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• TPD: Roads opened again on eastside

  10-12-2019 23:36
  
  TUCSON - Eastbound traffic on E. Fifth Street and southbound traffic on N. Wilmot Road has opened again after Tucson Police officers investigated a suspicious package left in the area on Tuesday afternoon.TRAFFIC UPDATE
  Wilmot and 5th St is now open for normal traffic.Thank you for your patience. https://t.co/SJ9W5TJTxw— Ofc. Ray Smith (@TpdRay) December 10, 2019
  A stick of dynamite was found in a safe-deposit box at Wells Fargo Bank.
  TPD Bomb Squad was on the scene.TRAFFIC ALERT
  Eastbound
  
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• TPD: Road closures on eastside

  10-12-2019 23:36
  
  TUCSON - Eastbound traffic on E. Fifth Street and southbound traffic on N. Wilmot Road is blocked off while Tucson Police officers investigate a suspicious package left in the area on Tuesday afternoon.
  A stick of dynamite was found in a safe-deposit box at Wells Fargo Bank.
  TPD Bomb Squad is on the scene.
  Details are limited at this time. Stay with News 4 to keep up to date on this story.TRAFFIC ALERT
  Eastbound traffic on East 5th St and Southbound traffic on North Wilmot Rd is blocked while Of
  
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• Thunder & Lightning Air Show Returning to Tucson in 2021

  10-12-2019 23:33
  
  The Thunder & Lightning Over Arizona Air Show is returning to Tucson in 2021, hosted by the 355th Wind at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base.…
  
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• Marana Cares Mobile to provide free meals to children over winter break

  10-12-2019 22:58
  
  MARANA, Ariz. – Marana Unified School District will be providing
  free meals to children over winter break.
  Marana Cares Mobile will be serving students Monday through Friday
  (except Christmas and New Year’s Day) December 23, 24, 26, 27, 30, 31 and
  January 2 and 3, at select locations. Here’s the schedule:11 a.m. - noon / Sandario Road and Anthony Road (southeast corner next to the Marana Congregation of Jehovah’s Witness Church)12:30 p.m. -1:30 p.m. / 6560 W. El
  
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• 17th Annual Miracle en el Barrio event is underway

  10-12-2019 22:49
  
  TUCSON – The 17th Annual Miracle en el Barrio event is
  underway.
  The event will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on
  Dec. 20 at St. John’s Church, 602 W. Ajo Way.  NOVA Home Loans employees started this event 17 years ago to
  provide children on Tucson’s southside with toys during the holidays.
  Miracle en el Barrio will feature music, entertainment, and
  of course, gifts.
  Santa Claus is scheduled to arrive at 8:30 a.m. and begin
  handing toys to more than 2,500 children
  
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• Maricopa County records 1st pediatric flu death this year 2 hours ago

  10-12-2019 22:25
  
  PHOENIX - Metro Phoenix has recorded its first pediatric flu death this year, a development that Maricopa County health officials call a reminder of the importance of vaccination.
  The county Department of Health said Tuesday the child who died was an infant under 6 months old and thus too young to be immunized through vaccination.
  Dr. Rebecca Sunenshine, the department's medical director for disease control, called the "incredibly sad case" a reminder that the while flu is common, it can cause s
  
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• Hawk shot in Yuma, reward up for grabs

  10-12-2019 22:24
  
  YUMA - A $1250 dollar reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest of those responsible for the illegal shooting of a hawk in Yuma, Ariz.
  According to the Arizona Game and Fish Department, the injured hawk was shot, possibly with a .22 caliber firearm, on or around December 1st.Richard Myers, a wildlife manager for the Arizona Game and Fish Department in Yuma, Arizona states, “Poachers are not hunters or sportsman; they are criminals who are stealing from the residents of
  
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• Silver Alert issued for 73-year-old Sierra Vista man

