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Senior Investigative Producer, azfamily 3TV/CBS5 🌵Phoenix, AZ
Marine accused of stealing missile system, ammunition to sell in Arizona
www.azfamily.com/2026/03/28/m...
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Marine accused of stealing missile system, ammunition to sell in Arizona
Federal agents say an Arizona Marine stole weapons of war from Camp Pendleton and sold them for cash.
https://www.azfamily.com/2026/03/28/marine-accused-stealing-missile-system-ammunition-sell-arizona/
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Sky Harbor says their supervisor ops team that inspects runways DOES have transponders. But Phoenix FD units do not have the tech. PHXFire says the department has been looking into adding the devices.
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AZFAMILY INVESTIGATES: Fire trucks at Phoenix Sky Harbor not equipped with location transponders. FAA issued advisory in 2025 urging airports to install equipment on ground vehicles.
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Fire trucks at Phoenix Sky Harbor not equipped with transponders
Firefighters confirm their units at Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport are not equipped with transponders, even as federal officials push airports to add them.
https://www.azfamily.com/2026/03/25/fire-trucks-phoenix-sky-harbor-not-equipped-with-transponders/
about 1 month ago
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Just in via
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: Gov. Katie Hobbs says Arizona won’t recognize Cesar Chavez Day on March 31 after accusations surfaced of the late labor rights leader engaging in “inappropriate sexual behavior” with women and minors.
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Arizona won’t recognize Cesar Chavez Day amid sex assault allegations, governor says
Arizona will not recognize a day dedicated to a Latino civil and labor rights leader amid abuse allegations, according to Gov. Katie Hobbs.
https://www.azfamily.com/2026/03/18/arizona-wont-recognize-cesar-chavez-day-amid-sex-assault-allegations-governor-says/
about 1 month ago
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Arizona's Family 3TV & CBS 5
3 months ago
A man who torched a Tesla Cybertruck and set fires at a Mesa dealership learned his fate Tuesday.
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Man who set fire to a Mesa Tesla dealership sentenced to 5 years in prison
A man who torched a Tesla Cybertruck and set fires at a Mesa dealership learned his fate Tuesday.
https://www.azfamily.com/2026/01/15/man-who-set-fire-mesa-tesla-dealership-sentenced-5-years-prison/?utm_campaign=snd-autopilot
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CBS News | Breaking news, top stories & today's latest headlines
4 months ago
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Trump releases first picture of Nicolás Maduro after U.S. capture
President Trump shared a photo of the ousted Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro on board the USS Iwo Jima after his capture by the U.S. CBS News national security contributor Samantha Vinograd has more.
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/trump-releases-first-picture-nicols-maduro-after-us-capture/
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How the political tide turned on Mark Welsh, the four-star general ousted as Texas A&M president, via
@texastribune.org
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Why Texas A&M president Mark Welsh lost his job
The A&M Board of Regents came to want a more explicitly conservative leader who would shut down controversy before it reared its head, as they grew weary from the steady drumbeat of online posts accus...
https://www.texastribune.org/2025/12/10/texas-a-m-mark-welsh-regents-abbott-fired/
4 months ago
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Arizona's Family 3TV & CBS 5
5 months ago
A Trevor’s Liquor employee was allegedly attacked with pepper spray at the store’s Indian School Road location in Phoenix.
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Phoenix liquor store employee allegedly attacked with pepper spray by thief
A Trevor’s Liquor employee was allegedly attacked with pepper spray at the store’s Indian School Road location in Phoenix.
https://www.azfamily.com/2025/12/03/phoenix-liquor-store-employee-allegedly-attacked-with-pepper-spray-by-thief/?utm_campaign=snd-autopilot
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Phoenix Police announce one of their own officers has been indicted for an on-duty crash in March. In their announcement, they left out one key detail -- the name of the indicted officer.
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Phoenix police officer charged in on-duty crash
A grand jury has indicted a Phoenix police officer on aggravated assault and endangerment charges stemming from a March crash.
https://www.azfamily.com/2025/11/12/phoenix-police-officer-charged-on-duty-crash/
5 months ago
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Arizona's Family 3TV & CBS 5
6 months ago
The latest downpour caused water to overflow bridges and created additional structural concerns in Globe, where some buildings remain off-limits due to instability from previous water damage.
