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• THINK ABOUT IT EDITORIAL: Former AZ House Rep Don Shooter

  06-02-2018 23:54
  
  It’s clear, he deserved to go given the nature and the allegations, which involved multiple women.  But what is even more disturbing is that House leadership did not automatically consider a vote to remove him at first.  
  
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• PCSD searching for suspect in theft at a Green Valley Walgreens

  06-02-2018 23:41
  
  Green Valley detectives with the Pima County Sheriff's Department are searching for a suspect in the theft of cosmetics and perfume from a Green Valley Walgreens that took place on Dec. 28, 2017 and are asking for the public's help.  
  
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• Friends, family remember Charleston Black Lives Matter leader killed in New Orleans shooting

  06-02-2018 23:36
  
  People gathered outside North Charleston City Hall Tuesday night to remember the leader of Charleston's Black Lives Matter movement who died in New Orleans.
  
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• Family: Charleston Black Lives Matter leader dies after shooting in New Orleans

  06-02-2018 23:36
  
  The leader of the Black Lives Matter movement in Charleston died after being shot Tuesday morning in New Orleans, his family says.
  
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• Charleston Black Lives Matter leader dies after shooting in New Orleans

  06-02-2018 23:36
  
  The leader of the Black Lives Matter movement in Charleston died after being shot in New Orleans, police said.
  
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• 'Unacceptable': Body left in impounded car for 7 weeks

  06-02-2018 23:26
  
  A dead person remained undetected inside a police impound lot for seven weeks.
  
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• WATCH: SpaceX's big new rocket blasts off with sports car on top

  06-02-2018 23:20
  
  SpaceX's big new rocket blasted off Tuesday on its first test flight, carrying a red sports car aiming for an endless road trip past Mars.
  
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• UPDATE: Woman with schizophrenia has been found

  06-02-2018 22:44
  
  67-year-old Mary Tuyet Gittins has been found. 
  
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• PCSD searching for missing woman with schizophrenia

  06-02-2018 22:44
  
  67-year-old Mary Tuyet Gittins is described as 4-foot-11, weighing 130 pounds with white hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a gold t-shirt, black pants and was carrying two shopping bags. 
  
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• Deputy accused of robbing bank, arrested moments later

  06-02-2018 22:37
  
  A Davidson County sheriff's deputy has reportedly been arrested after being accused of robbing a bank in Rowan County Tuesday afternoon.
  
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• Student takes over wheel as bus driver falls ill

  06-02-2018 22:35
  
  A 13-year-old boy goes into action, taking the wheel, when a school bus driver suffered a medical emergency.
  
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• UPDATE: Westbound I-10 back open near Casa Grande

  06-02-2018 22:16
  
  There is a five-mile backup according to the Arizona Department of Transportation, it could take a little while to clear. 
  
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• Missing woman's body found in Mississippi River near Southern University

  06-02-2018 22:16
  
  A body was reportedly found in water near Southern University's campus Tuesday afternoon.
  
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• Body found near campus of Southern University

  06-02-2018 22:16
  
  A body was reportedly found in water near Southern University's campus Tuesday afternoon.
  
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• Bodies found in New Mexico believed to be missing Bovina couple

  06-02-2018 22:07
  
  Chaves officials say two bodies were found this morning, and they are believed to be the missing couple from Bovina. 
  
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• 8 Arizona recruits to watch on National Signing Day

  06-02-2018 21:16
  There is always a twist or two when it comes to the Arizona Wildcats , and I'd expect a couple this year as well. One of the first things Kevin Sumlin did after taking over as Arizona's head coach was visit Joiner, the Cienega quarterback.
  
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• Former Bama defensive lineman Jeremy Nunley dies after heart attack

  06-02-2018 20:59
  
  Former Crimson Tide pass rush specialist Jeremy Nunley, a part of one of the most heralded defensive lines in Alabama football history, has died at the of 46. Nunley, a native of Tennessee, suffered a heart attack Monday night. 
  
