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• Isolated showers remain possible for Christmas

  24-12-2019 23:27
  
  TUCSON - Moderate to heavy rain moved through Southern Arizona earlier Tuesday and more showers are possible for the rest of Christmas Eve night.There is no threat of severe weather or flooding across the area.Only small light rain showers will move in over the next 48-72 hours.
  The cold front that caused this rain will pass us by later this week dropping our temperatures again.Highs this weekend will fall into the mid 50's.Stick with us on-air and online for the latest forecast.The post Isolate
  
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• Ohio fire crews rescue squirrel stuck to bumper of news van

  24-12-2019 23:14
  
  (WCMH/NBC News)  A squirrel had a rough after getting stuck in one of NBC affiliate WCMH's news vehicles.Heading into the station after a long day, reporter Danielle Grossman and photographer Alex Smith heard a noise, then saw a furry little tail stuck under the bumper.The squirrel had eaten its way through most of the rubber trying to escape its predicament, but its tail was stuck.The reporter and the photographer pushed and pulled for close to half an hour, but no luck — the critter
  
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• Winter Weather Advisory issued December 24 at 2:38PM MST until December 25 at 1:00AM MST by NWS Tucson AZ

  24-12-2019 22:38
  
  * WHAT…Snow. Additional snow accumulations of up to 4 inches.* WHERE…Catalina and Rincon Mountains, Galiuro and PinalenoMountains and White Mountains of Graham and Greenlee Counties.* WHEN…Until 1 AM MST Wednesday.* IMPACTS…Plan on slippery road conditions, with some roadclosures possible.Slow down and use caution while traveling.Listen to NOAA Weather Radio…commercial television or radiostations…or your cable television service provider for updateson th
  
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• Burkina Faso’s president says 35 civilians, mostly women, have been killed in an attack; 80 jihadists also dead

  24-12-2019 22:27
  
  Burkina Faso’s president says 35 civilians, mostly women, have been killed in an attack; 80 jihadists also dead.
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• Nike’s collab shoe with Kaepernick sells out in one day

  24-12-2019 20:42
  
  On Monday, the Sneaker company released the 'Nike Air Force One Colin Kaepernick', which are also known as 'True to 7.'The black and white shoe includes a portrait of Kaepernick embroidered on the heel tab and his personal logo on the tongue.There's also a number seven hang-tag -- Kaepernick's jersey number.According to Forbes, after one day on the market, the shoes have sold out online. They are currently unavailable on nike.com.The Forbes report said the shoes, which cost $110 for an adult siz
  
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• Baby, baby, baby YES! Justin Bieber coming to Arizona as part of new tour

  24-12-2019 20:23
  
  TUCSON - Baby, baby, baby YESSS! Justin Bieber will be heading to Arizona this summer as part of his recently announced 2020 tour. You better believe it!At 9 a.m. Tuesday, the pop sensation took to Twitter to announce a new album, tour and docu-series that will be dropping in 2020. As part of the video announcement, Bieber named the State Farm Stadium in Glendale as one of his stops on the new tour.He is expected to perform in Glendale on June 5.According to Bieber, this new tour will help promo
  
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• Last Minute Shopping: Finding Deals & Avoiding Debt

  24-12-2019 19:34
  
  (NBC News)  A mid-season report on holiday shopping suggests it's even better than predicted, but retailers are still dishing out deals for last minute shoppers."Because it's a shorter shopping season, that means retailers are clamoring for shoppers business and every single day counts," says RetailMeNot.com's Sara Skirboll.  "You don't see a deal today, make sure to check back tomorrow"Skirboll also has another little trick you can try to save even more."Shop around.  Put things
  
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• PCSD: Mount Lemmon closed due to inclement weather

  24-12-2019 19:00
  
  TUCSON -The road to Mount Lemmon has been shut down due to weather conditions.According to Pima County Sheriff's Department, Catalina Highway is only open to residents and employees at this time.For the latest information about road conditions around Pima County, call 52-=547-7510.
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• Santa Claus expected to reach Tucson just in time for Xmas