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Flash flood warnings prompt “SET” status for some Globe and Miami communities
The latest downpour caused water to overflow bridges and created additional structural concerns in Globe, where some buildings remain off-limits due to instability from previous water damage.
https://www.azfamily.com/2025/10/13/flash-flood-warnings-prompt-set-status-some-globe-miami-communities/?utm_campaign=snd-autopilot
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Arizona's Family 3TV & CBS 5
7 months ago
A semi truck driver made an illegal left turn and crashed into a Phoenix light rail train, sparking a fire and shutting down the line near 18th and Washington streets.
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Fiery light rail crash happens as operators detail safety concerns in Phoenix
A semi truck driver made an illegal left turn and crashed into a Phoenix light rail train, sparking a fire and shutting down the line near 18th and Washington streets.
https://www.azfamily.com/2025/09/16/fiery-light-rail-crash-happens-operators-detail-safety-concerns-phoenix/?utm_campaign=snd-autopilot
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Student dies after stabbing at Phoenix Union's Maryvale High School
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Student dies after stabbing at Maryvale High School, state official says
A student has died after a classroom fight escalated into a stabbing at a Phoenix-area high school late Tuesday morning, the state’s Department of Education confirmed.
https://www.azfamily.com/2025/08/19/student-rushed-hospital-after-incident-maryvale-high-school/
8 months ago
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The Associated Press
9 months ago
Grand Canyon National Park Superintendent Ed Keeble said the Grand Canyon Lodge, the only lodging at the North Rim, was consumed by the flames.
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Wildfire destroys a historic Grand Canyon lodge and other structures
Grand Canyon National Park Superintendent Ed Keeble said the Grand Canyon Lodge, the only lodging at the North Rim, was consumed by the flames.
https://bit.ly/44Kuwo6
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Teared up at my desk reading this powerful, firsthand account of the July 4 flood from Texas Monthly senior editor Aaron Parsley.
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10 months ago
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Feds charge an Arizona woman for claiming LA wildfire disaster money. She claimed to live in a rental in Altadena, California. Investigators say the woman didn't live there... and the address doesn't exist.
@azfamily.com
@courtwatch.bsky.social
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Feds: Arizona woman claimed LA wildfire disaster money for nonexistent address
An Arizona woman is facing fraud charges after allegedly claiming over $18,000 in California wildfire aid for a fake address she never lived at, according to federal investigators.
https://www.azfamily.com/2025/06/23/feds-arizona-woman-claimed-la-wildfire-disaster-money-nonexistent-address/
10 months ago
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Arizona's Family 3TV & CBS 5
11 months ago
The list of finalists to lead Arizona’s largest law enforcement agency has been narrowed down to three.
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City of Phoenix announces 3 finalists for police chief
The list of finalists to lead Arizona’s largest law enforcement agency has been narrowed down to three.
https://www.azfamily.com/2025/06/11/city-phoenix-announces-3-finalists-police-chief/?utm_campaign=snd-autopilot
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Arizona's Family 3TV & CBS 5
11 months ago
Two teen employees were robbed at gunpoint at LIX Uptown Ice Cream in Phoenix, and police are still looking for the suspect.
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Man robs 2 teen ice cream shop workers at gunpoint in Phoenix
Two teen employees were robbed at gunpoint at LIX Uptown Ice Cream in Phoenix, and police are still looking for the suspect.
https://www.azfamily.com/2025/05/27/man-robs-2-teen-ice-cream-shop-workers-gunpoint-phoenix/?utm_campaign=snd-autopilot
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CNN
11 months ago
Two dead and more than a dozen injured after a Mexican Navy training ship struck the Brooklyn Bridge, New York City mayor says. Follow live updates:
cnn.it/43zspnv
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Mexican Navy training ship strikes underside of Brooklyn Bridge | CNN
Two people died and more than a dozen were injured after a Mexican Navy training ship struck the Brooklyn Bridge, New York City mayor says
https://cnn.it/43zspnv
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CNN
11 months ago
BREAKING: Authorities say explosion outside of Palm Springs fertility clinic was an "intentional act of terrorism"
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Authorities investigating after ‘intentional’ explosion outside Palm Springs fertility clinic left one dead | CNN
Authorities are investigating after an explosion outside a fertility clinic in Palm Springs, California, Saturday morning left at least one person dead in what “appears to be an intentional act of vio...
https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/17/us/palm-springs-california-explosion?utm_medium=social&utm_source=blueskyCNN&utm_content=2025-05-18T00%3A27%3A38
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‘See you in court’: Consumer Product Safety Commission members say they are being fired by President Trump
www.investigatetv.com/2025/05/09/s...
