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• Snow still in the forecast for portions of southern Arizona tonight!

  09-01-2020 23:50
  
  TUCSON - It won't be much, it won't last long and it won't be heavy but snowwill be flying across sections of southern Arizona Thursday night and into early Friday morning.
  A cold, but moisture starved weather maker will sweep through the area tonight according to Chief Meteorologist Matt Brode.
  A dusting to one inch of snow may cover the ground for your Friday morning commute if your elevation is above 3500 feet and especially 4000 feet.
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• Tucson Mayor Regina Romero Joins Mayors Against Illegal Guns Organization

  09-01-2020 23:15
  
  Mayor Regina Romero today signed on with Mayors Against Illegal Guns and announced the creation of the Mayor’s Task Force on Gun Safety and Violence Prevention at a City Hall press conference.“It is important that we stand in solidarity with mayors across the country to show that in absence of state and federal action, our national cities will act,” Mayor Romero said. “We do not need to wait for the federal government to act locally.”Mayors Against Gun Violence is c
  
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• Nearly 300 sea turtles found dead in Mexico as result of red tide

  09-01-2020 22:09
  
  MEXICO CITY (AP) - Mexican environmental authorities said Thursday that 292 sea turtles found dead on the country's southern Pacific coast since Christmas died as a result of a red tide algae bloom.
  Volunteers, researchers and authorities managed to save 27 of the Pacific Green sea turtles, which had suffered paralysis.
  Turtles found in and around the coastal resort of Huatulco had been unable to breathe properly or keep their heads up.
  Volunteers kept some of them from asphyxiating by keeping t
  
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• On streets of Tehran, relief for now at no wider conflict

  09-01-2020 22:08
  
  TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian newspapers proclaimed the country’s attack on U.S. forces in Iraq to be “a dark night for Americans,” and Washington’s “first admission of failure in history.” On the bustling streets of Tehran, however, there was relief Thursday that neither side appeared primed for war.“War is not something like the ‘Call of Duty’ game,” said Dara Shojaei, a 23-year-old architecture student. “It’s not a ga
  
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• Mayor Romero signs pledge to join “Mayors against Illegal Guns”

  09-01-2020 21:35
  
  TUCSON - On Thursday, Mayor Regina Romero held her first press conference to address gun safety in the City of Tucson.Romero says sensible gun safety has been an issue in the city and she wants her first action as mayor to be something that confronts guns in Tucson.The mayor of Tucson is signing a bill that will show that she is joining the Mayors Against Illegal Guns pledge @KVOA pic.twitter.com/DdLsEk5sml— Daniel McFarland (@DMcFarlandwx) January 9, 2020
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• Niger military says 25 soldiers are dead after another large attack blamed on Islamic extremists

  09-01-2020 21:17
  
  NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Niger military says 25 soldiers are dead after another large attack blamed on Islamic extremists.
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• TPD: Man with BB gun prompts lockdown at St Mary’s Hospital

  09-01-2020 21:09
  
  TUCSON - Carondolet St. Mary's Hospital was placed on lockdown after a man in the emergency room/waiting room was reported to have a gun Thursday afternoon.According to Tucson Police Department, the officers later determined that the firearm in question was a BB gun.Police say the lockdown will soon be lifted.Stay with News 4 Tucson for the latest updates.
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• $50,000 Powerball ticket sold in Tucson

  09-01-2020 21:09
  
  A winning $50,000 Powerball ticket was sold in Tucson on Wednesday.According to Arizona State Lottery officials, the winning ticket was sold at Speedway at 7085 E. Broadway Blvd.The lucky individual matched four out of the five numbers, and the Powerball number.
  The winning numbers for Wednesday's drawing were 2, 4, 7, 43, 56  with Powerball number 22. The post $50,000 Powerball ticket sold in Tucson appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Claytoon of the Day: Trust-Fund Royalty

  09-01-2020 21:02
  
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• US firefighters greeted with applause as they arrive to fight Australia’s wildfires

  09-01-2020 20:54
  
  United States firefighters got a warm hero’s welcome as they arrived in Sydney this week.As they came through the arrival gate, Australians gave a
  lengthy round of applause.Shane Fitzsimons, Commissioner of the New South Wales Rural
  Fire Service says the applause at the airport reflects the gratitude and
  admiration all Australians have for the Americans’ generosity and assistance.In many ways, the U.S. firefighters are returning the favor.Australia has been sending firefighters to th
  
