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• Adopt This Pet: Meet Oreo!

  07-01-2020 23:46
  
  There is a new pet looking to be adopted.Oreo the cat from the Humane Society of Southern Arizona
  Meet Oreo! She is a nine-year-old cat who is looking for her forever family. Oreo is a little scared staying at the Humane Society of Southern Arizona because of all the noises, so she would do best in a home without other pets or young children.She has the cutest little fluffy face and loves attention. Oreo has a low adoption fee at only $50 because of her age.f you are interested in adopting Oreo,
  
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• Pharmacies: Prescribers, not pharmacists bear opioid crisis responsibility

  07-01-2020 23:42
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Doctors and other healthcare practitioners who write prescriptions bear ultimate responsibility for improper distribution of opioids to patients, not pharmacists who are obliged to fill those prescriptions, a series of pharmacy chains argued in federal court.The filings, which were submitted Monday to the federal judge in Cleveland who has been overseeing the national opioid lawsuits, asked the judge to rule in the pharmacies' favor and reject claims brought by some Ohio co
  
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• Chick-fil-A menu items going away, new ones to be tested in Arizona

  07-01-2020 23:34
  
  PHOENIX (KPNX) - Chick-fil-A announced that some items will be removed from their menus in participating restaurants in Arizona and Charlotte, NC as they test new items starting January 13.The chain restaurant introduced several spicy items to Phoenix last fall.Now the Spicy Chick-n-Strips, the grilled spicy deluxe Sandwich and the Spicy chick-n-Strips are being introduced to Charlotte restaurants now.Some of the items going away in Arizona are the breakfast sausage and sunflower multigrain bage
  
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• Rep. Duncan Hunter submits resignation letter, one month after pleading guilty in California corruption case.

  07-01-2020 23:07
  
  Rep. Duncan Hunter submits resignation letter, one month after pleading guilty in California corruption case.
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• Tucson’s coldest day ever

  07-01-2020 22:58
  
  TUCSON - Colder weather is in the forecast and by Friday morning, some light snow could be falling across some of the lowlands of southern Arizona, mainly above 4,000 feet.
  High temperatures on Friday will struggle to get out of the 50s.
  But Tuesday's date marks a climatological milestone for the city of Tucson and it happened 107 years ago Tuesday.On this date 107 years ago. Tucson recorded its coldest ever temperature. pic.twitter.com/sGxKXZSG0u— Matt Brode (@mattbrode) January 7, 2020
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• Arizona official resigns amid charges of paying women from Marshall Islands to give up their babies for adoption in US

  07-01-2020 22:48
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona official resigns amid charges of paying women from Marshall Islands to give up their babies for adoption in US.
  The post Arizona official resigns amid charges of paying women from Marshall Islands to give up their babies for adoption in US appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• 56 killed by stampede at funeral for Iranian general slain by US

  07-01-2020 22:10
  
  TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - A stampede broke out Tuesday at the funeral for a top Iranian general slain in a U.S. airstrike, and at least 56 people were killed and more than 200 were injured as thousands thronged the procession, Iranian news reports said.As the crowds mourned Revolutionary Guard Gen. Qassem Soleimani, more angry calls rose from Iran to avenge his death, drastically raising tensions in the Middle East.The U.S. continued to reinforce its own positions in the region and warned of an unspec
  
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• UA football hires defensive coordinator

  07-01-2020 21:28
  
  TUCSON - Arizona Football and Head Coach Kevin Sumlin announced the addition of veteran coach Stan Eggen to the Wildcats’ staff as defensive line coach. Eggen brings more than 40 years of coaching experience to the Arizona defensive staff.
  “We are excited Stan Eggen has joined the Arizona Football
  Family as Defensive Line Coach,” Sumlin said. “Stan’s personal and professional
  values, fundamental approach to teaching the game, as well as his track record
  for develop
  
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• UA women hoops do not drop in polls despite loss

