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• Charges: White 'family fun center' owner pulled gun on black customer, teen son

  28-03-2018 23:43
  
  The Valdosta police chief noted a "counter argument” that Taylor felt he was acting in self-defense, but “the problem is that we don’t agree."
  
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• David Shulkin out as Secretary of Veterans Affairs

  28-03-2018 23:35
  
  Shulkin was nominated by Pres. Donald Trump and unanimously confirmed by the Senate, after serving as the Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Health from 2015 until 2017 during the presidency of Barack Obama.
  
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• UPDATE: Lockdowns of Sahuarita schools lifted, police investigating multiple reports

  28-03-2018 23:04
  
  All schools in the Sahuarita Unified School district were locked down on Wednesday, March 28, after a report of a person with a firearm on or near the Sahuarita High School campus. Police said the lockdowns have been lifted and they are trying to confirm the validity of the reports.
  
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• Father of Fort Morgan drowning victim asking for help

  28-03-2018 22:55
  
  The father of the teenager presumed dead after being pulled under by a rip current is asking for help in finding his son's body.
  
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• HSSA offering half-off adoption fees for grand opening

  28-03-2018 22:22
  
  The staff at the Humane Society of Southern Arizona (HSSA) will be moving into a forever home of their own next month. 
  
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• Tucson Water hosting public meetings on proposed rates, fees

  28-03-2018 22:12
  
  Tucson residents have three opportunities to learn about proposed increases in Tucson Water rates and fees. Click here for information about the public meetings.
  
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• Here's How To Preserve Local Ownership on Fourth Avenue

  28-03-2018 21:57
  Local First Arizona is working with the Fourth Avenue Merchants Association on a forum planned for March 30 to discuss potential legislative and policy solutions to promote localist ownership opportunities for Historic Fourth Avenue and the Tucson community.This community forum is in response to the planned Union on 6th project, which is a seven-story apartment building with ground floor retail space under contract with Education Realty Trust Inc.…
  
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• Noon Notebook: Tax credits for children

  28-03-2018 21:32
  
  In today's Noon Notebook, Lydia Camarillo talked with Kimberly Kirschner from the Institute for Better Education on ways to help children through tax credits. 
  
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• Former Lockney ISD coach arrested after woman is stabbed at rehab center

  28-03-2018 21:07
  
  The former Lockney ISD softball and track coach has been arrested and charged with aggravated assault. According to deputies with the Floyd County Sheriff's Office, this morning 49-year-old Ray Jimenez arrived at a woman’s house in Floydada where they had a verbal argument. 
  
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• Boy crawls under toilet stall door, asks for help washing hands

  28-03-2018 21:02
  
  The boy needed help washing his hands at a Chick-fil-A restaurant, so he crawled under the toilet stall door.
  
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• Purple Heart found in Tucson returned to veteran's family

  28-03-2018 20:50
  
  More than 76 years after he made the rank of colonel, Colonel Leon Elie Lyon's family once again have the Purple Heart he earned for his service in World War I. An officer with the Tucson Police Department recovered the military honor for a local pawnshop, according to a release from the department.
  
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• Louisiana police chief stabbed in face while making arrest

  28-03-2018 20:19
  
  A police chief in Louisiana underwent emergency surgery after being stabbed in the face while making an arrest Wednesday evening, officials say. Turkey Creek Police Chief Robert Leggett was attempting to arrest Zachery Shane Deville, 24, on a charge of criminal trespassing when the arrest turned into a physical altercation, according to information from the Evangeline Parish Sheriff's Office. Deville brandished a knife and stabbed Leggett across the left cheek. Leggett was tran...
  
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• Suspect stopped from entering KY school by resource officer before being shot, killed by police

  28-03-2018 19:29
  
  Jesse Kilgus, 51, of Elizabethtown, was shot dead at about 1 p.m. behind John Hardin High School.
  
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• United Dixie White Knights admit to sending video to MS Rising Coalition

  28-03-2018 19:08
  
  The United Dixie White Knights admitted to sending a threatening video link to members of the NAACP and the MS Rising Coalition Wednesday.
  
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• Hate group sends threatening video to Mississippi Rising Coalition

  28-03-2018 19:08
  
  A video released by the Ku Klux Klan has members of the NAACP and Mississippi Rising Coalition concerned about a rise in racism in South Mississippi. 
  
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• Partially paralyzed Florida boy walks champion steer after stem cell treatments

  28-03-2018 18:39
  
  An illness as a baby initially left Luke Adams a quadriplegic.
  
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• Researchers discover new organ in the human body

  28-03-2018 18:10
  
  A new scientific discovery turned the world of medicine upside-down this week. A study published in Scientific Reports on Tuesday stated that a new organ, previously unknown to researchers, has been discovered in the human body. 
  
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• Researchers discover new organ in human body

  28-03-2018 18:10
  
  A new scientific discovery turned the world of medicine upside-down this week. A study published in Scientific Reports on Tuesday stated that a new organ, previously unknown to researchers, has been discovered in the human body. 
  
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• UPDATE: Wanted suspect killed I-26 standoff identified by coroner's office

  28-03-2018 16:54
  
  An hours-long negotiation with an armed man who led Lexington County Sheriff's Department deputies through Swansea ended dramatically Wednesday afternoon with the man's death off Interstate 26.
  
