooms killing people in cold blood. some promising research in the fight against zika. scientists have discovered that three existing drugs could help counteract the effects of the virus. the drugs are currently used to treat cancer.. hepatitis-c and parasitic infections. experiments so far have only been conducted in labs so it's still unclear if the drug combination can be safely used to counteract the potential effects of the zika virus on the brains of unborn children.
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in the race to the white house... tomorrow.... could bring two highly anticipated developments... in the race for the white house. for donald trump... a major speech..... on immigration policy. for hillary clinton... the f-b-i report..... on the investigation into her e-mail server... may go public. the clinton campaign says.... they welcome it... in the name of transparency. "i mean hillary asked all these e- mails be made public. we don't even have the basics of transparency from donald trump. he's not released his taxes. the report will likely put that.... transparency..... back in the spotlight.... on the trail.... and eventually... on the debate stage... in less than -4- weeks. trump is also preparing..... for an immigration speech in phoenix.... tomorrow. his son..... donald trump junior spoke to c-n-n's anderson cooper.... about recent questions raised..... about where exactly his policies stand. trump jr. "he was asking for an opinion. his policy has been the same for the last 6, 7, 8 months." cooper: "he still says deport. with baby steps.
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only on 13 action news.. this video of an r-v on fire. it was taken by ktnv's general manager as he was driving home from los angeles. the owners say the fire started to fill the cabin so they pulled over.. jumped out and ran into the desert. they weren't hurt.. but the r-v and everything inside were destroyed. some concerned neighbors call our squatter spotters hotline.. but we weren't expecting this. you're a reporter, who are you, you're nobodyb they aren't squatters.. but what we found might suggest otherwise. plus... if you think you're paying a lot for coffee now? just wait... there's an uncontrolable force..... that could cause the price of a cup of joe... to skyrocket. and.. textbook companies are adding another expense for college students. see why they're being forced to pay for their homework. we're closely following a fast- moving wildfirei n california.
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i'm catherine cortez masto and i approve this message. as a doctor, i see how decisions in washington impact my patients here in nevada. so even though i'm a republican, i won't be voting for joe heck. joe heck's voted ten times to defund planned parenthood, which thousands of women depend on for cancer screenings. and heck opposes a woman's right to choose even when her health is at risk. for me and my patients,
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"hold on. hold on tight. hold on." a photographer in baton rouge,
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helped rescue a pregnant woman..... from a burning car. the woman..... apparently lost control... to an unrelated news story..... when the crash happened. they stayed with the woman.... until paramedics arrived. she was not severely injured. some people living in a mountain's edge neighborhood are concerned. they say squatters have taken over a home.. and they have a toddler with them. 13 action news reporter marissa kynaston confronted the people inside that home. nat knocking do you guys live here uh yeah, why is there a
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this place out, do you guys live here? come on steph nat door slammed the door slammed in our face-- the people inside this home-- telling me yes-- they lived here-- but according to the homeowners association-- not legally. according to the hoa-- sierra community management-- the home is currently in sierra community management-- the home is currently in foreclosure. the hoa say the people inside-- even have a fake lease. the women holding a toddler-- thats why neighbors reached out to us-- concerned about the childs wellbeing. but according to the hoa-- police cannot make an arrest-- until the homeowner files paperwork. nat you need to get off my property now is this your property that's my question nat door opening you're on my property, i'm not understanding. i don't want you here but my question is, is it your property? yes it is, i have a lease, i pay the bills, the
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with this sh since i moved to vegas, you all need to leave can we see that? you're a reporter, who are you, you're nobody bye nat door slamming marissa tag i called child protective services-- to see what their involvement is in the case-- and if theyre working to get the child out of the home-- but i havent yet many volkswagen owners are choosing money... over their cars! as part of a settlement... over the automaker's..... v-w agreed.... to spend more than..... -10- billion dollars... to buy back... or repair.... affected vehicles. so far... about -2- hundred and -10- thousand owners..... have chosen the buy back offer. the deadline for filing a claim... runs through..... september 20-18. head injuries happen from time to time in contact sports.. but unless the athelete sits-out right away.. the recovery time doubles. according to a new study in the journal 'pediatrics'.. young athletes who leave the game immediately after the injury took an average of 22
