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• Warmer temperatures are on the way

  19-12-2019 23:21
  
  High pressure has taken over the Southwest and temperatures will increase to over 70 degrees in the coming days.Plenty of sunshine and warm air is here to stay through the start of the weekend.Our low temperatures will crawl out of the 30's by Saturday morning and much of the area will see highs in the 70's lasting through Monday.Our next chance of rain is slated for Christmas Eve.
  The only areas expecting a White Christmas will be the mountains around Tucson.Stick with us on-air and online for
  
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• Pelosi threatens to hold articles of impeachment until Senate trial rules are agreed on

  19-12-2019 21:42
  
  (NBC News)  The U.S. House of Representatives voted late Wednesday to approve two articles of impeachment against President Donald J. Trump.Mr. Trump is now only the third president in history to be impeached.Speaking at a Michigan rally as the vote was being held, the president lashed out at House Speaker Nancy Pelosi."Americans will show up by the tens of millions next year to vote Pelosi the hell out of office," Mr. Trump said.Speaker Pelosi won’t say when the House will transfer t
  
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• At least 15 horses fatally shot in Kentucky

  19-12-2019 21:37
  
  PRESTONSBURG, Ky. (AP) — At least 15 horses have been fatally shot at a strip mine site in eastern Kentucky, authorities said.The horses were found on a site along U.S. 23 near the Floyd-Pike County line, WYMT-TV reported Tuesday. A $500 reward is being offered for information on the shootings.Tonya Conn with Dumas Rescue, an animal rescue group, said the dead horses were scattered over a large area and it appears they were hunted.“Seeing them gunned down is ... beyond horr
  
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• Tunnel discovery leads to seizure of hard drugs, 2 arrests

  19-12-2019 21:16
  
  NOGALES, Ariz. – The discovery of a tunnel along the U.S./Mexico border on Tuesday led to the seizure of hard drugs and the arrest of two individuals.
  According to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE),
  nearly 200 pounds of methamphetamine, two pounds of heroin, about three pounds
  of cocaine and over six and a half pounds of fentanyl were seized.
  Jovany Robledo-Delgado and Jesus Martinez Selgado, both
  Mexican nationals, were charged for possession and conspiracy to distribute
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• Parents charged with murder after Florida 18-month-old starves to death

  19-12-2019 21:09
  
  CAPE CORAL, Fla. (AP) - Two Floridians have been charged with starving their 18-month-old son to death.The child weighed only 17 pounds (8 kilograms), according to a Cape Coral police report. Experts said that's in line with what a 7-month old should weigh.On Wednesday, a Lee County Grand Jury indicted Ryan Patrick O'Leary, 30, and Sheila O'Leary, 35, on charges of first-degree murder, aggravated child abuse, aggravated manslaughter, child abuse and two counts of child neglect.The mother called
  
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• Letter to Santa from 7-year-old in domestic violence shelter breaks hearts across US

  19-12-2019 20:48
  
  FORT WORTH, Texas - A 7-year-old is breaking the hearts of thousands across the country after his letter to Santa was shared on social media by an area domestic violence shelter.
  Blake is a 7-year-old boy in one of our shelters, and his mom found this letter to Santa in his backpack.
  His letter reminds us of the hopelessness some children feel during the holidays. Be extra loving this time of year.pic.twitter.com/ktKbHT7Pu4— SafeHaven of Tarrant County (@SafeHavenTC) December 18, 2019
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• WATCH: Holiday travelers surprised by truck crashing through Florida airport

  19-12-2019 19:39
  
  SARASOTA, Fla. (NBC NEWS) - Surveillance video shows the moment a truck crashed into the Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport early Thursday morning.In the video, a truck was shown driving
  across the tarmac before crashing through a wall and coming to a stop inside
  the terminal, leaving a trail of debris.Troopers have identified the driver of
  the truck as 40-year-old Juan Monsivis of Bradenton.Monsivis was taken to a nearby
  hospital to be treated for serious injuries.The highway patrol says
  
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• Motorcyclist sustains life-threatening injuries in midtown crash

  19-12-2019 18:45
  
  TUCSON - A motorcyclist was severely injured in a collision that occurred Thursday morning in midtown.According to Tucson Police Department, eastbound Speedway Boulevard has been shut down near Olsen in connection to the incident.The motorcyclist was transported to the hospital with life-threatening injuries.Details are limited at this time.Motorists are advised to avoid the area.Stay with News 4 Tucson for the latest updates.
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• Newcomers Russell and Ackie know the weight of ‘Star Wars’

