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• PCSD searching for suspect in theft of cigarettes, cash from a convenience store

  24-01-2018 23:48
  
  The suspect is described as white, in his 40s, 5-foot-5 to 5-foot-7 with a thin build and salt and pepper hair.  He was last seen wearing a black and white hat, gray hooded sweatshirt and blue jeans. 
  
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• Former UA standout Hoffman elected to Baseball Hall of Fame

  24-01-2018 23:38
  
  Trevor Hoffman, who played at the University of Arizona from 1988-89, spent 18 seasons in the major leagues with the Marlins, Padres and Brewers.
  
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• Burger King hilariously explains net neutrality with 'Whoppers'

  24-01-2018 23:02
  
  The King had some fun at the expense of the FCC chairman.
  
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• Mom sentenced after teen son found weighing only 47lbs in 2015

  24-01-2018 22:29
  
  A mother was sentenced Monday, January 22 after her then teenage son was found weighing only 47 lbs in 2015.
  
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• Shootout at FL intersection caught on dashcam

  24-01-2018 21:57
  
  Commuters sitting at an intersection in Escambia County, Florida, Monday afternoon found the silence of waiting for the traffic signal to turn green broken by rapid gunfire, and the entire scary ordeal was caught on dashcam video.
  
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• Apple pledges battery fix, medical records in OS update

  24-01-2018 19:30
  
  Apple announced on Wednesday an update to its mobile operating system, which includes a new way to organize medical records, a way for customers to prevent older iPhones from slowing down and an expansion of augmented reality on its devices.
  
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• Pet Pals: Meet Andie

  24-01-2018 18:36
  
  Andie is a -year-old pup who loves toys and treats. She also already knows sit and stay. She would do well with an active family.
  
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• DoorDash Launches In The Tucson Area; Offers Door-To-Door Delivery...

  24-01-2018 18:26
  SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 24: DoorDash -- the technology company connecting customers with the best local businesses through door-to-door delivery -- today announced its launch in the Tucson area. This marks DoorDash's expansion into its second major Arizona market.
  
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• Scientists successfully clone monkeys; could humans be next?

  24-01-2018 18:09
  
  For the first time, researchers have used the cloning method that produced Dolly the sheep to create two healthy monkeys, bringing science an important step closer to being able to do the same with humans.
  
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• The Latest: Judge: 'I just signed your death warrant'

  24-01-2018 17:13
  
  The last witness to speak at the sentencing hearing for a Michigan sports doctor accused of sexually assaulting women and girls is a Kentucky lawyer who stepped forward in 2016 after USA Gymnastics was accused of mishandling complaints.
  
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• Man charged with murder in Mariah Woods' death

  24-01-2018 16:34
  
  Earl Kimrey has been charged with first-degree murder in connection with the death of 3-year-old Mariah Woods, the Onslow County Sheriff's Office announced Wednesday morning.
  
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• UPDATE: Judge gives bond to suspect in Comedy House assault; club owner speaks

  24-01-2018 16:24
  
  The Richland County Sheriff's Department will hold a noon news conference to discuss further information about an assault against a comedian at the Comedy House over the weekend. 
  
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• Hyundai recalls nearly 88K older cars due to fire risk

  24-01-2018 16:18
  
  The Hyundai recall affects certain 2006 Sonatas and 2006 through 2011 Azeras.
  
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• Video: Police fire up to 9 times, killing stopped motorist

  24-01-2018 16:11
  
  Police have released video of a fatal shooting at the end of a car chase on a northern Virginia highway.
  
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• She Feared for Her Life as Daniel Shaver Was Shot Dead; Now She's Suing Mesa Police Officers

  24-01-2018 16:03
  Monique Portillo, a 33-year-old discount-store manager, found herself in the hallway of the Mesa La Quinta Inn & Suites with red laser dots on her body, thinking she was about to die. Policemen with assault rifles stood several feet away, one screaming that they might shoot her and the man next to her, Daniel Shaver, a Texas exterminator she'd met about 30 minutes before.
  
