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• PCSD: Pima Canyon Trailhead remains identified as missing Oklahoma man

  21-01-2020 23:51
  
  TUCSON - Pima County Sheriff's Department identified the human remains found in the Pima Canyon Trailhead Dec. 30 as Steven Brashear on Tuesday.Back on Dec. 27, OVPD released that its officers were on the lookout for Steven Brashear who was last seen on Dec. 7. Police say the 66-year-old traveled to Tucson from Bartlesville, Okla. with another man in a gray Audi Q5 SUV with Oklahoma temporary plates. Police believe he arrived in Tucson in the late afternoon Dec. 8., and may have been picked up b
  
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• Fight over rules opens impeachment trial

  21-01-2020 23:27
  
  (NBC News)  House managers and attorneys representing the president faced each other on the Senate floor for the first time Tuesday as the impeachment trial of President Donald J. Trump began.The two sides squared off over trial rules, which Democrats say appear to be designed by President Trump."By President Trump for President Trump. It asks the Senate to rush through as fast as possible and makes getting evidence as hard as possible," Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said.In the mids
  
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• 3-year-old stable after severely injured in mountain lion attack

  21-01-2020 23:17
  
  LAKE FOREST, Calif. (AP) - A 3-year-old boy was in stable condition after suffering severe wounds in an attack by a mountain lion in a California wilderness park, authorities said.The attack occurred Monday in Whiting Ranch Wilderness Park, the Orange County Fire Authority said.The boy was grabbed by the neck and his father threw a backpack at the cougar. It let go of the child, grabbed the pack and climbed a tree, fire Capt. Tony Bommarito told KTLA.
  The sheriff's department said it helped evac
  
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• Baby rescued after stuck in air ducts of Oregon home

  21-01-2020 23:11
  
  (KMTR)  Saydie Reedy was doing dishes at her Coburg, Oregon home and hadn't heard anything from her kids for two minutes. Parents know the drill."I was getting ready to go check on the boys," she recalled of the January 15 ordeal, "and my oldest came running to me calmly saying 'baby in.' He has apraxia, which is a speech disorder, and doesn’t communicate well."Reedy started looking for her 10-month-old son Kolson."I searched the whole house for baby brother and noticed the vent
  
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• Steady rain adds up across Tucson with more snow on the Mountain

  21-01-2020 22:46
  
  TUCSON - As promised, light-to-moderate rain fell across most of southeastern Arizona Tuesday morning making the morning commute a trickier one.
  Here is a summary of rainfall totals we recorded across Metro Tucson.
  3" of fresh snow on Mt Lemmon. Here are some 24 hour valley rain totals as well! #AZwx #KVOAwx pic.twitter.com/hEs8AW6sq3— Matt Brode (@mattbrode) January 21, 2020
  Up on Mt Lemmon this translated to about three inches of fresh snow.
  In the wake of this system, cooler air has fil
  
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• ‘Days for our Lives’ scheduled to air at 1:09 a.m.

  21-01-2020 22:45
  
  TUCSON - With the Senate impeachment trial in full swing, Tuesday's episode of "Days for our Lives" will now be aired in its entirety at 1:09 a.m. on News 4 Tucson.The soap opera's 84th episode in Season 5 was originally scheduled to begin at 1 p.m.
  "Days for our Lives" is expected to resume its standard 1 p.m. schedule starting Wednesday.For more details about Wednesday's program lineup on KVOA, click here.
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• Driver charged with first-degree murder in crash that resulted in 1 death

  21-01-2020 22:33
  
  Pima County JailMarcos Martinez Moreno
  TUCSON - The driver arrested in connection to Friday's early morning crash near Speedway Boulevard and Interstate 10 was charged with first-degree murder, Arizona Department of Public Safety released Tuesday.According to DPS, Marcos Moreno was reportedly spotted by a DPS trooper at around 2:10 a.m. Friday traveling on the Interstate 10 frontage road near Congress Road. After a persuit by the responding trooper, Moreno reportedly lost control of his vehicle
  
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• Tucson featured in BBC's new series 'Seven Worlds, One Planet'

  21-01-2020 21:21
  
  BBC America's new documentary mini-series Seven Worlds, One Planet examines each of Earth's seven continents and how each area shapes animal behavior and biodiversity. The series, featuring obligatory narration from Sir David Attenborough, marks the first time the BBC Studio’s Natural History Unit has explored all seven continents for a single series.  The recently aired first episode, "North America" featured animals in Florida, Canada and right here in Tucson.…
  