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• Trudeau: Evidence indicates Iranian missile brought down Ukrainian passenger plane, may have been unintentional

  09-01-2020 20:48
  
  TORONTO (AP) — Trudeau: Evidence indicates Iranian missile brought down Ukrainian passenger plane, may have been unintentional.
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• Crews extinguish north side trash fire

  09-01-2020 20:33
  
  TUCSON – Crews have contained a trash fire that ignited on Tucson’s north side Thursday afternoon.
  Officials were dispatched to First Avenue and River Road.Update: TFD and @NorthwestFire put out a rubbish fire in a tunnel near 1st and River Rd.Details today on @KVOA #news4tucson pic.twitter.com/4D4niNqD2R— Edgar Ybarra (@Edgar_Cameraman) January 9, 2020
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• Crews battle north side trash fire

  09-01-2020 20:33
  
  TUCSON – Crews are working a trash fire on Tucson’s north side Thursday afternoon.
  Officials were dispatched to First Avenue and River Road.Tweets by TucsonFirePIO
  No further details have been released at this time.
  Stay with News 4 Tucson for the latest updates.  
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• Crews battle north side brush fire

  09-01-2020 20:33
  
  TUCSON – Crews are working a brush fire on Tucson’s north
  side Thursday afternoon.
  Officials were dispatched to First Avenue and River Road.
  No further details have been released at this time.
  Stay with News 4 Tucson for the latest updates.  
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• Suspects sought after robbing Circle K at knifepoint

  09-01-2020 20:28
  
  TUCSON - Tucson Police Department seeks the identities of two robbery suspects who reportedly stole from a midtown convince store at knifepoint Monday.According to TPD, two masked individuals stole numerous items from the Circle K at 401 S. Alvernon Way near Broadway Boulevard at around 6 a.m. Monday. Officials say one of the suspects was armed with a box cutter.
  CAN YOU HELP IDENTIFY THESE ROBBERY SUSPECTS?On January 6, 2020, just before 6 a.m., two masked suspects entered the...Posted by Tucso
  
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• Carolina koalas could aid in species’ survival

  09-01-2020 19:57
  
  COLUMBIA, S.C. - With at least an eighth of the koala population already killed in the Australian wildfires, re-population for that already vulnerable species will take the work of conservationists and animal advocates across the world.It will take breeding programs like the one at Riverbanks Zoo in Columbia, South Carolina.  It's one of just 10 in North America. Koalas feed
  on the leaves of eucalyptus trees. If those trees are destroyed, they could
  become endangered or “function
  
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• Tucson woman sentenced for selling fentanyl to man who died

  09-01-2020 19:39
  
  TUCSON - A Tucson woman was sentenced to 10 years behind bars for selling fentanyl to a man who later died.According to the Arizona District Attorney’s Office,
  43-year-old Lana Leshinsky was sentenced on January 7TH.Leshinsky was sentenced to 10 years in prison followed by three years of supervised release.On July 13, 2017 Leshinsky sold fentanyl powder to the man who ingested it in the early morning hours of July 14th. The victim died shortly after taking the drug.Leshinsky pleaded guilty
  
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• Banner-UMC security K9 gets bullet, stab protective vest

  09-01-2020 19:31
  
  TUCSON - The K9 officer protecting Banner-University Medical Center Tucson is now better equipped to help its security team.On Monday, Banner-UMC announced that its K9, Miesha has received a bullet and stab protective vest from Vested Interest in K9s. According to officials, the protective vest was valued at $950.“One of the criteria to be awarded the vest, is to be certified by the National Police Canine Association,"said Banner K9 Supervisor Monty Graham."Miesha and I, spend many hours t
  
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• Pelosi says she will ‘soon’ transmit impeachment to Senate

  09-01-2020 19:29
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday she will "soon'' transmit the articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, but warned that Senate Republicans are rushing to acquittal without a fair trial.Pelosi brushed back GOP claims that Democrats are afraid to send the impeachment case to the Senate. And she said she has no concerns about the anxiety some House and Senate Democrats are showing over the standoff with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell over the terms o
  
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• Gas leak prompts evacuation at grocery store on northwest side

  09-01-2020 19:09
  
  TUCSON - A grocery store on the northwest side was evacuated Thursday morning after a gas leak was reported in the area.According to Golder Ranch Fire District, crews responded to a gas line break at the Bashas complex at Cortaro and Thronydale roads. Authorities say the leak has since been secured.GRFD said the evacuations for the area has since been lifted.
  @GRFDAZ and @NorthwestFire finishing up at a gas line break at the Bashas complex at Cortaro/Thornydale. @SouthwestGas Secured the break.
  
