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Two men killed in boating accident on Lake Havasu
Two men killed in boating accident on Lake Havasu
Two men have died after a boat crash at Lake Havasu. It happened Saturday around 12:30 p.m.
More >Two men have died after a boat crash at Lake Havasu. It happened Saturday around 12:30 p.m.
More >North Phoenix community on alert after 4 dogs killed by coyotes
North Phoenix community on alert after 4 dogs killed by coyotes
They said the coyotes have killed at least four dogs with their owners in their yards.
More >They said the coyotes have killed at least four dogs with their owners in their yards.
More >Family desperate for answers after young mom found dead on I-10
Family desperate for answers after young mom found dead on I-10
A Gilbert family is desperate for answers after a young mom was found dead along a highway.
More >A Gilbert family is desperate for answers after a young mom was found dead along a highway.
More >Colorado woman fined $500 for having an apple
Colorado woman fined $500 for having an apple
A Colorado woman says the U.S. Customs and Border Protection wants to fine her $500 for a free apple she received from an airline on her way home from Paris.
More >A Colorado woman says the U.S. Customs and Border Protection wants to fine her $500 for a free apple she received from an airline on her way home from Paris.
More >Photos: Doctor removes 20-pound tumor from woman’s body
Photos: Doctor removes 20-pound tumor from woman’s body
Kim Turner is sharing the lesson she learned after doctors removed a 20-pound tumor from her body. (CNN/WLS/Advocate Ill. Masonic Med. Center)
Kim Turner is sharing the lesson she learned after doctors removed a 20-pound tumor from her body. (CNN/WLS/Advocate Ill. Masonic Med. Center)
Kim Turner is sharing the lesson she learned after a doctor removed a 20-pound tumor from her body.
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More >California man fatally stabbed while dining with his daughter on his lap
California man fatally stabbed while dining with his daughter on his lap
Anthony Mele was dining at a steakhouse in Southern California with his daughter on his lap when a homeless man allegedly walked up to him Wednesday and stabbed him in the neck.
More >Anthony Mele was dining at a steakhouse in Southern California with his daughter on his lap when a homeless man allegedly walked up to him Wednesday and stabbed him in the neck.
More >Dirty Dining April 20: Slime mold, workers not washing hands among health code violations spotted at Phoenix-area restaurants
Dirty Dining April 20: Slime mold, workers not washing hands among health code violations spotted at Phoenix-area restaurants
Every week, CBS 5 News is sent a list of restaurants that have been recently inspected by Maricopa County's Environmental Services Department. CBS 5 News selects restaurants with some of the highest number of "risk factors." According to health inspectors, risk factors are considered major health code violations.
More >Every week, CBS 5 News is sent a list of restaurants that have been recently inspected by Maricopa County's Environmental Services Department. CBS 5 News selects restaurants with some of the highest number of "risk factors." According to health inspectors, risk factors are considered major health code violations.
More >Arizona school districts release plans for teacher walk out
Arizona school districts release plans for teacher walk out
School districts across Arizona are preparing for the planned teacher walk out that will take place on Thursday, April 26.
More >School districts across Arizona are preparing for the planned teacher walk out that will take place on Thursday, April 26.
More >Search ongoing for gunman after 4 killed, 4 injured in mass shooting at Waffle House
Search ongoing for gunman after 4 killed, 4 injured in mass shooting at Waffle House
Four people were killed and four others injured in a mass shooting at a Waffle House in Antioch early Sunday. The suspect is still on the run.
More >Four people were killed and four others injured in a mass shooting at a Waffle House in Antioch early Sunday. The suspect is still on the run.
More >It’s a boy, again! Couple welcomes their 14th son
It’s a boy, again! Couple welcomes their 14th son
The Schwandt Family pictured during an interview on Thursday, April 19, 2018. (Source: WOOD-TV via CNN)
A Michigan couple welcomed their 14th son and had a little fun naming him.
More >A Michigan couple welcomed their 14th son and had a little fun naming him.
More >Phoenix family thankful to be alive after car slams through backyard wall, killing the driver
Phoenix family thankful to be alive after car slams through backyard wall, killing the driver
“My wife, when the accident happened, she jumped on top of him to protect him,”
More >“My wife, when the accident happened, she jumped on top of him to protect him,”
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Lauren Reimer joined the 3TV/CBS 5 family in June 2016. She is originally from Racine, WI but is no stranger to our heat.