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• Man wanted for allegedly attacking woman in parking lot of Tucson Premium Outlets

  21-01-2020 21:06
  
  MARANA, Ariz. – Police are investigating an aggravated assault incident that occurred earlier this month at the parking lot of Tucson Premium Outlets.
  According to Marana Police Department, a man attacked a
  woman who was entering her vehicle after visiting the Starbucks at the mall.
  The suspect reportedly opened the front passenger door and
  got into her vehicle.
  The victim said the suspect punched her on the right side of
  her face with his right hand and pulled a knife on her.
  According to
  
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• New Cabinet announced in crisis-hit Lebanon ends three-month political vacuum

  21-01-2020 21:01
  
  BEIRUT (AP) — New Cabinet announced in crisis-hit Lebanon ends three-month political vacuum.
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• US gets 1st case of mysterious new Chinese illness

  21-01-2020 20:27
  
  SEATTLE (AP) - A U.S. citizen who recently returned from a trip to central China has been diagnosed with the new virus that has sparked an outbreak and stringent monitoring around the world.The man returned to the Seattle area in the middle of last week after traveling to the Wuhan area, where the outbreak began.The man is in his 30s and is in good condition at a hospital in Everett, outside Seattle.
  The U.S. is the fifth country to report seeing the illness, following China, Thailand, Japan, an
  
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• Health officials: Person who recently traveled to China is 1st in U.S. to be diagnosed with new type of viral infection

  21-01-2020 20:16
  
  SEATTLE (AP) — Health officials: Person who recently traveled to China is 1st in U.S. to be diagnosed with new type of viral infection.
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• Four wanted in two east side robberies

  21-01-2020 19:46
  
  TUCSON - Four individuals are sought after they allegedly robbed two convenience stores on Monday.According to Tucson Police Department, the four people reportedly forced employees of two separate convenience stores on the east side to empty out the cash register and give them a large amount of tobacco products.The stores in question are located near 6515 E. Goflinks Rd. near Wilmot Road and 8590 E. 22nd St. near Camino Seco.
  On December 20, 4 suspects robbed two locations.6515 E. Golflinks and
  
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• New Hampshire dad strangles, kills coyote who attacked child

  21-01-2020 19:26
  
  EXETER, N.H. (AP) - A coyote attacked a pair dogs, bit a woman and skirmished with a vehicle before being killed by a father defending his family on a walk Monday, police said.
  The same coyote is likely connected to three attacks that happened relatively close together and throughout the course of an hour, Kensington Police Chief Scott Cain said Monday.Police say they believe the coyote attacked a vehicle on a roadway in Hampton Falls, New Hampshire, bit a 62-year-old woman and her dogs on a por
  
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• Iranian student attending college in Boston ordered to fly back to native country

  21-01-2020 19:18
  
  BOSTON (AP) - An Iranian student attending college in Boston was denied entry to the U.S. and ordered to immediately fly back to his native country, despite a court order temporarily staying his removal, immigration lawyers and civil rights groups said Tuesday.Shahab Dehghani, a student at Northeastern University, arrived on a flight into Boston on Monday with a valid student visa butwas detained by U.S. Customs and Border Patrol at Logan International Airport, according to the American Civil Li
  
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• Pima County approves $1.8M loan to CFSD following costly tax error

  21-01-2020 18:28
  
  TUCSON – The Pima County Board of Supervisors approved a $1.8 million loan to Catalina Foothills School District Tuesday morning.
  In 2015, district voters approved a property tax override that provides $2 million a year to CFSD for seven years. In 2019, the district made an error on the tax bill for property owners in the district, costing them nearly $2 million.
  RELATED:County tax error costs Catalina Foothills Unified School District $1.8M
  “The amount was calculated using a seconda
  
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• Super Bowl Saturday? New petition hopes to change date of the big game

  21-01-2020 18:07
  
  TUCSON - For the past 52 years, there was one constant in the Super Bowl - it was held on a Sunday.But a new petition looks to stop this annual tradition when the San Francisco 49ers take on the Kansas City Chiefs on Feb. 2.On Wednesday, Rochester, NY resident, Frank Ruggeri started a petition to move NFL's big game from Sunday to Saturday.Citing points such as a larger audience and the fact that most playoff games are already held on Saturday, the petition gained a full head of steam when it be
  
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• Hillary Clinton says ‘nobody likes’ Bernie Sanders

