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• Prosecutor: Former immigration attorney, husband convicted

  07-12-2019 23:53
  
  TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A federal prosecutor says a disbarred Arizona immigration lawyer and her husband each face up to five years in prison when sentenced in February on convictions for conspiring to commit acts that included forging the signature of a court clerk.Assistant U.S. Attorney Sean Sullivan said Saturday that a U.S. District Court jury in Tucson returned verdicts late Friday against disbarred attorney Marivel Cantu-Madril and attorney Richard A. Madril, Cantu-Madril’s husba
  
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• U.S. NEWS Saudi Air Force member who killed 3 at U.S. Navy base had watched mass-shooting videos

  07-12-2019 23:43
  
  (NBC News) -- The Saudi Air Force member suspected of killing three people and wounding several others at a shooting Friday at a naval base in Pensacola, Florida, attended a dinner prior to the rampage at which mass shooting videos were shown, according to an official familiar with the investigation.The official said it's unclear what that means.The gunman, who was killed in the incident by responding sheriff's deputies in the incident, was identified by several law enforcement sources as M
  
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• Porch pirate gets surprise package of dirty diapers as family seeks revenge

  07-12-2019 21:50
  
  After two packages were stolen from a Missouri family's porch in less than a week, they decided enough was enough.The family from Hazelwood, a St. Louis suburb, had security footage that showed the same thief was coming to their porch and stealing packages they had ordered online, the mother, who asked not to be named, told NBC St. Louis affiliate KSDK."I felt violated. It's not a good feeling,” the mother said of the thefts. "The best way to deal with things is to have a good sense o
  
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• American student Xiyue Wang freed in prisoner swap after three years in Iran jail

  07-12-2019 20:55
  
  An American graduate student who was held in an Iranian prison for more than three years was finally headed home Saturday after a prisoner swap between the two countries.Xiyue Wang, 38, was released in Switzerland in exchange for Iranian citizen Massoud Soleimani, who was being held in an Atlanta jail over accusations he violated U.S. sanctions."We thank our Swiss partners for their assistance in negotiating Mr. Wang’s release with Iran," said President Donald Trump in a statement co
  
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• Tucson police investigate shooting on westside

  07-12-2019 20:16
  
  TUCSON— Tucson police are investigating a shooting on the
  westside that left one man in critical condition.
  Officers were dispatched to the Menlo Park apartment complex
  at 6:45 p.m. Friday.
  Upon arrival, officers found a man with gunshot wounds lying
  next to a vehicle.
  Tucson Fire took over medical treatment and transported the
  man to a hospital with critical injuries.
  Two young children, one infant and one toddler, were in the
  vehicle when police arrived. Both were unharmed.Police say the
  
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• Iran’s foreign minister says Chinese-American Princeton scholar to be freed in exchange for US-held Iranian scientist

  07-12-2019 11:46
  
  TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s foreign minister says Chinese-American Princeton scholar to be freed in exchange for US-held Iranian scientist.
  The post Iran’s foreign minister says Chinese-American Princeton scholar to be freed in exchange for US-held Iranian scientist appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• N4T Hoops Scoreboard

  07-12-2019 11:02
  
  Here are your Southern Arizona high school basketball scores from Friday night:BOYS PREP BASKETBALLElfrida Valley 58, Tucson School-Deaf and Blind 40 Florence 75, Safford 60 Mohave Accelerated 46, The Gregory School 33 Parker 53, The Gregory School 32 The Gregory School 50, Phoenix Christian 48 Poston Butte 71, Combs 53 Pusch Ridge Christian 61, Flowing Wells 50 San Tan Foothills 56, St. Augustine Catholic 26 St. Augustine Catholic 42, Phoenix Bourgade 32 Baboquivari 60, Kearny Ray 38 Shadow Rid
  
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• ACHA: Late fouls prove costly in #5 Wildcats loss to ASU

  07-12-2019 10:48
  
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  TUCSON - 15 Arizona State scored in overtime Friday night to beat #5 Arizona 3-2 on their home ice.The Wildcats (15-2-3-1) lost skating just three players due to a late major penalty and an ejection near the end of the third period. The Sun Devils have now beaten Arizona in three of their five meetings this season.UA forwards Cully Olsen and Anthony Cusanelli, picked up the two goals on the night. Wildcats goaltender, Anthony Ciurro, stopped 29-of-32 shots.The
  
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• Garcia paces Cholla to big win over Walden Grove

  07-12-2019 09:37
  
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  TUCSON - Cholla is looking to be the dominant Conference 5A team in Southern Arizona this high school basketball season.The Chargers (5-1) blew away visiting Walden Grove Friday night83-37 at Sean Elliott Gymnasium.It was the 4th straight win for Masai Dean's crew since a one-point loss (47-46) to Sahuaro in their 2nd game of the season.Cholla has wins over Palo Verde (81-66), Flowing Wells (75-70), Pueblo (44-42) and a big victory on the road at Buena (53-40)
  