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• Crash shuts down Campbell near Glenn in both directions

  09-01-2020 19:00
  
  TUCSON - A crash has shut down Campbell Avenue near Glenn Road Thursday morning.According to Tucson Fire Department, Campbell has been closed in both directions of traffic in connection to the incident.TFD has not yet released if anyone was injured in the crash.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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• UK House of Commons votes 330-231 to pass Brexit bill, paving way for UK’s Jan. 31 departure from the EU.

  09-01-2020 18:30
  
  LONDON (AP) — UK House of Commons votes 330-231 to pass Brexit bill, paving way for UK’s Jan. 31 departure from the EU.
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• US officials: ‘Highly likely’ Iran downed Ukrainian jetliner

  09-01-2020 18:14
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) - Two U.S. officials said Thursday it was "highly likely" that an Iranian anti-aircraft missile downed a Ukrainian jetliner late Tuesday, killing all 176 people on board.
  The crash came just a few hours after Iran launched a ballistic missile attack against Iraqi military bases housing U.S. troops amid a confrontation with Washington over the U.S. drone strike that killed an Iranian Revolutionary Guard general last week. The officials, citing U.S. intelligence, spoke on the condi
  
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• The wife of pilot killed in terror attack in Kenya says “he was a hero”

  09-01-2020 18:01
  
  The wife of the pilot, from Gilbert, killed last Sunday in a terror attack in Kenya is now mourning his loss.
  Dustin Harrison was set to return home next week and move to Tucson to be with his wife, Hope and their two year old daughter.
  Hope Harrison said above all her husband was a hero."He was a great man, such a great man, he was so brave."Hope said she knew she was going to marry Dustin right after they met. Now Hope wonders how she is going to live without him and raise their two year old d
  
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• Overnight semi-truck fire causes delays on I-19 near Green Valley

  09-01-2020 16:28
  
  TUCSON – Crews responded to a semi-truck fire late Wednesday
  night.
  Green Valley Fire District units found a semi engulfed in
  flames at KM 67 on Interstate 19, north of Green Valley.
  Officials say the truck was loaded with tomatoes at the time
  of the incident.
  No injuries were reported.
  Northbound traffic on I-19 was diverted by Department of
  Public Safety (DPS).Traffic still impacted northbound I-19 just north of Esperanza KM65 as @ArizonaDOT works to clean up after an overnight semi truc
  
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• House to vote on restraining Trump’s actions against Iran

  09-01-2020 15:49
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) - The House will vote Thursday on a measure limiting President Donald Trump's ability to take military action against Iran as Democratic criticism of the U.S. killing of a top Iranian general intensified.
  Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., announced the planned vote in a one-page statement that said last week's drone strike that killed Gen. Qassem Soleimani was "provocative and disproportionate."
  The Democratic war powers resolution seems certain to pass over solid Republican opposi
  
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• McConnell, Pelosi stand firm as impeachment remains frozen

  09-01-2020 14:20
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) - The standoff over President Donald Trump's impeachment trial deepened as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said there will be "no haggling" with Democrats as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi demands for more details and witnesses.McConnell's Senate majority has the leverage Republicans need to launch Trump's trial toward swift acquittal of the charges, but Pelosi's reluctance to transmit the articles of impeachment leaves the proceedings at a standstill.What started as a seeming
  
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• Rain and snow tonight into early tomorrow morning!

  09-01-2020 13:26
  
  TUCSON - Clouds increase today with more seasonable highs in the mid 60s. Our chance for rain and snow increases late tonight and will linger, for some, into early tomorrow morning!Today: More seasonable and breezy with rain mainly late tonight. High: 64°Tonight: Valley rain and snow for higher elevations likely (70%). Low: 39°Tomorrow: Most dry out early then partly cloudy and much cooler (10%)! High: 56°It will be cooler today but more seasonable for this time o
  
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• 2019 Climate Recap!

