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• THINK ABOUT IT EDITORIAL: AZ National Guard troops on U.S./Mexico border

  12-04-2018 23:57
  
  More than 300 Arizona National Guard troops will be helping the Border Patrol and Customs do their jobs at the request of President Trump. The question is, why now?  
  
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• In new book, Comey says Trump 'untethered to truth'

  12-04-2018 23:34
  
  Former FBI Director James Comey blasts President Donald Trump as "unethical and untethered to truth" and his leadership of the country as "ego driven and about personal loyalty.".
  
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• Teen wears dress with faces of black women to prom

  12-04-2018 23:17
  
  According to her Instagram post, Skyler said she wanted to take all the black queens who made a difference in her life to prom with her
  
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• What happened to Rachel Rhoads? Capital murder complaint provides insight into investigation

  12-04-2018 22:05
  
  A court document is providing new insight into a murder investigation after a 24-year-old woman was found dead.
  
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• TIMELINE: What happened after Seven Hills student's original call for help

  12-04-2018 21:45
  
  Cincinnati's police chief spoke to the media Thursday, laying out a timeline events in the death of a Seven Hills student found dead in a van earlier this week.
  
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• Tony Stewart, Ward family settle wrongful death lawsuit

  12-04-2018 21:14
  
  Tony Stewart and the parents of Kevin Ward Jr. have agreed to settle the wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family against the former NASCAR star for his role in the death of their son.
  
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• YUMMM: Red Robin coming back to Tucson

  12-04-2018 20:29
  
  Red Robin is opening a location off West Irvington Road and Interstate 19 on Tucson's southwest side.
  
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• Residents asked to evacuate due to fire north of Fritch, I-40 in Wheeler County reopened

  12-04-2018 20:23
  
  Although the temperatures are cooler today, the winds will still be high. This makes fire danger continue throughout the day.
  
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• Police: Something went 'terribly wrong' in death of trapped teen who called 911 for help

  12-04-2018 19:46
  
  Kyle Plush was retrieving his tennis gear when the seat of his 2002 Honda Odyssey flipped, pinning him upside down.
  
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• Dog found with mouth wired shut, legs tied together in Chesterfield County

  12-04-2018 19:19
  
  According to Rebecca with the Chesterfield County Animal Services, a person was driving behind a car when they saw something fly out of the window. 
  
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• 'Westbrook is out of his cotton-picking mind': NBA announcer's call has racist tone

  12-04-2018 19:17
  
  It's unclear if the NBA will seek any action against the Oklahoma City Thunder announcer.
  
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• Police: Dad in incest case killed daughter, infant son and adoptive father

  12-04-2018 18:48
  
  Knighdale police say the boy of a Henrico couple accused of incest was last seen alive around 8 p.m. on Wednesday when his father picked him up. 
  
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• Couple charged with incest found dead in double murder-suicide

  12-04-2018 18:48
  
  An infant was found dead Thursday at the North Carolina home of a father and daughter from Henrico County who are accused of incest.
  
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• Tragedy in Caddo Heights: Video captures terror of shooting that killed woman, wounded police officer

  12-04-2018 18:40
  
  The man suspected of shooting a woman and an officer during a standoff, leading to her death and wounding the officer, is moved to a different jail after breaking a water pipe and flooding his cell.
  
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• Gas prices on the rise in Tucson and across the US

  12-04-2018 17:36
  
  Arizona ranks fifth in terms of the states who have a seen a yearly increase in the price of gas when comparing the price at this time this year to this time last year.
  
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• New Ferry double-murder trial underway after mistrial

  12-04-2018 17:05
  
  Months after a Tucson judge declared a mistrial in the murder trial of Brian Ferry, a second trial has begun. 
  
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• Infant found safe after being left in Indiana 'baby box'

  12-04-2018 16:54
  
  An infant baby left in a "baby box" at an Indiana fire station is said to be in safe hands after being placed in the safe haven.
  
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• County issues air quality watch because of high winds

  12-04-2018 15:16
  
  The Pima Country Department of Environmental Quality has issued a health watch because high winds are expected Thursday. 
  
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• Man who rode on plane with WWE fan with measles receives alert from health department

  12-04-2018 12:29
  
  The Louisiana Health Department has started reaching out to people who attended a particular WWE event last week. 
  