  19-12-2019 18:26
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) - The latest "Star War" trilogy might be drawing to a close, but newcomers Keri Russell and Naomi Ackie are hoping they'll become part of the ensemble of memorable characters introduced throughout the nine film Skywalker saga.Russell is well-established, while Ackie is an actress on the rise. Both learned quickly about carrying the weight of heightened expectations as the new co-stars in "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker."
  It certainly didn't take Ackie long to find out. The sta
  
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• Mother and daughter reunited after 58 years

  19-12-2019 18:19
  
  Tucson- It took 58 years to happen. A woman given up for adoption met her birth mother for the first time right Tucson.It was an incredible Christmas gift. Virginia Maier was reunited with her mom at the Tucson International Airport on Wednesday night.
  Nancy Sakel was an unwed mother back in 1961 when she chose to give Virginia up for adoption, hoping to give her daughter a better life. Virginia said she was adopted by a wonderful family but after her parents both passed away she began thinking
  
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• Russia’s top security agency says one of its officers has been killed during shooting near its Moscow headquarters.

  19-12-2019 18:13
  
  MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s top security agency says one of its officers has been killed during shooting near its Moscow headquarters.
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• Deputy whose eye was damaged by a drunk driver speaks out

  19-12-2019 18:04
  
  TUCSON - The Tucson woman who caused a Pima County Sheriff'sDepartment deputy to lose his eye pleaded guilty to two charges on Tuesday.Yesenia Gonzalez was being arrested for suspicion of D.U.I. when she kicked Sergeant Mark Bustamante in the eye with the heel of her boot while she was being placed in a patrol car.    Gonzalez pleaded guilty on Tuesday for aggravated assault on a police officer and extreme D-U-I. She faces up to three years of probation.News 4 Tucson&rsq
  
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• Claytoon of the Day: Peachy Banana Christ

  19-12-2019 17:59
  
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• Holiday travel could set new record

  19-12-2019 17:38
  
  Expect crowded roadways
  and airports across the country for the holidays.AAA is predicting nearly
  116 million people will travel between Christmas and the New Year, which could
  set a new record. A strong economy and low gas prices are just
  two reasons people are hitting the road.Many are burning unused vacation days as well."More and more
  consumers are looking for experiences versus things and when it comes to travel
  and there are so many experiences out there,” said travel expert Jea
  
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• Russian media say shots fired close to the Moscow headquarters of national security agency; 1 person said to have died.

  19-12-2019 17:11
  
  Russian media say shots fired close to the Moscow headquarters of national security agency; 1 person said to have died.
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• Lebanese president asks Hezbollah-backed former minister to form new government, breaking weekslong impasse

  19-12-2019 16:58
  
  BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese president asks Hezbollah-backed former minister to form new government, breaking weekslong impasse.
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• Singer Camila Cabello apologizes for past racist language

  19-12-2019 16:32
  
  NEW YORK (AP) - Pop singer Camila Cabello is apologizing for past racist language she used on social media.The Grammy-nominated singer wrote on Wednesday that she is sorry for using offensive and hurtful words on social media as a teen, and now that she is 22, she has grown up.
  I’m sorry from the bottom of my heart. pic.twitter.com/iZrnUawUAb— camila (@Camila_Cabello) December 18, 2019
  “When I was younger, I used language that I’m deeply ashamed of and will regret forever
  
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• US probes 4 automakers in new Takata air bag recall

  19-12-2019 16:17
  
  DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. government’s highway safety agency has launched an investigation into four automakers that have a potentially deadly type of Takata air bag inflator in their vehicles but have yet to recall them.The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said in documents posted Thursday that it is investigating Audi, Toyota, Honda and Mitsubishi in connection with a Takata recall involving 1.4 million inflators.The inflators made by the now-bankrupt Takata have a dist
  
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• McConnell blasts House impeachment, pledges Senate stability

  19-12-2019 16:11
  
  The top Senate Republican is denouncing the House impeachment of President Donald Trump and reassuring the president's supporters that "moments like this are why the United States Senate exists.”
  Sen. Mitch McConnell, in remarks prepared for a Thursday floor speech, accused House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of being afraid to send “their shoddy work product to the Senate.”
  Pelosi threw uncertainty into the impeachment process late Wednesday by refusing to say when she would send two i
  
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• US home sales fell 1.7% in November as high prices and supply shortage pose challenge for would-be buyers

  19-12-2019 16:02
  
  US home sales fell 1.7% in November as high prices and supply shortage pose challenge for would-be buyers.
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• Government probing 4 automakers in new Takata air bag recall