  21-01-2020 18:07
  
  Bernie Sanders & Hillary Clinton / Courtesy: Marc Nozell Flickr
  WASHINGTON (AP) - Hillary Clinton says "nobody likes" her former presidential rival Bernie Sanders, even as the Vermont senator remains entrenched among the front-runners in the Democratic race, with the Iowa caucus beginning in less than two weeks.
  In an interview with "The Hollywood Reporter" published Tuesday, Clinton was asked about a comment she makes in an upcoming documentary where she says Sanders was "in Congress for y
  
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• Claytoon of the Day: Liberal Hack Journalists

  21-01-2020 18:03
  
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• Prince wrongful death case dismissed

  21-01-2020 16:44
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A wrongful death
  lawsuit filed by Prince's family members has been quietly dismissed in recent
  months, suggesting family members have reached settlements with defendants
  including the Minnesota doctor who saw Prince in the weeks before his death and
  the Illinois hospital that treated him for an opioid overdose seven days before
  he died.The dismissals largely close one
  legal chapter in the superstar's legacy, even as efforts drag on to value and
  dispose of his estate once pegge
  
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• Mother arrested for allegedly killing three kids in Phoenix identified

  21-01-2020 15:53
  
  PHOENIX - A 22-year-old mother has been arrested accused of killing her three kids.The woman has been identified as Rachel Henry. She was booked into jail on three counts of first degree murder.According to the Phoenix Police Department, the mom admitted to killing her three kids.Phoenix Police said the mom had recently moved to Arizona
  from Oklahoma.
  UPDATE: Mom arrested, admits to killing kids ages 3, 2 and 7 months.Mom is a 22-year-old woman who recently moved to Arizona from Oklahoma. Crime
  
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• Mother arrested accused of killing three children in Phoenix

  21-01-2020 15:53
  
  PHOENIX - A 22-year-old mother has been arrested accused of killing her three kids.According to the Phoenix Police Department, the mom admitted to killing her three kids.Phoenix Police said the mom had recently moved to Arizona
  from Oklahoma.
  UPDATE: Mom arrested, admits to killing kids ages 3, 2 and 7 months.Mom is a 22-year-old woman who recently moved to Arizona from Oklahoma. Crime happened in their home near 24th Street and Vineyard pic.twitter.com/iqCivZ66jZ— Phoenix Police Departmen
  
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• Police: Pedestrian struck by vehicle near Grant, Stone

  21-01-2020 15:19
  
  TUCSON – A pedestrian was transported to the hospital with life-threatening injuries after being struck by a vehicle early Tuesday morning.
  According to Tucson Police Department, eastbound Grant Road is shut down from Oracle Road to Stone Avenue.
  Police say the person on the vehicle remained on scene.
  No further details have been released at this time.The post Police: Pedestrian struck by vehicle near Grant, Stone appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• WATCH: Trump impeachment trial to begin with rules fight, long days

  21-01-2020 14:25
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump's impeachment trial is set to unfold at the Capitol, a contentious proceeding over whether to remove him from office for pressuring Ukraine to investigate his Democratic rivals and obstructing Congress' ensuing investigation.
  Streaming Live from KVOALIVE: The Senate impeachment trial of President Trump begins today. http://bit.ly/2NIGibKPosted by News 4 Tucson - KVOA on Tuesday, January 21, 2020
  As the Senate reconvenes with Chief Justice John Roberts pre
  
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• Trump impeachment trial to begin with rules fight, long days

  21-01-2020 14:25
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump's impeachment trial is set to unfold at the Capitol, a contentious proceeding over whether to remove him from office for pressuring Ukraine to investigate his Democratic rivals and obstructing Congress' ensuing investigation.As the Senate reconvenes with Chief Justice John Roberts presiding, a first test will come midday Tuesday when the session gavels open to vote on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's proposed rules for debate.More than procedure i
  
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• Heaviest rain pushing through mid-late morning!

  21-01-2020 13:24
  
  TUCSON - The bulk of the rain will push through mid to late morning! Impacts include wet roads, ponding and low visibility at times. Give yourself extra time for the A.M. commute!
  Today: Valley rain and mountain snow (80%). High: 59°Tonight: Slight chance for rain, otherwise mostly cloudy. Low: 44°Tomorrow: Mostly sunny and seasonable. High: 66°A storm system pushing through the Southwest is bringing light valley rain this morning. Give yourself extra time this morning as t
  
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• Heaviest rain moving through this morning!