  24-12-2019 18:47
  
  NORTH POLE - Santa Claus is coming to town!On Monday at 4 a.m. Arizona time, Kris Kringle officially started his annual trek around the world - stopping by every single home to deliver presents to all the good girls and boys. According to the report, Saint Nicholas made his first stop in eastern Russia and Asia, just in time for Christmas.Following its 60-year tradition, NORAD, previously known as the Continental Air Defense Command, is tracking Father Christmas's flight across the globe.At arou
  
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• Sea World Orlando to change killer whale show in 2020

  24-12-2019 17:43
  
  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP)SeaWorld Orlando says it will begin 2020 by changing its centerpiece killer-whale show.The Orlando Sentinel reports the theme
  park will replace its "One Ocean" show with a program called
  "Orca Encounter." The new show is about killer whales' role in the
  ocean ecosystem, behaviors the animals exhibit in the wild, the importance of
  conservation to their habitat and animal welfare practices at SeaWorld."One Ocean" revolved around a
  conservation theme. It was SeaWorld's first show
  
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• Claytoon of the Day: Trumpy Windy Cats

  24-12-2019 17:30
  
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• Cutting down on Christmas waste

  24-12-2019 17:13
  
  (NBC NEWS) - Christmas brings a lot of holiday waste, but there are things you can do to cut down on the amount of leftover trash.Americans produce 25 percent more trash between Thanksgiving and Christmas according to the Environmental Protection Agency. "That equals about 1,000 pounds per
  household in america," notes Pete Keller of Republic Services.You can help lower that number by recycling
  delivery boxes, product packages and food containers that are empty, clean and
  dry.Still, some thi
  
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• Former Uber CEO Travis Kalanick to resign from Uber board, effectively severing ties with the company he co-founded

  24-12-2019 15:17
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Former Uber CEO Travis Kalanick to resign from Uber board, effectively severing ties with the company he co-founded.
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• Rain, thunder, and snow!

  24-12-2019 13:03
  
  TUCSON - Widespread valley rain and high elevation snow WILL impact holiday travel today! Today:Widespread valley rain and high elevation snow (90%)! High: 58°Tonight:Isolated to scattered showers (40%)! Low: 43°Tomorrow:Isolated showers and cool, otherwise partly cloudy (20%)! High: 59°A storm system pushing through the Southwest will bring widespread valley rain with some rumbles of thunder and high elevation snow, especially late this morning and into the afternoon!
  
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• Winter Weather Advisory issued December 24 at 2:24AM MST until December 25 at 1:00AM MST by NWS Tucson AZ

  24-12-2019 10:24
  
  * WHAT…Snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 5 to 10inches above 7000 feet with locally higher amounts possibleabove 8500 feet. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph with brieflocalized areas of blowing snow possible.* WHERE…White Mountains of Graham and Greenlee Counties,Galiuro and Pinaleno Mountains and Catalina and RinconMountains.* WHEN…From 8 AM today to 1 AM MST Wednesday.* IMPACTS…Plan on hazardous road conditions, with some roadclosures possible.Slow down a
  
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• Prince Philip has left hospital after being treated for what Buckingham Palace said was a ‘pre-existing condition’

  24-12-2019 10:09
  
  LONDON (AP) — Prince Philip has left hospital after being treated for what Buckingham Palace said was a ‘pre-existing condition’.
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• Things to Do, Christmas Eve

  24-12-2019 09:00
  
  Christmas Eve Dinner at Tavolino. Celebrate the holidays Italian style with Tavolino’s multi-course meal the “Feast of the Seven Fishes.” This specialty dinner features six seafood-inspired dishes: cozze impanate al forno with baked mussels, marinated white anchovies, house-cured Atlantic salmon with crostini, bruschetta and creamy baccalà, and seafood lasagna or fresh sea bass.…
  
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• Tucson migrant shelter campaign to raise awareness about Trump policy dangers