  19-12-2019 15:43
  
  DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. government’s highway safety agency has launched an investigation into four automakers that have a potentially deadly type of Takata air bag inflator in their vehicles but have yet to recall them.The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said in documents posted Thursday that it is investigating Audi, Toyota, Honda and Mitsubishi in connection with a Takata recall involving 1.4 million inflators.The inflators made by the now-bankrupt Takata have a dist
  
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• CDC: Pet stores puppies may be making people sick

  19-12-2019 15:33
  
  Puppies / Condoleeza via PixabayPlaying with puppies at the pet store could give you food poisoning, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warns.The CDC is linking an outbreak of campylobacter to puppies –that's
  a bacteria most commonly transmitted by eating undercooked poultry.
  Most of the 30 people infected with an antibiotic-resistant
  strain of the disease report recent contact with puppies.
  The majority of the sickened people who played with puppies did so at a "Petland
  
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• Hittin’ the Trails – Garwood Dam Loop

  19-12-2019 15:31
  
  TUCSON - Saguaro National Park East is home to an intricate web of hiking trails! Some take you up the mountain and others keep you in the desert.We're staying in the desert and
  Hittin' the Trails to Garwood Dam.The trek to Garwood Dam starts
  at the Douglas Spring Trailhead
  leading you to the Garwood and Carillo trails.About two miles later, the dam
  is yours! It was built in the late 1940's by Nelson Garwood to provide water to
  his ranch home.All in all plan on
  
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• Hittin’ the Trails – Garwood Dam

  19-12-2019 15:31
  
  TUCSON - Saguaro National Park East is home to an intricate web of hiking trails! Some take you up the mountain and others keep you in the desert.We're staying in the desert and
  Hittin' the Trails to Garwood Dam.The trek to Garwood Dam starts
  at the Douglas Spring Trailhead
  leading you to the Garwood and Carillo trails.About two miles later, the dam
  is yours! It was built in the late 1940's by Nelson Garwood to provide water to
  his ranch home.All in all plan on
  
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• Zuni Pueblo gets $5 million grant to construct housing

  19-12-2019 14:58
  
  ZUNI PUEBLO, N.M. (AP) — The Zuni Pueblo said it has been awarded $5 million as part of a federal grant for tribal-designated housing entities across the United States.Zuni Housing Director Mike Chavez told The Gallup Independent last week that the tribe is in dire need of housing and that the grant will help. He says if the tribe had 900 homes available right now, it could fill all of them.He was at a housing-related legal symposium in Las Vegas when he learned about the award.Chavez said
  
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• Traffic stop leads to drug bust in Tucson

  19-12-2019 14:42
  
  TUCSON – Pima County Sheriff’s Department deputies seized $2,000
  worth of meth on Monday after a traffic stop near Grant Road and Interstate 10.Deputies say 44-year-old Juan Romero fled during the stop but got stuck on the train tracks, then ran away.Romero was then found in the nearby train yard and arrested
  for drug possession, criminal trespassing and fleeing from law enforcement.
  He was booked into the Pima County Adult Detention Complex.The post Traffic stop leads to drug bust i
  
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• After vote, Pelosi stokes impeachment trial uncertainty

  19-12-2019 13:32
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) - Minutes after the House impeached President Donald Trump, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi threw uncertainty into the process by refusing to say, repeatedly, when or whether she would send two articles to the Senate for a trial.
  Her comments came as a surprise in a news conference late Wednesday that was intended to express Democrats' somber closing message after voting to impeach Trump for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. She started by praising her fellow Democrats for h
  
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• Beautiful weather taking over!

  19-12-2019 13:25
  
  TUCSON - Cold this morning with a beautiful afternoon and weekend ahead! Our rain chance increases by early next week with a chance for high elevation snow as well!Today: Cool but beautiful with tons of sunshine. High: 62°Tonight: Cold, quiet, and clear! Low: 33°Tomorrow: Gorgeous with tons of sunshine! High: 67°Cold start this morning with temperatures in the 20s, 30s and 40s! Once we warm up, it will be a nice day with tons of sunshine and highs in the low 60s for th
  
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• Bank of England holds key interest rate at 0.75%, as widely expected

  19-12-2019 13:02
  
  LONDON (AP) — Bank of England holds key interest rate at 0.75%, as widely expected.
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• Strongest gusts