  10-12-2019 22:09
  
  Clarence Edgar Fletcher / CCSOA Silver Alert has been issued for a 73-year-old Sierra
  Vista man.
  Police say Clarence
  Edgar Fletcher has not been heard from since Dec.1.
  The family reports that Fletcher was last seen as he left his brother's home in Las Vegas, Nevada.  He was reportedly driving a 1989 blue/primer gray Dodge truck with Arizona license 3D90637.
  According to Cochise County Sheriff’s Department, Fletcher requires regular medical attention and he has
  missed several ap
  
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• Supreme Court rejects Brnovich attempt to fast-track opioids lawsuit

  10-12-2019 22:00
  
  The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected Arizona’s attempt to fast-track a case against the owners of Purdue Pharma in an effort to protect assets of the company for victims of the opioid crisis.The justices without comment turned down Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich’s motion that the court should consider the state’s suit against the Sackler family.Brnovich had claimed that family members were “looting” Purdue Pharma at a time when thousands of l
  
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• 4 Your Health: CDC warns E. coli outbreak linked to chopped salad kits

  10-12-2019 21:35
  
  NBC News- There is a new E. coli outbreak linked to Fresh Express Sunflower Crisp chopped salad kits.The outbreak has sickened eight people in three states, as well as 16 people in Canada, according to the FDA and CDC.No deaths have been reported, but three people have been hospitalized, including one who developed a type of kidney failure.Officials say this outbreak is caused by a different strain than the one that has been linked to romaine lettuce from Salinas, California.The salad kits in qu
  
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• Woman found dead after barricade situation in Nogales

  10-12-2019 21:32
  
  Aaron Manuel Estrada-Buelna / Nogales Police Department
  NOGALES, Ariz. – Police are investigating the death of a
  31-year-old Nogales woman.Nogales Police Department responded to a welfare check on
  the 1000 block of West Paul Bond Drive at about 4 p.m. on Monday.
  After officers entered the residence, a man told them that
  he was inside a bedroom with his child and that he was “not planning on coming
  out,” NPD says.
  As officers conducted a security sweep at the residence, a
  decea
  
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• XOXO: Where to Rock, Tuesday, Dec. 10

  10-12-2019 21:00
  
  Performing new material and holiday favorites such as "Christmas in Jail," nine-time Grammy Award-winning country outfit Asleep at the Wheel celebrate a Merry Texas Christmas Y'All.…
  
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• CBP: “Officers take a bite out of smuggling attempt”

  10-12-2019 21:00
  
  LUKEVILLE, Ariz. – A 27-year-old Mexican man has been arrested after attempting to smuggle fentanyl into the U.S. Sunday morning.
  Fentanyl pills were found with packages of chips, CBP says. /Courtesy: CBPOfficials say a U.S. Customs and Border Protection canine alerted
  to an “odor,” leading officers to discover more than a dozen packages of
  fentanyl pills concealed within packages of chips and a cup of shredded beef.
  The fentanyl
  weighed nearly 2.5 pounds, worth an estimated va
  
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• Police: Woman dies 2 months after being involved in vehicle collision

  10-12-2019 20:40
  
  TUCSON – A woman has died two months after being involved in
  a vehicle collision on Tucson’s southwest side.
  Tucson Police Department says 75-year-old Clovis Isaacs
  passed away Monday from injuries sustained during the collision on Oct. 1 near
  Mission Road and Via Ingreso.
  Police say a maroon 2006 Ford Expedition was traveling southbound on Mission Road. The vehicle was in the left turn lane, attempting to turn onto West Via Ingreso.
  During that time, a blue 1996 Ford Ranger pickup w
  
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• Claytoon of the Day: Tinfoil Foiled

  10-12-2019 19:53
  
  Find more Claytoonz here.…
  
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• Court to hear resentencing bid in Arizona death penalty case

  10-12-2019 18:27
  
  PHOENIX (AP) - The U.S. Supreme Court will hear an appeal Wednesday from an Arizona death row inmate who is seeking a sentencing retrial in two 1991 killings.
  James McKinney argues that the horrific physical abuse that he suffered as a child wasn't fully considered when he was first sentenced.
  Attorneys say the decision could affect about 15 other Arizona death row inmates.
  The state has 104 inmates overall on death row. A prosecutor says a ruling in McKinney's favor would disrupt the finality t
  
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• ‘Tis the season to decorate safely

  10-12-2019 17:50
  
  It is described as the most wonderful time of the year and to keep it that way experts from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission have some tips on how to avoid a decorating disaster.Experts say if you're getting a live tree remember to water it regularly and take it outside once it's dry. But if you are going with an artificial version check that it's labeled fire resistant. Real or fake be sure to place your tree at least three feet away from fireplaces, radiators and other heat sources.
  