  09-01-2020 13:00
  
  Southern Arizona - Here's the 2019 recap of temperatures and precipitation across the country!2019 TemperaturesArizona had a warmer than average year while Alaska, Georgia and North Carolina experienced their warmest year on record! Parts of the Upper Midwest and Montana had a cooler than average year.
  2019 Precipitation2019 was the 2nd wettest year on record across the nation! Arizona also had above average rainfall with 13.62" recorded at the Tucson International Airport. On average we normall
  
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• Arrest made in Green Valley homicide

  09-01-2020 12:14
  
  Pima County Sheriff's detectives arrested a woman in connection to a homicide in Green Valley.On January 3rd at around 2 p.m., deputies responded to a home on the 4000 block of Camino Del Yucca in Green Valley, for a report of a medical issue. When deputies arrived to the home, they found a man inside with obvious signs of trauma. The deceased man was identified as Kenneth Riggs, 44.Detectives took over the investigation. At around 7:45 p.m. on January 8, they arrested Emily Irene Wetherbee, 46,
  
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• Lebanese official says authorities have issued travel ban for fugitive ex-Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn over Interpol notice

  09-01-2020 11:44
  
  BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese official says authorities have issued travel ban for fugitive ex-Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn over Interpol notice.
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• Where to Rock, Thursday, Jan. 9

  09-01-2020 09:00
  
  This installment of Ladytowne: A Tucson feminist talk/variety show features the comedy of Molly McCloy. The music of Flor de Nopal.…
  
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• Volatile Beauty

  09-01-2020 09:00
  
  When Selena Littler was 9years old, she was let loose in the high desert north of the Catalinas.
  It was 1968, the year of rebellion, and a bunch of Tucson artists, her father, Charles Littler, included, had decamped from the city to the desert.When Selena Littler was 9 years old, she was let loose in the high desert north of the Catalinas. It was 1968, the year of rebellion, and a bunch of Tucson artists, her father, Charles Littler, included, had decamped from the city to the desert.…
  
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• Things to Do, Thursday, Jan. 9

  09-01-2020 09:00
  
  Zoppé Family Circus. Way back in 1842, Napoleone and Ermengilda Zoppé launched a circus in Venice, Italy full of acrobats, jugglers, dancing dogs, clowns and aerialists.…
  
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• They’re Back!

  09-01-2020 09:00
  
  With the holidays in the rearview mirror, Arizona’s naughty 90 are headed back to the Capitol for what they hope will be a quick legislative session. With the holidays in the rearview mirror, Arizona's naughty 90 are headed back to the Capitol for what they hope will be a quick legislative session.…
  
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• Nine Years Later

  09-01-2020 09:00
  
  It’s hard to believe that it’s been nine years since those gunshots rang out on a clear Saturday morning in Tucson, taking six lives and forever changing many others. This week, associate editor Jeff Gardner writes about how the friends of the youngest victim of the shooting, 9-year-old Christina-Taylor Green, are honoring her in the year she would have graduated high school. It's hard to believe that it's been nine years since those gunshots rang out on a clear Saturday morning in T
  
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• Moving Targets

  09-01-2020 09:00
  
  This is not your typical “Where were you when the shooting happened” article. Rather, we’re asking, “What’s been done to stop gun violence nationally, and in Arizona, since the shooting happened?”In less than 20 seconds, a gunman killed six people and wounded 13 others, including U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords, after firing 33 bullets held in a high-capacity magazine from a semi-automatic pistol, on the morning of Jan. 8, 2011. In less than 20 seconds,
  
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• Laughing Stock: Fringy, sketchy and forward-looking

  09-01-2020 09:00
  
  Funny at the FringeBy definition, Fringe Fest performers don’t fit any category, but many of them are comedy acts, and this year’s Tucson Fringe Festival, January 9 through 11, features more than most.
  “There's so much comedy!!!” fest honcho Maryann Green texted us.…
  
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• Into the Trenches

  09-01-2020 09:00
  
  1917 stands as a worthy and late addition to my Top 10 for 2019, which was published last week.A couple of British WWI soldiers stationed in France have themselves a harrowing time in 1917, a war action/drama from director Sam Mendes that amounts to one of 2019's greatest technological achievements in cinema. It's also one of the past year's best movies.…
  
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• Guitar, Solo

  09-01-2020 09:00
  
  The last time Johnny A.performed in Tucson, he played guitar in the Yardbirds. He’s returning to town as a solo performer, but that’s not to say he’ll be alone on stage. The “Just Me... And My Guitars” tour features Johnny A. covering a wide range of classic British songs from the ’60s, performed with his signature blend of technicality and grooviness, a style accentuated as a solo performer.The last time Johnny A.performed in Tucson, he played guitar in the Y
  
