Top Clicks of March 2012

Apr 6, 2012, 4:00 AM | Updated: Dec 28, 2012, 2:58 pm

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Every month in 2012, KTAR.com will feature the top 10 stories from the past month.

March’s headlines on our site were dominated by possible visitors from another world, one of the world’s largest commercial jets touching down in Arizona and a big fire that burned near Buckeye.

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Ostrich Festival starts in Chandler
The 24th Annual Chandler Ostrich Festival starts Friday at Tumbleweed Park. And of course the leading attraction will be the ostriches.
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Mysterious flash of light in Phoenix is solved
A large, fleeting flash of light that appeared in the darkened skies over the northwestern edge of metropolitan Phoenix last week is no longer a mystery.
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Border Security Expo comes to Phoenix
Companies showing the latest in border security technology gathered at the Phoenix Convention Center for the Border Security Expo, all demonstrating what their new gadgets could do in Arizona's immigration battle.
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Man pleads guilty to Arpaio death threats
Adam Eugene Cox, 33, pleaded guilty Tuesday to threatening to kill Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio and his family.
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Truck crash snarls I-10 in both directions
Things were not going well for Tuesday drivers on Intestate 10 in Phoenix.

A crash near 32nd Street backed up traffic in both directions and closed the I-10 for a few hours. Traffic is now open in both directions.
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Arrests made in student protest at Trevor Browne
A student protest against Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's immigration policies outside of Trevor Browne High School lasted more than three hours and resulted in six arrests -- including two juveniles.
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MCSO Sheriff Joe Arpaio says Obama's birth certificate is computer-generated forgery
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio presented results of what his volunteer cold-case posse found when they looked into the authenticity of President Barack Obama's birth certificate that was given by the White House in April of 2011.
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Boeing 787 tour comes to Phoenix
One of Boeing's huge planes is sitting on the tarmac at Sky Harbor Airport.

The Boeing 787 Dreamliner touched down Friday on a flight from Mexico City. It's on a world tour and is making a three-day stop in Phoenix to give Honeywell Aerospace employees a chance to check it out. Honeywell provided 12 of the plane's technology systems.
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Crews finally contain brush fire near Buckeye
Crews have finally fully contained a fire that charred nearly 1,000 acres of brush and salt cedar trees in the Gila River bottom near Buckeye.
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Top Story: Still no answers -- 15 years later -- on Phoenix Lights
It was a night like most others for Dr. Lynne Kitei.

That was until a group of glowing amber orbs were spotted in the air a few hundred feet above the city. They moved in a V-shape formation. Kitei didn't waste any time, and started taking pictures of the orbs on her 35mm camera.
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Gilbert Town Council approves police department’s request for $2.3 million to fix budget issues

After hearing that the Gilbert Police Department exceeded its budget by over $2 million, town leaders granted a contingency on Tuesday.

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Silver Alert issued for missing 81-year-old woman last seen in Phoenix

A Silver Alert was issued by the Arizona Department of Public Safety on Tuesday evening to help find a missing 81-year-old woman.

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Falling in Reverse making tour stop in Phoenix....

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Falling in Reverse to unleash ‘world domination’ during Phoenix tour stop this fall

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Pro-Palestine rally at Arizona State University on April 26, 2024. (Heidi Hommel photo/KTAR News)...

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ASU President Michael Crow pleased with university’s handling of pro-Palestine protest

Arizona State University President Michael Crow applauded how the school handled a pro-Palestine protest on campus nearly two weeks ago, praising the police response and overall nature of the demonstration.

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Maricopa County Attorney emphasizes that the fentanyl crisis in Arizona remains prevalent

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Top Clicks of March 2012

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Gilbert Town Council approves police department’s request for $2.3 million to fix budget issues

Silver Alert issued for missing 81-year-old woman last seen in Phoenix

Falling in Reverse to unleash ‘world domination’ during Phoenix tour stop this fall

ASU President Michael Crow pleased with university’s handling of pro-Palestine protest

Maricopa County Attorney emphasizes that the fentanyl crisis in Arizona remains prevalent

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