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• County will use surplus funds to build new sports complex Kino South

  03-11-2017 23:52
  
  Now that the county has nearly $3 million a year that it's not spending on the stadium, it will use the funds for a new soccer complex called Kino South, which is just west of the Kino Sports complex on Interstate 10.
  
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• Bed bug discovery prompts letter to parents at Lexington 1 school

  03-11-2017 22:45
  
  You probably wouldn’t expect your child to bring home bed bugs with them from school, but that’s a real concern for parents at Gilbert Primary School. 
  
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• 3 and Out: Khalil Tate and Arizona head to Los Angeles to play Sam Darnold and USC

  03-11-2017 22:08
  There’s a hell of a football game slated under the blinding lights and towering mecca that is the L.A. Coliseum Saturday night.That contest pits the upstart prodigal sons of Tucson against the mighty Trojans of the University of Southern California, in a battle for Pac 12 South supremacy.The Wildcats, who suddenly find themselves ranked 23rd in the latest AP poll, at 6-2 this season, have a chance to pick up their fifth straight win, a feat last accomplished in 2014—the year the Wild
  
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• TPD: Barricade situation resolved peacefully, traffic restrictions lifted

  03-11-2017 21:37
  
  According to Tucson police, the incident began at about 9 a.m. as a domestic violence call in the 3600 block of East Frankfort Stravenue, near South Palo Verde Road and Benson Highway. 
  
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• Domestic violence call leads to barricade situation

  03-11-2017 21:37
  
  According to Tucson police, the incident began at about 9 a.m. as a domestic violence call in the 3600 block of E. Frankfort Stravenue, near South Palo Verde Road and Benson Highway. 
  
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• Wheeling Around Tucson, Where Things Aren't Always What They Seem

  03-11-2017 21:26
  Like those pigs scurrying around the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum , a botanical garden a few miles outside of Tucson. "It's not a pig," my 10-year-old daughter corrected.
  
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• Tucson Police Officers Association raise money to rebuild Amphi library

  03-11-2017 21:26
  TUCSON, AZ - The Tucson Police Officer's Association is raising money to help rebuild an Amphitheater School District library after vandals set fire to it . TPOA set up a GoFundMe account , and have promised to match donations up to the first $1,000.
  
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• Jay Jacobs to step down as Auburn University Director of Athletics

  03-11-2017 21:23
  
  Jay Jacobs announced Friday he will be stepping down as Director of Athletics at Auburn University effective June 1, 2018, or sooner if a new director is found.
  
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• Tucson Police Officers Association raises money to rebuild Amphi library

  03-11-2017 20:03
  
  The Tucson Police Officer's Association is raising money to help rebuild an Amphitheater School District library after vandals set fire to it.
  
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• Private plane lands on taxiway at Tucson International Airport

  03-11-2017 19:32
  
  The Learjet 35 was cleared to land, but touched down on the  taxiway adjacent to the assigned runway, according to FAA Pacific Division Public Affairs Manager Ian Gregor.
  
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• Sheriff: Las Vegas shooter had lost money, been depressed

  03-11-2017 19:20
  
  The top lawman in Las Vegas says the gunman who killed 58 people at a concert last month had lost a significant amount of money in the previous two years and that it may be a "determining factor" in the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history.
  
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• UA third-string QB arrested on DUI charges

  03-11-2017 18:51
  
  University of Alabama's third-string quarterback was arrested Thursday night.
  
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• Fernando Richter assaulted in prison

  03-11-2017 18:36
  
  The Tucson man involved in one of southern Arizona's most infamous child abuse cases was assaulted in prison, authorities said.
  
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• BMW recalls 1.4 million vehicles over fire risk

  03-11-2017 18:24
  
  Two recalls filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration affect versions of the 3 series, 5 series, X5, X3 and Z3.
  