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• Noon Notebook: Meet Spice

  06-02-2018 20:28
  
  Spice is an outgoing lady and super friendly.
  
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• Authorities release photo of woman accused of abandoning newborn at Tucson airport

  06-02-2018 20:26
  
  Authorities have released photos and video of the woman they say abandoned a newborn in a bathroom at Tucson International Airport in January.
  
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• Earthquake strikes Taiwan; two dead, hundreds injured

  06-02-2018 19:27
  
  The quake struck at 9:50 p.m. local time and caused the Marshal Hotel to collapse on Tuesday.
  
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• UPDATE: 15-year-old charged with murdering 12-year-old boy at Savannah funeral home

  06-02-2018 18:40
  
  Savannah Police have charged a 15-year-old with murder in the fatal shooting at a Savannah funeral home over the weekend. 
  
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• The TUSD Board Should Publicly Affirm Judge Tashima's Ruling

  06-02-2018 18:08
  The governing board of the Tucson Unified School District has an educational, and moral, obligation to officially acknowledge the importance of Judge Wallace Tashima's ruling that ARS 15-122 was unconstitutional because it was the product of racial animus directed at the students, teachers and administrators involved in the district's Mexican American Studies program, and it was a violation of their right to freedom of speech.Instead, the board voted down a resolution which declared that te
  
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• Teacher on leave after seen shoving student on cam

  06-02-2018 18:05
  
  Cellphone video of the encounter appears to show the teacher grab the student and shove him, pushing him to the floor.
  
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• Josh McDaniels backs out of deal to become Colts coach

  06-02-2018 17:49
  
  Josh McDaniels has backed out of a deal to become the Indianapolis' Colts new coach, a decision that shocked the franchise hours after it announced his hiring.
  
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• Tsunami alert erroneously sent out to East, Gulf Coast

  06-02-2018 15:37
  
  Residents from New Hampshire to Houston received the false tsunami alert.
  
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• Woman admits from witness stand to leaving newborn in dumpster

  06-02-2018 15:14
  
  The trial of Shelby Taylor, the woman accused of leaving her newborn baby in a dumpster, resumed Tuesday at 9:30 a.m.
  
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• Trial continues for woman accused of leaving newborn in dumpster

  06-02-2018 15:14
  
  The trial of Shelby Taylor, the woman accused of leaving her newborn baby in a dumpster, resumed Tuesday at 9:30 a.m.
  
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• Proposal would bring sex abuse conversation to AZ classrooms

  06-02-2018 14:11
  
  The proposal would require the Department of Child Safety and the Department of Education to come up with a program that schools across the state could use to teach prevention and awareness of child sex abuse.
  
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• A front row seat to the craziness of border protection

  06-02-2018 14:00
  If you ever feel down about the state of humanity in the world today, if you need a feel-good jolt of emotion to get you through the day, there is one thing you should absolutely NOT do - visit the news page of Customs and Border Protection website. Even this week, The Packer's Daniel Vanderhorst covered a story " Pharr CBP officers on a pot-busting roll " about the latest offense to be chronicled.
  
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• 911 call reporting burglary: 'This is Rob Gronkowski'

  06-02-2018 13:57
  
  Police say the home of New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski was robbed while he was away at the Super Bowl.
  
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• Police: Gronkowski's home burglarized during Super Bowl trip

  06-02-2018 13:51
  
  A recording of a call between responding officers and dispatch a dispatcher says "multiple safes and possibly guns" were taken, though police would not confirm this.
  
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• Viral video suspect accused of sexually assaulting 3 children in Michigan

  06-02-2018 13:25
  
  A Millbrook man, wanted in connection with a video depicting the sexual assault of a young girl, has been taken into custody.
  
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• Tucson man warns about IRS scam

  06-02-2018 13:25
  
  The IRS is reminding taxpayers to beware of tax scams.
  
