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Top Stories of 2011

When the new year begins a new face will be
seen during KTVK 3TV's 9 p.m. newscast slot.

On Friday Beverly Kidd announced she is
leaving the station with her last newscast
slated to be
on Friday, December 30. For the full
story read here.

'Dr. Phil' mansion autopsy show delayed
The "Dr. Phil" television show that will release the results of a second autopsy performed on Rebecca Zahau following her hanging death will air in two parts on Monday and Tuesday, rather than on Thursday as originally scheduled, a spokeswoman said.
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Plane crashes in Superstition Mountains east of Phoenix
A small airplane slammed into a sheer cliff in the mile-high mountains east of Phoenix and exploded, killing the six people onboard, including the pilot and his three young children who were to spend the Thanksgiving weekend with him, authorities said.
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Child abuse detailed in case of missing Glendale girl
The teenage sister of a missing 5-year-old Arizona girl told police her mother instructed her to lie about the girl's disappearance, that her mother kept the girl in a closet, and that the girl had cuts and bruises before she was reported missing, according to a court document.
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Prince Harry gets warning from Gila Bend mayor
Britain's Prince Harry has received a warning while being in Gila Bend, Arizona for his Apache helicopter training.

According to the Daily Mail, the mayor of Gila Bend has warned the Prince being around the young girls of the town.
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Tanker collision sparks fire, closure of the Interstate 10
One person was killed when two tankers collided, sparking a massive blaze on the westbound I-10 at Chandler Boulevard.

Police in the city of Chandler and state police ordered the evacuations of at least two hotels and businesses alongside I-10, Department of Public Safety spokesman Bart Graves said.
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I-10 re-opened west of Tucson after multiple crashes
Eastbound traffic has reopened after more than one multi-vehicle pileup led to the closure of Interstate 10 near Picacho (pih-KAH'-cho) west of Tucson.
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Mom banned after complaining about fast-food playgrounds
Erin Carr-Jordan said she was served with court papers, saying that she would be arrested for criminal trespass if she entered the McDonald's at Gilbert Road and Baseline or seven other locations. She said the papers were served after she complained to the manager of the Gilbert and Baseline location last week.
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Candlelight vigil to remember fallen Glendale officer
A candlelight vigil was held to honor Glendale Police Officer Bradley Jones, who was shot last week when he went to meet a man on probation.
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'Occupy Wall Street' protest headed to Phoenix
Unions and other organizations are swelling the ranks of the Occupy Wall Street protests.

The idea of protesting "the greed that led to the collapse of the economy" is spreading like wildfire. The Occupy Wall Street demonstration is moving to cities like Boston, Los Angeles and Phoenix.

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KTAR-FM adds Karie & Chuck to daytime line-up
News Talk 92.3 KTAR FM is creating a new show to get back to its old roots. In a return to an all-local-news daytime focus, the 89-year-old station is launching "Karie & Chuck," featuring Karie Dozer and Chuck Powell. Beginning in late October, the show will air in the noon - 3 p.m. weekday slot currently occupied by Glenn Beck.
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Mass. suspends Ariz. driver's licenses
Massachusetts authorities have suspended the driver's licenses of more than 100 people who converted licenses earned in Arizona before being converted to Massachusetts licenses, and are investigating hundreds more.
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Suspect in Pollack hit-and-run is illegal immigrant
The man who struck and killed Daniel Pollack with his vehicle before fleeing the scene is an illegal immigrant, the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office announced in a press release.
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Booster club officer accused of sex with teen
Cherish Arroyo, 35, Litchfield Park, was arrested after the boy's parents found what they believed were "inappropriate communications" with Arroyo on Facebook, the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office said. She was released on bond.
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Channel 3's Tara Hitchcock leaving
Tara Hitchcock, morning personality for Channel 3 (KTVK), announced on her twitter feed that she is leaving the station after 15 years.
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Tucson's Davis-Monthan Air Force Base secured
Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Arizona was placed under lockdown because of a "potential security situation" around 10:30 a.m., and lockdown was lifted shortly before 5 p.m.
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State of Arizona ranked as the worst state in America by Gawker
The usual when people go after the state; Sheriff Joe Arpaio liking to be in the spotlight, the controversial SB 1070, the heat (which fits perfectly as we shatter records this month) and the fact that many people are from somewhere else and many of them only come for part of the year.
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Man accidentally shoots his own private part
A Chandler man is recovering after accidentally shooting himself in an unfortunate spot.

