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• If flying makes you nauseous, don't watch this Air Force video filmed in Tucson

  08-03-2018 23:28
  Does flying make you nauseous? Then you probably shouldn't watch this video recorded over Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson. If flying makes you nauseous, don't watch this Air Force video filmed in Tucson Does flying make you nauseous? Then you probably shouldn't watch this video recorded over Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson.
  
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• Trump: Major announcement to be made on North Korea

  08-03-2018 23:23
  
  The announcement is expected to be made by South Korean officials.
  
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• Trump agrees to meet with North Korea's Kim Jong Un by May to talk denuclearization

  08-03-2018 23:23
  
  The South Korean delegation was at the White House to tell officials about the country's recent talks with North Korea.
  
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• Authorities: Arizona woman spiked husband's drinks with antifreeze

  08-03-2018 23:23
  
  Authorities said a Cave Creek woman tried to kill her husband by spiking his drinks with antifreeze.
  
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• Tucson aviation facility to close, eliminate 413 employee positions

  08-03-2018 23:13
  
  Rockwell Collins has announced plans to close its facility on the east side of Tucson, eliminating more than 400 positions in southern Arizona. 
  
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• Police find decapitated woman, searching for 'person of interest'

  08-03-2018 23:12
  
  Police in Washington discovered a woman's decapitated body near a bunker filled with arms and ammunition.
  
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• Uber removes privileges for driver accused of videotaping sexual encounter with passenger

  08-03-2018 22:27
  
  Uber has removed driving privileges for a man accused of secretly videotaping a sexual encounter with a 19-year-old woman he had picked up in Wrightsville Beach.
  
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• Uber driver accused of secretly videotaping sexual encounter with passenger

  08-03-2018 22:27
  
  An Uber driver is accused of secretly videotaping a sexual encounter with a 19-year-old woman he had picked up in Wrightsville Beach, according to the New Hanover County Sheriff's Office. 
  
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• Wildcats defeat Colorado 83-67

  08-03-2018 21:55
  
  The Wildcats pull away down the stretch to win the rubber match against Colorado.
  
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• BREAKING: Wildcats defeat Colorado 83-67

  08-03-2018 21:55
  
  After a first round bye, the Arizona Wildcats are up 35-33 against Colorado in the Pac-12 Tournament in Las Vegas. This is the first game for the Wildcats since they clinched the PAC-12 title last Saturday. GET MORE: Download our app, the most-used news app in southern Arizona, to get breaking news alerts, weather forecasts and more on your Apple and Android devices. Copyright 2018 Tucson News Now. All rights reserved.
  
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• Tucson councilwoman Romero signs impeachment petition, says Trump unfit to be president

  08-03-2018 21:30
  
  Thursday, March 8 was International Women's Day and Tucson councilwoman Regina Romero said that played a part in her decision to sign a petition calling for the impeachment of President Donald Trump.
  
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• UPDATE: Officials reopen EB I-10 after injury crash

  08-03-2018 21:09
  
  The Arizona Department of Public Safety said there were injuries involved, but no further information was immediately available.
  
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• UPDATE: SILVER ALERT canceled as 81-year-old man is located

  08-03-2018 19:43
  
  SILVER Alert has been canceled as 81-year-old Harold Beatty has been located and is in fair health. 
  
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• SILVER ALERT: Tucson police looking for 81-year-old man

  08-03-2018 19:43
  
  81-year-old Harold Beatty was last seen in the 5200 block of East Third Street, near Speedway Boulevard and Rosemont. He is described as white, 5-foot-7 with a medium build, gray hair and blue eyes. He was wearing blue jeans and a long-sleeve yellow/blue plaid shirt.
  
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• 62 arrested during 15-day sting operation involving 11 agencies

  08-03-2018 17:38
  
   Eleven West Texas agencies teamed up during a 15-day prostitution sting operation to arrest 62 people.  
  
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• Coca-Cola plans to launch first alcoholic drink

  08-03-2018 17:16
  
  Coca-Cola is planning to launch its first alcoholic drink. 
  
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• Mom told police 'I don't know what the concern is' one day before missing son, 5, found buried in yard (video)

  08-03-2018 16:44
  
  Cleveland Police released body camera video from a visit to the home of Larissa Rodriguez to question her about her then missing 5-year-old son Dec. 18, 2017.
  
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• Amber Alert canceled after body found

  08-03-2018 15:54
  
  Investigators say they have found a body and believe it to be that of 7-month-old Jody Minjarez, the center of an Oklahoma Amber Alert issued Wednesday.
  
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• UPDATE: Woman, dogs, neighbors escape duplex fire unharmed

  08-03-2018 15:12
  
  The fire happened at a home near Glenn Street and North Stone Avenue and authorities had to close Stone between Glenn and Kelso Street.
  
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• Tucson firefighters rescue dog from midtown house fire

  08-03-2018 15:12
  
  The fire happened at a home near Glenn Street and North Stone Avenue and authorities had to close Stone between Glenn and Kelso Street.
  
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• Prep work begins for Wilmot Road repaving

  08-03-2018 13:29
  
  Crews are currently lowering 220 manhole and water valve covers, which will take about five weeks.
  