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• UPDATE: Four deputies placed on administrative leave after I-26 shooting

  28-03-2018 16:54
  
  An hours-long negotiation with an armed man who led Lexington County Sheriff's Department deputies through Swansea ended dramatically Wednesday afternoon with the man's death off Interstate 26.
  
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• UPDATE: Four deputies place on administrative leave after I-26 shooting

  28-03-2018 16:54
  
  An hours-long negotiation with an armed man who led Lexington County Sheriff's Department deputies through Swansea ended dramatically Wednesday afternoon with the man's death off Interstate 26.
  
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• LIVE NOW: Armed subject in car blocks I-26 EB near Cayce

  28-03-2018 16:54
  
  The Lexington County Sheriff's Department says an armed subject in a vehicle just east of exit 113 on I-26 has blocked the traffic in this area.
  
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• It started as a chase on warrants. It ended with the man's death after a failed negotiation off I-26

  28-03-2018 16:54
  
  An hours-long negotiation with an armed man who led Lexington County Sheriff's Department deputies through Swansea ended dramatically Wednesday afternoon with the man's death off Interstate 26.
  
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• Four deputies are now on administrative leave following the I-26 standoff that ended with the suspect's death

  28-03-2018 16:54
  
  An hours-long negotiation with an armed man who led Lexington County Sheriff's Department deputies through Swansea ended dramatically Wednesday afternoon with the man's death off Interstate 26.
  
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• Former teacher pleads guilty to bringing students home for sex

  28-03-2018 16:25
  
  A teacher accused of bringing students to her Jonesboro home for sex pleaded guilty this week to sexual indecency with a child.
  
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• '80s star Corey Feldman attacked in stabbing attempt

  28-03-2018 15:32
  
  Someone attempted to stab the "Goonies" and "Stand By Me" actor while he was sitting in his car, the LAPD said Wednesday.
  
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• Southern Arizona educators call for change as part of statewide movement

  28-03-2018 15:03
  
  Teachers, parents and advocacy groups plan to hold rallies and demonstrations at various locations with the hopes of getting the attention of lawmakers.
  
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• UPDATE: Tucson police release name of suspect in officer-involved shooting

  28-03-2018 14:30
  
  According to Tucson police, four officers fired at the suspect, hitting him at least once.
  
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• Suspect taken to hospital after officer-involved shooting

  28-03-2018 14:30
  
  According to Tucson police, four officers fired at the suspect, hitting him at least once.
  
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• No Mega Millions jackpot winner, next drawing estimated $502 million

  28-03-2018 13:09
  
  With no Mega Millions players hitting it big, the winning amount is expected to grow to $502 million for Friday, with a $301 million cash payout. That's the biggest prize since 2016.
  
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• Frugal Traveler: Tucson Is a City That Encourages You to Explore

  28-03-2018 12:44
  The change, and how quickly it came, took me by surprise. One minute we were in the heart of Tucson, Ariz., among the restaurants, coffee shops and businesses you'd expect in a metro area of more than a million people.
  
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• Woman marries tree to keep it from being cut down

  28-03-2018 12:30
  
  City officials voted not to remove the tree, but it will be trimmed.
  
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• Family of Sacramento man slain by police skeptical of change

  28-03-2018 08:20
  
  Protesters, among them the victim's brother, disrupted a City Council meeting Tuesday then for a second time blocked NBA fans from entering the Kings arena for a game.
  
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• Parents, community vocal to MUSD: "Save Thornydale"

  28-03-2018 07:28
  
  The Marana Unified School District is one step closer to closing four decades of education, but they first heard an earful from the neighborhood. 
  
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• Drunken 13-year-old 'wanted to be the next school shooter'

  28-03-2018 06:50
  
  Deputies say the teenager wanted to kill his former classmates at a school from which he had been expelled.
  
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• UPDATE: Tucson police say body dumped on south side had severe trauma

  28-03-2018 06:41
  
  Police say the body was dumped from a car near South Jeanette Boulevard and East Alvord Road, which is near South Park Avenue and East Drexel Road. 
  
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• Tucson police investigating homicide near Park, Drexel

  28-03-2018 06:41
  
  The Tucson Police Department is investigating a homicide on the south side near Alvord Road and South Jeanette Boulevard, according to Sgt. Pete Dugan with the TPD. 
  
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• Officials identify 2 killed in Lubbock house explosion

  28-03-2018 05:39
  
  Lubbock Fire Rescue Division Chief Steve Holland confirms that there was an explosion at a house in Tech Terrace Tuesday night around 10 p.m. The explosion happened in the 2900 block of 21st Street. 
  
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• Boy writes to President Trump asking for help finding dad a kidney, president writes back

  28-03-2018 05:14
  
  An 8-year-old Burke County boy on a mission to help save his dad's life turned to the president of the United States for help. Fore Putnam's dad, Trae, suffers from a rare blood disease that left him in complete renal failure.  
  
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• 8-year-old gets help from president to find kidney for sick dad

  28-03-2018 05:14
  
  An 8-year-old Burke County boy on a mission to help save his dad's life turned to the president of the United States for help. Fore Putnam's dad, Trae, suffers from a rare blood disease that left him in complete renal failure.  
  
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