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• Pelosi announces agreement on North American trade pact

  10-12-2019 17:33
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday announced agreement on a modified North American trade pact, handing President Donald Trump a major Capitol Hill win on the same day that Democrats announced their impeachment charges against him.The California Democrat said the revamped U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement is a significant improvement over the original North American Free Trade Agreement, crediting Democratic negotiators for winning stronger provisions on enforcing the agree
  
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• ‘We must act;’ Democrats unveil Trump impeachment charges

  10-12-2019 17:07
  
  From left House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Chairwoman of the House Financial Services Committee Maxine Waters, D-Calif., Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee Eliot Engel, D-N.Y., House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., Chairwoman of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., House Ways and Means Chairman Richard Neal and Chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Adam Schiff, D-Calif., unveil articles of impeachment against
  
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• North Carolina man who invented UPC barcode dies at 94

  10-12-2019 16:46
  
  The man who invented the Universal Product Code (UPC) that
  appears on nearly every product sold worldwide has died at the age of 94.
  George j. Laurer passed away Thursday night in his North Carolina
  home, according to his obituary.
  Laurer was a groundbreaking engineer who worked for the tech
  company IBM for 30 years.
  He was also a veteran who served in the army during World
  War II.When Laurer created the UPC, it was initially for a group of
  grocery stores. But his invention took off.
  Laurer said
  
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• Officials: 1 person transported to hospital after 2-vehicle collision

  10-12-2019 15:45
  
  MARANA, Ariz. – A person was transported to the hospital with
  non-life threatening injuries after a two-vehicle collision Tuesday morning.
  Northwest Fire District and Marana Police Department responded
  to the incident at 12300 North Sanders.Northwest Fire responded with @MaranaPD to a two vehicle collision at 12300 North Sanders. One patient transported to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.Sanders Rd will reopen shortly. pic.twitter.com/VkC8r3HAN0— Northwest Fire (@Nort
  
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• E. coli outbreak linked to some Fresh Express salad kits

  10-12-2019 15:35
  
  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the
  U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are investigating a multistate E.Coli
  outbreak thought to be caused by a particular brand of premade salad kits.Officials believe the likely source of the outbreak is the
  Fresh Express Sunflower Crisp Chopped Salad Kit.The CDC says do not eat or sell the salad kits with this
  identifying information: UPC 0 71279 30906 4, beginning with lot code Z, and a
  best-before date up to and including 07DEC19
  
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• Dense Fog Advisory issued December 10 at 6:39AM MST until December 10 at 9:00AM MST by NWS Phoenix AZ

  10-12-2019 14:39
  
  * WHAT…Visibility a quarter mile or less in patchy dense fog.* WHERE…Northwest Pinal County, Southeast Valley/Queen Creekand South Mountain/Ahwatukee.* WHEN…Until 9 AM MST this morning.* IMPACTS…Hazardous driving conditions due to low visibility.If driving, slow down, use your headlights, and leave plenty ofdistance ahead of you. The post Dense Fog Advisory issued December 10 at 6:39AM MST until December 10 at 9:00AM MST by NWS Phoenix AZ appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Dense Fog Advisory issued December 10 at 6:28AM MST until December 10 at 9:00AM MST by NWS Phoenix AZ

  10-12-2019 14:28
  
  * WHAT…Visibility a quarter mile or less in patchy dense fog.* WHERE…Northwest Pinal County.* WHEN…Until 9 AM MST this morning.* IMPACTS…Hazardous driving conditions due to low visibility.If driving, slow down, use your headlights, and leave plenty ofdistance ahead of you. The post Dense Fog Advisory issued December 10 at 6:28AM MST until December 10 at 9:00AM MST by NWS Phoenix AZ appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Storm Totals!