  07-01-2020 21:24
  
  TUCSON - Coach Adia Barnes and the Arizona Wildcats are prepping for home matchups against #3 Oregon State and #2 Oregon this weekend.It'll be their third matchup against a top 10 team.Arizona lost at #10 UCLA over the weekend. However, they still remain ranked #18.The post UA women hoops do not drop in polls despite loss appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• McConnell: GOP will start impeachment trial, delay witnesses

  07-01-2020 21:20
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday he has secured the Republican votes needed to start President Donald Trump's impeachment trial and postpone a decision on witnesses or documents that Democrats want.
  McConnell is expected to launch the trial as soon as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi sends the articles of impeachment to the Senate. She is set to meet late Tuesday with her leadership team.
  "We have the votes," McConnell told reporters. He said the question of new wi
  
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• Tucsonan gets 7.5 years in prison for shooting at ex-girlfriend’s window

  07-01-2020 20:05
  
  TUCSON - The man arrested for shooting a firearm at his ex-girlfriend's window was sentenced Tuesday to 7.5 in prison for charges related to the case.On Jan. 16, 2019, Marcos Benjamin Anaya reportedly fired a gun several times at the bedroom window of the duplex his ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend were staying after he saw the two through the window.
  In November, he pleaded guilty to aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and discharging a firearm at a residential structure.According t
  
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• US Embassy in Mexico City issues security alert amid US-Iran crisis

  07-01-2020 19:44
  
  TUCSON - With tension rising between the United States and Iran following the airstrike that killed Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani in Baghdad, the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City issued a security alert Tuesday morning to U.S. citizens traveling abroad.The alert states that the embassy is currently reviewing the security situation, and that U.S. citizens who are outside the country should take additional security measures.The embassy advises traveling citizens to keep a low profile, be aware of their
  
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• Mother demands to know why her daughter died while in custody

  07-01-2020 18:54
  
  SAFFORD, Ariz. - A mother is calling for justice after she said she does not believe police's explanation of her daughter's death while she was in police custody last month.
  "They silenced my daughter, they wanted to make sure she never came forward." Deborah Sanchez, Jorden Simms mom, said.Just a few days before law enforcement said she flung her self from a police transport vehicle in December, Simms claimed a Safford Police officer raped her.
  "I know 100% she was telling the truth," Sanchez s
  
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• New technology on display at world’s biggest tech event in Las Vegas

  07-01-2020 18:49
  
  It’s one of the biggest tech events in the world and the Consumer Electronics Show also known as C-E-S kicked off Tuesday in Las Vegas.C-E-S is always a showcase for
  the next big thing in TV’s.
  Samsung
  is showing off a model that rotates from landscape to vertical for a big screen
  that mirrors a user's smartphone, a nod to the way millennials consume video
  content.Some
  companies are aiming for the littlest tech adopters.
  Lumi
  by Pampers is a smart diaper."The
  activity sensor is autom
  
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• Scene cleared after ‘suspicious item’ reported near Park, Ajo Way

  07-01-2020 18:38
  
  TUCSON – Tucson Police Department responded to a report of a “suspicious item” at a Southside business Tuesday morning.
  According to Ofc. Frank Magos with TPD, a suspicious item was left unattended at a building near Park Avenue and Ajo Way.TPD performed an X-ray on the item.
  Magos said no threats were made and that there are no suspects at this time.TPD is on the scene at a business location off S. Park Ave. just south of Ajo way.Details today on @KVOA #news4tucson pic.twitter
  
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• Police: Multiple injuries in 30-car Maine highway pileup

  07-01-2020 18:28
  
  CARMEL, Maine (AP) — Multiple people were injured in a major pileup involving about 30 vehicles during the Tuesday morning commute on a highway in Maine, state troopers said.There were no fatalities, but several ambulances and a medical helicopter were dispatched to the crash site on Interstate 95 near Bangor, according to Stephen McCausland, spokesman for the Maine Department of Public Safety.
  Initial reports were that some motorists were blinded by the morning sun, contributing to the ch
  
