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• OVPD: Missing Oklahoma man tracked to Tucson

  27-12-2019 23:47
  
  TUCSON - Oro Valley Police Department is on the lookout for a missing man from Oklahoma who was last seen Dec. 7.According to OVPD, 66-year-old Steven Brashear traveled to Tucson from Bartlesville Okla. with another man in a gray Audi Q5 SUV with Oklahoma temporary plates. Police believe he arrived in Tucson in the late afternoon Dec. 8.He is believed to have gone to a restaurant near the Tucson Mall, near Oracle and Wetmore roads.According to authorities, the 66-year-old may have been picked up
  
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• Federal judge says he won’t undo Georgia’s efforts to remove more than 120,000 voters from its rolls.

  27-12-2019 23:15
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — Federal judge says he won’t undo Georgia’s efforts to remove more than 120,000 voters from its rolls.
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• Authorities say wreckage of helicopter carrying 7 people in Hawaii has been found, they’re searching for survivors

  27-12-2019 23:01
  
  HONOLULU (AP) — Authorities say wreckage of helicopter carrying 7 people in Hawaii has been found, they’re searching for survivors.
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• 4 Your Health: High flu activity in 28 states

  27-12-2019 22:41
  
  NBC News- If you spent the holidays in bed with the flu, you're not alone!According to the latest data from the CDC, 28 states are now reporting high flu activity.That's up from 21 states last week.So far this season, there have been at least 4.6 million illnesses, 39,000 hospitalizations and 2,100 deaths from the flu. 22 of those deaths were children.Medical experts say it's not too late to get a flu vaccine.One dose of HPV vaccine could help protect against the cancer-causing virus
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• Operation Stonegarden Funding Denied for Humanitarian Aid Reimbursement Costs

  27-12-2019 22:39
  
  Federal and state officials have denied Pima County Supervisors’ request to use Operation Stonegarden grant funding towards reimbursement costs related to humanitarian aid, according to a Dec. 26 memo from County Administrator Chuck Huckelberry.Last May, the supervisors voted 3-2 to accept the controversial grant, with a condition stating more than $200,000 of that money should cover the cost of housing and providing services to the large influx of asylum seekers experienced during that ti
  
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• Winter Weather Advisory issued December 27 at 2:27PM MST until December 28 at 11:00AM MST by NWS Phoenix AZ

  27-12-2019 22:27
  
  * WHAT…Periods of snow. Additional snow accumulations of 4 to 6inches.* WHERE…Southeast Gila County and Pinal/Superstition Mountains.* WHEN…Until 11 AM MST Saturday.* IMPACTS…Plan on slippery road conditions.Slow down and use caution while traveling.The latest road conditions for the state you are calling from canbe obtained by calling 5 1 1.
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• Tempe mom arrested for allegedly leaving 4 kids alone during liquor run

  27-12-2019 22:13
  
  PHOENIX (KPNX) - A mother was arrested after police found her children alone outside a Tempe home early Sunday morning, according to court documents.Tiffany Johnson faces four counts of child abuse after two of her children were found near Southern Ave. and Priest Dr. in Tempe at 2:43 a.m.An officer saw two children, a 3-year-old and a 4-year-old, and realized they were unattended, according to the charging documents.The children said their mother left them and led the officer to their home, whe
  
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• Winter Weather Advisory issued December 27 at 1:58PM MST until December 28 at 11:00AM MST by NWS Tucson AZ

  27-12-2019 21:58
  
  * WHAT…Snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 3 to 5inches from 5000-7000 feet and 6-12 inches above 7000 feet.Isolated higher amounts possible. Winds gusting as high as 35mph.* WHERE…White Mountains of Graham and Greenlee Counties,Galiuro and Pinaleno Mountains, Catalina and Rincon Mountains,Dragoon, Mule, Huachuca and Santa Rita Mountains.* WHEN…Through 11 AM MST Saturday.* IMPACTS…Travel could be very difficult. The hazardousconditions could impact the morning
  
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• Gold higher, silver lower

  27-12-2019 21:48
  
  The December gold contract on the New York Mercantile Exchange closed today at $1513.80 an ounce — up $4.50.The current silver contract on the “NYMEX” closed at $17.85 an ounce — down four cents.
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• Rural Metro contains fully-involved fire on mobile home

  27-12-2019 20:53
  
  TUCSON - Rural Metro Fire Department crews have extinguished a fire that burned at a home near Summit and Nogales Highway Friday.According to officials, when the crews arrived at the scene, a double-wide mobile home was fully engulfed in flames. The crews were able to control the blaze within 20 minutes, preventing it to spread to nearby homes.The owner was outside of the mobile home at the time of the incident. No injuries were reported in the incident.Authorities say the fire was caused due by
  
