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• Volunteers Assist County Supervisor to Spread Fire Safety on Mount Lemmon

  25-06-2018 23:00
  Fifteen years after the Aspen Fire devastated much of Mount Lemmon, volunteers are taking action to ensure that history doesn’t repeat itself.A group of county sheriff’s auxiliary volunteers have begun setting up at the base of the mountain every Saturday and Sunday, distributing fire safety fliers to passing motorists. The fliers, created in collaboration with Pima County District 4 Supervisor Steve Christy, include orders like “No campfires!…
  
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• FDA approves first marijuana-based drug

  25-06-2018 22:08
  
  The drug will be used to treat two rare and severe forms of epilepsy.
  
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• A Homegrown Candidate with an International Mindset

  25-06-2018 21:00
  Casey Welch is about as unconventional as a politician can get. He’s got quite the resume that ends with a bid for Martha McSally’s open seat in Congress this upcoming primary election.…
  
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• UPDATE: Missing Sierra Vista man found safe

  25-06-2018 20:59
  
  According to police, 64-year-old Gary Edward Price has been found safe. 
  
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• Sierra Vista police ask for help finding missing man

  25-06-2018 20:59
  
  According to police, 64-year-old Gary Edward Price was last seen walking away from the Bel Aire Mobile Home Park at 96 Bel Aire Place at about 1 p.m. Friday. 
  
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• Deputies: Woman involved in hit-and-run crash minutes before deadly crash with Katie Arrington

  25-06-2018 20:59
  
  Charleston County deputies say the 69-year-old woman who died in a wrong-way crash with GOP Congressional candidate Katie Arrington was involved in a hit-and-run collision just before the deadly crash.
  
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• Firefighters lend hose to family trying to fill pool with water from sink

  25-06-2018 20:44
  
  It was apparently a little boy's birthday and his family was trying to fill the pool with sink water on what firefighters called a "sweltering day."
  
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• Father killed in front of two young daughters at CA campground, in 'senseless' crime

  25-06-2018 20:24
  
  Police believe the father of two girls, ages 2 and 4, was shot and killed inside his tent on Friday, while no suspect or motive is yet known.
  
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• McClellanville man wants brother to serve time for killing his dog

  25-06-2018 20:21
  
  A McClellanville man on Monday said he wants his brother to serve time in jail for killing his pet dog.
  
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• Mississippi auditor to resign, run state veterans agency

  25-06-2018 19:36
  
  Mississippi state Auditor Stacey Pickering is resigning his statewide elected post to become head of the state's Veterans Affairs Board. Pickering, 49, says he accepted the new post Monday and will make the transition around July 15. 
  
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• Arizona Earns an F. Merit Pay Fails. DeVos-Backed Company Caught Lying.

  25-06-2018 19:29
  This is a "Three posts for the price of one" special. Read them all, mix and match, your call.…
  
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• Mom of child found with black eye, abdomen trauma sentenced to 25 years in prison

  25-06-2018 19:12
  
  An East Texas mom has been sentenced to 25 years in prison after her 15-month-old son was found with a black eye, trauma to his intestines and an infection.
  
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• WATCH LIVE: President Trump visits the Midlands Monday night to campaign for Henry McMaster

  25-06-2018 19:02
  
  President Donald Trump will be in the Midlands on Monday evening to rally for Gov. Henry McMaster just one day before he faces GOP competitor John Warren for a shot at the November primary.  
  
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• Police investigating after multiple dead dogs found at Pascagoula home

  25-06-2018 18:21
  
  Pascagoula Police are investigating the owner of a now-condemned home after the remains of three dogs were found on the property last week. 
  
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• Buzz Aldrin sues children, alleging misuse of his finances

  25-06-2018 17:56
  
  Former NASA astronaut Buzz Aldrin is suing two of his children and a business manager, accusing them of misusing his credit cards, transferring money from an account and slandering him by saying he has dementia.
  
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• Pawn Star's Richard 'The Old Man' Harrison dead at 77

  25-06-2018 17:55
  
  The show, which began in 2009 features interactions between the employees at the Pawn Shop and customers.
  
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• Claytoon of the Day: Real Fake News

  25-06-2018 17:44
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• California firefighter killed in retirement home shooting

  25-06-2018 16:34
  
  Officials say two firefighters and another person have been shot at a Southern California retirement home and a suspect is in custody.
  
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• How to protect yourself from bobcats

  25-06-2018 15:39
  
  A man is recovering after he was attacked by a bobcat over the weekend in Bisbee. These tips are good to know if you encounter a bobcat.
  
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• Gray Television to buy Raycom Media for $3.6 billion

  25-06-2018 14:52
  
  Once combined, the company will have 142 television stations serving 92 markets, making it the third largest television station group in the U.S.
  
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• Police: Two wanted after abandoning their children at medical facility

  25-06-2018 14:26
  
  The Conway Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in locating two people who allegedly abandoned their children at a Conway business on June 5. Kiwa Johnathan Davis, 51, of Conway, and Sarah Mae Smith, 36, of Myrtle Beach, are wanted for unlawful neglect of a child.
  