  24-12-2019 06:33
  
  TUCSON -Tucson's Casa Alitas is teaming up with other shelters across the southwest to raise awareness about what it calls the dangers of the "Remain in Mexico" policy with a new campaign called "Unintended Ties."Casa Alitas' program serves as a temporary refuge for migrants and asylum seekers, and their new campaign "Unintended Ties" has to do with the shoelaces from the shoes of migrant children.
  "Remain in Mexico" is a policy set up by the Trump Administration that transfers asylum seekers to
  
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• DIGGING DEEPER: Woman who kicked PCSD deputy, caused him to lose eye was ‘legally insane’

  24-12-2019 05:37
  
  TUCSON - Since the woman who pleaded guilty to aggravated assault on a Pima County Sheriff's Department sergeant and extreme DUI last week, News 4's Digging Deeper team hasreceived calls from viewers about the plea agreement, saying how they don't agree with the Pima County Attorney's Office and their handling of the case.This is a case that left former Pima County Sheriff's Sgt. Mark Bustamante without the use of his left eye.It happened three years ago while working a DUI holiday enforcement.B
  
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• Officials: Tucson City Hall hit by bedbug infestation

  24-12-2019 05:18
  
  TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Officials say Tucson City Hall had been bugged for several months — with bedbugs that is.The Arizona Daily Star reports officials said it took nearly three months to remove the small insects from the Arizona municipal building.The first report of bed bugs came in late September, with an employee reporting finding a dead bedbug in a file folder on the third floor.A week later, the second report surfaced with a sighting a live bedbug on the fourth floor.As a precau
  
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• Dancer born with one hand hired by NY’s famed Radio City Rockettes

  24-12-2019 05:16
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A dancer born with one hand is the first person with a visible disability ever hired by New York’s famed Radio City Rockettes.“I don’t want to be known as the dancer who has one hand, and not because that’s a bad thing,” Sydney Mesher, who joined the Rockettes this season, told Newsday. “But because I’ve worked very hard to be where I am.”Mesher, 22, is missing a left hand because of symbrachydactyly, a rare congenital co
  
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• Congress goes on recess without Route 66 preservation funds

  24-12-2019 05:12
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Congress has recessed for the holidays, and it has went another year without passing legislation that would boost funding for Route 66.The lack of movement on reauthorizing the Route 66 Corridor Preservation Program means there will be no cost-share grants aimed at reviving old tourist spots in struggling towns where the Mother Road passed through.The program has helped finance projects like rehabilitating parts of the historic Rialto Theatre in Winslow, Arizona, a
  
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• PCSD releases report of Terry Francona theft

  24-12-2019 05:00
  
  TUCSON - Pima County Sheriff's Department released its report on the case involving theft at the home of University of Arizona legend Terry Francona in November.According to PCSD's report, Francona first noticed that his World Series rings were missing after he couldn't find the pouch that he keeps them in on his desk.The two world series rings, as well as three all-star rings and a written check that had been stolen, have a total value of $420,000.The 55-page report detailed PCSD's investigatio
  
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• Iowa woman accused in racist attack charged in second hit-and-run involving minor

  24-12-2019 04:14
  
  CLIVE, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa woman who told police she intentionally ran over a teenager because she believed the girl was Mexican has been charged with another hit-and-run crash that hurt a 12-year-old boy.Nicole Franklin, who also goes by the name Nicole Poole, was charged Monday by Des Moines police with attempted murder in connection with a Dec. 9 crash that occurred less than an hour before another crash in suburban Clive.In the latest charge, Franklin was accused of leaving a roadway,
  
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• Biden’s recent endorsement reflects Latino support battle

  24-12-2019 03:53
  
  WASHINGTON - Joe Biden’s presidential bid got a boost Monday from one of the leading Latinos in Congress, with the chairman of the Hispanic Caucus’ political arm endorsing the former vice president as Democrats’ best hope to defeat President Donald Trump.“People realize it’s a matter of life and death for certain communities,” Rep. Tony Cárdenas, D-Calif., told The Associated Press in an interview, explaining the necessity of halting Trump’s popul
  
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• Lucky guest at Arizona casino hits jackpot, over $1 million

