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• Report: Texas police officer serving warrant shot and killed

  04-12-2017 23:58
  
  A San Marcos police officer serving a warrant has been shot and killed.   
  
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• Plea deals offered in brutal death of Pima County baby

  04-12-2017 23:02
  
  The three people facing charges in the brutal death of a 6-month-old Pima County girl earlier this year have been offered plea deals.
  
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• Mandeville snowball stand owner pleads guilty to paying teens for sex

  04-12-2017 23:00
  
  District Attorney Warren Montgomery reports that Anthony Barton Fortune, 57, owner of a Mandeville snowball stand, pleaded guilty as charged Monday to paying four teenage girls money and drugs for sexual favors. 
  
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• Police identify driver who died in crash on Nogales Hwy, Bilby Road

  04-12-2017 22:58
  
  Police said on Tuesday, Dec. 5, that 29-year-old David Verdugo was ejected from the Ford pickup he was driving when it collided with a Jeep Patriot on Tuesday, Dec. 4.
  
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• Intersection at Nogales Highway and Bilby open again after fatal crash

  04-12-2017 22:58
  
  Drivers are asked to avoid the area and to use an alternate route if possible, as the road will be closed for the next two to three hours. 
  
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• Crash that closed Nogales Highway at Bilby is now fatal

  04-12-2017 22:58
  
  Drivers are asked to avoid the area and to use an alternate route if possible, as the road will be closed for the next two to three hours. 
  
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• Crash closes Nogales Highway at Bilby on Tucson's south side

  04-12-2017 22:58
  
  A crash has closed the intersection of Nogales Highway and Bilby, according to the Tucson Police Department for the next several hours. 
  
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• 'Hero' puppy, owner from Huntsville apartment fire being evicted due to breed

  04-12-2017 22:49
  
  Both the puppy and her owner are looking for a new place to live but not because of the fire.
  
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• PHOTOS: Tucson residents take in 2017's one and only supermoon

  04-12-2017 22:42
  
  The first of three consecutive super moons appeared Sunday night and Tucson residents took the opportunity to capture some amazing photos.
  
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• Supreme Court allows full enforcement of Trump travel ban

  04-12-2017 22:29
  
  The Supreme Court is allowing the Trump administration to fully enforce a ban on travel to the United States by residents of six mostly Muslim countries.
  
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• Vera May (nee Blyther) Sloan Williams

  04-12-2017 22:06
  Vera May Sloan Williams, 90, died Nov. 20, 2017 at Mountain View Care Center in Tucson. She was born at home on June 25, 1927 in West Molesey, Surrey, England near Hampton Court Palace where her father served in the Kings Guard 15 Royal Hussars cavalry unit.
  
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• Echo Needs a Home

  04-12-2017 22:00
  Hi, I'm Echo!
  I am a 1-year-old female looking for my fur-ever home! I am a very affectionate girl with a lot of energy.…
  
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• NFL suspends Patriots' Gronkowski for late hit

  04-12-2017 21:44
  
  Former Wildcat Rob Gronkowski was suspended without pay for one game by the NFL. He will be eligible to return to the New England Patriots' active roster on Dec. 12.
  
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• President Trump to appear in Jackson for opening of Civil Rights Museum

  04-12-2017 20:59
  
  According to CNN, President Trump is coming to Jackson this Saturday for the opening of the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum.  
  
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• New VICE Documentary Revisits Murder of Raul Flores and 9-year-old Daughter by Border Vigilantes

  04-12-2017 20:56
  The brazen double-murder of Raul Flores and his 9-year-old daughter Brisenia by an anti-immigrant racist is captured in VICE's newest documentary. The 41-minute movie, titled Murder at America's Border: the Story of Anti-Immigrant Vigilante, covers the crime, committed by former Minuteman leader (dressed in Border Patrol garb) Shawna Forde and a handful of other vigilantes.…
  
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• In wake of Weinstein, men wonder if hugging women still OK

  04-12-2017 20:49
  
  With sexual harassment allegations being brought against some of the country's most high-profile men seemingly every day, average guys have begun to ask themselves is it still OK to hug a female colleague.
  
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• Mountain lion photographed on Tucson patio

  04-12-2017 18:51
  
  Sightings of mountain lions in the foothills above Tucson are not rare, however you should report all sightings as soon as possible.
  
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• Dixie Cafe locations to close this week

  04-12-2017 18:28
  
  The Dixie Cafe is expected to close their doors this week.
  
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• Man admits to molesting more than 50 kids

  04-12-2017 17:54
  
  The 18-year-old said he has molested children since he was 10 years old. 
  
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• C-Path and FARA announce collaborative data aggregation project for Friedreich's Ataxia

  04-12-2017 17:36
  Tucson, AZ, and Downingtown, PA -- Dec. 4, 2017 -- Critical Path Institute's Data Collaboration Center and the Friedreich's Ataxia Research Alliance have announced that they will work together to develop an aggregated database of clinical data for Friedreich's ataxia . Use of this database will promote collaborative research to support the understanding of natural history, potential biomarkers, and potential clinical endpoints for patients with FA, which will help researchers develop more effici
  
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• VIDEO: Officials hold press conference on suspect in DPS trooper's death

  04-12-2017 16:31
  
  Officials with the Smith County Sheriff's Office and Smith County District Attorney's Office are scheduled to speak Monday morning about two cases involving a man suspected of fatally shooting a state trooper.
  
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• DPS identifies man killed after two 18-wheelers collide on Highway 69 South, near Rusk

  04-12-2017 16:05
  
  At least one person is confirmed to have been killed in a two-vehicle wreck just south of Rusk, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.
  