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• Pharmacist denies woman miscarriage drug on moral grounds

  25-06-2018 14:24
  A woman says a pharmacist denied her doctor's prescription for miscarriage medications to end her 10-week-old pregnancy based on moral grounds.
  
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• Tucson woman, grandson escape fire unharmed

  25-06-2018 14:20
  
  According to the Tucson Fire Department, the fire happened just after midnight near the 3400 block of South Camino Seco.
  
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• Man crawls out of burning plane in Michigan

  25-06-2018 13:57
  
  Three people were on board, flying to Detroit from Arkansas. The pilot survived, thanks to a witness who pulled him from the plane.
  
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• 5-year-old killed in parking lot of San Antonio SeaWorld

  25-06-2018 13:26
  
  A 5-year-old girl was killed in the San Antonio SeaWorld parking lot when she was hit by a truck on Sunday evening.
  
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• Pharmacist allegedly refused to fill AZ woman's prescription for miscarriage drug

  25-06-2018 12:45
  
  Walgreens apologized to the woman but said their pharmacists are allowed to “step away from filling a prescription for which they have a moral objection.”
  
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• Body of missing East Texas boy found in pond

  25-06-2018 12:39
  
  The body of a missing East Texas boy was located Monday morning in a pond near his Kaufman County home, according to authorities.
  
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• WATCH LIVE: Weather delays President Trump's arrival in W. Columbia

  25-06-2018 10:44
  
  President Donald Trump will appear in West Columbia Carolina Monday night to campaign for current governor Henry McMaster, less than 24 hours before polls open in the state's GOP primary runoff. 
  
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• Guardian of OR children allegedly beat them, forced them to wear urine-soaked clothes

  25-06-2018 10:41
  
  The three children’s guardian pleaded not guilty to 12 charges of criminal mistreatment and one count of tampering with physical evidence.
  
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• Mayor, husband due in court after drunken fight, arrests

  25-06-2018 10:36
  
  Elmwood Place's mayor and his husband, who is the village's maintenance supervisor, are set to make their first court appearances Monday following their arrests after what police describe as a drunken fight.
  
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• 8 Great Things to do in Tucson Today: Monday, June 25

  25-06-2018 10:00
  Baseball Nights at Kino Sports Complex. “Take me out to the ballgame! Take me out to the croooowd!” Don’t you just love the United States of America’s national anthem?…
  
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• Donations, volunteering surge at border asylum-seeker center

  25-06-2018 06:25
  
  The boxes started arriving as people across the country began to learn about President Donald Trump's policy of separating children from their families.
  
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• Empty former Bookman’s lot could become small parklet

  25-06-2018 06:13
  It’s been a few months since the spot Bookman’s once called home on Campbell and grant was torn down. In another five to eight years, the empty dirt area won’t exist at all once grant Road gets widened. Those who live in the surrounding neighborhoods want to make something of the space until then.
  
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• Chris Lemonis hired as Mississippi State baseball coach, press conference Tuesday

  25-06-2018 05:16
  
  Lemonis led the Hoosiers to 3 regional appearances in 4 seasons. He's experienced four College World Series, including three as a former Louisville assistant. Lemonis will be introduced Tuesday at 10:00am.
  
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• UPDATE: Authorities find, euthanize bobcat that attacked man near Bisbee

  25-06-2018 03:44
  
  The bobcat believed to be the same one that attacked a Cochise County man on Sunday was found and euthanized. 
  
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• Man attacked by bobcat near Bisbee, agencies search for wild animal

  25-06-2018 03:44
  
  A man walking his dog in a neighborhood street off Naco Highway in Cochise County claims he was attacked by a bobcat Sunday morning. Cochise County Sheriff's Office shared the news in a press release Sunday evening. It stated that deputies and USDA personnel didn't locate the bobcat soon after 7:15 a.m., but they took the following report from the man. He noticed the bobcat in some brush near Della Street and Barnett Road. He told first responders that he let his dog go and tol...
  
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• Body cam video shows KS officer shooting at dog, wounding 9-year-old girl

  25-06-2018 03:22
  
  While her injuries were minor, the video is disturbing and difficult to watch and may not be appropriate for some viewers.
  
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• US prosecutors cancel Stormy Daniels meeting in Cohen probe

  25-06-2018 03:15
  
  Porn actress Stormy Daniels will meet with federal prosecutors in New York who are investigating President Donald Trump's former personal attorney.
  
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• UPDATE: I-10 reopens after crash near San Simon

  25-06-2018 01:16
  
  A crash Sunday afternoon closed both directions of travel on Interstate 10 near San Simon, according to tweets from Arizona Department of Transportation.
  
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• Deputies: One person dead after being struck by lightning on Siesta Key, FL

  25-06-2018 00:48
  
  Visiting first responders provided immediate assistance to the victim with beach lifeguards also responding.
  
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• FC Tucson Women win PacSouth Division

  25-06-2018 00:10
  
  The FC Tucson Women beat the San Diego Parceiro Ladies 2-1 Sunday to claim first division title in five years.
  
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