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She previously worked for KVOA in Tucson, covering topics that matter to Arizonans including the monsoon, wildfires and border issues. During the child migrant crisis of 2014, Reimer was one of only a handful of journalists given access to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection detention facility in Nogales, where hundreds of unaccompanied children were being held after crossing into the U.S. from Central America. Before that, Reimer worked at WREX in Rockford, IL. Lauren is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee and still visits home often. When not chasing news stories, Reimer loves to explore, enjoying everything from trying new adventurous foods to visiting state and national parks or local places of historical significance.
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This month: 3TV reports on Arizona schools in crisis
This month: 3TV reports on Arizona schools in crisis
Teachers demanding more pay. Students walking out, marching for their lives. Arizona schools are in crisis. All this month 3TV explores the angst, despair and what could be coming next for families. [SPECIAL SECTION: Schools in Crisis]
More >Teachers demanding more pay. Students walking out, marching for their lives. Arizona schools are in crisis. All this month 3TV explores the angst, despair and what could be coming next for families. [SPECIAL SECTION: Schools in Crisis]
More >Red for Ed leaders use weekend to organize
Red for Ed leaders use weekend to organize
Red For Ed leaders met with school educators, administrators and staff members across the state on Saturday to give "how to" instructions and ideas to organize a walkout and prepare their communities for it.
More >Red For Ed leaders met with school educators, administrators and staff members across the state on Saturday to give "how to" instructions and ideas to organize a walkout and prepare their communities for it.
More >VIDEO: Why one couple will remember Pat's Run 2018 forever!
VIDEO: Why one couple will remember Pat's Run 2018 forever!
Pat's Run 2018 will forever hold a very special place in the heart of one couple.
More >Pat's Run 2018 will forever hold a very special place in the heart of one couple.
More >VIDEO: Steve Skiano speaks about his experience with the Tillman Foundation
VIDEO: Steve Skiano speaks about his experience with the Tillman Foundation
Past scholar Steve Skiano speaks about how the Pat Tillman Scholarship helped him and how has the foundation inspired him.
Past scholar Steve Skiano speaks about how the Pat Tillman Scholarship helped him and how has the foundation inspired him.
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Doctor removes 20-pound tumor from woman’s body
Doctor removes 20-pound tumor from woman’s body
Kim Turner is sharing the lesson she learned after a doctor removed a 20-pound tumor from her body. (CNN/WLS/Advocate Ill. Masonic Med. Center)
More >Kim Turner is sharing the lesson she learned after a doctor removed a 20-pound tumor from her body. (CNN/WLS/Advocate Ill. Masonic Med. Center)
More >VIDEO: North Phoenix community on alert after 4 dogs killed by coyotes
VIDEO: North Phoenix community on alert after 4 dogs killed by coyotes
People in a north Phoenix neighborhood said they're being terrorized by a pack of wild coyotes.
More >People in a north Phoenix neighborhood said they're being terrorized by a pack of wild coyotes.
More >VIDEO: Family members desperate for answers after young mom found dead on I-10
VIDEO: Family members desperate for answers after young mom found dead on I-10
Yvette Gills was walking along Interstate 10 eastbound late Sunday night when she was hit and killed by a car near Eloy.
More >Yvette Gills was walking along Interstate 10 eastbound late Sunday night when she was hit and killed by a car near Eloy.
More >Police give updates in Waffle House shooting
Police give updates in Waffle House shooting
Metro Police spokesman Don Aaron gives updates on the shooter at-large after killing four and injuring four at a Waffle House in Antioch.
More >Metro Police spokesman Don Aaron gives updates on the shooter at-large after killing four and injuring four at a Waffle House in Antioch.
More >Dirty Dining: Slime mold among health code violations spotted at Phoenix-area restaurants
Dirty Dining: Slime mold among health code violations spotted at Phoenix-area restaurants
Slime mold on an ice machine. A cook handling raw meat then clean dishes. Before you go out to eat this week-end, you need to know who's keeping a clean kitchen and who isn't. Here's this weeks all new Dirty Dining report.
More >Forecast: Warming trend continues bringing dry conditions
Forecast: Warming trend continues bringing dry conditions
The warming trend in the Valley is expected to continue this weekend bringing dry conditions to the area.
More >The warming trend in the Valley is expected to continue this weekend bringing dry conditions to the area.
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