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• Open Casting Call: Southern Arizona's Newest All-Inclusive Talent Agency

  26-07-2018 23:38
  Third From the Right is an "all-inclusive" talent agency that represents actors, actresses, models, singers, bands and other musicians to get them connected with casting directors and creative projects.To celebrate their new establishment, Third From the Right is hosting an open casting call at the Screening Room at 6 p.m. on Thursday, August 2.…
  
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• DASH CAM VIDEO: Woman evades deputies, flips car in chase

  26-07-2018 22:20
  
  Dash cam footage released Thursday by the Florence County Sheriff’s Office reportedly shows a woman’s attempt to flee from deputies who were attempting a traffic stop. 
  
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• New species (a hybrid of a whale and a dolphin) discovered off Hawaii

  26-07-2018 21:35
  
  Scientists have found a new species, a hybrid between a melon-headed whale and a rough-toothed dolphin, in Kauai waters. 
  
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• Papa John's founder sues for corporate records

  26-07-2018 21:25
  
  The founder of the Papa John's pizza chain is suing to gain access to the company's books and records after resigning this month amid reports that he used a racial slur during a media training session.
  
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• U of A to sell beer, wine at football games

  26-07-2018 21:22
  
  Big news for Arizona Wildcat football fans this week. 
  
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• U of A to sell beer and wine at football games

  26-07-2018 21:22
  
  Big news for Arizona Wildcat football fans this week. 
  
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• Why you aren't being notified of broken fire hydrants in Tucson

  26-07-2018 21:21
  
  Tucson Water says that the Tucson Fire Department is prepared for broken hydrants. Crews come with 800 feet of hose on their trucks so that if one hydrant isn’t working, their hose can reach any of three other fire hydrants near the broken one. On top of that, they bring their own water to a fire.
  
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• Two Oregon fugitives found in Mississippi; one in custody, one dead

  26-07-2018 21:18
  
  Victoria Cravitz, who was living under the name Jennifer Larsen, took Shaw to a hospital for medical care for an illness. Shaw died of natural causes at the hospital and questions about his true identity arose when generating a death certificate.
  
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• New classes focus on Hispanic women's heart health

  26-07-2018 20:36
  
  For the first time, the American Heart Association in Tucson is hosting special classes called Por Tu Corazon. While heart disease can affect anyone, it's the leading cause of death for Latinas. 
  
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• Laughing Stock: Every Reason to Laugh

  26-07-2018 20:00
  Once named by Ebony Magazine “Black America’s Favorite White Comedian,” Gary Owen has lately gone pan-demographic. It was a risky move; many believed his black fans would drift away, even after he won his own series on BET and toured withShaquille O'Neal's All-Star Comedy Jam Tour.…
  
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• Mountain lion spends night in woman's living room

  26-07-2018 19:47
  
  The big cat sauntered into her home through an open door.
  
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• Additional charge filed against mother of Natchitoches baby, other woman allegedly involved

  26-07-2018 19:27
  
  The mother and woman involved in the burning death of a 6-month-old Natchitoches toddler are facing an additional charge.
  
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• Gone fishing...for eternity

  26-07-2018 19:09
  
  An Arkansas business offers a unique send-off for those who love the outdoors: caskets that resemble Jon boats.
  
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• JOBS: 400 positions available at Tucson hiring event

  26-07-2018 18:11
  
  400 full-time customer service representative positions in Alorica's Tucson office are available at Thursday's hiring event at 1650 S. Research Loop, near East 22nd Street and South Prudence Road. 
  
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• Claytoon of the Day: Paint Job, Con Job, Nut Job

  26-07-2018 18:10
  Find more Claytoonz here.…
  
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• Mama bear and cubs splash around in backyard

  26-07-2018 17:54
  
  This bear family can’t get enough of a family’s backyard fountain.
  
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• Southport police chief, lieutenant arrested after investigation by SBI, FBI

  26-07-2018 17:50
  
  All police operations in Southport have been suspended and the entire force placed on paid administrative leave after the town's police chief and a lieutenant were arrested Thursday and charged with double-dipping at a second job while on the clock at the police department.
  