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• Pharmacies say prescribers bear opioid crisis responsibility

  07-01-2020 18:21
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Doctors and other healthcare practitioners who write prescriptions bear ultimate responsibility for improper distribution of opioids to patients, not pharmacists who are obliged to fill those prescriptions, a series of pharmacy chains argued in federal court.The filings, which were submitted Monday to the federal judge in Cleveland who has been overseeing the national opioid lawsuits, asked the judge to rule in the pharmacies’ favor and reject claims brought by
  
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• Drexel Heights Fire kicks off Senior Safety Academy

  07-01-2020 18:20
  
  TUCSON – Drexel Heights Fire District kicked off their
  Senior Safety Academy Tuesday morning.
  From Tuesday until Jan. 14, the fire department will be
  hosting a series of free presentations for older adults on fire and fall
  prevention.
  The presentations will be held in DHFD’s training classroom
  at 5030 S. Camino Verde.Drexel Heights Fire District is hosting a series of free presentations for older adults on fire & fall prevention. The presentations are held at 5030 S. Camino Verde
  
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• Crews battle mobile home fire on Tucson’s Northwest side

  07-01-2020 17:58
  
  TUCSON – Crews are battling a mobile home fire Tuesday
  morning on Tucson’s northwest side.
  According to Northwest Fire District, crews were dispatched
  to the 5400 block of N. Royal Palm Drive, near Shannon Road and Sahara Street.
  There are only traffic restrictions in the neighborhood at
  this time.
  No injuries have been reported.The post Crews battle mobile home fire on Tucson’s Northwest side appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• NY4Y: Your CBD Store contest

  07-01-2020 17:53
  
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• NY4Y: Stetson Painting Contest

  07-01-2020 17:53
  
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• NY4Y: Alltech Solutions Contest

  07-01-2020 17:53
  
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• NY4Y: Supercuts Contest

  07-01-2020 17:52
  
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• NY4Y: Greenspring Contest

  07-01-2020 17:47
  
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• Iranian state television says 56 people killed in stampede at funeral for Revolutionary Guard general slain by US.

  07-01-2020 16:55
  
  TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian state television says 56 people killed in stampede at funeral for Revolutionary Guard general slain by US.
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• Chris Hemsworth pledges $1 million to fight wildfires devastating Australia

  07-01-2020 16:28
  
  Actor Chris Hemsworth and his family pledged one million
  dollars to fight the devastating fires in Australia.The actor, known for playing 'Thor' in the Avengers movies,
  donated the money to inspire others to help too.More than 20 people and about half a billion animals have
  lost their lives in the fires that have burned through millions of acres.Thousands of homes have also been damaged or destroyed.Bushfires occur annually in Australia, but severe weather conditions
  have contributed to a season
  
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• Police: Multiple injuries in 30-car highway pileup

  07-01-2020 16:26
  
  CARMEL, Maine (AP) — About 30 vehicles were involved in a pileup Tuesday morning that caused multiple injuries on Interstate 95 west of Bangor, state police said.
  There were no fatalities but multiple ambulances and a medical helicopter were dispatched to the crash site in the northbound lanes in the town of Carmel, said Stephen McCausland, spokesman for the Maine Department of Public Safety.
  It was initially reported that up to 60 vehicles were involved, but the figure was revised downwar
  
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• Chevron pulls American oil workers from Iraq

  07-01-2020 16:00
  
  Chevron, the United States' second largest oil company, is pulling its American workers out of Iraq. Photo: CNN Newsource Chevron, the United States' second largest oil company, is pulling its American workers out of Iraq. Photo: CNN NewsourceChevron has evacuated all of its American oil workers from Iraq following last week's United States airstrike in Baghdad.Chevron, America’s second-largest oil company, said it is taking a precautionary measure in a statement on Monday.All of its empl
  
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• Weinstein jury selection to start in NY; new charges in LA