  10-12-2019 14:15
  
  TUCSON - Heavy rain, hail, snow and LOUD thunder rolled through parts of Southern Arizona yesterday. Below is a look at the storm totals!Here's our rainfall totals since January 1, 2019! Most of us are above average except Nogales.The post Storm Totals! appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Dense Fog Advisory issued December 10 at 6:04AM MST until December 10 at 9:00AM MST by NWS Phoenix AZ

  10-12-2019 14:04
  
  * WHAT…Visibility a quarter mile or less in dense fog.* WHERE…Northwest Pinal County.* WHEN…Until 9 AM MST this morning.* IMPACTS…Hazardous driving conditions due to low visibility.If driving, slow down, use your headlights, and leave plenty ofdistance ahead of you. The post Dense Fog Advisory issued December 10 at 6:04AM MST until December 10 at 9:00AM MST by NWS Phoenix AZ appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Cold and foggy this morning

  10-12-2019 13:55
  
  TUCSON - Patchy dense fog and COLD this morning across Southern Arizona. Mostly sunny with high temperatures in the 50s and 60s this afternoon. Today: Cold and foggy morning, then mostly sunny and seasonable. High: 66°Tonight: Partly cloudy and cold. Low: 42°Tomorrow: Another cold start with a mix of sun and clouds. High: 68°Dense Fog Advisory remains in effect until 9 AM this morning. Visibility will drop to less than a quarter of a mile at times. Drive
  
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• Pima College athletics program saved from additional cuts

  10-12-2019 13:52
  
  TUCSON - Pima Community College Athletic Director Jim Monaco was the school's football coach for six years until budget cuts sacked the program last year.Monday night in front of parents, faculty and staff, Monaco broke the news that Pima Athletics won't make any cuts through the spring of 2021."So, for the next three semesters, we've got everything still here at Pima and our kids are still going to be competing and our kids are still going to be going for national championships," Monaco said.Th
  
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• Rescued dog finds forever home

  10-12-2019 13:48
  
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  TUCSON - After receiving a prosthetic leg just two weeks ago, Athena a labrador, has been with a foster family here in Tucson, as she adjusts to walking. Now, that foster family has decided to adopt her.
  "She was just a beautiful dog with the right personality and we just loved that about her right from the beginning," said Margaret Powell.The leg is new and it will take time for Athena to adjust to, but once she is using it full time, there's another goal."Th
  
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• US flu season arrives early, driven by an unexpected virus

  10-12-2019 13:36
  
  NEW YORK (AP) - The U.S. winter flu season is off to its earliest start in more than 15 years.An early barrage of illness in the South has begun to spread more broadly, and there's a decent chance flu season could peak much earlier than normal, health officials say.The last flu season to rev up this early was in 2003-2004 - a bad one. Some experts think the early start may mean a lot of suffering is in store, but others say it's too early to tell."It really depends on what viruses are circulatin
  
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• Finland’s parliament picks Sanna Marin as new prime minister, making the 34-year-old youngest-sitting head of government

  10-12-2019 13:20
  
  HELSINKI (AP) — Finland’s parliament picks Sanna Marin as new prime minister, making the 34-year-old youngest-sitting head of government.
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• Taiwan FM tells AP his government would aid those fleeing Hong Kong if China intervenes

  10-12-2019 12:10
  
  TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan FM tells AP his government would aid those fleeing Hong Kong if China intervenes.
  The post Taiwan FM tells AP his government would aid those fleeing Hong Kong if China intervenes appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Dense Fog Advisory issued December 10 at 3:37AM MST until December 10 at 9:00AM MST by NWS Tucson AZ