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• Man wanted in connection to viral video of child's sexual assault in custody

  06-02-2018 13:25
  
  A Millbrook man, wanted in connection with a video depicting the sexual assault of a young girl, has been taken into custody.
  
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• Man in custody in child sexual assault viral video

  06-02-2018 13:25
  
  A Millbrook man, wanted in connection with a video depicting the sexual assault of a young girl, has been taken into custody.
  
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• Man charged in child sexual assault viral video

  06-02-2018 13:25
  
  A Millbrook man, wanted in connection with a video depicting the sexual assault of a young girl, has been taken into custody.
  
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• DA: Viral video suspect case 'kind that gives parents nightmares'

  06-02-2018 13:25
  
  A Millbrook man, wanted in connection with a video depicting the sexual assault of a young girl, has been taken into custody.
  
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• Investigators looking for tips in 2009 cold case 41 mins ago

  06-02-2018 09:15
  TUCSON, Ariz - The Pinal County Sheriff's Office is seeking the public's help in solving a 2009 cold case. According to PCSO, on February 13, 2009, deputies responded to a home in the 6700 block of East Refuge Road in Florence and found a woman badly injured in her bedroom.
  
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• SpaceX's big new rocket blasts off with sports car on top

  06-02-2018 09:07
  
  It's almost showtime for SpaceX's big new rocket with a cherry-red sports car on top.
  
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• SpaceX's big new rocket blasts off, puts sports car in space

  06-02-2018 09:07
  
  It's almost showtime for SpaceX's big new rocket with a cherry-red sports car on top.
  
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• Showtime for SpaceX's big new rocket with sports car on top

  06-02-2018 09:07
  
  It's almost showtime for SpaceX's big new rocket with a cherry-red sports car on top.
  
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• Launch of SpaceX's big new rocket delayed by high wind

  06-02-2018 09:07
  
  It's almost showtime for SpaceX's big new rocket with a cherry-red sports car on top.
  
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• Detectives vie to re-interview husband in Natalie Wood death

  06-02-2018 08:47
  
  Detectives want to talk again to 87-year-old actor Robert Wagner, who is a person of interest in the 1981 death of his wife Natalie Wood.
  
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• I'll have fries with that: Study says French fry cooking oil helps hair growth

  06-02-2018 08:37
  
  Japanese scientists touted the new treatment for hair loss in an article published in the journal Biomaterials.
  
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• Hawaii man wants people to know he didn't send missile alert

  06-02-2018 08:28
  
  Jeffrey Wong says despite what you may have seen on the internet, he was not the person who set off an alert that mistakenly warned of a ballistic missile headed to Hawaii.
  
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• Financial advisor weighs in on the record-breaking Dow drop

  06-02-2018 05:40
  
  Drew Blease, a wealth advisor with LPL Financial, Member FINRA/SIPC, said it's understandable to be shocked over the big drop. He said, however, it's important to not panic and to take the emotion out of it.  The best thing is to look at things logically and in a bigger picture. 
  
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• Report: TX Teacher who died from flu delayed picking up medicine because it was $116

  06-02-2018 04:46
  
  A Texas second grade teacher has died from complications due to the flu. 
  
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• UPDATE: Authorities identify pedestrian killed on Drexel Road

  06-02-2018 04:38
  
  Drivers are asked to avoid the area and use an alternate route if possible.  No further information was immediately known.   
  
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• Fatal pedestrian crash closes Drexel near Mission Road

  06-02-2018 04:38
  
  Drivers are asked to avoid the area and use an alternate route if possible.  No further information was immediately known.   
  
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• Phoenix woman facing charges after failed drug smuggling attempt

  06-02-2018 04:29
  
  Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents from the Nogales Station arrested a 29-year-old Phoenix woman on Saturday afternoon, Feb. 3 after finding her with more than 10 ounces of heroin at an Interstate 19 immigration checkpoint. 
  
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