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Drug Courier Loses $20,000, Asks Tucson Police For Excuse Note

Dan Seitz — Sat, 08 Dec 2012 18:00:27 +0000

Granted, losing $20,000 of a drug cartel's money is fairly panic inducing. That said, you do have to wonder what Demarco Alonzo Thomas was thinking when he called the police for a note excusing him from delivering $20,000.

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Arizona Now Charges People $25 to Visit Prison Inmates

Shauna Wright — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 19:34:36 +0000

New legislation in Arizona allows the state’s Department of Corrections to impose a one-time “background check fee” of $25 on adults wishing to visit inmates at any of its 15 facilities.

Needless to say, families and prisoner advocacy groups are not happy, citing the existing costs of traveling to visit loved ones housed in prisons that are often located in remote areas.

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10 Percent Of Arizona Wildfire Contained

Phillip George — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 18:50:19 +0000

Arizona residents get a faint glimpse of hope as officials allow approximately 7000 families to return to their homes.

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Marijuana Catapult Found at Mexican Border [VIDEO]

Andree Valentine — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 16:37:34 +0000

Infrared surveillance cameras at the Arizona/Mexico border have captured images of Mexican drug smugglers using a nine-foot-tall catapult to hurl 45-pound bags of marijuana over a border wall and into the U.S.

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Giffords's Mom: "Daughter Heading to Rehab Friday"

Andree Valentine — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 18:25:19 +0000

Looks like Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, who was shot in the head during an attempted assassination incident on Jan. 8 in Tucson, AZ, will be heading to a rehabilitation center in Houston on Friday, according to her mother.

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Update: Giffords Breathing On Her Own

Andree Valentine — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 18:45:33 +0000

According to Dr. Michael Lemole, the chief of neurosurgery at University Medical Center in Tucson, Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords has started breathing on her own this morning.

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Justice Moving Swiftly in Arizona Shooting

Andree Valentine — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 03:08:19 +0000

The state of Arizona is wasting no time in bringing alleged killer Jared Lee Loughlin to justice: after Saturday’s shocking shooting of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords (who remains in critical condition but is able to communicate) and nine others, charges were quickly filed on Sunday afternoon and he’ll appear in court on Monday.

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Breaking News: Gabrielle Giffords Shot

Andree Valentine — Sun, 09 Jan 2011 03:05:15 +0000

BREAKING NEWS – Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords was shot this morning at an event outside a grocery store. There are conflicting reports as to her condition. The latest reports have the congresswoman in critical condition at a hospital in surgery.

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