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• Sister Assistance

  12-04-2018 10:00
  The Southern Arizona Women's Foundation is raising awareness and money for issues affecting women and girls at its 25th annual luncheon, on April 18The Southern Arizona Women's Foundation is raising awareness and money for issues affecting women and girls at its 25th annual luncheon, on April 18. For 28 years, the Women's Foundation has affected change in local communities by funding research, advocacy, grant making and leadership development.…
  
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• Silent Running

  12-04-2018 10:00
  Noise intolerant neighbors are taken to all new levels in A Quiet Place, a new horror film from actor and director John Krasinski.Noise intolerant neighbors are taken to all new levels in A Quiet Place, a new horror film from director John Krasinski. Krasinski also stars as Lee, a father trying to protect his family in a post-apocalyptic world besieged by horrific aliens who will tear you apart if you make so much as a peep.…
  
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• Let’s Twist Again!

  12-04-2018 10:00
  One afternoon, with an epic eye roll and indignant sigh, I grudgingly got in the car and drove out for their lunch buffet. And wow.To be honest with you, the first time I stepped foot in Indian Twist I felt a little guilty. Mainly, that's because I'm friends with the previous occupants of the space on Camp Lowell Drive, the Singh family.…
  
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• Gutt Check

  12-04-2018 10:00
  It's a sweet gig for Jeff Gutt, who now gets to tour the world with musicians that he admires immensely, performing for adoring fans.Jeff Gutt is living a surreal dream right now. The guy was officially unveiled as the vocalist with Californian alt-rock band the Stone Temple Pilots at the tail end of last year with a big "reveal" show at the Troubadour in Hollywood, and that has been swiftly followed by a new STP self-titled album.…
  
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• Discipline and Delirium

  12-04-2018 10:00
  A native of foggy London, he has long made paintings and drawings of cityscapes and buildings, but once he transplanted himself to Tucson and the sunny Southwest in 2009, something changed.Andy Burgess, native of foggy London, has long made paintings and drawings of cityscapes and buildings, but once he transplanted himself to Tucson and the sunny Southwest in 2009, something changed. He grew enamored of the sleek mid-century modern houses of L.A. and Palm Springs and even Tucson, and his palett
  
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• Concentration Complication

  12-04-2018 10:00
  The Arizona Department of Health Services has told some dispensaries to change the way they report concentrates in a way that would vastly impact the amount of medical marijuana patients can receive every two weeks.The Arizona Department of Health Services has told some dispensaries to change the way they report concentrates in a way that would vastly impact the amount of medical marijuana patients can receive every two weeks. Specifically, the DHS has asked several dispensaries in Phoenix to re
  
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• Blood Ties

  12-04-2018 10:00
  Speak the Speech Theatre tackles Sam Shepherd family drama, while Live Theatre Workshop stages a humorous murder mystery.Any theater taking on the task of bringing to life Sam Shepard's 1979 Pulitzer prize-winning play Buried Child bites off a piece of meat that challenges even the sturdiest of molars. It's tasty but tough.…
  
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• Backpage Bust

  12-04-2018 10:00
  Backpage.com was seized on April 6 by federal law enforcement. The website was shut down, and those who ran it were arrested.Backpage.com—known to some as a hellscape of sex-trafficked children and to others as a place where sex workers advertise their services—was seized on April 6 by federal law enforcement. The website was shut down, and those who ran it were arrested.…
  
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• Addictive Sound

  12-04-2018 10:00
  Music has taken The War on Drugs to far-flung places like Singapore, Melbourne and Paris.Music has taken bassist David Hartley and fellow members of The War on Drugs to far-flung places like Singapore, Melbourne and Paris. The Philadelphia-based sextet has traveled the world several times over since last stepping foot in Tucson in 2011, when they headlined a show at Hotel Congress.…
  
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• A Matter Over Mind

  12-04-2018 10:00
  The 25th annual Science of Consciousness Conference featured some of the brightest and most far-out minds on our planet discussing topics such as the evolution of language, the origin of life, psychedelics, metaphysics, artificial intelligence and much more.The brain named itself. And then a few thousand years later it gathered with a bunch of other brains in the foothills above Tucson and decided to have a big talk about just what the hell was going on.…
  
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• $30,000 rumor? Tabloid paid for, spiked, salacious Trump tip

  12-04-2018 07:24
  
  The company that publishes the National Enquirer paid a former doorman at one of Donald Trump's New York skyscrapers $30,000 during the presidential campaign for a tip about Trump it never ran.
  