According to 911 tapes released, a man's fiance called and reported that he shot himself "on the penis."
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Judge: No racial profiling in MCSO raid
A federal judged ruled that Sheriff Joe Arpaio and the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office did not commit racial profiling when they raided a Phoenix landscaping business.
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Annual Perseid meteor shower peaks early Saturday
The annual Perseid meteor shower, which sends shooting stars streaking across the sky, will peak soon, said Steve Kates, host of the Dr. Sky Show on News/Talk 92.3. The show should start around midnight.
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Arizona woman working towards being heaviest person ever
Susanne Eman eats 20,000 calories day.

That's because she is trying to become the heaviest woman of all-time.

Currently Eman weighs 728 pounds. She is hoping to get up to 1,610, according to The Sun.
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Phoenix police: 4 people arrested in child's death
Four people were arrested in the death of a 10-year-old girl who police said had been placed inside a padlocked, plastic footlocker for punishment after months of other abuse.

During the initial investigation, family members told police that Ame Deal and other children in her extended family had been playing hide and seek, and they believed that Ame must have climbed into the box to hide and accidentally suffocated.
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Arrest made in Mesa double homicide
Police received a 911 call from an 18-year-old man who, along with a 19-year-old friend, had been shot. By the time police and paramedics arrived, one had died and the other passed away shortly after.
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UFOs sighted in midst of haboob?
A couple of specks of light in a giant haboob cloud have some crying "UFO". According to ABC15, the specks in question were spotted by UFO hunter websites.
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Sheriff Arpaio: Illegal arrested at Palo Verde nuke plant
An illegal immigrant used a fake ID to get past security and entered the Palo Verde Nuclear plant west of Phoenix, according to Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio.