  21-01-2020 13:24
  
  TUCSON - The bulk of the rain will push through this morning with a few lingering showers this afternoon! Impacts include wet roads, ponding and low visibility at times. Give yourself extra time for the A.M. commute!
  Today: Valley rain and mountain snow (80%). High: 59°Tonight: Slight chance for rain, otherwise mostly cloudy. Low: 44°Tomorrow: Mostly sunny and seasonable. High: 66°A storm system pushing through the Southwest is bringing light to moderate rain and mountain s
  
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• 2020 Rainfall so far

  21-01-2020 13:00
  
  TUCSON - We're only 21 days into the new year and we've already picked up a bit of measurable rain. However, we're already below average!Rainfall totals so far this year!Don't fret! Not only are we getting measurable rainfall today but over the next 8 to 14 days we have an above normal chance of seeing additional rainfall!The post 2020 Rainfall so far appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• GIRLS: Shorthanded Sabino still had enough to beat rival Sahuaro

  21-01-2020 10:23
  
  2020 MLK Basketball ClassicTUCSON - The rivalry game winner is Sabino. Again.The Sabercats used a 22-5 1st half run to turn a nine-point deficit into an eight-point advantage on their way to a 51-41 win over Sahuaro in the final high school girls game Monday at the annual MLK Basketball Classic at McKale Center.The loss was the first of the season for the Cougars (18-1) who are ranked 2nd in Conference 4A behind Chandler Seton Catholic Prep.
  Sabino (16-4) currently sits No. 4 in Conference 3A an
  
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• China sentences former president of Interpol Meng Hongwei to 13 years in prison on charges of accepting bribes

  21-01-2020 09:11
  
  BEIJING (AP) — China sentences former president of Interpol Meng Hongwei to 13 years in prison on charges of accepting bribes.
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• Things to Do, Tuesday, Jan. 21

  21-01-2020 09:00
  
  Delighting audiences for six decades—with vivid costumes, traditional dance styles and music that showcases the diversity of the Mexican culture—the world renowned Ballet Folclórico Nacional de México perform at the Fox Theatre...…
  
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• Large portion of Pima County budget goes towards reducing homeless camps

  21-01-2020 07:00
  
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  TUCSON - Pima County officials say the county spent more than $220,000 in 2019 cleaning up more than 60 homeless camps throughout the area.
  That's double the total dollar amount the county spent in 2018.At 67, Anthony Smirnes has spent the last year homeless."I've had a hard time, I lost my job, I couldn't find anything else and I'm getting too old," he said.
  Smirnes is a Vietnam veteran with his sleeping bag never far away.
  "I made it through Vietnam, I mad
  
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• Thieves steal tools worth thousands of dollars from local man’s truck

  21-01-2020 06:39
  
  TUCSON - Thieves ripped off the tools a local man needs to earn a living, and this isn't the first time this family has been in this situation.James Ragin lives in the Rita Ranch neighborhood and he moved there 15 years ago because he felt it was a safe place to raise his family.
  But after his two break-ins and what he's heard from neighbors, the family is considering their options.At 4:30 in the morning, Ragin and his family were woken up by neighbors telling them their truck window had been sh
  
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• Thailand’s Constitutional Court acquits third-biggest political party of seeking overthrow of constitutional monarchy

  21-01-2020 06:18
  
  BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s Constitutional Court acquits third-biggest political party of seeking overthrow of constitutional monarchy.
  The post Thailand’s Constitutional Court acquits third-biggest political party of seeking overthrow of constitutional monarchy appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• N4T Investigators: Fingerprint foul-ups

  21-01-2020 06:07
  
  TUCSON - Daycare workers, dental hygienists, and school bus drivers are among the more than fifty types of jobs or volunteer work requiring a state fingerprint clearance card. The cards are issued by the Arizona Department of Public Safety after the applicant's criminal history is checked.
  Seventy-three-year-old Lloyd Stone doesn't want to just sit around in retirement. His wife of 48 years died in 2015, but the Green Valley resident is keeping busy. Lloyd is a retired music teacher and today st
  
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• TPD: Fatal motorcycle collision in midtown, motorcyclist identified

  21-01-2020 05:09
  
  TUCSON - Officers from Operations Division Midtown were dispatched to the intersection of E. Glenn Street and N. Treat Avenue after reports of a serious-injury collision involving a motorcycle on Sunday afternoon.Tucson Fire responded and rendered aid to the adult male motorcyclist who has been identified as 47-year-old William S. Woodin, according to TPD.
  Woodin was transported to Banner University Medical Center with life-threatening injuries but died shortly after hospital arrival.
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• Phoenix police investigation underway after 3 children found unresponsive