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• NC man arrested, charged with murder of 20-year-old Myrtle Beach woman

  24-01-2018 15:41
  
  A North Carolina man has been arrested in connection to the death of a 20-year-old Myrtle Beach woman after he confessed to his participation in her murder, and after a police investigation determined he went to the hotel room where she was found dead, according to information from the Myrtle Beach Police Department.
  
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• Remains of Cleveland boy, 4, found: Grandmother explains why missing person report wasn't filed

  24-01-2018 15:08
  
  The remains of a 4-year-old boy who was found in a trash bag in September 2017 have been identified by the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner.
  
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• Arizona woman shot in head during Las Vegas massacre to leave hospital after 'profound' recovery

  24-01-2018 14:26
  
  "I will not quit on [my family]  and I will not quit on myself," said the young Arizona mother who was shot in the head during the nation's deadliest mass shooting. Jovanna Calzadillas will be released from the hospital Thursday.
  
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• Arizona woman shot in head during Las Vegas massacre prepares to leave hospital after 'profound' recovery

  24-01-2018 14:26
  
  "I will not quit on [my family]  and I will not quit on myself," said the young Arizona mother who was shot in the head during the nation's deadliest mass shooting. Jovanna Calzadillas will be released from the hospital Thursday.
  
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• UPDATE: Girl wounded in apparent shooting; authorities reopen Valencia Road near D-M

  24-01-2018 14:25
  
  According to the Pima County Sheriff's Department, a 17-year-old girl was wounded in the incident south of Davis-Monthan Air Force Base.
  
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• Armed 11-year-old attempts to rob gas station

  24-01-2018 13:57
  
  Police say the investigation will look into whether or not the boy’s parents may have owned a gun he had access to, and if so, they could face charges.
  
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• Tucson store among more than 180 to be closed by Toys R Us

  24-01-2018 13:47
  
  A Tucson Toys ‘R’ Us is among as many as 182 outlets across the country expected to close in early 2018.
  
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• Toys 'R' Us to close 20 percent of US stores

  24-01-2018 12:29
  
  The decision was made due to increased competition and online shopping, lawyers for the company say.
  
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• Toys 'R' Us to close 20% of US stores, including Babies 'R' Us locations

  24-01-2018 12:29
  
  The decision was made due to increased competition and online shopping, lawyers for the company say.
  
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• UPDATE: Student alleged to be involved in Rincon threat to be kept at home

  24-01-2018 12:10
  
  According to the Tucson Unified School District, the threat was deemed not credible, but there will be extra security around the shared campus of Rincon and University high schools on Wednesday morning.
  
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• Rincon HS to see extra security, but threat deemed not credible

  24-01-2018 12:10
  
  According to the Tucson Unified School District, the threat was deemed not credible, but there will be extra security around the shared campus of Rincon and University high schools on Wednesday morning.
  
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• Child stuck with dirty needle in McDonald's bathroom

  24-01-2018 09:28
  
  The 5-year-old found the uncapped needle near the trash can in the women’s restroom.
  
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• Captive kids slowly providing information to investigators

  24-01-2018 08:30
  
  The court proceeding is the latest step as authorities seek to sever ties between David and Louise Turpin and their 13 children, whom the parents are accused of torturing and abusing.
  
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• Gymnastics doctor sentenced to 40 to 175 years in prison

  24-01-2018 07:09
  
  Larry Nassar, 54, pleaded guilty to assaulting seven people, but the sentencing hearing has been open to anyone who said they were a victim.
  
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• 'Enjoy hell:' Doctor's sentence next for assaulting gymnasts

  24-01-2018 07:09
  
  Larry Nassar, 54, pleaded guilty to assaulting seven people, but the sentencing hearing has been open to anyone who said they were a victim.
  
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• Teen discusses losing faith then suing over prayer in her school

  24-01-2018 06:45
  
  She says there is no escaping God in her school. And although raised as a Christian, the teenager says the pressure to pray on campus has instead backfired and led to her losing her faith. Now the Webster Parish student is an agnostic living in the heart of America's Bible Belt. And for the first time, Kaylee Cole - a 17-year-old whose family contacted the ACLU upset over prayer at school - discusses why she has chosen to sue.
  