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• BP rescues family that activated rescue beacon near Lukeville

  27-12-2019 20:43
  
  TUCSON - A family of three was rescued by Border Patrol after they activated a rescue beacon near Lukeville on Christmas Eve.According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Border Patrol agents discovered the family, which consisted of a mother, father and an infant, after they activated the beacon Tuesday. Officials say while the three did not require medical attention, they appeared distressed and were transported out of the desert safely.CBP said in some circumstances, smugglers abandon the
  
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• New details released about soldier who died in Afghanistan

  27-12-2019 19:59
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. Special Forces soldier who died in Afghanistan this week was seizing a Taliban weapons cache when he was killed, the U.S. military said Friday.Sgt. 1st Class Michael Goble was with his unit when its members discovered an undisclosed amount of Taliban weapons in Kunduz Province, said Eric Pahon, a spokesman for the U.S. forces in Afghanistan. Pahon said Goble and others were clearing out the cache when an explosion happened.Pahon said the Taliban wrongly claimed tha
  
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• FDA: Minimum age to buy tobacco products raised to 21

  27-12-2019 19:39
  
  TUCSON - The federal minimum age to purchase tobacco products has officially been raised to 21 after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that the policy has been changed Friday morning.Last Friday, President Donald Trump signed off on a spending package of nearly $1.4 trillion, according to the Associated Press. In that package, Trump also approved a provision to raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco from 18 to 21.On Friday, the FDA posted the following on its website,"On Decembe
  
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• Claytoon of the Day: Goodbye 2019, Hello 2020

  27-12-2019 19:29
  
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• PHOTOS: Snow hits parts of southern Arizona

  27-12-2019 19:06
  
  TUCSON - News 4 Tucson viewers enjoyed some white powder Friday morning after southern Arizona was sprinkled with some snow.According to News 4 Tucson meteorologist Shea Sorenson, locations that saw snow included Bisbee, Sonoita, Sierra Vista and Oracle.To submit your winter moments into this gallery, send your photos to [email protected].
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• Road to Mount Lemmon closed due to winter weather

  27-12-2019 18:51
  
  TUCSON - For those who hoped to head up to Mount Lemmon this weekend, this recent road closure may put a damper in your plans.At 9:29 a.m. Friday, Pima County officials announced that Catalina Highway has been closed except for Mount Lemmon residents and law enforcement who have vehicles with chains or four-wheel drive capabilities. These road conditions are subject to change.LIVE LOOK FROM MOUNT LEMMON! The road to Mount Lemmon has been closed due to inclement weather. http://bit.ly/34WLzSQ (Vi
  
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• Snowfall closes Coronado National Memorial Visitor Center

  27-12-2019 18:42
  
  COCHISE COUNTY - The Coronado National Memorial Visitor Center is closed due to snowfall in Cochise County.According to the
  county, Montezuma Pass has already seen about five inches of heavy snow.There will be no
  plowing at Coronado National Memorial or on the pass.
  The county recommends
  drivers avoid going over the pass.Chiricahua National
  Monument Scenic Drive is also closed above the campground because of snow
  accumulation.
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• Child dies on flight from LA to Seattle

  27-12-2019 18:03
  
  LOS ANGELES (NBC News) - A child died of cardiac arrest at Los Angeles international airport Thursday.Delta airlines said the
  flight from Los Angeles to Seattle returned to lax shortly after takeoff due to
  a medical emergency.Paramedics responded to the plane to provide medical aid for a girl, but she was "beyond medical help."The child was pronounced dead at the scene.No word yet on her age or the circumstances surrounding the
  cardiac arrest.The Los Angeles Police Department
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• Asylum seeker dies shortly after entering Texas BP station

  27-12-2019 17:53
  
  HOUSTON (AP) - A 41-year-old Congolese asylum seeker died Wednesday in U.S. government custody shortly after she entered a border station in South Texas, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said Thursday.CBP saysthe woman, who the agency did not identify, had arrived at an official port of entry in Laredo, Texas, early Tuesday afternoon. The woman came with paperwork that documented a "previous medical condition," CBP said. The agency's medical personnel cleared her to be detained overnight.
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• Winter Weather Advisory issued December 27 at 8:28AM MST until December 28 at 11:00AM MST by NWS Phoenix AZ

  27-12-2019 16:28
  
  * WHAT…Snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 2 to 8inches.* WHERE…Southeast Gila County and Pinal/Superstition Mountains.* WHEN…Until 11 AM MST Saturday.* IMPACTS…Plan on slippery road conditions.Slow down and use caution while traveling.The latest road conditions for the state you are calling from canbe obtained by calling 5 1 1.
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• Winter Weather Advisory issued December 27 at 5:58AM MST until December 28 at 11:00AM MST by NWS Phoenix AZ