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• Pens ride Jarry to 2-0 win over Coyotes in Kessel’s return

  07-12-2019 09:16
  
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  By Will GravesPITTSBURGH (AP) — Phil Kessel drank in the moment in the most Phil Kessel way. He tried to avoid it.Yet as the standing ovation the Arizona Coyotes forward received in his return to Pittsburgh wore on Friday night, the mercurial forward who helped the Penguins to a pair of Stanley Cups couldn’t escape it even as he tried to hide on the bench. So Kessel finally caved, skating onto the ice and bashfully raising his stick as a show of re
  
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• BOYS: Garcia paces Cholla past Walden Grove

  07-12-2019 07:54
  
  Cholla is looking to be the dominant Conference 5A team in Southern Arizona this high school basketball season.The Chargers (5-1) blew away visiting Walden Grove Friday night83-37 at Sean Elliott Gymnasium.It was the 4th straight win for Masai Dean's crew since a one-point loss (47-46) to Sahuaro in their 2nd game of the season.Cholla has wins over Palo Verde (81-66), Flowing Wells (75-70), Pueblo (44-42) and a big victory on the road at Buena (53-40).The Colts (5-1) and Chargers at the moment a
  
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• Gov. Doug Ducey says state will keep welcoming refugees

  07-12-2019 06:40
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey told President Donald Trump’s administration Friday the state will continue its tradition of welcoming refugees, cheering resettlement agencies that have lobbied the state and local governments to keep opening their arms to people fleeing war and other horrific situations in their native countries.Ducey wrote in a letter to Secretary of State Michael Pompeo that Arizona has historically been among the most welcoming states for resettling refugee
  
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• Construction continues on Jan. 8 memorial

  07-12-2019 06:27
  
  TUCSON - At the historic presidio courtyard in downtown Tucson, adjacent to the old Pima County Courthouse, work continues on a permanent January 8th memorial.
  On Jan. 8, 2011 six people were killed and 13 others wounded in a mass shooting during a Congress On Your Corner event inside the Safeway at Inaand Oracle roads. Former Tucson Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords was shot in the head.
  The memorial marking that day will serve as a permanent symbol of resilience and courage in the face of trage
  
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• A mixed bag of weekend weather

  07-12-2019 05:43
  
  TUCSON - The weekend is here and so is a major storm brewing off the coast of Northern California.
  For Southern Arizona, the impacts will be less than major, however, it will bring a mixed bag of conditions.
  Clouds increase from west to east Saturday with only a slight chance of a shower during the late evening hours. Highs will be in the low 70s.
  Sunday brings better rain chances but amounts will be far greater north of the City of Tucson.I'm leaning much closer to the RPM and GFS models with r
  
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• Asylum-seekers returned to Mexico after crossing in Arizona

  07-12-2019 05:25
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — The U.S. government said Friday it had sent nine Venezuelans — including two families — back to Mexico after they tried to make an asylum claim by driving up to a customs officer instead of lingering south of the border on a list waiting to be called up under a Trump administration policy targeting asylum-seekers.That practice — and that of other desperate asylum-seekers who have run down vehicle lanes at an Arizona port of entry in order to reach the U.S.
  
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• Tucson Arizona Boys Chorus back home after White House performance

  07-12-2019 04:51
  
  TUCSON - The Tucson Arizona Boys Chorus is back home in the Old Pueblo after performing at the National Christmas Tree Lighting at the White House on Thursday.
  This was an extra special event as the boys chorus celebrates its 80th anniversary.Twenty four boys in the chorus took part in the trip to Washington D.C.
  This was the groups third time performing in this annual White House tradition.
  The Tucson Arizona Boys Chorus first performed in the event in 1963 and then again in 1991.The local musi
  
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• Man on FBI’s Most Wanted list for crimes against children possibly in Arizona

  07-12-2019 04:19
  
  PHOENIX, Ariz. - The FBI Phoenix Field Office released that a man on theirmost wanted list for crimes against children may be in the state of Arizona on Friday afternoon.The Sacramento County Superior Court issued a felony arrest warrant for Navarrete after he was charged with four counts of lewd or lascivious act with a child under 14, three counts of sex act with a child 10 years old or younger, and four counts of oral sex with a child 10 years old or younger, according to the FBI. The FB
  
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• AP releases Top 10 Songs 2019

  07-12-2019 03:42
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The top 10 songs of the year by Associated Press Music Editor Mesfin Fekadu.1. Jhené Aiko, “Triggered (freestyle)”: Jhené Aiko brilliantly captures so many emotions in one song on “Triggered (freestyle),” as she rapidly spits out lyrics in a raw way that range from “I HATE YOU SO MUCH RIGHT NOW” to “Sup, you up?” She’s a ball of emotions, but she’s direct and honest, and those lyrics are piercing
  
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• New York man acquitted after offering $500 to anyone who’d kill an ICE agent