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• 'Get these monsters off our streets': Dozens arrested in SC online predator sting

  26-07-2018 16:52
  
  Several officials will discuss Operation Full Armor, a joint operation aimed at protecting children against child online predators in Richland County.
  
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• Woman cheats death as sinkhole swallows vehicle in CO

  26-07-2018 14:59
  
  Police said if Ashley Marisch hadn't gotten out when she did, she might not have survived. 
  
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• Benson students head back to school with new class option

  26-07-2018 14:30
  
  Students in the Benson Unified School District are officially ending their summer vacation and heading back to the classroom on Thursday.
  
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• 9/11 victim's remains positively identified 17 years later

  26-07-2018 14:16
  
  Scott Michael Johnson is the 1,642nd victim to be positively identified since the attacks.
  
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• Police: Man under arrest tried to buy freedom with doughnuts

  26-07-2018 13:00
  
  The man was charged with attempted bribery after allegedly offering doughnuts in exchange for his freedom to multiple officers repeatedly.
  
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• Couple tried to save landscaper who drowned after lawnmower fell into SC pond

  26-07-2018 12:50
  
  The incident report released Thursday in the death of a landscaper who drowned in a Summerville pond when his mower slid down into a lake details a chaotic scene as an officer performed CPR. 
  
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• DPS: 1 trooper killed, 2 injured in struggle with suspect who grabbed trooper's gun

  26-07-2018 12:25
  
  A young Arizona Department of Safety trooper was shot and killed, a second trooper was shot and wounded, and a third was injured in an incident in Avondale. 
  
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• Women in Print

  26-07-2018 10:00
  In the opening work at a small show about women printmakers, Tucson artist Kathryn Polk sends a clear message: "I make prints, not pies."In the opening work at a small show about women printmakers, Tucson artist Kathryn Polk sends a clear message: "I make prints, not pies." Her color etching pictures a rapturous woman in a studio packed with all the tools of the printmaking trade, from roller to inks to press.…
  
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• Transmission

  26-07-2018 10:00
  Cain Pierce works a small pitcher of draft beer at twilight. After a long workday he's talking PMS in the back patio of IBT's gay bar on Fourth Avenue. The one day he walked from his house, down the street, blood dripping off his arms, and paced around the nearby park in Tarzana, California was his least favorite day in life, mainly because he'd sent a picture of his bleeding wrists to his grandma.…
  
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• Three Great Things To Do in Tucson Today: Thursday, July 26

  26-07-2018 10:00
  Christmas in July at Hotel Congress. It’s a sentiment shared by Americans everywhere on Christmas morning: “Wht a wonderful day. If only it were 105 degrees outside, then it would be perfect.” Well, at long last, HoCo is making all of our dreams come true.…
  
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• Negative Zone

  26-07-2018 10:00
  The tension was thick between candidates Matt Heinz and Ann Kirkpatrick at last week’s Congressional District 2 Democratic primary forum.The tension was thick between candidates Matt Heinz and Ann Kirkpatrick at last week's Congressional District 2 Democratic primary forum. The animosity between the two candidates widely considered to be the front runners popped up repeatedly while all six candidates on stage debated a host of issues.…
  
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• Lefty Appeal

  26-07-2018 10:00
  The presumed frontrunners in the crowded Congressional District 2 race did not fare well with the left-leaning crowd at a forum last week.The presumed frontrunners in the crowded Congressional District 2 race did not fare well with the left-leaning crowd at a forum last week. Ann Kirkpatrick—who mostly recently represented the neighboring Congressional District 1 and who has, until her decision to seek the CD2 seat, called Flagstaff and Phoenix home—was outright booed for some of her
  
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• Lawyers, Guns and Money

  26-07-2018 10:00
  A few weeks ago, if you asked Arizona State Senate candidate Bobby Wilson about the night he had to kill his own mother because she was trying to kill him, he would tell you the whole story.A few weeks ago, if you asked Arizona State Senate candidate Bobby Wilson about the night he had to kill his own mother because she was trying to kill him, he would tell you the whole story in detail with a calm and deliberate demeanor. "I woke up in the middle of the night as she was shaking me," he recalls.
  
