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• Vehicle fire closes part of I-10 near Houghton Road

  07-04-2018 23:56
  
  A vehicle fire forced the closure of Interstate 10 eastbound at milepost 277, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation. 
  
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• UPDATE: Roads open again after vehicle fire closed part of I-10 near Houghton Road

  07-04-2018 23:56
  
  A vehicle fire temporarily forced the closure of Interstate 10 eastbound at milepost 277, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation. 
  
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• Tweet brings attention to coming Toyota lending discrimination settlement deadline

  07-04-2018 23:33
  
  The settlement stems from Toyota dealerships charging certain nonwhite customers higher interest rates on their auto loans than white customers.
  
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• Travel Troubleshooter: How did this Galapagos flight get so messed up?

  07-04-2018 23:15
  Dear Travel Troubleshooter: I recently had tickets to fly from Tucson, Arizona, to the Galapagos, via Los Angeles and Quito, Ecuador. The Tucson-LA flights were one-way tickets, and the LA-Quito segment was connected in our reservations.
  
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• TPD: Man seriously injured in officer involved shooting on Wednesday

  07-04-2018 21:36
  
  One person is recovering from serious injuries after an officer involved shooting on Wednesday, April 4. 
  
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• Family angry after video of child scared by Easter Bunny spreads

  07-04-2018 21:01
  
  The child's family said the daycare broke an agreement.
  
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• 1 injured after car wrecks into Taco Bell dumpster

  07-04-2018 19:36
  
  One person was taken to the hospital after a car wrecked into a Taco Bell dumpster in Moultrie Saturday morning.
  
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• State disbars Tucson attorney who already was on suspension

  07-04-2018 19:13
  TUCSON, Ariz. - Tucson lawyer Scott Lieberman has been disbarred after he didn't contest alleged ethics violations allegations that he didn't obey court orders, abandoned a client and solicited sex from a client.
  
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• DPS: One person killed in rollover crash near Picacho on Friday night

  07-04-2018 18:56
  
  The Arizona Department of Public Safety said one person was killed in a single-vehicle rollover crash on Interstate 10 near Picacho on Friday night.  
  
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• BREAKING: Several people killed after vehicle crashes into crowd in German city

  07-04-2018 18:18
  
  Police in the western German city of Muenster say a car has crashed into a crowd there, killing several people and injuring others.
  
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• Louisiana roofer arrested after taking back roof

  07-04-2018 17:37
  
  A Louisiana roofer faces misdemeanor charges after repossessing a roof because he hadn't been paid.
  
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• Father arrested for killing 5-year-old son

  07-04-2018 16:24
  
  A young Tennessee boy has been determined dead, and his father has been arrested for murder.
  
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• 15 die when truck collides with hockey team's bus in Canada

  07-04-2018 14:27
  
  Canadian police say 14 people were killed in a bus crash involving a junior hockey team in Western Canada.
  
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• 14 die when truck collides with hockey team's bus in Canada

  07-04-2018 14:27
  
  Canadian police say 14 people were killed in a bus crash involving a junior hockey team in Western Canada.
  
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• 6 dogs found dead in vehicle

  07-04-2018 13:01
  
  Annette Rosenow needed help moving her dogs and enlisted the help of a couple she found on Craigslist. Police are now searching for the unidentified woman.
  
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• Wand touring in support of new EP, including dates w/ Spirit of the Beehive

  07-04-2018 08:35
  Wand have a new EP on the way, Perfume , which will be out May 25 via Drag City. I wrote up lead track "The Gift" in Indie Basement a while back: In its four minutes, "The Gift" overflows with creative ambition, widescreen rock that makes at least a couple left turns, including a great piano breakdown that leads to a towering guitar solo.
  
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• Backpage shutdown called a step forward for sex-trafficking survivors

  07-04-2018 06:41
  
  Backpage.com has been under investigation for years for claims the site facilitates sex trafficking. The site allowed users to post ads for escorts. Investigators said many of the ads were actually for underage girls. The Federal Bureau of Investigations shut down the website on Friday.
  
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• Woman allegedly beheaded son, shocking police

  07-04-2018 04:37
  
  Hanane Mouhib has been charged with murdering her 7-year-old son in a situation described as a stabbing that caused "his head to become disengaged from his body."
  
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• Sierra Vista police arrest suspect in a Thursday drive-by shooting

  07-04-2018 02:39
  
  The Sierra Vista Police Department arrested a local man Thursday evening, April 5 on charges tied to a drive-by shooting that occurred in the early morning hours that same day.  
  
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• Teen saves his sisters from house fire

  07-04-2018 02:35
  
  The Tucson Fire Department is commending the actions of a 17-year-old as he saves his sisters from a house fire.  
  
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• Family of five escapes house fire thanks to 2-year-old

  07-04-2018 02:27
  
  Cota Samuel, 2, was the first to wake when the family's home caught fire Thursday morning
  
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• Zona Politics with Jim Nintzel: Talking with City Councilman Steve Kozachik

  07-04-2018 01:30
  On this episode of Zona Politics with Jim Nintzel, we talk with Tucson City Councilman Steve Kozachik about the future of Fourth Avenue, the Benedictine Sanctuary and Broadway Boulevard between downtown and Country Club Road, as well as the possibility that the F-35 may be coming to Tucson.
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• Fat-shamed teen gets her revenge at cupcake shop

  07-04-2018 01:05
  
  Teen buys every cupcake from bakery after getting fat-shamed.
  
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• Claytoon of the Day: Teacher Walkout

  07-04-2018 01:04
  Find more from cartoonist Clay Jones here.
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• Arizona sending 150 Guard troops to border next week

  07-04-2018 00:16
  
  Arizona will deploy about 150 members of the state National Guard to the U.S.-Mexico border next week.
  
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• A Partial List Of UA Freedom Center's Funders

  07-04-2018 00:16
  Follow the money, or as much as you can find, anyway. Always good advice.The University of Arizona recently responded to a records request from Kochs Off Campus to list all funders of the Freedom Center since 2008 and the amount each contributed.…
  
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• How Tucson Preserves Its Native Food Heritage

  07-04-2018 00:07
  Tucson is a foodie town. But rather than artisan breads and local avocados drawing crowds of tourists, it's the relationship between diverse plants and people that earned it the distinction of being the first UNESCO City of Gastronomy in the United States in 2015.
  
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• UPDATE: Police identify person killed in drive-by shooting near 22nd, Pantano

  07-04-2018 00:05
  
  The Tucson Police Department is investigating a shooting on the east side in the 8100 block of East 20th Street, near 22nd and Pantano.   
  
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• Tucson police investigating fatal shooting near 22nd, Pantano

  07-04-2018 00:05
  
  The Tucson Police Department is investigating a shooting on the east side in the 8100 block of East 20th Street, near 22nd and Pantano.   
  
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• 1 dead, 1 wounded in drive-by shooting near 22nd, Pantano

  07-04-2018 00:05
  
  The Tucson Police Department is investigating a shooting on the east side in the 8100 block of East 20th Street, near 22nd and Pantano.   
  
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