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• Pennsylvania councilman charged with stealing opioids

  01-03-2019 23:59
  WEST READING, Pa. (AP) — Authorities say a Pennsylvania councilman wearing a ski mask stole more than $16,000 in prescription opioids from a drug store.
  Berks County District Attorney’s office says Kirk Mullen was arrested Friday and charged with robbery, theft, possession, intent to distribute and more.
  The 34-year-old is a member of the West Reading borough council who has been in office since last year.
  Police say Mullen robbed the West Reading Drug Store on Feb. 19. They said he
  
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• Devils defenseman Mirco Mueller out with shoulder injury

  01-03-2019 23:58
  NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey defenseman Mirco Mueller is going to be sidelined with a shoulder injury sustained in a head-first fall into the end boards earlier this week.
  Devils coach John Hynes said Friday Mueller probably would not be out for an extended period.
  The 23-year-old Swiss player hurt his left shoulder in the third period of Wednesday night’s game against the Calgary Flames. The injury appeared serious and Mueller was taken off the ice on a stretcher.
  Hynes said Muell
  
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• Families of Texas church shooting victims sue gun retailer

  01-03-2019 23:45
  SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Family members of victims of a Texas church shooting are suing a sporting goods chain that sold the weapons used in the 2017 massacre.
  The lawsuit filed in state district court in San Antonio alleges Academy Sports & Outdoors illegally sold the assault-style rifle, high-capacity magazine and ammunition to Devin Kelley. It argues Kelley shouldn’t have been able buy the firearm from the New Braunfels, Texas, store because he showed an ID from Colorado, which proh
  
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• The Latest: Garrett Bradbury shows off speed, agility

  01-03-2019 23:35
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Latest on the NFL’s annual scouting combine in Indianapolis (all times local):
  6:40 p.m.
  North Carolina State offensive lineman Garrett Bradbury could be getting the attention of NFL scouts with some impressive numbers at the annual scouting combine.
  After demonstrating his strength with 34 reps at 225 pounds on the bench press Thursday, No. 2 among lineman, the 6-foot-3, Bradbury showed off his speed and agility Friday.
  His time of 7.41 seconds in the three-c
  
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• Lawyers for Manafort seek leniency ahead of sentencing

  01-03-2019 23:21
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawyers for former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort are asking a judge in Virginia for leniency ahead of a sentencing hearing next week.
  Manafort is to be sentenced next Thursday after being convicted last summer of eight financial crimes.
  Probation officials have calculated a sentencing guideline range of between 19.5 and 24 years in prison for Manafort. Prosecutors with special counsel Robert Mueller’s office have endorsed that calculation.
  On Friday, Manafor
  
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• Canada allows extradition case against Huawei CFO to proceed

  01-03-2019 22:02
  TORONTO (AP) — Canada said Friday it will allow the U.S. extradition case against Chinese Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou to proceed.
  Canadian Department of Justice officials issued a statement saying they diligently reviewed the evidence and the case can go ahead.
  Meng is due in court on March 6, at which time a date for her extradition hearing will be set. The decision to proceed is a formality and allows a judge to hear arguments on whether to grant the U.S. request.
  Canada arrested the d
  
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• And the Winners For Civic Engagement Are . . . Schools That Submitted Applications

  01-03-2019 20:59
  I suppose it's possible that Mesa Public Schools have the finest civic engagement programs in the state, and that's why its schools make up 17 of the 31 schools recognized by the Arizona Department of Education for their "Dedication to High Quality Civic Engagement." Maybe Mesa schools are that good.Or maybe their schools' most stellar achievement in civic engagement is engaging with the ADE by turning in applications to receive the honor. (Two schools in southern Arizona were among those recogn
  
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• Claytoon of the Day: Summit Fail

  01-03-2019 17:22
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• Man, 33, convicted of murder at 13 charged with drug crimes

  01-03-2019 17:12
  PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — A Detroit-area man who was convicted of murder at age 13 has been charged with selling heroin and methamphetamine.
  Nathaniel Abraham now is 33 years old. Bond was set at $100,000 during a court appearance Friday in Farmington Hills. Outside court, attorney James Galen says his client isn’t “holding up so well.”
  The Oakland County sheriff’s office says investigators seized meth, about $3,100 and digital scales at a house in Pontiac.
  Abraham face
  
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• 21 Great Things to Do in Tucson This Weekend: March 1 to 3

  01-03-2019 09:30
  Winemaker Dinner at Elvira’s. Tucson’s best “Tequila, Cocina & Vino” hub, Elvira’s is hosting the founding owner of Beaux Freres winery. At this four-course dinner, they will pair wine, dishes and insider information on owning and starting a winery.…
  