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• Gain Over

  09-01-2020 09:00
  
  Even when he’s not playing World of Warcraft for an audience of several thousand dedicated internet fans, Tucsonan Josh Lujan still treats his body like he’s a character in a roleplaying game.Even when he's not playing World of Warcraft for an audience of several thousand dedicated internet fans, Tucsonan Josh Lujan still treats his body like he's a character in a roleplaying game. "When you're gaming up and you get your character from level 10 to level 11, you feel really good," he
  
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• Community of hope

  09-01-2020 09:00
  
  In honor of Christina-Taylor’s life and a commemoration of the ninth anniversary of the shooting, local schools are hosting an event on Friday, Jan. 10, in conjunction with Stars of HOPE, an international arts program that seeks to help communities heal after tragedy.Christina-Taylor Green could have graduated from Canyon del Oro High School this year, had she not died at the age of 9 in the 2011 Tucson mass shooting that also involved then-Congresswoman Gabby Giffords and 17 others. In ho
  
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• DIGGING DEEPER: Overwhelming Overdoses Part II

  09-01-2020 07:00
  
  TUCSON - The State stepped in and cracked
  down on prescription opioids that have been a problem for the last decade.
  It's decreased the availability to those
  types of drugs.However, the Digging Deeper team learned the
  people addicted to pain pills are buying illicit drugs on the street and that's
  why there's been an increase in deaths.Behind a stainless steel door is where the bodies of people who have overdosed are kept. It's the Pima County Medical Examiner's Office, or the morgue.“I end
  
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• Iran investigators say crew of Ukrainian plane that crashed were trying to turn back to airport when aircraft went down

  09-01-2020 06:57
  
  TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran investigators say crew of Ukrainian plane that crashed were trying to turn back to airport when aircraft went down.
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• Iran investigators say crew of Ukrainian jetliner that crashed did not call air-traffic controllers about any problems

  09-01-2020 06:56
  
  TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran investigators say crew of Ukrainian jetliner that crashed did not call air-traffic controllers about any problems.
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• Pima Commumity College becomes “Purple Heart College”

  09-01-2020 06:41
  
  TUCSON - Pima Community College was named a "Purple Heart College" on Wednesday, January 8.With the designation, The PCC Governing Board shows its commitment to continue to grow the college's programs and support services to assist veterans.This will help advance veterans in their education and pursue civilian careers.
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• Four local officers receive Unsung Heroes Award

  09-01-2020 06:31
  
  TUCSON - Four local law enforcement officers are now being called "Unsung Heroes."Tucson Police Detective Natalie Pike, Tucson Police Officer Chris Potter, University of Arizona Police Department Officer Fernando Ugalde, and UAPD Lieutenant Cindy Spasoff received that honor on Wednesday, Jan. 8.The Southern Arizona Law Enforcement Foundation presents the award to officers who not only serve and sacrifice, but go above and beyond the call of duty.The Unsung Heroes Award has been presented to offi
  
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• Tucsonans remember victims of the Jan. 8 shooting

  09-01-2020 05:50
  
  TUCSON - January 8th is a day Tucsonans will never forget. However, on that tragic morning nine years ago, the community came together.
  The bell rang at 10:10 Wednesday morning, the exact time when six people lost their lives and 13 were injured nine years ago, including former Arizona Congresswoman Gabby Giffords.
  One by one, those 19 names were read aloud, following a bell ring.Shooting survivors and loved ones of victims took to the podium, sharing stories and tears."I can start with a phone
  
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• Residents weary after finding a dead horse in their neighborhood

  09-01-2020 05:31
  
  TUCSON - A horse was found dead on a dirt road in a neighborhood south of the Tucson Airport this week.The horse was found in an area near Country Club and Old Vail Road, or known to some as "Dogpatch."
  It's an area known for people leaving unwanted or dead animals, and a residents say it just keeps getting worse.Tires, trash, pets, and now a horse have all been dumped along the dirt road, less than 50 yards away from homes, and it has been like this for at least 15 years."We started noticing th
  
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• Anti-establishment views unite, divide Hong Kong protesters

  09-01-2020 05:16
  
  HONG KONG (AP) — Trump signs, Pepe the Frog graffiti and British and American flags have become a common sight atHong Kong’santi-government protests — and an unsettling one to longtime democracy activists on the left.Beijing has seized on the images to portray the movement as a coddled, westernized middle class incited by foreign organizations and governments to rebel against the world’s largest communist country, China.“Why does the American flag appear at every vi
  
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