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• Emperor penguins find camera, take selfie in Antarctica

  08-03-2018 13:11
  
  Some Emperor penguins took up interest a camera when Eddie Gault, an Australian Antarctic expeditioner, left it on the ice.
  
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• LIVE: Army Corps of Engineers open Bonnet Carre Spillway

  08-03-2018 13:10
  
  The Mississippi River continues to rise at the Carrollton Gauge after gain four feet of water in the last 10 days.  
  
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• Tucson Fire hiring for 28 positions

  08-03-2018 12:50
  
  The deadline to apply is Friday, March 9, at 5 p.m.
  
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• Science says it's fine to marry your first cousin

  08-03-2018 12:46
  
  First cousins share only about 12.5 percent of their DNA, and it’s estimated that 4 to 7 percent of children born to them are likely to have birth defects.
  
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• Bones found on island likely Earhart's, forensic analysis indicates

  08-03-2018 12:04
  
  Three years after her ill-fated mission, human bones were found on Nikumaroro Island, a west Pacific island near Earhart's projected flight path.
  
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• Testing Trials

  08-03-2018 09:00
  One of the biggest changes to the 2010 Arizona Medical Marijuana Act passed a major legislative hurdle when SB1420 cleared the state Senate with a 27-3 vote Feb. 22.One of the biggest changes to the 2010 Arizona Medical Marijuana Act passed a major legislative hurdle when SB1420 cleared the state Senate with a 27-3 vote Feb. 22. The main purpose of SB1420 is to protect consumers through increased regulation of the state's marijuana industry by legally requiring dispensaries to have their product
  
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• Seeing Song

  08-03-2018 09:00
  Mussorgky's Pictures at an Exhibition comes to Tucson with a breathtaking visual companion piece.Mussorgky's Pictures at an Exhibition coming to Tucson with breathtaking visual companion piece. You might not have heard of Mike Patterson and Candace Reckinger, but chances are, you've seen their work.…
  
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• Portland Pie

  08-03-2018 09:00
  Leaving behind their chain of 18 restaurants in Portland, Marc and Tracy Frankel came to Tucson for a semi-retirement. But he couldn't leave pizza alone.Leaving behind their chain of 18 restaurants in Portland, Marc and Tracy Frankel came to Tucson for a semi-retirement. But after three decades of making pizza, Marc just couldn't leave it alone.…
  
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• Poop Patrol

  08-03-2018 09:00
  The use of a local park in Marana by dog owners has left some local sports teams withless-than-ideal field conditions in recent weeks.An incendiary Facebook post by local talk show personality Shaun McClusky said Marana was "locked down like Ft Knox" after town staff put padlocks on the gates of fields near schools that were dealing with regular incidents of dogs off leashes and forsaken dog poop. But McClusky left out one important detail: The gates were locked but remained open.…
  
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• Mojo Working

  08-03-2018 09:00
  "I would say the blues is the foundation of American music," says Dan Wheetman. "And American music is the foundation of pop music around the world."If you're a person who gets the blues, a person for whom the blues gets under your skin and into your bones and makes you start thinking about your feelings and feeling your thoughts, then you might agree with Dan Wheetman's simple answer as to how the genre has impacted music today. "I would say the blues is the foundation of American music," he sa
  
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• Fourth Dimensions

  08-03-2018 09:00
  Tucson is at a critical juncture with our priorities for local ownership and the identity of our community.Tucson is at a critical juncture with our priorities for local ownership and the identity of our community. Historic Fourth Avenue is essential to Tucson's identity and is currently facing the stark reality of having a development vastly different from the locally owned independent businesses that comprise the avenue and make it Tucson's strongest local business hub.…
  
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• Court Controversy

  08-03-2018 09:00
  After six days of silence, University of Arizona basketball coach Sean Miller addressed allegations of impropriety from deep inside the confines of McKale Center.After six days of silence, University of Arizona basketball coach Sean Miller addressed allegations of impropriety from deep inside the confines of McKale Center. Miller, who was accused of discussing a $100,000 payment to now-freshman center Deandre Ayton, flatly denied all of the allegations, which were originally reported by ESPN.&he
  
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• Agony on the Border

  08-03-2018 09:00
  Just two days into his new job as a Border Patrol agent, fresh out of the training academy, Francisco Cantú and other raw recruits out in the desert found a cache of backpacks stuffed with clothes and food.Just two days into his new job as a Border Patrol agent, fresh out of the training academy, Francisco Cantú and other raw recruits out in the desert found a cache of backpacks stuffed with clothes and food. Their supervisor ordered the agents to destroy the provisions.…
  
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• A Grand Experiment

  08-03-2018 09:00
  Biosphere 2 veteran Mark Nelson recounts the challenges of living inside a sealed environment with an eight-person crew in an excerpt from his new book, Pushing Our Limits: Insights from Biosphere 2.Mark Nelson, one of the eight crew members locked in Biosphere 2 during its first closure experiment, offers a compelling insider's view of the dramatic story behind the mini-world in his forthcoming book Pushing Our Limits: Insights from Biosphere 2 (University of Arizona Press). Nelson clears up co
  
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