  07-01-2020 15:31
  
  NEW YORK (AP) - A stooped Harvey Weinstein shuffled into court with a walker Tuesday for the start of jury selection at the disgraced Hollywood mogul's sexual assault trial in New York, the morning after prosecutors in Los Angeles brought charges against him.Potential jurors in Harvey Weinstein's New York sexual assault trial are set to fill a courtroom Tuesday as the former movie titan's legal problems deepen with new charges in Los Angeles.
  The jury selection could take weeks as prosecutors, W
  
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• Syria’s state news agency says Russian President Vladimir Putin is in Damascus, met President Bashar Assad

  07-01-2020 15:04
  
  DAMASCUS (AP) — Syria’s state news agency says Russian President Vladimir Putin is in Damascus, met President Bashar Assad.
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• Death of Iran general spurs anxiety over fate of US hostages

  07-01-2020 15:03
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) - The killing of a top Iranian general has ratcheted up the anxiety of families of Americans held in Iran, one month after the release of a New Jersey student had given them hope.
  The Trump administration has made a priority of bringing home hostages held abroad, but the prospect of a resolution for the handful of captives in Iran seems to have dimmed with the two nations edging dangerously close to conflict and warning of retaliatory strikes and continued agitation."He wasn't sa
  
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• Prisoner advocates asking US Justice Department to investigate Mississippi prisons after inmate-on-inmate deaths

  07-01-2020 15:01
  
  JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Prisoner advocates asking US Justice Department to investigate Mississippi prisons after inmate-on-inmate deaths.
  The post Prisoner advocates asking US Justice Department to investigate Mississippi prisons after inmate-on-inmate deaths appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• US trade deficit falls 8.2% to $43.1 billion in November

  07-01-2020 14:36
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. trade deficit fell in November to the lowest level in more than three years as U.S. exports rose while imports declined, putting the country on track to see the first annual decline in the trade deficit in six years.The Commerce Department said Tuesday that the gap between what America sells and what it buys abroad narrowed by 8.2% in November to $43.1 billion, the smallest deficit since October 2016.Through the first 11 months of 2019, the trade deficit is 0.7%
  
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• US trade deficit falls 8.2% to $43.1 billion in November, lowest since 2016

  07-01-2020 14:32
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — US trade deficit falls 8.2% to $43.1 billion in November, lowest since 2016.
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• Spain’s parliament elects Socialist leader Pedro Sánchez as new prime minister to head a leftist coalition government

  07-01-2020 14:30
  
  MADRID (AP) — Spain’s parliament elects Socialist leader Pedro Sánchez as new prime minister to head a leftist coalition government.
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• Semiofficial Iranian news agencies say 40 killed, 213 injured in stampede at funeral for general killed by US airstrike

  07-01-2020 13:44
  
  TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Semiofficial Iranian news agencies say 40 killed, 213 injured in stampede at funeral for general killed by US airstrike.
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• 6.4 quake strikes Puerto Rico amid heavy seismic activity

  07-01-2020 13:20
  
  SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck Puerto Rico before dawn on Tuesday, and was followed three hours later by an aftershock measuring 6.0. They are the largest in a series of quakes that have struck the U.S. territory in recent days and caused heavy damage in some areas.
  Eight people were injured in the city of Ponce, near the epicenter of the quake, Mayor Mayita Meléndez told WAPA television.Puerto Rico's power authority said on Twitter that one of the country'
  
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• More of the same with changes coming late work week!