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• Police: Husband killed wife, threw body in dumpster

  12-04-2018 07:18
  
  Investigators believe the man killed his wife in their home then left her body in the dumpster two days before he was arrested.
  
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• Foreign matter contamination behind recall of Salisbury steak products

  12-04-2018 07:17
  
  Pieces of extraneous materials, specifically bone are behind the recall of 135,159 pounds of Salisbury steak products (poultry, pork, beef) from Conagra Brands Inc., according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service.  
  
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• Foreign matter contamination behind recall of 135,000 pounds of Salisbury steak products

  12-04-2018 07:17
  
  Pieces of extraneous materials, specifically bone are behind the recall of 135,159 pounds of Salisbury steak products (poultry, pork, beef) from Conagra Brands Inc., according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).  
  
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• Community comes together against sexual violence at Take Back The Night

  12-04-2018 05:30
  
  Loud and empowered - men, women, and children spoke out in southern Arizona Wednesday night, April 11, screaming for no more sexual violence. The annual Take Back The Night event swarmed South Tucson with fervor in a space for survivors to come together and help each other. 
  
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• Transgender woman talks brutal attack caught on video on Charlotte bus

  12-04-2018 05:20
  
  Police have arrested a suspect after a person was attacked on a CATS bus on April 7. The assault occurred shortly after midnight in the 400 block of N. Tryon Street. Police say the victim received serious but non-life threatening injuries as a result of being repeatedly kicked and hit in the head.  
  
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• Graphic video shows transgender woman being brutally attacked on Charlotte bus

  12-04-2018 05:20
  
  Police have arrested a suspect after a person was attacked on a CATS bus on April 7. The assault occurred shortly after midnight in the 400 block of N. Tryon Street. Police say the victim received serious but non-life threatening injuries as a result of being repeatedly kicked and hit in the head.  
  
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• Alabama punter JK Scott opens up about praying over President Trump

  12-04-2018 04:43
  
  The Alabama punter is really just as humble as it gets. He said none of this was planned, but that God moved him enough to ask the President of the United States if he could pray over him.
  
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• FDA approves first light-adaptive contact lens

  12-04-2018 04:29
  
  Contact lenses that automatically darken in the sun could soon go on the market.
  
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• WATCH: Take a tour of the moon in high definition

  12-04-2018 03:19
  
  Thanks to NASA, you have the opportunity to take a high definition tour of the moon.
  
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• UA education majors talk Red For ED

  12-04-2018 03:16
  
  For most of the Tucson News Now stories, we talked to teachers and school administrators. People who are being affected by the issue right now. But what about the future, the students learning to become teachers? What do they think about the issue and do they still want to become teachers?
  
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• Arizona National Guard prepares for deployment

  12-04-2018 02:30
  
  The first Arizona National Guard members bound for the border should arrive at Border Patrol Nogales station by Friday. 
  
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• Controversy brewing over 5 Points development downtown

  12-04-2018 02:24
  A new development planned for Stone and Sixth at 5-Points near downtown is creating some controversy. Not because of the development itself, but what the city must go through in order to allow the development to be built. 
  
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• Tucson teachers 'walk in' as part of statewide movement

  12-04-2018 02:12
  
  Teachers across the state took part in a “walk in” Wednesday morning, April 11, as part of the #RedForEd movement.  
  
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• Teachers at Tucson High “walk in” as part of statewide movement

  12-04-2018 02:12
  
  Teachers across the state took part in a “walk in” Wednesday morning, April 11 as part of the RedForEd movement.  
  
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• Northwest Fire puts out brush fire in Marana

  12-04-2018 02:12
  
  A small brush fire burned about an acre in Marana Wednesday afternoon, according to a fire department spokesman.
  
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• PCSD looking for Circle K robbery suspect

  12-04-2018 01:52
  
  Detectives with the Robbery/Assault Unit are asking for the public's help in locating a suspect in an armed robbery. 
  
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