  21-01-2020 04:51
  
  PHOENIX (KPNX) - Police are investigating after three children were found unresponsive near 24th Street and Southern Avenue in Phoenix, Ariz. on Monday evening.The children are all under 3 years old, police said. Details are limited at this time.This story will be updated as soon as we learn more. 
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• Child attacked by mountain lion in CA while walking with family

  21-01-2020 04:23
  
  ORANGE COUNTY, Calif. - A three-year-old boy was attacked by a mountain lion within Whiting Ranch on Monday afternoon, according to Orange County Fire Authority's twitter page.
  The child is in stable condition at local hospital, according to the tweet posted by the OCFA PIO.Department of Fish and Wildlife gave the local law enforcement the approval to euthanize the lion due to the public safety threat.
  According to Tony Bommarito of OCFA, a family of six was walking in the area when the mountain
  
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• State to pay $100K to former corrections officer after transgender status harassment

  21-01-2020 03:39
  
  FLORENCE, Ariz. - The state of Arizona agreed to pay $100,000 to settle a lawsuit by a former corrections officer who claims he was repeatedly harassed for his status as a transgender man by his co-workers and supervisors.The lawsuit, which was tentatively settled last Thursday, alleged that those colleagues revealed his gender transition to inmates putting him at risk and was repeatedly called derogatory terms.The officer, who filed the lawsuit under a pseudonym in order to remain anonymous, ha
  
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• Appeals court upholds convictions of men who murdered US Border Patrol agent

  21-01-2020 03:15
  
  TUCSON - An appeals court has upheld the murder convictions of two men in the 2010 fatal shooting of U.S. Border Patrol agent.
  Ivan Soto-Barraza and Jesus Lionel Sanchez-Meza are currently serving life sentences for their involvement in the fatal shooting of Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry.
  Both Soto-Barraza and Sanchez-Mesa were convicted by a jury in 2015.
  Terry’s killing publicly revealed the “Fast and Furious” operation, in which U.S. federal agents allowed criminals to buy
  
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• TPD: Vehicle rollover near Cholla HS, involving small child

  21-01-2020 02:38
  
  TUCSON - Tucson Police Department received a call Monday evening about reports ofa vehicle rollover on 36th Street near Cholla High School, according to Tucson Police Officer Frank Magos.According to Magos, two have been transported to a hospital with life-threatening injuries and a small child was transported as a precaution.
  Details are limited at this time.Stay with News 4 to find out more information on this story.The post TPD: Vehicle rollover near Cholla HS, involving small child appeared
  
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• Elton John tribute show set to take the stage, tickets go on sale this weekend

  21-01-2020 02:04
  
  TUCSON - The Elton John tribute show, The Rocket Man, is set to take the stage at Desert Diamond Casinos & Entertainment's Diamond Center on Saturday, April 11, 2020.
  Tickets will start at $20 and will go on sale Saturday morning. They can be purchased through Etix and at Desert Diamond Casino's Box Office.
  Rus Anderson will portray a young Elton John in "The Rocket Man," performing Elton's greatest hits, with spot-on vocals and electrifying piano playing.
  Anderson is the official body doubl
  
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• Police: Utah boy accused of killing 4 refuses to speak with detectives

  21-01-2020 01:43
  
  GRANTSVILLE, Utah (AP) -A boy accused of shooting and killing four members of a Utah family and wounding a fifth surrendered peacefully following the Friday night slayings, but has since refused to speak with detectives trying to piece together a possible motive, police said Monday.Police in the small town of Grantsville released the names of the victims, who ranged from 14 to 52 years old, and said the boy was related to them. But authorities declined to specify the suspect’s age, his rel
  
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• UArizona men’s basketball returns to AP Top 25

  21-01-2020 00:20
  
  Baylor and Gonzaga were the only two teams in the top five that took care of business last week.That doesn't mean they didn't move around, too.The Bears (15-1) leaped over the Bulldogs and into the No. 1 spot in The Associated Press men's college basketball poll on Monday, using wins over Iowa State and Oklahoma State to give the Top 25 its seventh team on top this season. That matches the record set in 1983 for the most No. 1s in the history of the poll, which dates to the 1948-49 season.Gonzag
  
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