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• Sunshine and warm air will dominate Southern Arizona

  18-01-2020 23:50
  
  TUCSON - High pressure over Nevada is causing Arizona's temperatures to remain above normal.High temperatures will stay in the mid 70's for the Tucson area through at least the end of the holiday weekend.
  Overnight lows are not expected to dip below freezing anywhere around Southern Arizona until late Tuesday night when a weak cold front dips into our area.
  This front will bring a small chance of rain late Tuesday/early Wednesday.
  No heavy rain or severe weather is expected.Our rain totals are n
  
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• Newly released texts tie Nunes aide closer to Ukraine plot

  18-01-2020 23:42
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) - New documents released by House Democrats suggest that Rep. Devin Nunes, the top Republican on the House Intelligence Committe suggest that Rep. Devin Nunes, the top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee, was more deeply involved than was previously known in efforts by allies of President Donald Trump to dig up dirt in Ukraine on former Vice President Joe Biden.Democrats on the Intelligence Committee released a trove of text messages, photos and other documents Friday
  
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• Forest officials confirm additional deaths of wild horses

  18-01-2020 22:55
  
  HEBER-OVERGAARD, Ariz. (AP) — U.S. Forest Service officials confirm that seven more wild horses have been found dead in eastern Arizona after eight others were found earlier this month and said at least some were shot.“Several horses died due to bullet wounds" but other carcasses were too badly decomposed to determine the cause of death, Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests officials said in a statement Friday.An Apache-Sitgreaves spokesman did not immediately respond Saturday to a que
  
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• Man in jail to await sentencing in Northern Arizona University campus shooting

  18-01-2020 22:46
  
  (Jake Bacon/Arizona Daily Sun via AP, File)FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — A former Northern Arizona University student has been booked into jail in advance of his upcoming sentencing in a 2015 shooting in which another student was killed and three others wounded.Charges against Steven Jones originally included first-degree murder but he ended up pleading guilty Jan. 9 to manslaughter in 20-year-old Colin Brough's death and to three counts of aggravated assault.Jones reported to the Coconino Count
  
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• Over 2,000 Central American migrants try to enter Mexico

  18-01-2020 21:39
  
  (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)TECUN UMAN, Guatemala (AP) — More than 2,000 Central American migrants on Saturday surged onto a bridge spanning the Suchiate River between southern Mexico and Guatemala as Mexican National Guardsmen attempted to impede their journey north.Mexican authorities closed the bridge after the migrants tried to push their way across. The bridge was open on the previous day to migrants who wanted to cross and request asylum in Mexico, or seek to regularize their status and f
  
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• Thousands gather for Women’s March rallies across the US

  18-01-2020 21:06
  
  Thousands of people are gathering in cities across the country as part of the nationwide Women's March rallies.
  The fourth annual marches on Saturday aim to harness the political power of women and are focused on issues such as climate change, reproductive rights and immigration.
  Marches were scheduled in more than 180 cities. Marchers braved chilly conditions in New York City and Washington, D.C., although crowds were noticeably smaller than in previous years.
  The first marches in 2017 drew hun
  
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• Crashes close westbound lanes on I-10 near Marana

  18-01-2020 21:00
  
  The westbound lanes of Interstate 10 are closed at milepost 240, Tangerine Road in Marana, due to crashes at milepost 230 and 236, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation. 
  Officials say there is no estimated time as to when the
  lanes will reopen.UPDATE: I-10 westbound is now closed at milepost 240, Tangerine Road, due to crashes at milepost 230 and 236. Tucson to Phoenix traffic should use SRs 77, 79, and 87. #aztraffic pic.twitter.com/vYPmww6mgD— Arizona DOT (@ArizonaD
  
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• Crashes close westbound lanes on I-10 in Marana

  18-01-2020 21:00
  
  The westbound lanes of Interstate 10 are closed at milepost 240, Tangerine Road in Marana, due to crashes at milepost 230 and 236, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation. 
  Officials say there is no estimated time as to when the
  lanes will reopen.UPDATE: I-10 westbound is now closed at milepost 240, Tangerine Road, due to crashes at milepost 230 and 236. Tucson to Phoenix traffic should use SRs 77, 79, and 87. #aztraffic pic.twitter.com/vYPmww6mgD— Arizona DOT (@ArizonaD
  
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• Buckingham Palace says Prince Harry and Meghan will give up “royal highness” titles and repay home renovation money.

