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• Teen shot, killed after entering 80-year-old woman's home

  31-10-2017 23:57
  
  A teen was shot and killed after entering a woman's home in Marion, Arkansas.
  
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• Halloween spending is on the rise as more celebrate the holiday

  31-10-2017 23:54
  
  Even though Halloween is here, the spending isn’t stopping. Tuesday afternoon, hundreds of last-minute shoppers went to stores, looking for their costume. 
  
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• Dying dad gets Halloween surprise

  31-10-2017 23:53
  
  Ahead of Halloween night, 4-year-old- Blayne Ellerbruck got to trick or treat a little early with his heroes. A special day for Blayne, but even more special for his "real" hero. Blayne's dad watched it all happen from the 4th story of Deaconess Gateway Hospital. 
  
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• Hotel grand opening first of four planned for downtown Tucson

  31-10-2017 23:44
  
  The AC Hotel Tucson Downtown is the first new hotel in downtown Tucson since 1977, but it seems now more are taking the risk.
  
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• OVERTIME: First-round playoff matchups

  31-10-2017 23:38
  
  The high school football playoffs kick into high gear this week and 13 teams from southern Arizona are in the running for state titles.
  
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• Mac Needs a Home

  31-10-2017 23:01
  Hello! I’m Mac!
  I am a 10-years-young which means my adoption fee is only $50 (+$19 license)!…
  
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• 'Arizonans United for Health Care' Wants You to Know, Healthcare Signups Begin Nov. 1, and You Can Get Help With Your Application

  31-10-2017 22:01
  The goal of Arizonans United for Health Care is to educate the community about the Affordable Care Act in its current form, according to Alma Hernandez, senior organizer for the group. "We want to remind people the first day to enroll is November 1 and enrollment ends December 15," she said, "and you can get help signing up."The group is building coalitions with other local nonprofits and activists working to inform people about the ACA.One of the best places to find help signing up is Cover Ari
  
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• 'Arizonans United for Health Care' Wants You to Know, Healthcare Signups Begin Dec. 1, and You Can Get Help With Your Application

  31-10-2017 22:01
  The goal of Arizonans United for Health Care is to educate the community about the Affordable Care Act in its current form, according to Alma Hernandez, senior organizer for the group. "We want to remind people the first day to enroll is November 1 and enrollment ends December 15," she said, "and you can get help signing up." The group is building coalitions with other local nonprofits and activists working to inform people about the ACA. One of the best places to find help signing up is Cover A
  
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• Internal reports show inmates attacked guards for 20 minutes before help arrived

  31-10-2017 21:56
  
  Four inmates launched an escape attempt at the prison on October 12, 2017. The incident has left three prison employees dead and nine other employees injured.
  
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• The Latest: After NYC attack, Trump rails against IS group

  31-10-2017 21:39
  
  New York City police say there are "several fatalities and numerous people injured" after a motorist drove onto a busy bicycle path and struck several people, then emerged from the vehicle screaming and firing something that appeared to be a gun.
  
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• The Weekly Take: As Khalil Tate Thrives, Attendance Dives

  31-10-2017 20:59
  Darkness descended upon the three-tiered east grandstand at Arizona Stadium as the faint scent of mesquite wafted through the Southern Arizona sky. …
  
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• NY mayor calls truck attack "act of terror;" 8 dead, several more seriously injured

  31-10-2017 20:49
  
  Authorities said the attacker shouted "Allahu Akhbar" when he got out of the truck. The FBI is investigating the event as a terrorist attack.
  
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• Foreigners among 8 dead in NYC terror attack

  31-10-2017 20:49
  
  Officials are saying a terror attack has taken the lives of at least eight people on Tuesday in New York City.  
  
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• FBI: New York truck attack treated as terrorism; 6 dead, multiple injured

  31-10-2017 20:49
  
  Up to six are dead and several more injured when a man driving a truck deliberately ran over cyclists on a bike path in Lower Manhattan.
  