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• Henderson County Sheriff: Mother planned murder of two children

  03-11-2017 17:01
  
  Henderson County Sheriff's Office:  The investigation into the murder of two girls by their mother here yesterday was planned weeks in advance, 
  
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• USU tennis: Utah State women's tennis to compete in final fall tournament

  03-11-2017 16:48
  Utah State women's tennis will compete at the Arizona-hosted Wildcat Invitational No. 2 in Tucson, Arizona, to conclude its fall schedule on Friday, Nov. 3 through Sunday, Nov. 5. Utah State will be represented by seniors Maggie O'Meara and Sabrina Demerath; junior Jenna Kane; sophomores Sophia Haleas, Hannah Jones, Lucy Octave and Rhoda Tanui; and freshman Sasha Pisareva.
  
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• Hundreds of iPhone Xs stolen from UPS truck

  03-11-2017 15:59
  
  The iPhone comes with IMEI serial numbers, so Apple can track them down if people report suspicious sales.
  
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• More celebs, exhibitors and tighter security at Tucson Comic-Con

  03-11-2017 14:39
  From more celebrities to more exhibitors, people going to Tucson Comic-Con will see many changes as the annual event gets underway at the Tucson Convention Center. The first show only saw a few hundred people, but now, in its 10th year, organizers are expecting 15,000 people over the three-day week
  
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• Cortaro railroad crossing back open after malfunction causes traffic backup

  03-11-2017 14:34
  
  The Cortaro railroad crossing at Interstate 10 is back open after an earlier malfunction on Friday morning, Nov. 3.
  
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• GOP tax plan may offer little aid for many in middle class

  03-11-2017 14:33
  
  House Republicans say their tax plan would help middle class, but benefits still skewed toward wealthy and business.
  
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• Troup Co. Sheriff's Office seize $1.6M of marijuana during traffic stop

  03-11-2017 14:31
  
  The Troup County Sheriff’s Office arrested two people after seizing 151 pounds of marijuana during a traffic stop. 
  
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• New all Souls Procession route means good news for nearby restaurants

  03-11-2017 13:58
  
  This weekend is the 28th Annual All Souls Procession. This year the route has hanged, keeping walkers just west of the freeway. As participants walk down Grade between Speedway and St. Marys, a handful of businesses along that street are excited about all the extra people in the neighborhood. &n
  
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• Lawsuit: Teacher taped shut mouth of student with cerebral palsy

  03-11-2017 12:07
  
  The student also allegedly suffered abuses such as having hot coffee poured on her, being locked in the bathroom and getting slapped across the face.
  
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• Bees worth more than $1 million die after traffic accident

  03-11-2017 10:59
  
  Authorities said the semi was hauling hundreds of hives on their way to the Central Valley to pollinate almond trees. The hives spilled onto the roadway. 
  
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• RCSD: Man Stabbed By Angry Mom May Be Linked to Other Sex Assaults

  03-11-2017 10:19
  
  The Richland County Sheriff’s Department is investigating the possibility of additional sexual assault charges against a man accused of molesting a 13-year-old girl.
  
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• No charges against mother who stabbed a man accused of sexually assaulting her young daughter

  03-11-2017 10:19
  
  A mother will not face charges after deputies say she stabbed a woman's boyfriend in retaliation for sexually assaulting her 13-year-old daughter, according to the Richland County Sheriff's Department.
  
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• Female lawmakers allege harassment by colleagues in House

  03-11-2017 08:30
  
  One current and three former female members of Congress say they have been sexually harassed or subjected to hostile sexual comments by their male colleagues while serving in the House.
  
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• Bergdahl spared any prison time, gets dishonorable discharge

  03-11-2017 07:50
  
  A military judge began deliberating Thursday after hearing closing arguments by defense attorneys, who asked for no prison time, and prosecutors who are seeking 14 years behind bars.
  
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• Twitter employee deactivates Trump account on last day

  03-11-2017 06:09
  
  The feed was down for 11 minutes Thursday night.
  
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• Doctor fights to regain license lost to lax computer skills

  03-11-2017 06:00
  
  An 84-year-old doctor who has cared for patients in this tiny New Hampshire town for nearly 30 years is going to court in the hopes of winning back her license.
  
