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Judge agrees to review grand jury material in Border Protection agent rape case

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Crime and Public Safety

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Records: Hebron woman charged with 18 felony counts of animal neglect

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Restaurants, Food and Drink

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Missed opportunities, incomplete investigations preceded discovery of 56 bodies at funeral home

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