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• XOXO: Where to Rock This Weekend March 1 to 3

  01-03-2019 09:00
  After suffering his share of Hangovers and Heartaches, Drew Cooper gives this “beat up, broke down town” another go around as he kicks off a monthly country hootenanny at Club Congress. The country blues of Chris Hall gets this shindig started.…
  
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• Tucson Pro Indoor Football Team hitting road for San Diego

  01-03-2019 00:32
  TUCSON – The Tucson Sugar Skulls indoor football team is hitting the road for its first game in San Diego.  On Wednesday, the Tucson Sugar Skulls indoor football team unveiled its new uniform as scores of fans showed their excitement for the pro team’s upcoming first game.
  Here’s more from Wednesday night’s News 4 Tucson sportscast:The post Tucson Pro Indoor Football Team hitting road for San Diego appeared first on KVOA.com.
  
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• Feds: Philadelphia DA too easy on man sentenced in shooting

  01-03-2019 00:21
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Federal prosecutors say the Philadelphia district attorney’s office went too easy on a gunman who pleaded guilty to shooting and nearly killing a store owner.
  U.S. Attorney William McSwain announced the federal indictment of Jovuan Patterson on Thursday.
  In a plea deal with city prosecutors, Patterson was sentenced to a minimum of three-and-a-half years in prison for shooting the store owner during an attempted robbery. The victim was shot in the groin and had to
  
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• Border Patrol rescues 6 Honduran immigrants from Yuma canal

  01-03-2019 00:20
  YUMA, Ariz. (AP) — Border Patrol officials say agents in southwestern Arizona rescued six immigrants from Honduras who nearly drowned in a canal.
  They say agents assigned to the Yuma Sector Riverine Unit responded to the Salinity Canal about 7:30 p.m. Wednesday.
  Authorities say there were people calling for help and struggling to stay afloat in the water.
  Agents deployed bags designed for water rescues and got the six people out the canal with medical attention provided at the scene.
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• Chief: 3 may have been hit by police in New Orleans shootout

  01-03-2019 00:12
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Three of five people wounded recently when a suspect opened fire on police in downtown New Orleans may have been hit by police returning fire. Video that shows the Feb. 17 shootout unfolding from different angles was released Thursday, as Police Superintendent Shaun Ferguson briefed reporters. Ferguson said three victims may have been hit by police fire.
  Ferguson says police had no choice but to fire to save themselves and others as robbery suspect Reginald Bursey shot a
  
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• Mexico’s National Guard proposal goes to state legislatures

  01-03-2019 00:06
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s lower chamber of Congress has approved constitutional reforms that would allow the creation of a National Guard the new government wants to lead the fight against rising crime.
  The Chamber of Deputies voted 463 to 1 Thursday to approve the Senate’s version of the legislation. The Senate had ensured the new force would be under civilian command, answering to the Public Safety secretary.
  The National Guard proposed by President Andres Manuel Lopez Obra
  
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• The Latest: Minnesota cop renewed license after charges

  01-03-2019 00:04
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Latest on the case of a former Minneapolis police officer facing trail in the 2017 death of an Australian woman (all times local):
  5:05 p.m.
  A former Minneapolis police officer who’s facing trial in the 2017 death of an Australian woman renewed his state policing license three days after he was charged. Minnesota Public Radio News reports that Mohamed Noor paid $90 and renewed his license in March 2018. The license isn’t active, but it makes Noor eligible
  
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• Bulgaria proceeds with plans to build Turk Stream extension

  01-03-2019 00:03
  SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgaria’s state-run gas network operator Bulgartransgaz is relaunching a 1.4 billion euro ($1.6 billion) tender to expand the country’s gas transport system from Turkey to Serbia.
  The company said Thursday that bids for construction of the 484-kilometer (300-miles) pipeline to transit mainly Russian gas to the border with Serbia will be accepted until March 6.
  Last year, Bulgaria adopted a new energy strategy that includes plans for a pipeline that could
  
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• Louisiana Rep. Graves to lead GOP on House climate panel

  01-03-2019 00:00
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans have named six lawmakers to serve on a special House committee on climate change.
  Louisiana Rep. Garret Graves will be the senior Republican on the 15-member panel, which is led by Florida Democratic Rep. Kathy Castor.
  Other Republicans on the panel are Reps. Morgan Griffith of Virginia, Gary Palmer of Alabama, Buddy Carter of Georgia, Carol Miller of West Virginia and Kelly Armstrong of North Dakota.
  House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy announced the GOP memb
  
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