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• 8 dead in NYC attack mayor calls terrorism

  31-10-2017 20:49
  
  Authorities said the attacker shouted "Allahu Akhbar" when he got out of the truck. The FBI is investigating the event as a terrorist attack.
  
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• Strongsville police charge future son-in-law with teacher's murder

  31-10-2017 20:31
  
  We might know more about the shooting and stabbing death of 6th grade teacher Melinda Pleskovic later today.
  
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• The Latest: CBS investigating allegations against Piven

  31-10-2017 19:09
  
  Under fire, Kevin Spacey won't get International Emmy Award following a claim the 'House of Cards' star allegedly made sexual advances on a teen boy.
  
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• Voting sites open for consolidated election

  31-10-2017 18:50
  
  Three early voting sites for the Nov. 7 consolidated election are open this week in Tucson.
  
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• Woman escapes trunk, 'dangerous' suspect sought

  31-10-2017 18:18
  
  Officials in Autauga County are searching for a man they say is armed and dangerous and committed a kidnapping that was all caught on camera.
  
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• Kidnapping victim escapes trunk, dangerous suspect sought

  31-10-2017 18:18
  
  Officials in Autauga County are searching for a man they say is armed and dangerous and committed a kidnapping that was all caught on camera.
  
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• Man shot in head during attempted vehicle break-in dies

  31-10-2017 18:03
  
  A Shreveport teen who was shot in the head during a vehicle burglary has died. And authorities have arrested the third suspect in the break-in. 
  
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• Henry the hippo, Fiona's father, dies after battle with chronic illness

  31-10-2017 17:37
  
  The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden is mourning the death of 36-year-old Henry, father of the famous Fiona. 
  
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• VIDEO: Former Jackson Mayor paddles suspect caught breaking into his car

  31-10-2017 17:17
  
  The former mayor sent us video of him paddling the young suspect while waiting for police to arrive.
  
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• Deputies trying to identify gunman, motive in deadly Sangaree shooting

  31-10-2017 13:06
  
  Berkeley County deputies are working to determine who gunned down a man in the Sangaree neighborhood of Berkeley County Tuesday morning and why.
  
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• Haunted house caters to kids with special needs

  31-10-2017 12:46
  
  Scaring your children half to death is the goal of most haunted houses. But in Tucson, there's another option for parents of sensitive kids or kids with special needs or disabilities. The RavenHearse Family Classic Haunt is the perfect place to come by for some family friendly fun. It
  
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• Murder suspect asks for time to trick or treat

  31-10-2017 12:44
  
  The suspect and young mother asked the judge to extend her curfew by an hour and a half, so she can take her daughter trick-or-treating.
  
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• Day of the Dead, a food-filled holiday that has nothing to do with Halloween

  31-10-2017 12:37
  At midnight on Nov. 1, Dia de Los Muertos begins. It is a significant day on the Mexican calendar, and a holiday that is widely misunderstood in the United States.
  
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• Lawmakers to Trump: Leave Mueller alone

  31-10-2017 08:41
  
  Democrats _ and a few Republicans _ in Congress have a clear message for President Donald Trump: Don't mess with Robert Mueller.
  
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• With first charges, Mueller sends warning to Trump, aides

  31-10-2017 08:39
  
  Special counsel Robert Mueller is warning individuals in President Donald Trump's orbit: If they lie about contacts between the president's campaign and Russians, they'll end up on the wrong end of federal criminal charges.
  
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• Trump: Aide at center of Russia probe 'proven to be a liar'

  31-10-2017 08:19
  
  The White House calls George Papadopoulos a former low-level aide, but he's now a major figure in the Mueller investigation.
  
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• Key parts of women's tale of survival at sea contradicted

  31-10-2017 08:18
  
  Two Hawaii women who say they were lost at sea never activated their emergency beacon, the U.S. Coast Guard said, adding to a growing list of inconsistences that cast doubt on this harrowing tale of survival.
  
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• Inconsistencies cast doubt on harrowing tale of sea survival

  31-10-2017 08:18
  
  Two Hawaii women who say they were lost at sea never activated their emergency beacon, the U.S. Coast Guard said, adding to a growing list of inconsistences that cast doubt on this harrowing tale of survival.
  