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players who stayed in the game after the head injury.. on average.. took about 44 days to recover. a consumer alert from contact -13- your morning cut of joe could get alot more expensive! if a new report by "the climate institute" proves to be true. the study says.... climate change is posing a severe risk.... to the coffee industry. it suggests.... the rising climate will cut coffee production..... in half. the report findings..... follow similar warnings..... producers..... including starbucks and lavazza. take a look at this cool weather phenomenon over columbus, ohio. it's some timelapse of a microburst.. which is a column of sinking air inside a thunderstorm. it looks like the entire clouds are just dumping over the city. wind speeds in microbursts can sometimes top 100-miles an hour. adlib let's go to meteorologist karla huelga and '13 first alert weather.' a large, pacific system is
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as it moves closer to our area will bring slight chances for rain, wind and "cooler" air into the area. in the short term, we have one more day of high heat, before we start to see a cool down. expect highs around 105 tomorrow with a bit of a breeze. moisture will start to sweep the afternoon we will see more cloud cover. slight chances for rain will start late in the day tomorrow, but look better for thursday. high temps will start to slide a bit on thursday with a high of 103 and breezy winds. it looks like we dry out throughout the day on friday and temps will decrease to 100. we'll also be up to the lower
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with gusts to about 35mph as one of two batches of energy with this system pass to our north. we'll stay upper end breezy over the labor day weekend as one batch of energy moves out and the other moves in. this will also keep dragging the milder air into the area which will drop us to the upper 90s on saturday, then mid 90s on sunday. the second batch of energy with north on labor day and will keep high temps in the mid and upper 90s for labor day and next tuesday. the winds will stay breezy on labor day and will lighten by tuesday. breezy on labor day and will lighten by tuesday. breaking news....
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los angeles police put the cuffs on the singer... just moments ago. police have had his l-a home surrounded.... for hours. it all started this morning.... after a call for help..... as more study material goes online.. college students could be looking at new expenses. we'll explain... why sharing a textbook.... could be a thing of the past.. and... it could add to the cost of a college education. most college students pay for
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on-line... a lot of students have to pay for an access code..... to do homework and take quizzes..... that are required.... for credit. unlike traditional books... the codes cannot be shared.... by students... and.... even if students buy..... the digital textbook... the access code is still sold.... separately. and.... students cannot print pages. olympic gold medalist connor fields is ready to recieve another big honor.. this time from his hometown of henderson.
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the ceremony will take place at the whitney mesa bmx track. fields won the gold medal in men's bmx in rio. he's taking a few weeks off before he starts training again for next year's world championships. the cast has been announced... and... the countdown is on..... to the beginning of season -23-.... of "dancing with the stars". we have the list of stars.... on your screen. the list includes.... olympic swimmer.... ryan lochte. olympic gymnast.... laurie hernandez. maureen c- from "the brady bunch" rapper..... vanilla ice. former texas governor rick perry. country singer..... jana kramer. the new season starts monday.... september -12-th.... at -8-. a large, pacific system is moving down the west coast and as it moves closer to our area will bring slight chances for rain, wind and "cooler" air into the area. in the short term, we have one more day of high heat, before moisture will start to sweep
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it's "bachelor in paradise".... followed by "after paradise".... at 10... it's "the middle" at 10-30... it's "fresh off the boat"... and we'll see you tonight... for action news... live at 11 that's our news for now.. but... stay with us.... for abc's world news tonight... up next. remember.. we're always on at ktnv.com and on our free ktnv mobile app.
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breaking news. tonight, we start with a new hurricane watch, just issued. two systems. one growing in the atlantic. the other, in the gulf. plus, back-to-back major hurricanes now targeting hawaii. terror takedown. one of the most wanted terrorists killed tonight. the number-two man for isis. a $5 million bounty on his head, as new details come in about an american woman held hostage. in the race for president, donald trump facing a pivotal moment. will he flip-flop on immigration? tonight, his son coming to his defense. fiery crash. the chain reaction pileup. all caught on video. and the heroic rescue by a group of other drivers. and, an out of this world sound. the radio signal discovered from

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