  19-12-2019 13:00
  
  TUCSON - After a windy last couple of days, it has finally died down! Below is a recap of the strongest wind gusts recorded.
  To put this into perspective, a severe thunderstorm produces wind gusts over 58 MPH!The post Strongest gusts appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Republican North Carolina congressman Mark Meadows, a top Trump ally, says he won’t run for reelection

  19-12-2019 12:37
  
  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Republican North Carolina congressman Mark Meadows, a top Trump ally, says he won’t run for reelection.
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• Putin says Trump’s impeachment is far-fetched, predicts that US Senate will reject it

  19-12-2019 11:22
  
  MOSCOW (AP) — Putin says Trump’s impeachment is far-fetched, predicts that US Senate will reject it.
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• XOXO: Where to Rock This Thursday, Dec. 19

  19-12-2019 09:00
  
  Mashing together low-end jazz, ambient, rock and hip-hop, Brokeback is the longstanding side project of Douglas McCombs, bassist with Chicago post-rock experimentalists Tortoise. They will tap out Morse Code for the Modern Age: Across the Americas at El Crisol (formerly Exo Bar). With the synth-heavy cinematic psychedelia of L.A. Takedown and the electronic minimalist drone magic of Tara Jane O’Neil... “O Come All Ye Faithful” played as a samba?…
  
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• Welcome to 2020!

  19-12-2019 09:00
  
  2020 is coming whether you like it or not. Luckily, there are so many places around town celebrating the occasion in so many diverse ways. 2020 is coming whether you like it or not.…
  
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• Things to Do, Thursday, Dec. 19

  19-12-2019 09:00
  
  Dillinger IPA Can Release. Dillinger Brewing Company is releasing their signature West Coast IPA in 16oz cans, so you can bring it home or impress at your holiday party.…
  
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• Striking It Rich

  19-12-2019 09:00
  
  With Uncut Gems, Adam Sandler joins forces with directors Benny and Josh Safdie (makers of the excellent Robert Pattinson vehicle Good Times) and delivers the kind of dramatic performance (that being fully committed and thoroughly proficient) that he’s hinted at in the past with strong efforts in Punch-Drunk Love and The Meyerowitz Stories.Adam Sandler is having a pretty good year in 2019. He's made a triumphant return to Saturday Night Live as host, and he reteamed with Jennifer Aniston f
  
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• Status Update

  19-12-2019 09:00
  
  Aunt Rita’s Foundation, a Phoenix-based nonprofit, recently launched an HIV testing campaign offering vouchers for free HIV tests at 116 new locations in the Phoenix and Tucson metro areas.For more than a decade, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention has recommended every adult in the United States between the ages of 18 and 64 be tested for HIV at least once in their life. But here in Arizona, less than half of that population has ever received an HIV test.…
  
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• Space Chase

  19-12-2019 09:00
  
  On Thursday, Dec. 12, NASA announced that the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft will attempt to collect samples from the “Nightingale” crater site on the asteroid Bennu.On Thursday, Dec. 12, NASA announced that the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft will attempt to collect samples from the "Nightingale" crater site on the asteroid Bennu. The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft is on an asteroid study and sample-return mission, led by University of Arizona planetary science professor Dante Lauretta.…
  
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• Pub Problems

  19-12-2019 09:00
  
  On Thursday, Dec. 5, the Arizona Craft Brewers Guild participated in a nationwide day of action to ask Congress to extend the tax cuts the craft beverage industry has enjoyed since January 2018. At the end of this year, a recalibrated Federal Excise Tax rate as part of the Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act will expire, increasing certain taxes on local businesses by 100 percent.On Thursday, Dec. 5, the Arizona Craft Brewers Guild participated in a nationwide day of action to ask Co
  
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• Laughing Stock: Quality Comedy Week!

  19-12-2019 09:00
  
  Kristine Levine heads up an anniversary bashAlmost any comedy club in the country would welcome the lineup for Brew Ha Ha’s fourth-anniversary show. Kristine Levine headlines a bill that includes Jamie Kilstein, who just co-headlined with Ian Harris at 191 Toole; perennially popular regional headliner Pauly Casillas; and Michael Longfellow, who headlines at The O on Tuesday, December 21.After four years of getting better almost monthly, Tucson’s longest-running independent comedy sho
  
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• Know Your Product: David Broza

  19-12-2019 09:00
  
  For an Israeli musician who plays Spanish-influenced guitar and sings in English, Hebrew and Arabic, David Broza’s music sounds surprisingly effortless and accessible. For an Israeli musician who plays Spanish-influenced guitar and sings in English, Hebrew and Arabic, David Broza's music sounds surprisingly effortless and accessible. Even when playing with complex fingerwork, his backing band of drums, flutes and multi-stringed instruments turns his acoustic tunes into all-out rock songs.&
  