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• Inspired By the Light

  31-10-2017 08:06
  Candice Davis and Mike Dominguez's contemporary-art gallery in Tucson resides in the roomy shell of a former Packard dealership built in the 1930s. It's a terrific space in a lousy neighborhood for art, as the passing traffic is usually vectored into the wheel-alignment shop on the block.
  
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• Tucson police working barricaded subject near Ajo, Mission

  31-10-2017 06:39
  
  According to Sgt. Pete Dugan, spokesman for the Tucson Police Department it was in reference to a domestic violence situation.
  
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• SWAT called to barricaded suspect situation

  31-10-2017 06:39
  
  The SWAT team was dispatched and found the home to be unoccupied. 
  
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• Northwest Fire crews respond to attic fire near Oldfather Road

  31-10-2017 06:00
  
  Firefighters with the Northwest Fire District responded to an attic fire in the 7600 block of North Soledad Avenue, north of Ina Road between Oldfather and Thornydale.  
  
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• OVPD asking for public's help with criminal damage investigation

  31-10-2017 05:22
  
  A photo shows the suspect near First Avenue and Oracle on Sunday, Oct. 29 between the hours of 5 a.m. and 6 a.m.  
  
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• Horror as Tokyo police find 9 bodies hidden in apartment

  31-10-2017 04:58
  
  Tokyo police say they have arrested a man after finding "multiple" dismembered bodies in coolers in his apartment.
  
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• KOLD Investigation: Backyard Border - Government could take Arizonans land to build border wall

  31-10-2017 03:58
  
  The border wall is one of the most controversial and talked about issues in the country. But there’s one key part of the wall that’s not being discussed, the government would need to buy land from people in order to build parts of the wall - whether or not the people want to sell. 
  
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• Third correctional officer dies after NC prison inmate escape attempt

  31-10-2017 03:53
  
  A third correctional officer has died after injuries suffered during an east North Carolina prison inmate escape attempt.  
  
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• Women rescued by Navy defend their account of ordeal at sea

  31-10-2017 03:12
  
  The U.S. Coast Guard said Monday that the two Hawaii women who were lost at sea for five months had an emergency beacon aboard their sailboat that was never activated.
  
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• Key parts of Hawaii women's tale of survival at sea contradicted

  31-10-2017 03:12
  
  The U.S. Coast Guard said Monday that the two Hawaii women who were lost at sea for five months had an emergency beacon aboard their sailboat that was never activated.
  
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• Experts raise doubts about Hawaii sailors' harrowing survival tale

  31-10-2017 03:12
  
  The U.S. Coast Guard said Monday that the two Hawaii women who were lost at sea for five months had an emergency beacon aboard their sailboat that was never activated.
  
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• County plans for road repair money coming into focus

  31-10-2017 01:50
  
  The 13 member Transportation Advisory Committee is holding a series of public hearings and meetings to best determine where the money should be spent and to insure transparency in county decisions.  
  
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• Navy sailor, pregnant wife from Indian Trail shot during OfferUp exchange in Virginia

  31-10-2017 01:39
  
  A United States Navy Sailor from Indian Trail and his pregnant wife are currently recovering in the hospital after an alleged shooting incident Saturday night.
  
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• UPDATE: Arrests made in vandalism of Amphi schools

  31-10-2017 00:47
  
  Three minors have been arrested after several schools in the Amphitheater district were vandalized and burglarized over the weekend.
  
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• Multiple Amphi schools vandalized

  31-10-2017 00:47
  
  Several schools in the Amphitheater district were vandalized over the weekend.
  
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• Five arrested for attempting to smuggle people across the border

  31-10-2017 00:39
  
  Over the weekend five U.S. citizens were arrested after attempting to smuggle people across the border.   
  
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• 'Panicked' Asian deer caught on camera in Longview'

  31-10-2017 00:13
  
  You’ve probably seen many deer in East Texas, but not one like this.
  
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