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• Veterans Day 2017 in southern Arizona

  03-11-2017 05:52
  
  It is a day to celebrate veterans, and we've come up with a list of parades, events and "freebies" to honor them.  
  
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• Comments about photo cause stir on social media

  03-11-2017 05:08
  
  Facebook users had a field day with a photograph a Northwest Louisiana business shared on social media. The attraction was not so much the photograph itself but rather the statement posted along with it.
  
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• Bear sightings spike in southern Arizona; one relocated from neighborhood

  03-11-2017 05:00
  
  Tucson News Now has learned a bear digging through trash in a southern Arizona neighborhood has just been captured and relocated. But folks living in the area say a second bear has also moved in. 
  
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• Community members gather for opioid overdose training

  03-11-2017 04:46
  
  Dozens of people attended an opioid overdose prevention and Naloxone training Thursday night.  This training was put on by Sonoran Prevention Works.  
  
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• Missing 3-year-old girl found in DeKalb County

  03-11-2017 04:15
  
  DeKalb County authorities confirmed a 3-year-old was found alive after going missing overnight.
  
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• 3-year-old girl missing in DeKalb County

  03-11-2017 04:15
  
  DeKalb County authorities are still searching for a missing child as of Friday morning. 
  
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• Zurik: Orphan wells and the deadbeats who leave them

  03-11-2017 04:10
  
  Almost 4,000 abandoned oil and gas wells dot Louisiana's landscape and waters, from Oil City to Golden Meadow and beyond. Many of them have been deteriorating for decades; some of them are leaking. And year to year, just as the state cleans up scores of orphan well sites, hundreds more are abandoned by their operators. 
  
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• UPDATE: Ajo back open in both directions near the VA Hospital

  03-11-2017 03:54
  
  The area is back open after an earlier crash between a sedan and a motorcycle. 
  
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• Crash closes Ajo in both directions near the VA Hospital

  03-11-2017 03:54
  
  Drivers should avoid the area and use an alternate route if possible.  
  
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• 10 years of Tucson Comic Con

  03-11-2017 03:31
  
  It didn't always used to be thousands of people and big time celebrities at Tucson Comic Con. Year 1 of the convention was free to get in. It was also very small, about 500 people showed up for the 1-day event. 
  
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• Hillary Clinton took over DNC before primary won, former party chair Brazile says

  03-11-2017 03:02
  
  Donna Brazile says she promised Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders she would get to the bottom of whether Hillary Clinton's team had rigged the nomination process.
  
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• Bizarre wreck destroys more than a dozen cars at Radcliff dealership

  03-11-2017 02:33
  
  More than a dozen cars were destroyed in a wreck where police said a driver hit a curb trying to pass someone, and then bounced up onto cars lining the side of the road at the Big M Chevy dealership.
  
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• U.S. Marshals arrest man wanted for shooting 9-year-old boy

  03-11-2017 01:39
  
  Craig Thomas, the ex-boyfriend of the child's mother, was arrested on Friday in Jackson.
  
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• Tucson to vote on keeping SROs on school campuses

  03-11-2017 01:36
  
  Tucson will vote next week whether to continue the School Resource Officer program in Tucson Unified School District. If agreed to, it would continue to put SRO's in six schools throughout the district. 
  
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• Lowcountry hospital holds wedding for Goose Creek woman diagnosed with Stage 4 cancer

  03-11-2017 01:12
  
  A Goose Creek woman diagnosed with Stage 4 cancer had her wish come true on Thursday as staff held a wedding ceremony for the 39-year-old woman at a Lowcountry hospital. 
  
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• Tucson homeowner concerned about fire extinguisher recall

  03-11-2017 00:03
  
  The Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the recall of about 37.8 million Kidde fire extinguishers. The fire extinguishers can become clogged or require a lot of force to use and can fail during a fire emergency. The nozzle also can detach with enough force to be dangerous. 
  
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