"We have arrested an illegal alien who has penetrated and gone into the Palo Verde nuclear plant," Arpaio said, adding that he is outraged at another example of the lack of security along the Arizona-Mexico border.
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Could Casey Anthony be in Prescott?
ABC reported the single-engine prop plane took off from Orlando's Executive Airport three hours after Anthony, acquitted July 5 of murder in the death of her 2-year-old daughter, was released just after midnight Saturday from the Orange County Jail in Orlando. The plane took a convoluted route west, as if the pilot thought he might be trailed, and landed in Prescott about 3 a.m., ABC said.
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Six buildings lost as Wallow fire burns through Greer
Arizona's second-largest wildfire ever has raced through the mountain playground of Greer, but firefighters managed to save most of the town. As it turns out a total of 22 homes were lost, five homes were damaged. Twenty-four out-buildings and one vehicle were also destroyed.
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Wallow fire explodes to more than 300,000 acres
A huge wildfire in eastern Arizona consumed 78,000 acres in less than 24 hours to become Arizona's second-largest wildfire ever.
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Timeline of Wallow wildfire
The Wallow wildfire in eastern Arizona is the largest in state history. The fire forced several Arizona towns to be evacuated. This timeline sorts through all the information about the massive blaze from its beginnings.
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Wallow fire grows to 233,000 acres, zero containment
A wildfire in eastern Arizona has grown to 233,522 acres, about half the size of the largest wildfire in state history. There was still no containment on the Wallow fire, burning in the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest near Alpine.
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Blame for forest fires debated
An eastern Arizona rancher blames the U.S. Forest Service and environmentalists for the Wallow fire that has burned more than 440,000 acres in the Apache Sitgreaves National Forest and White Mountains. An ecologist says the problem began more than a century ago and could be resolved in a decade with the right approach.
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Sheriff's officers caught in smuggling probe
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio said drug busts were the results of a year-long investigation of three MCSO employees who were booked on several felonies, Arpaio said in a press conference.
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Historic Greer Lodge in White Mountains burns
The historic Greer Lodge, cornerstone of a resort established in 1948 in the White Mountains of eastern Arizona, burned to the ground. Guests had only minutes to evacuate, but there were no reports of injuries.
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Docs: Giffords will recover, but she won't be the same
Doctors involved in the care of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords said they think she will recover, but that she won't be the same as before the shooting.
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2 Border Patrol agents killed in train wreck
Two Border Patrol agents, on the trail of a group of illegal immigrants, have been killed in a truck-train collision near Gila Bend. The agents' SUV was hit by a freight train at the Paloma Road crossing just off Interstate 8 about nine miles west of Gila Bend.
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Former police chief Jack Harris vindicated
Vindication came for former Phoenix Police chief Jack Harris, as it was announced that a kidnapping stats review board found that the Phoenix Police Department did not inflate the 2008 kidnapping figures to secure federal funding.
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Three arrested during Phoenix 'tea party' rally
Authorities said three people were arrested during a "Tea Party" rally, including a man allegedly intimidating people at the event.
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Minister kills self when faced with alleged sex crimes
A Valley minister shot and killed himself after police showed up at his Phoenix church with a search warrant involving an investigation of a sex crime, police said.
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Man shot in face near San Tan Village
In what witnesses describe as case of road rage, two men were involved in a confrontation near the San Tan Village Mall in Gilbert that ended with one suffering from multiple bullet wounds, including at least one to the face.
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Naked woman arrested on Phoenix light rail train
A transient was arrested after stripping on a light rail train in Phoenix and then allegedly hitting and spitting on a Phoenix police officer trying to arrest her.
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I-10 closed by jumper, wreck involving DPS officer
Interstate 10 in west Phoenix was closed after a nightmarish eight hours that included closures caused by a jumper and a DPS officer's wreck.
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Ariz. substitute teacher in middle of immigration debate
An Arizona substitute teacher has found himself in the middle of the state's polarizing immigration debate after he criticized Hispanic students in a letter to a state senator, saying a majority of students he recently taught refused to say the Pledge of Allegiance.
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Now available: Scannable bar codes on your skin
A Phoenix tattoo artist offered a new kind of tattoo that's raising some eyebrows. At the Jade Monkey Tattoo in Phoenix, artist Levi Smith offers a tattoo that contains computer generated "QR" or quick response code, similar to a bar code.
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Smokers bargain shopping at Mexican border
Fears of drug violence along the Mexican border aren't stopping cigarette shoppers from crossing over and taking advantage of some smoking deals. Smokers could save up to $40 per carton.
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Sheriff's office raids Pei Wei diners for stolen IDs
Maricopa County sheriff's deputies raided four Pei Wei Asian Diners and the company's corporate offices, looking for illegal immigrants suspected of stealing IDs so they could obtain work in the United States.
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`Super Moon' Saturday as moon moves close to Earth
The moon moved the closest it had been to Earth in two decades, leading to an event that is known as the "Super Moon" and had some people concerned about natural disasters.
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Arizona counter-sues over SB1070
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer announced the state will sue the federal government for its failure to secure the border and enforce immigration laws and their insistence that SB1070 is constitutional.
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Sheriff warns deputies after flap at McDonald's
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio warned his deputies about eating at McDonald's restaurants when they are in uniform or driving marked cars after one deputy was verbally harassed.
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Memos: Firefighter refused to go to Giffords' scene
Tucson city memos show a veteran firefighter refused to respond to the Jan. 8 shooting that left six people dead and 13, including Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords wounded.
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Arpaio leads in poll for Senate race
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio led a field of possible Republican candidates by 21 percent, according to an auto-dial survey. Rep. Jeff Flake came in second and former Rep. J.D. Hayworth came in third.
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Baja Arizona? -- Supporters insist the time has come
A group wants to remove Pinal County from Arizona to create it's own state to be known as Baja Arizona. The group cited political, attitude and cultural differences, among others, as reasons that the county should secede from Arizona.
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Aide's quick thinking helps to save Giffords' life
It's an incredible story of quick thinking and courage under fire. That's what people are saying about Daniel Hernandez.
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Pastor: Man who died in shooting spree saved wife
A Tucson congregation was struggling to cope with the loss of a 76-year-old maintenance man who was killed during the January shooting that wounded Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, among others. The man was killed protecting his wife with his body.
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Chandler mall shooting suspect apprehended
A man who allegedly exchanged fire with Chandler police outside of the Sears at Chandler Fashion Center was apprehended after a tense stand-off at a nearby restaurant. The mall was evacuated.
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Shrine found in tent in Loughner's backyard
A strange shrine was found in Tucson shooting suspect Jared Loughner's backyard. The shrine was made out of a camouflage tent and a pot filled with shriveled oranges with a skull on top.
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Uncle says niece, 'typical' 9-year-old, among victims
Greg Segalini, the uncle of 9-year-old Christina Taylor-Green, said the little girl was on student council and a neighbor offered her to take her to meet Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords outside of a Tucson Safeway. The little girl was killed when suspect Jared Lee Loughner attempted to kill Giffords and shot 19 people in all.
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