  18-01-2020 19:37
  
  LONDON (AP) — Buckingham Palace says Prince Harry and Meghan will give up “royal highness” titles and repay home renovation money.
  The post Buckingham Palace says Prince Harry and Meghan will give up “royal highness” titles and repay home renovation money. appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Missing Tolleson man located

  18-01-2020 19:31
  
  A Silver Alert issued for 81-year-old Henry Moreno has been cancelled.Tolleson police say Moreno has been located and is safe.
  The Silver Alert was issued after Moreno was not seen or heard from after leaving his Tolleson home Friday.The post Missing Tolleson man located appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Arizona lawmaker wants fallen officers’ families to get $1M

  18-01-2020 18:20
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona lawmaker wants the state's voters to approve a measure that would ensure the families of police, firefighters and other public safety officers get at least $1 million if their loved one dies on the job.Sen. David Livingston said his intent is to add state money to any other work-related death benefits the families receive to reach the $1 million threshold. Besides state and local law enforcement officers, sworn employees of public fire agencies and state and priva
  
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• Silver alert issued for Tolleson man with dementia

  18-01-2020 17:20
  
  A Silver Alert has been issued for 81-year-old Henry Moreno.
  According to officials, Moreno was last seen leaving his
  Tolleson home in a Gray 2015 KIA Sorrento with the license plate number AHS9405
  around 2:15 p.m. Friday.
  Officials say Moreno has dementia and has not been seen or
  heard from since he left his home.
  Moreno was last seen wearing a short sleeved green shirt,
  blue jeans and black tennis shoes.
  If you have any information on Moreno’s whereabouts you are
  asked to call the Tolles
  
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• Iran to send flight recorders from downed jet to Ukraine

  18-01-2020 16:56
  
  TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran will send the black box flight recorders from the Ukrainian jetliner that it accidentally shot down last week to Ukraine for further analysis, an Iranian official said Saturday.Hassan Rezaeifer, the head of accident investigations for the civil aviation department, said it was not possible to read the black boxes in Iran, without elaborating. He said French, American and Canadian experts would help analyze them in Kyiv, the Ukrainian capital.
  He said if that doesn't work
  
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• Memorial service for Arizona pilot killed in Kenya attack scheduled for Saturday

  18-01-2020 16:42
  
  Dustin Harrison, of Gilbert, was one of two American contractors killed along with a serviceman during an attack on the Manda Bay Airfield in Kenya. Photo: Steve Kramer Facebook via 12 News
  TUCSON - A memorial service for the Gilbert pilot that was killed in a terrorist will be held Saturday at the Diocese of Tucson office building.Back on Jan. 5, Dustin Harrison was working as a contractor at the Manda Bay Airfield in Kenya when the base was attacked. The attack resulted in the death of Harris
  
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• WOMEN: Reese scores 26, No. 21 Wildcats beat Washington State

  18-01-2020 07:17
  
  HIGHLIGHTS: #21 Arizona 74, Washington State 67PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) - Cate Reese scored 26 points on Friday night and No. 21 Arizona never trailed after the first quarter in a 74-67 win over Washington State.Reese made all 11 of her free throws and the Wildcats (14-3, 3-3 Pac-12) made 21 of 22 from the foul line. Aari McDonald added 19 points and eight rebounds.Arizona scored the first nine points of the third quarter and added a 7-0 run later in the period to pull away.The Wildcats pose for a pi
  
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• Fort Lowell Shootout welcomes expansion as tournament celebrates 30 years

  18-01-2020 06:28
  
  TUCSON - Fireworks kicked off the 30th annual Fort Lowell Shootout at Kino Sports Complex Friday night.380 youth soccer from across the western United States and Mexico will play in the two-day tournament."My favorite part is just to see the smiles on their faces," Queen Creek coach Drew Colbourne said. "Just to see them enjoying the game I love and passing it on."
  Tournament director Kat Jackson and the shootout go back a long way.
  "I started as a player when I was in eighth grade," Jackson sai
  
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• Girl Scout cookie season has returned

  18-01-2020 04:20
  
  TUCSON - Girl Scouts across the county prepared to receive their cookies on Friday before the 'sweet' season officially begins on Saturday.
  500,000 boxes of were distributed to Girl Scout troops throughout Pima County at the annual Cookie Drop.
  Cookie sales will begin on Saturday.
  The following is a message from the organization about the Girl Scout Cookie Program: The Girl Scout Cookie Program is about more than just providing customers with stock up on delicious treats. The Cookie Program teac
  
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• Increased number of potholes on roads as a result of rainfall