  27-12-2019 13:58
  
  * WHAT…Snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 2 to 8inches.* WHERE…Pinal/Superstition Mountains and Southeast Gila Countyabove 5000 feet.* WHEN…From 11 PM this evening to 11 AM MST Saturday.* IMPACTS…Plan on slippery road conditions.Slow down and use caution while traveling.The latest road conditions for the state you are calling from canbe obtained by calling 5 1 1.
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• Hittin’ the Trails 4 You – winter weather hiking safety

  27-12-2019 13:00
  
  TUCSON - For this week's
  Hittin' the Trails we're talking winter weather hiking safety!I would skip the trails
  today and tomorrow as we're expecting snow for elevations above 4,500. If
  you plan on a hike this weekend after the snow stops here's a few
  reminders. Always dress in layers and
  bring extra layers with you. As of now, snow cover starts around 6,000 feet but
  will drop to as low as 4,000 feet by early Saturday. High elevation trails are
  snow covered and might be slick due t
  
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• Rain and snow impacting travel today!

  27-12-2019 12:55
  
  TUCSON - More valley rain and mountain snow today into tomorrow morning! Temperatures will only warm into the mid to upper 40s in the warmest places.  Biggest impacts: wet roads with ponding possible in valley locations with slick roads and low visibility in the mountains. Today: Steady rain at times with mountain snow (80%)! High: 49°Tonight: Scattered rain (40%). Low: 38°Tomorrow: Drying out with cool afternoon temperatures (10%). High: 53°A winter sto
  
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• Winter Weather Advisory issued December 27 at 3:32AM MST until December 28 at 11:00AM MST by NWS Phoenix AZ

  27-12-2019 11:32
  
  * WHAT…Snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 2 to 8inches.* WHERE…Pinal/Superstition Mountains and Southeast Gila County.* WHEN…From 11 PM this evening to 11 AM MST Saturday.* IMPACTS…Plan on slippery road conditions.Slow down and use caution while traveling.The latest road conditions for the state you are calling from canbe obtained by calling 5 1 1.
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• Winter Weather Advisory issued December 27 at 2:51AM MST until December 28 at 11:00AM MST by NWS Tucson AZ

  27-12-2019 10:51
  
  * WHAT…Rain expected with snow possible. Total snowaccumulations up to 3 inches in some locations. Winds gustingas high as 35 mph.* WHERE…Portions of southeast Arizona, including the cities ofOracle, Sierra Vista, Sonoita and Interstate 10 at TexasCanyon. This does not include the city of Tucson.* WHEN…through 11 AM MST Saturday.* IMPACTS…Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardousconditions could impact the morning or evening commute.Slow down and use caution whi
  
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• Jerry Herman, the Tony Award-winning composer behind “Hello, Dolly!” and “La Cage aux Folles,” has died at age 88

  27-12-2019 10:22
  
  MIAMI (AP) — Jerry Herman, the Tony Award-winning composer behind “Hello, Dolly!” and “La Cage aux Folles,” has died at age 88.
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• XOXO: Where to Rock, This Weekend, Dec. 27 - 29

  27-12-2019 09:00
  
  Filled with glitches and sonic abstractions, like the movement of fluttering butterfly wings that a camera shutter cannot quite capture, his latest release, Prelude, takes a decidedly different approach.…
  
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• Things to Do This Weekend, Dec. 27 - 29

  27-12-2019 09:00
  
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• ITAR-TASS says Kazakhstan’s aviation authority reports at least 7 killed in Bek Air plane crash outside Almaty airport

  27-12-2019 04:41
  
  MOSCOW (AP) — ITAR-TASS says Kazakhstan’s aviation authority reports at least 7 killed in Bek Air plane crash outside Almaty airport.
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• Special wheelchair helps girl with Cerebral Palsy reach top of Tumamoc Hill

  27-12-2019 02:59
  
  TUCSON— Maycee Scott was born with complications resulting in Cerebral Palsy. She and her family love to hike Tumamoc Hill, but her family is forced to leave her and a care taker at one of the first stops, because it is too difficult to get her chair to the top of the hill. Today, that changed. Watch the video for more of Maycee’s story.
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• Adopt This Pet: Meet Elijah!