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• Fish Tricks

  26-07-2018 10:00
  OK, I’m done with the Hokey Pokey wordplay. Time to get down to the subject at hand: Really, really fresh fish.OK, I'm done with the Hokey Pokey wordplay. Time to get down to the subject at hand:…
  
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• Capturing the Ether

  26-07-2018 10:00
  Victoria Legrand, one half of the dream pop duo Beach House, describes her band as not abrasive, but also not soft.Victoria Legrand, one half of the dream pop duo Beach House, describes her band as not abrasive, but also not soft. Nowhere is this truer than their latest album, 7.…
  
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• Capricious Courts

  26-07-2018 10:00
  Industry lawyers were caught by surprise a couple weeks ago when lawyer and president of Cave Creek Dispensaries, Alex Lane, submitted a motion to reconsider to the state Court of AppealsIndustry lawyers were caught by surprise a couple weeks ago when lawyer and president of Cave Creek Dispensaries, Alex Lane, submitted a motion to reconsider to the state Court of Appeals concerning the Jones case outlawing concentrates in Arizona. As organizations like the Arizona Cannabis Bar Association and t
  
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• By the Numbers

  26-07-2018 10:00
  In a summer of endless sequels, The Equalizer 2 has the distinction of being unoriginal and predictable.In a summer of endless sequels, The Equalizer 2 has the distinction of being unoriginal and predictable. It stimulates that part of your brain that likes to see things go boom and bad guys get pummeled, while allowing the part of your brain that likes to solve things and seek intellectual depth go nappy time.…
  
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• Breastfeeding mother says doctor made her cover up in OR office

  26-07-2018 09:36
  
  The doctor claimed it was clinic policy to prevent lawsuits, but under state law, women have the right to breastfeed in public without cover ups.
  
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• FBI: Abducted teen found safe; suspect in custody

  26-07-2018 07:51
  
  Anyone with information is asked to contact the FBI at (865) 755-6085 or the Virginia State Police at 1-800-822-4453.
  
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• AMBER Alert for child abducted; possibly in Virginia

  26-07-2018 07:51
  
  Anyone with information is asked to contact the FBI at (865) 755-6085 or the Virginia State Police at 1-800-822-4453.
  
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• Father alleges unsupervised baby choked to death at daycare

  26-07-2018 07:09
  
  Police are waiting on autopsy results to help determine how they proceed in the case.
  
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• Ridership, revenue declining as Sun Link celebrates four years of operation

  26-07-2018 06:51
  
  On this day in 2014, July 25, the Sun Link Streetcar rolled of on its inaugural rides through the streets of Tucson. There was great fanfare, with a huge celebration that included the University of Arizona marching band.
  
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• TPD: Adult care business owner charged with endangerment, abuse

  26-07-2018 06:47
  
  The record-breaking heat turned dangerous at an east side adult care home after the air conditioning broke.  Battalion Chief Barrett Baker with the Tucson Fire Department said five people living at the home on east 8th street had to be transported for medical attention after a call for a heat-related issue Wednesday afternoon. 
  
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• Five residents transported from adult care home for heat-related issues

  26-07-2018 06:47
  
  The record-breaking heat turned dangerous at an east side adult care home after the air conditioning broke.  Battalion Chief Barrett Baker with the Tucson Fire Department said five people living at the home on east 8th street had to be transported for medical attention after a call for a heat-related issue Wednesday afternoon. 
  
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• Teen bullied over ears gets plastic surgery

  26-07-2018 03:46
  
  For 17-year-old Yasmin Ibrihim, it was a dream come true: a consultation with Richmond cosmetic surgeon Dr. Joe Niamtu was the first step in her highly improbable journey to get her ears fixed.
  
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• FBI turns to Fitbit data in search for missing Iowa student

  26-07-2018 03:39
  
  The FBI is joining the search for a missing University of Iowa student, 20-year-old Mollie Tibbetts.
  
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• Locals, volunteers lend a helping hand to asylum seekers

  26-07-2018 02:43
  
  As Gretchen Lokey, the site coordinator for "The Inn Project," shows us around their shelter in the basement of an undisclosed church in Tucson, the mood is positive.
  
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• Howard Fire near Bowie grows to 600 acres

  26-07-2018 02:43
  
  The lightning-caused Howard Fire was reported late afternoon on Tuesday, July 24.
  
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