  07-12-2019 03:28
  
  BOSTON (AP) — A man who tweeted that he would give $500 to anyone who would kill a federal immigration officer was acquitted Friday in a case that centered on whether a threatening social media post is protected speech.A federal jury at U.S. District Court in Boston cleared Brandon Ziobrowski, 35, of New York City. He had faced up to five years in prison and a fine of as much as $250,000 if convicted.Ziobrowski had been charged with using interstate and foreign commerce to transmit a threa
  
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• Family of local man killed in hit-and-run seeking answers

  07-12-2019 02:49
  
  TUCSON – The family of man killed in a hit-and-run in the downtown area in late-November says they are seeking answers.In the early morning hours
  off Nov. 30, officers responded to a deadly hit-and-run crash in downtown Tucson.The victim was identified
  as 50-year-old Stanley Torinese Jr.Tucson Police said the vehicle immediately fled the scene after the collision, which happened on the 200 block of E. Congress St. 
  "My brother was the most open-hearted, caring, loving guy ever, so he
  
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• 7th Annual Walk for Kids happening this Sunday

  07-12-2019 02:27
  
  TUCSON- The 7th annual Walk for Kids is happening this Sunday at the University of Arizona Mall.
  All the money donated to the The Ronald McDonald House Charities Southern Arizona stays in southern Arizona to help families.
  Kieyana Smith is a mother currently staying in the Ronald McDonald House while her daughter is in the hospital after being born premature.
  "I would like to call it a home away from home," said Smith. "This place is truly, truly a blessing. Not only is everybody kind, they are
  
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• Deputies: Woman used fake lease to move into Arizona home

  07-12-2019 02:26
  
  An Arizona woman is facing charges after authorities said she faked a lease agreement and moved into a home without the homeowner’s permission.
  KPHO-TV reports Stephanie Heinrich was arrested last month after Yavapai County Sheriff’s deputies found her moving into a home without permission.Deputies say they found the 45-year-old Heinrich and her boyfriend unloading a moving truck outside a Prescott, Arizona, home. Heinrich showed deputies an 11-year lease agreement.
  After deputies go
  
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• PCSD: Traffic stop leads to narcotics seizure on northeast side

  07-12-2019 01:14
  
  TUCSON - A narcotics detection K-9 alertedPima County Sheriff's Department deputies conducting a traffic stop on a passenger vehicle near the intersection of Fort Lowell Road and Stone Avenue on Friday afternoon.Deputies conducted a search and located four "burrito-sized" packages containing approximately five pounds of heroin concealed in the vehicle, according to PCSD.The driver of the vehicle, 38-year-old Leonardo Lopez-Vicarra was arrested for Possession of a Narcotic Drug for Sale and Posse
  
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• PCSD: Traffic stop leads to narcotics seizure in midtown

  07-12-2019 01:14
  
  TUCSON - A narcotics detection K-9 alertedPima County Sheriff's Department deputies conducting a traffic stop on a passenger vehicle near the intersection of Fort Lowell Road and Stone Avenue on Friday afternoon.Deputies conducted a search and located four "burrito-sized" packages containing approximately five pounds of heroin concealed in the vehicle, according to PCSD.The driver of the vehicle, 38-year-old Leonardo Lopez-Vicarra was arrested for Possession of a Narcotic Drug for Sale and Posse
  
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• Arizona man rescued, arrested after getting stuck in chimney

  07-12-2019 01:02
  
  An Arizona man is facing charges after authorities say he tried to climb down the chimney with a bound in a vacant house — and got stuck.KGUN-TV reports firefighters in Tucson, Arizona, rescued the man Friday after finding his legs dangling from inside the chimney.
  Authorities say rescue workers were called to the scene following reports from neighbors who said they heard a man calling for help from inside the home.Firefighters say they used a rescue ring and a rope on a crane to pull the
  
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• Mesa man arrested for sending nude images

  07-12-2019 00:55
  
  MESA, Ariz. - A male resident of Mesa, Ariz. was arrested on Friday after a woman claimed she received unwanted, inappropriate text messages.In April 2019, Jay Cameron Leonard began sending text messages with nude photographs containing male anatomy, according to Chandler Police Department.
  Female victims were located in Chandler, Gilbert and Mesa, Ariz., and California, too.
  The majority of the text messages were accompanied by messages stating "Hello gorgeous" or "Hello beautiful," according t
  
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• Young protesters demand the city declare climate change an emergency

  07-12-2019 00:29
  
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  TUCSON - Dozens of people gathered for the Arizona Youth Climate Strike in the downtown area on Friday afternoon.This is part of the nation-wide strike that involves local protesters who are demanding justice and that the City of Tucson declares climate change an emergency.
  The protesters are also requesting that the city create a climate change action plan.
  Mayor Regina Romero was among one of the invited guests to speak at today's protest.“Under a Rome
  
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• Down Thru the Chimney, But Where's Saint Nick

  07-12-2019 00:13
  
  Just a little after noon today, residents near Waverly Street and Grant Road heard a sound coming from the chimney of one of the homes.…
  
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