  10-12-2019 11:37
  
  * WHAT…Visibility reduced to one quarter mile or less in densefog.* WHERE…Upper Santa Cruz River Valley/Altar Valley, TucsonMetro Area, South Central Pinal County, Southeast PinalCounty, Upper San Pedro River Valley, Eastern Cochise Countybelow 5000 feet and Upper Gila River Valley.* WHEN…Until 9 AM MST this morning.* IMPACTS…Hazardous driving conditions due to low visibility.If driving, slow down, use your headlights, and leave plenty ofdistance ahead of you. The pos
  
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• Police say an injured person has died in a New Zealand hospital, bringing the death toll from volcanic eruption to 6

  10-12-2019 11:08
  
  WHAKATANE, New Zealand (AP) — Police say an injured person has died in a New Zealand hospital, bringing the death toll from volcanic eruption to 6.
  The post Police say an injured person has died in a New Zealand hospital, bringing the death toll from volcanic eruption to 6 appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Algerian court convicts, imprisons 2 former prime ministers for corruption in landmark trial

  10-12-2019 10:37
  
  ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algerian court convicts, imprisons 2 former prime ministers for corruption in landmark trial.
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• Booker, Oubre carry Suns past Timberwolves 125-109

  10-12-2019 09:23
  
  HIGHLIGHTS: Suns 125, Minnesota 109PHOENIX (AP) — Kelly Oubre Jr. was ready for a low-key night on the town with friends and family to celebrate his birthday, dressed head to toe in black with a jacket, shirt, pants and shoes.His work was already done and the results were exactly what he wanted. The new 24-year-old had just poured in 24 points to help the Phoenix Suns top the Minnesota Timberwolves 125-109 on Monday.“It’s easy to get lost in the sauce when it comes to the emoti
  
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• Officials say 4 people dead, 2 wounded in shooting in a hospital in eastern Czech Republic; shooter is at large

  10-12-2019 09:10
  
  PRAGUE (AP) — Officials say 4 people dead, 2 wounded in shooting in a hospital in eastern Czech Republic; shooter is at large.
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• Aztec Report: December 9

  10-12-2019 09:03
  
  Athletes at Tucson's lone junior college got a dose of good news on Monday.TUCSON - You might just say it was an all around great Monday for the Pima Aztecs.Athletics director Jim Monaco announced that the junior college would not be cutting any additional sports program through at least the end of the 2020-21 school year. That news was followed by a two-game sweep by the basketball programs over visiting Arizona Western (Division I) at the West Gymnasium.The school has been closely examining th
  
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• Police investigate fatal stabbing incident on Tucson’s west side

  10-12-2019 05:51
  
  Jessica Beem / Tucson Police Department
  TUCSON – Police are investigating a fatal stabbing that occurred
  Sunday on Tucson’s west side.
  Officers were dispatched to a residence in the 1600 block of
  W. Prince Road at approximately 10:30 p.m. for a report of a stabbing incident.Upon arrival, Tucson Police Department officers say they found
  39-year-old Frank Wise inside a residence with an obvious stab wound on his
  chest.Jessica Beem, 38, was booked into the Pima County Jail for one count
  
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• Democrats poised to unveil 2 impeachment articles vs. Trump

  10-12-2019 05:34
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats are poised to unveil two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump — abuse of power and obstruction of Congress — with an announcement expected early Tuesday.Democratic leaders are pushing ahead with formal charges saying the president put U.S. elections and national security at risk by asking Ukraine to investigate his rivals, including Joe Biden, while withholding military aid for an ally trying to counter hostile Russia neighbor
  
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• New Zealand police say they are opening a criminal investigation into the deaths of tourists on a volcanic island

  10-12-2019 05:15
  
  WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand police say they are opening a criminal investigation into the deaths of tourists on a volcanic island.
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• City of Tucson approves park designed for children on autism spectrum

  10-12-2019 05:14
  
  Courtesy:Intermountain Centers 
  TUCSON – The Tucson City Council has given the green light to build a park designed to accommodate those on the autism spectrum.
  The council agreed to the park with a partnership with Intermountain
  Center for Human Development.According to officials, this is one of the only parks west
  of the Mississippi, designed to accommodate those on the spectrum and others
  with physical disabilities.The WLB Group designed the park, it will include five
  distinct zone
  