  24-12-2019 02:31
  
  GLENDALE, Ariz. - A person who visited Desert Diamond Casino West Valley in Glendale, Ariz. will have a good holiday season after hitting a progressive jackpot last Friday.
  The value of the jackpot came out to be $1,038,429 after being hit on a one-credit bet.
  The guest, who has chosen to remain anonymous, was playing the Gold Crown machine from AGS.
  Desert Diamond Casino West Valley was celebrating its fourth anniversary on the same day the lucky person hit the jackpot just in time for the holi
  
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• Boeing fires CEO after two deadly 737 MAX crashes

  24-12-2019 01:56
  
  NEW YORK (AP) - Boeing ousted CEO Dennis Muilenburg on Monday with no end in sight to the crisis that has engulfed the vaunted American aircraft manufacturer since the crash of two of its 737 Max airliners.The Boeing board had supported Muilenburg for months despite calls for his resignation from lawmakers and relatives of the passengers killed. When it became clear in recent days that federal regulators would not certify the grounded Max to fly again by year's end as Muilenburg had hoped, the b
  
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• Tech Tips: New Technology in ten years

  24-12-2019 01:25
  
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  News 4 Tucson's tech contributor Quincey Hobbs is taking a closer look at how technology will change in the next ten years.
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• Navy warship to be named after Pearl Harbor legendary vessel, USS Arizona

  24-12-2019 01:11
  
  U.S. Navy via KPNXA photo illustration of the future Virginia-class attack submarine USS Arizona (SSN 803). (U.S. Navy photo illustration by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Paul L. Archer/Released)
  WASHINGTON D.C. (KPNX) — For the first time since 1941, an active  U.S. Navy ship will bear the name USS Arizona. The Department of Defense announced Monday that a new Virginia-class submarine to be delivered in 2025 will be given the name "USS Arizona." The nuclear subma
  
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• Mesa 1-year-old in critical condition after declared dead

  24-12-2019 00:52
  
  MESA, Ariz. (KPNX) — A 1-year-old girl is alive but in critical condition after being pulled from a swimming pool in Mesa and then being pronounced deceased at the hospital on Friday afternoon, officials said. According to Mesa Fire and Medical, crews responded to a call to a home near Southern and Greenfield. When crews arrived on the scene, the child, Lillian Talboys, had already been removed from the swimming pool. The girl's father said on the Gofundme that Lillian was playin
  
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• Kentucky principal who tried to ban LGBTQ books charged with child porn

  24-12-2019 00:43
  
  Clark County Detention Center via NBC NewsPhillip Todd Wilson
  WINCHESTER, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky principal who once made headlines for trying to ban books with what he deemed inappropriate content has been indicted on child pornography charges.News outlets reported Tuesday that a grand jury charged 54-year-old Phillip Todd Wilson, principal of the Clark County Area Technology Center, with 17 child pornography possession and distribution charges. Kentucky State police filed 15 counts each o
  
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• Driver involved in fatal pedestrian crash charged with second-degree murder

  24-12-2019 00:24
  
  TUCSON - The individual killed in Sunday's pedestrian-involved collision was identified by Tucson Police Department Monday afternoon.According to TPD, 59-year-old Beatrice Alvarez was reportedly walking in a marked crosswalk at the intersection of East Ajo Way and South Forgeus Avenue when she was struck by a 2016 Kia Forte.
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  East & westbound Ajo Way is currently shut down from Country Club to I-10.Officers & Detectives are investigating a fatal collision that occurred at Aj
  
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• PCC gives ‘all clear’ after armed man spotted on NW campus

  24-12-2019 00:06
  
  TUCSON - An armed person was placed at Pima Community College Northwest Campus on alert Monday afternoon.According to PCC officials, a man was seen with a gun wearing a blue jacket near the campus located at 7600 N. Shannon Rd. near Magee Road.A shelter was put in place.Students, staff and residents who were off campus advised to stay away from the area at this time.On "all-clear" report has been since issued in reference to the alert.Stay with News 4 Tucson for the latest updates.
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