  07-01-2020 13:13
  
  TUCSON - More of the same with tons of sunshine and highs near 70. Temperatures will take a dive by the end of the work week with a chance for rain and snow by late Thursday!Today: Another beautiful day with highs staying a few degrees above average. High: 69°Tonight: Clear and cold. Low: 39°Tomorrow: Partly cloudy, breezy and unseasonably warm. High: 70°Similar to yesterday, highs warm to near 70° with tons of sunshine! Overnight lows drop into the 30s and 40
  
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• Iran state TV revises casualty figures for stampede at funeral for general slain by US to 32 killed and 190 injured

  07-01-2020 11:51
  
  TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran state TV revises casualty figures for stampede at funeral for general slain by US to 32 killed and 190 injured.
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• US issues warning to ships across Mideast waterways of ‘possibility of Iranian action against US maritime interests’

  07-01-2020 11:19
  
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — US issues warning to ships across Mideast waterways of ‘possibility of Iranian action against US maritime interests’.
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• Iran state TV says 35 killed, 48 injured in stampede that erupted at funeral procession for general slain in US strike

  07-01-2020 10:35
  
  TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran state TV says 35 killed, 48 injured in stampede that erupted at funeral procession for general slain in US strike.
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• Iran state TV says a stampede erupts at funeral procession for general slain in US airstrike, killing some mourners

  07-01-2020 10:15
  
  TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran state TV says a stampede erupts at funeral procession for general slain in US airstrike, killing some mourners.
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• US Geological Survey registers earthquake with preliminary magnitude of 6.6 off the coast of Puerto Rico

  07-01-2020 09:42
  
  SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — US Geological Survey registers earthquake with preliminary magnitude of 6.6 off the coast of Puerto Rico.
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• Kyodo: Tokyo prosecutors issue arrest warrant for Nissan ex-chair Carlos Ghosn’s wife Carole on suspicion of perjury

  07-01-2020 09:19
  
  TOKYO (AP) — Kyodo: Tokyo prosecutors issue arrest warrant for Nissan ex-chair Carlos Ghosn’s wife Carole on suspicion of perjury.
  The post Kyodo: Tokyo prosecutors issue arrest warrant for Nissan ex-chair Carlos Ghosn’s wife Carole on suspicion of perjury appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Cyprus court hands 4-month suspended sentence to British woman found guilty of lying about being raped by 12 Israelis

  07-01-2020 08:34
  
  Cyprus court hands 4-month suspended sentence to British woman found guilty of lying about being raped by 12 Israelis.
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• Iran’s foreign minister says US declines to issue him a visa to attend UN meetings in New York amid tensions

  07-01-2020 08:26
  
  TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s foreign minister says US declines to issue him a visa to attend UN meetings in New York amid tensions.
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• Leader of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard threatens to ‘set ablaze’ places that US supports; crowd chants: ‘Death to Israel’

  07-01-2020 06:37
  
  TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Leader of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard threatens to ‘set ablaze’ places that US supports; crowd chants: ‘Death to Israel’.
  The post Leader of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard threatens to ‘set ablaze’ places that US supports; crowd chants: ‘Death to Israel’ appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• N4T Investigators: Suspect behavior

  07-01-2020 06:07
  
  TUCSON - "They placed me, or tossed me, into the restraint chair. They began to crush me in half," said Melissa Tenery.
  Tenery claims she was assaulted by Pima County Sheriff's deputies and that they should pay for it. The deputies paint a very different picture of what happened.Irwin was in the county jail for several hours in March after being arrested for domestic violence. She was put in a restraint chair, for no reason, she claims, and says deputies caused her to suffer wrist and back injur
  
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• Former UA player soaks in win at AZ Bowl

  07-01-2020 05:33
  
  TUCSON - It was a big homecoming for a former U of A football player as his new team (Wyoming) came out victorious in the 2019 Nova Home Loans Arizona Bowl. Here's more:The post Former UA player soaks in win at AZ Bowl appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• PCSD investigating collision involving pedestrian on southwest side

  07-01-2020 05:06
  
  TUCSON - The Pima County Sheriff's Department is investigating a collision involving a pedestrian on Cardinal Avenue, north of Valencia Road on Monday evening.
  Cardinal Avenue is closed in both directions as the investigation continues.
  PCSD asks the public to please consider using alternate routes if traveling in the area.
  Details are limited at this time.
  Stay with News 4 Tucson for more updates on this story.The post PCSD investigating collision involving pedestrian on southwest side appeared
  
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