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‘See you in court’: Consumer Product Safety Commission members say they are being fired by President Trump
The three Democrats who serves on the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced they were fired by President Donald Trump but say he has no authority to do so.
https://www.investigatetv.com/2025/05/09/see-you-court-consumer-product-safety-commission-members-say-they-are-being-fired-by-president-trump/?fbclid=IwY2xjawKLHyxleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETFWTDBUWTRsdmxFYVNEUTkxAR6et9lQelT0KxCYTDGLJsovuNSqU4jSfdmXcCXYQtaVwdNj4zPuX_6QRm2CGQ_aem_d5LBUT-t5CcdPAYdOmiLrQ
12 months ago
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Skeletal remains found on the property of Tovrea Castle, a historical landmark in Phoenix.
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Human remains found in desert area of popular Phoenix landmark
A disturbing discovery was made when skeletal remains were found on the property of Tovrea Castle, a historical landmark, on Thursday.
https://www.azfamily.com/2025/05/09/human-remains-found-desert-area-near-popular-phoenix-landmark/
12 months ago
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Arizona's Family 3TV & CBS 5
12 months ago
The Phoenix Police Department is changing course and said it will adopt the state's system to track rape kits.
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Phoenix Police says it will implement state rape kit tracking program
The Phoenix Police Department is changing course and said it will adopt the state's system to track rape kits.
https://www.azfamily.com/2025/05/07/phoenix-police-says-it-will-implement-state-rape-kit-tracking-program/
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This is the third mass shooting in Arizona this year, according to the Gun Violence Archive. There have been 4 people killed and 14 injured in the mass shootings this year.
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12 months ago
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Arson suspected in Cybertruck fire at Mesa Tesla dealership
www.azfamily.com/2025/04/28/a...
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Arson suspected in Cybertruck fire at Mesa Tesla dealership
Firefighters quickly extinguished the truck’s flames before reaching the battery or building.
https://www.azfamily.com/2025/04/28/arson-suspected-cybertruck-fire-mesa-tesla-dealership/
12 months ago
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Arizona's Family 3TV & CBS 5
12 months ago
Arizona's Family Investigates looks into where the items go after we put them in the blue recycling bins.
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Does what you put in your blue bin get recycled?
Arizona's Family Investigates looks into where the items go after we put them in the blue recycling bins.
https://www.azfamily.com/2025/04/24/does-what-you-put-your-blue-bin-get-recycled/
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Texas A&M can’t ban “Draggieland” drag show, federal judge rules “Anyone who finds the performance or performers offensive has a simple remedy: don’t go,” Rosenthal wrote.
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Texas A&M can’t ban “Draggieland” drag show, federal judge rules
Judge Lee H. Rosenthal said the student group that organizes Draggieland, the Queer Empowerment Council, was likely to succeed in showing the ban violates the First Amendment.
https://www.texastribune.org/2025/03/24/texas-am-drag-show-ban-judge-draggieland/?utm_campaign=trib-social-buttons&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social
about 1 year ago
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Border encounter numbers have plummeted in the Tucson and Yuma sectors. Feb. 2025 is the lowest number in both sectors in the publicly available data we have from CBP dating back to Oct. 1999. Tucson Sector: 1,336 Yuma Sector: 243
@dwelch.bsky.social
@azfamily.com
about 1 year ago
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about 1 year ago
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Federal workers in Arizona: - are you dealing with job uncertainty? - is your position being cut? - how is your agency impacted by recent cuts/downsizing? We want to hear from you. Scan the code or message me securely on Signal: CodyL.35
about 1 year ago
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CNN
about 1 year ago
CNN Exclusive: America is flying covert drone missions into Mexico to spy on drug cartels
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CIA flying covert drone missions into Mexico to spy on drug cartels | CNN Politics
The CIA under President Donald Trump has been covertly flying MQ-9 Reaper drones over Mexico to spy on drug cartels, current and former officials familiar with the matter told CNN, part of Trump’s dra...