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• Top Democrat rescinds offer of $25 billion for Trump's wall

  24-01-2018 06:40
  
  The offer, made last Friday, received scalding criticism from the party's liberal activist base that Democrats had given up too easily in reopening the government without more concrete promises on immigration.
  
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• Work requirements may prompt more states to expand Medicaid

  24-01-2018 06:39
  
  Some conservative state lawmakers who have resisted expanding Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act are re-thinking that stance now that the Trump administration is allowing work requirements for low-income recipients.
  
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• Students ran for their lives as shots erupted in high school

  24-01-2018 05:29
  
  Witnesses describe students running silently for their lives as a gunman opened fire in a Kentucky high school.
  
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• 'People just ran': Students fled for lives in fatal shooting

  24-01-2018 05:29
  
  Witnesses describe students running silently for their lives as a gunman opened fire in a Kentucky high school.
  
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• Mother: School shooting took life of a 'perfect sweet soul'

  24-01-2018 05:29
  
  Witnesses describe students running silently for their lives as a gunman opened fire in a Kentucky high school.
  
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• Post-government shutdown, absent DACA deal worries Dreamers

  24-01-2018 05:25
  
  It has been an emotional roller coaster for Maurice Goldman - one he's been riding with his clients. "We were hoping that Congress and the Senate would get a resolution through. Yet again, here we are. 
  
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• Bank of America faces backlash for ending free checking

  24-01-2018 05:12
  
  Customers who had free checking have been moved into accounts where they must maintain a minimum monthly balance of $1,500 or have at least $250 in direct deposits, or they will be charged $12 a month in maintenance fees.
  
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• Search moves into second day for four armed suspects in Lumberton bank robbery

  24-01-2018 03:58
  
  A massive manhunt is underway for four suspects who robbed a Lumberton bank Tuesday afternoon and opened fire on law enforcement officers during a vehicle chase through two North Carolina counties.
  
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• Woman accused of intentionally running over teen brother

  24-01-2018 03:47
  
  A Memphis woman is behind bars after police said she ran down her teenage brother with a car. 
  
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• UPDATE: Tucson pedestrian killed while trying to cross I-10 near Ina Road

  24-01-2018 03:34
  
  Darius N. Rogers, 19, died when he tried to cross Interstate 10 near Ina Road on Tuesday, Jan. 23.
  
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• UPDATE: Officials reopen eastbound I-10 after fatal crash

  24-01-2018 03:34
  
  Eastbound lanes of I-10 were reopened shortly after 4 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 24, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation. 
  
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• UPDATE: Eastbound I-10 closure now begins at Twin Peaks after fatal crash

  24-01-2018 03:34
  
  The Arizona Department of Public Safety is investigating a fatal crash involving a pedestrian on Interstate 10 in the Ina Road area.  
  
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• Council passes new hands free ordinance, making it a primary offense

  24-01-2018 03:04
  
  The new ordinance would go into effect on Feb. 1, there will be a 30-day grace period where drivers who are pulled over will only receive a warning. After that drivers who violate the ordinance will be ticketed. 
  
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• Oprah visits Abbeville, speaks at church about Recy Taylor story

  24-01-2018 02:59
  
  Oprah Winfrey was in Abbeville Tuesday, and a lucky resident was able to meet her.  
  
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• President Trump praying for Brownfield girl facing surgery

  24-01-2018 02:50
  
  Millions of people are praying for 9-year-old Sophia Marie Campa-Peters of Brownfield today, including President Donald Trump.
  
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• Classmate: Girl tortured with siblings was bullied, frail

  24-01-2018 02:49
  
  A classmate says the oldest of the 13 California siblings who authorities said were imprisoned by their parents was frail, smelly and picked on as a grade school student in Texas.
  
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• USS Little Rock, Navy's newest ship, is stuck in ice in Montreal, the ...

  24-01-2018 02:01
  In this Saturday, June 3, 2017 photo, the U.S. Navy's newest littoral combat ship, U.S.S. Gabrielle Giffords arrives in Galveston, Texas.. The 421-foot USS Gabrielle Giffords will be commissioned this weekend in Texas.
  
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