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• Local HS students learn CPR

  10-12-2019 04:50
  
  TUCSON - Students at Desert View High School had the opportunity to learn how to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) with help from a charitable foundation on Friday.
  ICSAVE, who also is known as Integrated Community Solutions to Active Violence Events, says they were able to teach this lifesaving technique to almost four hundred students.Students first watched a video, then it was all hands on from there.
  ICSAVE, who never charges for any program says the students enjoyed this experienc
  
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• Banner CEO among 100 most influential people in healthcare

  10-12-2019 04:36
  
  TUCSON - For the seventh year in a row, Banner Health's President and CEO has been named one of the "100 Most Influential People in Healthcare."Peter Fine / Modern HealthcarePeter FIne was honored for his leadership and impact in the healthcare community. He ranked number 60 on the list.One thing Fine has been recognized for this year is integrating
  an academic enterprise in partnership with the University of Arizona.For more information, visit www.ModernHealthcare.com/100MostInfluential. 
  
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• Construction on newer Tucson street causes money concerns

  10-12-2019 04:13
  
  TUCSON – Construction on a newer street in Tucson is causing
  money concerns.
  A Tucson woman says she can think of several streets in Tucson in need of repair – and the street off First Avenue and Roger is not one of them.
  If you live in the Old Pueblo, construction is a common sight. Most people get excited when they see crews working on the roads, others are concerned that the money spent on those streets do not need any work at all.
  “I’ve noticed there was a sign that t
  
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• Check it out: local non-profit installs ant sculpture

  10-12-2019 03:33
  
  TUCSON
  – A local non-profit organization is letting loose a train of ants at Brandi
  Fenton Memorial Park.
  Sculpture
  Tucson installed ant sculptures in the ramada at the park.
  The
  mission of the organization is to install public art anywhere they can.
  Every
  year, they want to have a sculpture festival at the park to raise funds.
  The
  ants were donated at the last festival. They were chosen because according to
  the project designer, “nothing goes together like ants and picnics.”
  T
  
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• Police respond to shooting at PCC 29th Street Campus

  10-12-2019 02:28
  
  TUCSON – Police are responding to a shooting incident at
  Pima Community Campus 29th Street Campus Monday night.
  According to PCCAlert, shots were fired next to the campus.
  Anyone off campus is asked to stay away. People at the
  campus are asked to remain indoors.The post Police respond to shooting at PCC 29th Street Campus appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Tucson man launches neighborhood watch on southeast side

  10-12-2019 01:54
  
  TUCSON -- A local man is spearheading a new take on the typical neighborhood watch to keep an eye on his community.
  Michael Dunn has lived near Lakeside Park on the southeast side for almost 30 years and has noticed a recent jump in crime.
  “This park used to be filled with kids all the time. And one day I came over here and there wasn't a kid to be found because parents just don't want them here,” he told News 4 Tucson. “Right now the biggest problem is people breaking into car
  
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• Walmart apologizes for Santa sweater with drug reference

  10-12-2019 01:29
  
  Walmart is apologizing for selling sweaters that appear to
  show Santa with lines of cocaine.
  The sweater says 'Let it Snow' and includes three white
  lines.Part of the description said, 'the best snow comes straight
  from South America.' and that 'Santa really likes to savor the moment when he
  gets his hands on some quality, grade-A, Colombian snow.'Walmart said the sweater was sold online in Canada by a
  third-party vendor and that it has been removed.The company said the sweaters do not represent
  
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• Ice bucket challenge inspiration Pete Frates dies at 34

  10-12-2019 01:19
  
  BOSTON (AP) - A former college baseball player whose battle with Lou Gehrig's disease helped inspire the ice bucket challenge has died. Pete Frates was 34.
  Frates' family says he died Monday. FILE - In this Sept. 5, 2017, file photo, Pete Frates, right, who inspired the ice bucket challenge, looks at his wife Julie during a ceremony at City Hall in Boston by Boston Mayor Marty Walsh declaring the day the Pete Frates Day. Frates, who was stricken with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, died M
  
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