https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/18/politics/cia-drone-missions-mexico-drug-cartels/index.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=blueskyCNN&utm_content=2025-02-18T19%3A40%3A50
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Had to go find my AZ Governor Veto spreadsheet and activate it for this session. First veto of the year by Gov. Hobbs.
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about 1 year ago
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Investigative Reporters & Editors
about 1 year ago
If you’re part of a small data team — or you are the newsroom’s data team — this
#NICAR25
session will cover practical ways to weave data into your beat, balance quick-turn stories with investigations, and make the most of limited resources. Join us:
schedules.ire.org/nicar-2025/
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Judge rules Phoenix Pride terror suspect’s case will stay in adult court. The judge said Marvin Jalo, 17, showed a "very concerning level of participation and planning" for possible attacks in multiple U.S. cities.
www.azfamily.com/2025/02/06/p...
@azfamily.com
@seamushughes.bsky.social
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Pride terror suspect’s case to stay in adult court, judge rules
A Maricopa County judge has ruled the case against a teen charged in a terror plot to attack the 2024 Phoenix Pride Parade will stay in adult court.
https://www.azfamily.com/2025/02/06/pride-terror-suspects-case-stay-adult-court-judge-rules/
about 1 year ago
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New warning after Arizonans lose millions in Bitcoin ATM scams
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New warning after Arizonans lose millions in Bitcoin ATM scams
Experts are describing what to watch for after Arizonans lost hundreds of millions of dollars to scams involving Bitcoin ATMs.
https://www.azfamily.com/2025/02/06/new-warning-after-arizonans-lose-millions-bitcoin-atms-scams/
about 1 year ago
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News in 2025 is wild. AP, y'all okay?
about 1 year ago
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CNN
about 1 year ago
A passenger plane collided with a US Army Black Hawk helicopter just over the Potomac River, according to the Federal Aviation Administration and defense officials. There were 64 people on board the aircraft and three people aboard the helicopter. Here is what we know, so far, in maps.
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Mapping the collision between a passenger plane and Black Hawk helicopter | CNN
Here is what we know, in maps, about the collision outside of Washington, DC, Wednesday night.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/30/us/maps-plane-helicopter-crash-dca-dg/index.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=blueskyCNN&utm_content=2025-01-30T06%3A32%3A44
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Arizona's Family 3TV & CBS 5
over 1 year ago
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes is filing suit over the Trump administration’s plan to ban birthright citizenship through an executive order.
https://www.azfamily.com/2025/01/21/arizona-ag-kris-mayes-sue-over-trumps-order-ban-birthright-citizenship/
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Arizona's Family 3TV & CBS 5
over 1 year ago
All of the shoes were stolen from a BNSF train and hidden near tracks in the northern Arizona desert.
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Bandits make off with nearly $50,000 worth of Nike shoes in Arizona train heist
This week, four people were indicted after being caught with nearly $50,000 worth of Nike shoes en route to Dick’s Sporting Goods stores.
https://www.azfamily.com/2025/01/10/bandits-make-off-with-nearly-50000-worth-nike-shoes-arizona-train-heist/
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Arizona's Family 3TV & CBS 5
over 1 year ago
#Breaking Arizona sending firefighters to L.A. area
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Arizona Firefighters Deployed to Los Angeles as Second Fast-Moving Wildfire Erupts
A second wind-driven wildfire broke out Tuesday night in an area east of Los Angeles, while the Palisades wildfire continues to burn to the west. Officials announced that teams from Arizona will be in the Los Angeles area to provide fire coverage for nearby communities, assisting with the two wildfires in L.A.
https://www.azfamily.com/2025/01/08/arizona-firefighters-deployed-los-angeles-second-fast-moving-wildfire-erupts/
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Arizona's Family 3TV & CBS 5
over 1 year ago
Here are some key laws on our radar that recently went into effect or will go into effect in early 2025.