  27-12-2019 01:44
  
  TUCSON- There is a new pet looking to be adopted.
  Elijah from the Humane Society of Southern Arizona.Meet Elijah! He is six-months old and loves people. Elijah's friends at the Humane Society of Southern Arizona say he is a staff favorite. He loves attention and can't wait to find his forever family.If you are interested in adopting Elijah, you can visit him at Humane Society of Southern Arizona’s Main Campus at 635 W. Roger Rd. You can also give an adoption counselor a call at 520-327-608
  
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• Arizona Bowl hoping to raise $1M for local charities this year

  27-12-2019 01:17
  
  TUCSON - The Nova Home Loan's Arizona bowl will kick off next week at Arizona Stadium on New Year's Eve. With it, comes many benefits to the Tucson community.The Wyoming Cowboys and Georgia State Panthers kick off at 2:30 p.m. on New Year's Eve and events will be starting Monday at 4 p.m. downtown with a pep rally for the game which is open to the public.Over the previous four years, the bowl game's executive director said that over $100 million has been brought in to the economy from tourism.&
  
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• Tucson City Hall debugged after bed bugs found in facility

  27-12-2019 01:12
  
  TUCSON - You know the saying, "Don't let the bed bugs bite"? Well, Tucson City Hall employees no longer have to worry about that after the facility was given a clean bill of health.In September, a bed bug was found on the third floor. Soon after, additional bed bugs were found.According to officials, it cost taxpayers nearly $8,000 to get rid of the bugs.A timeline provided to News 4 Tucson by city hall said on Sept. 30 is where staff and a pest control company identified the problem.It was on t
  
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• Motorcyclist succumbs to injuries sustained in midtown crash

  27-12-2019 00:58
  
  TUCSON - The motorcyclist who was severely injured in a vehicle crash in midtown has died, Tucson Police Department released Thursday afternoon.According to TPD, 24-year-old Clayton E. Matheson was transported with life-threatening injuries after he was involved in a crash near the intersection of Speedway Boulevard and Olsen Avenue at around 10 a.m. on Dec. 19. According to TPD, Matheson collided into the rear passenger door of a silver 2015 Honda Accord in connection to the incident.
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• SVPD notifies community of level 2 sex offender

  27-12-2019 00:47
  
  TUCSON - Sahuarita Police Department informed the community Thursday afternoon that a level 2 registered sex offender is living in Sahuarita.According to SVPD, William David Bruce, a registered sex offender, currently resides at 845 W. Calle Baritas.Authorities said Bruce has completed his sentence in relation to the sex offense.Police say the release notifying the community was sent out in accordance with Arizona Revised Statute 13-3826.For more information, visit azsexoffender.com.
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• SPD notifies community of level 2 sex offender

  27-12-2019 00:47
  
  TUCSON - Sahuarita Police Department informed the community Thursday afternoon that a level 2 registered sex offender is living in Sahuarita.According to SVPD, William David Bruce, a registered sex offender, currently resides at 845 W. Calle Baritas.Authorities said Bruce has completed his sentence in relation to the sex offense.Police say the release notifying the community was sent out in accordance with Arizona Revised Statute 13-3826.For more information, visit azsexoffender.com.
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• Likud announces final results, giving Netanyahu landslide victory in primary battle

  27-12-2019 00:43
  
  JERUSALEM (AP) — Likud announces final results, giving Netanyahu landslide victory in primary battle.
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• North Carolina couple call 911 on vacuum after mistaking it for intruder

  27-12-2019 00:36
  
  HIGH POINT, N.C. (AP) - 'Twas the night of Christmas at a North Carolina house, no creature should have been stirring, not even a mouse.But a Forsyth County couple awoke with a fright, as something was moving about their house in the night.
  They dashed to their closet and hid in fear, dialing 911 with a sensitive ear.Responding sheriff's deputies searched the home, and found a robot vacuum alone. The source of the scare had quickly been sorted, WGHP-TVreported. The robot had seemingly started an
  
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• Police release teen suspect in Barnard student’s killing

  27-12-2019 00:21
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A 14-year-old boy suspected of fatally stabbing a Barnard College freshman was released from police custody on Thursday, mere hours after New York City police said he had been located following a two-week manhunt.Chief of Detectives Rodney Harrison tweeted that finding the suspect “was a significant development in the investigative process,” but that the youth had since been released to the custody of his lawyers. Harrison didn’t say why the boy was releas
  
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• Winter Weather Advisory issued December 26 at 4:04PM MST until December 28 at 11:00AM MST by NWS Phoenix AZ

  27-12-2019 00:04
  
  * WHAT…Snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 2 to 8inches.* WHERE…Pinal/Superstition Mountains and Southeast Gila County.* WHEN…From 11 PM this evening to 11 AM MST Saturday.* IMPACTS…Plan on slippery road conditions.Slow down and use caution while traveling.The latest road conditions for the state you are calling from canbe obtained by calling 5 1 1.
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