  18-01-2020 03:21
  
  PIMA COUNTY - If you have spent any time in Pima County, potholes are no stranger, however, it's after it rains that we tend to see them more.
  "Water gets in. Traffic goes over potholes just start popping up everywhere," said Robert Lane, the Pima County Department of Transportation Maintenance & Operations division manager.It is no surprise the Pima County Department of Transportation receives a lot of calls about potholes throughout the year.
  "If you consider there is maybe ten potholes pe
  
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• California teachers sue Delta Airlines after plane dumps fuel on several schools

  18-01-2020 02:29
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Four teachers from a Los Angeles-area school sued Delta Air Lines on Friday, saying they were exposed to jet fuel when a plane with engine trouble dumped its fuel over a densely populated area, including several schools, while making an emergency return to the airport.
  MCI | FS163 | 8000 Park Ave #Cudahy | BN 13 and 3 units on-scene elementary school assessing multiple patients after apparent fuel dump by aircraft on final approach to LAX hits playground.— L.A. Cou
  
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• Trump proposes rollback for Michelle Obama school lunch guidelines

  18-01-2020 02:07
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Friday proposed rolling back nutrition guidelines for school meals that had been promoted by Michelle Obama as part of her campaign to combat child obesity.The impact, child nutrition advocates said, will be less fruit and vegetables and more foods like pizza and fries in the school meals program, which serves 30 million children, most from low-income families.Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue, who announced the rule changes on Obama&rsqu
  
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• Wings of Willcox kicks off this weekend

  18-01-2020 01:43
  
  WILLCOX, Az - January is peak migration season for birds across the country and one of the most popular places they like to come to is Willcox, Arizona.They see everything. Ducks, cranes even hawks all migrated to Southern Arizona.Every Martin Luther King Jr. weekend the people of Willcox get together and celebrate the amazing wildlife found around Southern Arizona.This celebration is called Wings Over Willcox and the main attraction is the sandhill crane.Mark Hart is helping to put on this even
  
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• News 4 Tucson Cooks: Artichoke Spinach Dip

  18-01-2020 01:43
  
  Gourmet Girls Artichoke Spinach Dip:8
  cups loosely packed fresh baby spinach (or 1/2 of a 10 oz. package frozen
  spinach, thawed, drained)1
  1/3 cup marinated artichoke hearts, drained and coarsely chopped8
  oz. cream cheese, room temperature 1
  cup greek yogurt1/2
  cup mayonnaise2
  clove garlic, minced1/2
  cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese1/2
  cup mozzarella, shredded + more for topping1/4
  t. Salt1/8/t.
  pepperMake
  Dip: place fresh spinach in a bowl with 1 Tbsp. of water. Cover tightly with
  plastic wra
  
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• Together until the end: Indiana hospital holds wedding for dying cancer patient

  18-01-2020 01:34
  
  (WFIE/NBC News) The tears didn’t stop flowing in the small quaint chapel inside Evansville, Indiana's Deaconess Hospital as Judith and Junior Horton exchanged their wedding vows.The couple has shared a beautiful bond, one that has endured the hard times over the last 15 years. It cannot be broken nor shaken, despite both being diagnosed with cancer.Junior’s diagnosis has only given him a few days left with his bride.“He’s a very caring person," Judith says. "When I first
  
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• Assistance dog helps Vail girl battling rare condition become more independent

  18-01-2020 01:30
  
  VAIL- A 12-year-old Vail girl battling a rare condition has found a special friend to help her become more independent.
  Morgan Spies was born with a rare genetic condition called arthrogryposis multiplex congenita, which affects one in 3,000 live births.
  The disease affects the joints and muscles, resulting in Morgan needing a wheelchair to get around.
  Her mother came across Canine Companions for Independence, a non-profit organization, that breeds, raises, and trains assistance dogs for people
  
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• Virginia Supreme Court upholds weapons ban for pro-gun rally next week, rejecting appeal from gun-rights groups

  18-01-2020 00:51
  
  RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Supreme Court upholds weapons ban for pro-gun rally next week, rejecting appeal from gun-rights groups.
  The post Virginia Supreme Court upholds weapons ban for pro-gun rally next week, rejecting appeal from gun-rights groups appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Yabba Dabba No: Bedroxx Bowling to close at end of month

  18-01-2020 00:14
  
  TUCSON - For years, residents from across southern Arizona gathered at Bedroxx Bowling Center for a prehistoric adventure full of cosmic bowling, unique arcade games and delicious food.Patrons would come in for bowling but stay for the fun times. But after decades of dino-mite bowling parties, the Marana staple will close its doors for good by the end of the month.The owner of Bedroxx Bowling announced Friday on a Facebook post that the Marana bowling alley will officially close for business at
  
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