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Here are 13 new Arizona laws you should know about that take effect in 2025
Here are some key laws on our radar that recently went into effect or will go into effect in early 2025.
https://www.azfamily.com/2024/12/31/13-new-arizona-laws-that-take-effect-2025/
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A high pollution advisory is in effect for Maricopa County. Check in on the latest air quality reports across Arizona on a special section of
@azfamily.com
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www.azfamily.com/air
over 1 year ago
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People holding signs with a message that tugs at the heart – a child, dead from cancer – and money needed for a funeral. But we found that may not be the case.
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Funeral or Fake? People asking for money in Arizona, possibly part of a larger network
Their message tugs at the heart. A child, reportedly the one on the sign, dead from cancer – and asking for money for a funeral. But we found that may not be the case.
https://www.azfamily.com/2024/12/12/funeral-or-fake-people-asking-money-arizona-possibly-part-larger-network/
over 1 year ago
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Arizona's Family 3TV & CBS 5
over 1 year ago
Authorities say he produced child pornography and was cyberstalking underage girls through an online network of extremists known as “764″ and “CVLT.”
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Feds: Arizona man arrested for child porn linked to online terror network
A Southern Arizona man is facing federal charges after authorities say he produced child pornography and was cyberstalking underage girls through an online network of extremists known as “764″ and “CV...
https://www.azfamily.com/2024/12/13/feds-arizona-man-arrested-child-porn-linked-online-terror-network/
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Kelsey Davis
over 1 year ago
"The FBI should have done more to collect intelligence before the Capitol riot even though the bureau did prepare for the possibility of violence on Jan. 6, 2021, according to a watchdog report Thursday."
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The FBI should have done more to collect intelligence before the Capitol riot, watchdog finds
The FBI should have done more to collect intelligence before the Capitol riot even though the bureau did prepare for the possibility of violence on Jan. 6, 2021, according to a watchdog report.
https://apnews.com/article/justice-department-inspector-general-capitol-riot-jan-6-79c7ea02cf66c874f9201ae8e9294239
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Kelsey Davis
over 1 year ago
WASHINGTON (AP) - No undercover FBI employees were present at the Capitol riot, watchdog says, knocking down conspiracy theories.
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5 animals die after being diagnosed with bird flu at World Wildlife Zoo in Litchfield Park, AZ.
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5 animals die after being diagnosed with bird flu at Maricopa County zoo
Wildlife World Zoo confirmed that a cheetah, mountain lion, swamphen, Canadian goose, and a kookaburra died.
https://www.azfamily.com/2024/12/11/health-officials-report-new-cases-animals-with-bird-flu-maricopa-county/
over 1 year ago
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H5 Avian Influenza Detected in Wastewater in Coconino County --- "The source... is suspected to be from chickens and wild birds, however, other sources cannot be ruled out. There are no reports of human or animal H5 cases in Coconino County."
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www.coconino.az.gov/CivicAlerts....
over 1 year ago
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FROM MERGER TO LAWSUIT: Albertsons ends plans to merge with Kroger and instead sues the chain saying they didn’t do enough to secure regulatory approval.
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Albertsons gives up on Kroger merger and sues the grocery chain for failing to secure deal
Albertsons is giving up on its merger with Kroger a day after it was rejected in two courts and it is suing the grocery chain, saying it didn’t do enough to secure regulatory approval of the $24.6 bil...
https://apnews.com/article/kroger-albertsons-79e366723d7287b2df71d96730fba76e
over 1 year ago
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Texas Monthly
over 1 year ago
A New York Times columnist says it’s “much too slangy, regional or what you might even call ethnic to ever gain universal acceptance.” We couldn’t disagree more.
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The New York Times Denounced “Y’all.” We’d Like a Word.
Is this even really a debate?
https://www.texasmonthly.com/being-texan/in-defense-of-yall-nyt-columnist/
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Arizona's Family 3TV & CBS 5
over 1 year ago
New surveillance video shows the moment former Coyotes player Paul Bissonnette approached a group of men apparently harassing staff, and a brawl broke out, spilling into the parking lot late last month
www.azfamily.com/2024/12/10/n...
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