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• Holly, Jolly Art

  19-12-2019 09:00
  
  There’s still time to wing your way to Etherton Gallery to see Expecting to Fly, a powerhouse exhibition of work by three photographers.There's still time to wing your way to Etherton Gallery to see Expecting to Fly, a powerhouse exhibition of work by three photographers. Kate Breakey, a revered artist who lives in the desert outside Tucson, is showing new pieces inspired by birds.…
  
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• Holiday Buzz

  19-12-2019 09:00
  
  With just a few more shopping days until Christmas, we’re back with Round 2 of our annual ganja gift guide, featuring various products that you’ll find on the shelves on our local dispensaries—and, in some cases, are even available without an MMJ card, since they include the increasingly popular CBD but no THC. Happy shopping! With just a few more shopping days until Christmas, we're back with Round 2 of our annual ganja gift guide, featuring various products that you'll find o
  
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• Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

  19-12-2019 09:00
  
  The holidays are galloping along like a one-horse open sleigh, carrying us through the end of the year and right into the launch of 2020.The holidays are galloping along like a one-horse open sleigh, carrying us through the end of the year and right into the launch of 2020. I've been hitting up as many of the festivities as I can with the kids: Winterhaven walking, making ornaments with Santa at the Tucson Museum of Art, strolling past luminarias with the Grinch at Tucson Botanical Gardens, gett
  
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• In historic impeachment of President Trump, Arizona delegation votes the party line

  19-12-2019 06:38
  
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  TUCSON - History was made on Capitol Hill on Wednesday evening as President Donald Trump became only the third sitting U.S. President to be impeached by the House of Representatives.
  All nine members of the Arizona delegation voted along party lines.
  "The underpinnings for impeachment are real and historic," Democratic Congressman Raul Grijalva said. "Trump has perverted the rule of law, abused his power and engaged in a cover up.no amount of misdirection, lie
  
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• DIGGING DEEPER: New details in take-down of Tucson drug trafficking organization

  19-12-2019 05:55
  
  TUCSON - A multi-million dollar Tucson home was raided and multiple UPS employees were arrested in late November. They were accused of transporting illegal drugs out of Tucson.
  Police said the drug trafficking organization had been operating more than a decade.
  Several agencies had begun investigations, but they could not get what they needed to make the arrests. 
  A Tucson Police detective assigned to the Counter Narcotics Alliance was determined to get the drugs off the streets and pu
  
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• House Republicans embrace Trump with anti-impeachment

  19-12-2019 05:15
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans’ unbroken opposition to impeachment is their most unapologetic embrace of President Donald Trump yet, binding them to a president whose loyalty from his party’s core conservative voters is matched only by his opponents’ loathing for him.Just three months ago, initial revelations of a phone call in which Trump tried squeezing Ukraine’s new president to announce an investigation into Democrats gave a handful of Republicans pause. By
  
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• Philippine court finds key members of political clan guilty of 2009 massacre of 57 people, including journalists

  19-12-2019 04:49
  
  MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine court finds key members of political clan guilty of 2009 massacre of 57 people, including journalists.
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• AZ Game and Fish to conduct aerial surveys next month

  19-12-2019 04:14
  
  TUCSON - The Arizona Game and Fish Department will conduct aerial surveys of big game populations in southeastern Arizona from Jan. 2 to Jan. 18.
  Conducting these flights are a critical tool utilized by wildlife managers to accurately set annual hunt permit numbers to ensure the fitness of big game populations.Hunters may encounter low flying AZGFD aircraft during weekdays and on the weekends.
  Helicopter flights lasting up to five hours are scheduled
  as follows for outlying areas:Jan. 2 to Jan.
  
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• UArizona Football recruits committed to Wildcats on 1st signing day

  19-12-2019 03:32
  
  TUCSON - On the first day of the 72-hour signing period, University of Arizona's football program is still releasing names of some of the athletes signing letters of intent.Here's the list so far: NamePos.Ht.Wt.Hometown / Last SchoolVideo Roberto MirandaWR6-2220Berlin, Germany / Schul-und LeistungssportzentrumFilm Room / HighlightsJosh BakerOL6-3280Eureka, Mo. / Eureka HSFilm Room / HighlightsTyler LoopK6-0160Lucas, Texas / Lovejoy HSFilm Room / Highlights
  
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