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• GOP senator says comments on estate tax misinterpreted

  04-12-2017 15:39
  
  A top Republican senator is defending GOP efforts to reduce the hit to the wealthy from the federal estate tax because it helps those who invest rather than people who spend their money on "booze or women or movies.".
  
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• 2 inmates escape from St. Clair Correctional Facility

  04-12-2017 15:25
  
  The Alabama Department of Corrections says two inmates escaped from St. Clair Correctional Facility in Springville early Monday morning. 
  
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• Ex-Stanford swimmer convicted of sexual assault wants new trial

  04-12-2017 15:05
  
  Brock Turner spent three months in jail after being convicted in the sexual assault of an unconscious victim. But his attorneys argue that the trial that convicted him was unfair.
  
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• Flu vaccine believed to be about 10% effective against influenza strain

  04-12-2017 14:28
  
  Medical experts warn that the upcoming flu season could be more severe because of the vaccine's ineffectiveness.
  
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• Ex-Mesa police officer who shot, killed unarmed man found not guilty of murder

  04-12-2017 14:26
  
  Ex-Mesa police officer Philip "Mitch" Brailsford was found not guilty of second-degree murder after he shot and killed an unarmed man at a Mesa hotel in January 2016.
  
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• Ex-boyfriend arrested in pregnant woman's 2013 disappearance, death

  04-12-2017 13:39
  
  The investigation and search for the woman’s remains reopened because of recent leads.
  
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• A man's tattoo left doctors debating whether to save his life

  04-12-2017 13:29
  
  Picture this: A man is admitted to the hospital, unconscious, with a history of serious health problems and a high blood alcohol level. He has no identification and no family with him. On his chest, he has a tattoo: "Do Not Resuscitate." What would you do? It sounds like a worst-case-scenario question from a medical ethics course, but it really happened recently at a Florida hospital. A newly published study in The New England Journal of Medicine explored the eth...
  
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• Paving work on Tangerine to cause delays

  04-12-2017 12:18
  
  Marana officials are asking drivers to avoid West Tangerine Road from West Twin Peaks to North Thornydale roads on Monday. 
  
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• New Mexico State's bowl game jolts long-struggling program

  04-12-2017 10:53
  The last time New Mexico State played in a college football bowl game, Dwight D. Eisenhower was president, gas ran around $.29 a gallon, and Elvis Presley's "Are You Lonesome Tonight?" was the nation's #1 song. The long-struggling Aggies this weekend ended its nearly six-decade bowl drought and are headed to the Arizona Bowl.
  
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• Sentencing hearing begins for ex-cop Michael Slager in fatal shooting of motorist

  04-12-2017 10:16
  
  The sentencing hearing for Michael Slager, the former North Charleston cop who pled guilty to a federal charge in the shooting of motorist Walter Scott, is set to begin on Monday.  
  
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• Ex-cop Michael Slager faces sentencing for fatal shooting of motorist

  04-12-2017 10:16
  
  The sentencing hearing for Michael Slager, the former North Charleston cop who pled guilty to a federal charge in the shooting of motorist Walter Scott, is set to begin on Monday.  
  
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• Students blistered, bruised after substitutes use exercise as punishment

  04-12-2017 08:41
  
  The substitute teachers punished about one dozen middle school students after one student didn’t follow the rules the day before, parents say.
  
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• Trump takes rare step to reduce 2 national monuments in Utah

  04-12-2017 07:29
  
  Trump's plans to curtail the strict protections on the sites have angered tribes and environmentalist groups who have vowed to sue to preserve the monuments.
  
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• Trump signs proclamation to scale back 2 national monuments

  04-12-2017 07:29
  
  Trump's plans to curtail the strict protections on the sites have angered tribes and environmentalist groups who have vowed to sue to preserve the monuments.
  
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• Police investigate shots fired on east side of Tucson

  04-12-2017 05:47
  
  Police responded to a call of shots fired at Riverstone Apartments Sunday night on the east side of Tucson. The call came in around 7:00 p.m., according to department spokesman Sgt. Pete Dugan.
  
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• How to keep your electric bill low during the holiday season

  04-12-2017 05:46
  
  Thousands of Christmas lights surround the Moussette home off Orange Grove, creating an elaborate holiday display. “About 28 years we’ve been doing this,” said Dan Moussette.
  
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• Billy Bush says Trump 'Access Hollywood' tape is real

  04-12-2017 05:38
  
  Bush said he believes the women who accused Trump of sexual assault or harassment, and he felt the need to write the op-ed following reports that the president had privately suggested that the "Access Hollywood" tape was not authentic.
  
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• Douglas Police Department hosts Shop with a Cop event

  04-12-2017 04:22
  
  The Douglas Police Department hosted its second annual Shop with a Cop event Sunday, Dec. 3.
  
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• Stealth jets, other aircraft fly in US, South Korean drills

  04-12-2017 03:38
  
  The United States and South Korea have started their biggest-ever joint air force exercise with hundreds of aircrafts including two dozen stealth jets.
  
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• Lil Peep honored by friends, family in memorial service

  04-12-2017 02:13
  Lil Peep's memory was honored in Long Island Saturday, barely two weeks after the 21-year-old rapper's death. Friends, family and fans gathered in Long Beach to celebrate the singer, who died Nov. 15 of a suspected overdose.
  
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• Auburn, Malzahn agree to contract extension through 2024

  04-12-2017 00:16
  
  Gus Malzahn said Saturday night he wanted to be the head coach at Auburn in 2018. The university gave him his wish on Sunday. Malzahn inked an extension to remain with the Tigers through 2024
  
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