• Grab your magic carpet: Tucson Heart Ball kicks off Saturday

    Grab your magic carpet: Tucson Heart Ball kicks off Saturday
    TUCSON - Imagine a land, a faraway place where the caravan camels roam.While the first land that popped into your head was probably the fictional Agrabah from Disney classic, Aladdin, this place definitely will offer as much adventure and wonder without requiring the long magic carpet ride.This Saturday, the American Heart Association will host its 62nd Heart and Stroke Ball at the Westin La Paloma Resort & Spa.With the theme "1001 Persian Nights", organizers promise patrons a night of exoti
  • Texas police officer charged with manslaughter in fatal shooting of unarmed man

    Texas police officer charged with manslaughter in fatal shooting of unarmed man
    BELTON, Texas (AP) — Texas police officer charged with manslaughter in fatal shooting of unarmed man.
    The post Texas police officer charged with manslaughter in fatal shooting of unarmed man appeared first on KVOA.
  • Steep cuts to Medicaid expected after $844B pot found in Trump budget

    Steep cuts to Medicaid expected after $844B pot found in Trump budget
    WASHINGTON (AP) -President Donald Trump’s budget contains a $844 billion mystery pot for his still undefined health care plan.That signals steep cuts to Medicaid and “Obamacare.” The 10-year number represents hypothetical savings that would be used for a health care plan Trump has been promising since he was a candidate.His election-year budget repeats that pledge but details once again remain elusive. Trump is promising to protect people with pre-existing conditions, but
  • Utah paying employers to travel to Mexico to reduce prescription prices

    Utah paying employers to travel to Mexico to reduce prescription prices
    SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Utah is paying public employees to travel to Mexico to fill their prescription medications in a program aimed at reducing the high cost of prescription drugs.State officials say about 10 people have participated in the program, saving Utah about $225,000 in the year since it's been created.Now they're expanding to Canada. It's one of several ways states are experimenting to cut the high cost of prescription drugs in the U.S. California is considering launching its own gener
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  • Flames engulf golf cart on Arizona course

    Flames engulf golf cart on Arizona course
    APACHE JUNCTION, Ariz. (KPNX) — Nothing puts a damper on a round of golf like your cart catching fire. The 7th hole at the Apache Creek Golf Club isn't so green after a golf cart caught fire over the weekend. A crew from the Superstition Fire and Medical District responded and was quickly able to put out the fire.  All that was left of the cart was its charred frame.No one was hurt, according to a Facebook post from the department.
    Yesterday, A-Shift Brush 261 responded to a
  • Tucson man pleads guilty to second-degree murder in 2018 death of live-in girlfriend

    Tucson man pleads guilty to second-degree murder in 2018 death of live-in girlfriend
    TUCSON - The Tucson man arrested for the murder of his live-in girlfriend pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in connection to the case Thursday.Back on May 6, 2018, Tucson Police Department found 18-year-old Rosaura Hernandez with obvious signs of blunt trauma on the kitchen floor of their apartment at 1254 S. Craycroft Ave. after her family contacted police.
    After TPD sent out a public request about his whereabouts, Hernandez's boyfriend, Joshua Hilaire turned himself into police and was bo
  • Winter Weather Advisory issued February 10 at 12:56PM MST until February 12 at 12:00AM MST by NWS Tucson AZ

    Winter Weather Advisory issued February 10 at 12:56PM MST until February 12 at 12:00AM MST by NWS Tucson AZ
    * WHAT…Snow expected. Total snow accumulations 6 to 12 inchesabove 7000 feet, with localized amounts up to 15 inches inexposed south to southwest facing slopes. Winds gusting ashigh as 35 mph.* WHERE…White Mountains of Graham and Greenlee Counties,Galiuro and Pinaleno Mountains, Chiricahua Mountains, Dragoonand Mule and Huachuca and Santa Rita Mountains and Catalinaand Rincon Mountains.* WHEN…From 5 PM this afternoon to midnight MST Tuesday night.* IMPACTS…Plan on sli
  • eegee’s Pink Passion BOGO starts Wednesday

    eegee’s Pink Passion BOGO starts Wednesday
    Love is in the air at eegee's and just in time for Valentine’s Day.Starting Wednesday, eegee's will be offering the Pink Passion BOGO. The frozen drink is a mixture of tart and tangy passion fruit with sweet red apple.
    Buy one for you, get one free for your boo at any eegee’s store. The offer is valid until Friday.The post eegee’s Pink Passion BOGO starts Wednesday appeared first on KVOA.
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  • Local summer youth program seeking applicants

    Local summer youth program seeking applicants
    TUCSON – If you’re looking to gain valuable work experience or catching up on school credits, Pima County is calling you.Young people, between the ages of 14 and 21, are encouraged to apply to Pima County Summer Youth Programs.Pima County partnered with several local agencies to offer job placements to the youth in the community.
    About the program:
    Sessions typically run four to six weeks and range from 20 to 40 hours per week. Youth must be at least 14 and younger than 22 by May 28.
  • Forrest City Mayor says a gunman is dead and two officers are injured after a shooting at an Arkansas Walmart

    Forrest City Mayor says a gunman is dead and two officers are injured after a shooting at an Arkansas Walmart
    FORREST CITY, Ark. (AP) — Forrest City Mayor says a gunman is dead and two officers are injured after a shooting at an Arkansas Walmart.
    The post Forrest City Mayor says a gunman is dead and two officers are injured after a shooting at an Arkansas Walmart appeared first on KVOA.
  • OVPD K9 enjoying retirement after video of sendoff goes viral

    OVPD K9 enjoying retirement after video of sendoff goes viral
    TUCSON - An Oro Valley Police Department K-9 has captured the hearts millions after a video commemorating his seven years of service went viral last week.On Feb. 1, OVPD posted a video of K9 Bruno's radio sendoff after he completed his final shift working with the department. In the video, Bruno's handler, Officer Roger Reynolds, fed the furry officer an ice cream sandwich as the police dispatcher announced his retirement over a radio transmission. "This transmission is for K-9 Bruno. He has jus
  • Facebook pays $550M to Illinois in lawsuit accusing it of harvesting users’ biometric data without permission

    Facebook pays $550M to Illinois in lawsuit accusing it of harvesting users’ biometric data without permission
    CHICAGO (AP) - Facebook has agreed to a $550 million settlement of a class-action lawsuit that accuses it of violating the rights of millions of Illinois users by harvesting their biometric data without permission.The settlement, which still needs judicial approval, could be bad news for other tech companies being sued under the state's unique 2008 law that allows individuals to sue in such instances.The law was passed in reaction to the collapse of a company whose assets, including its customer
  • Facebook pays $550M to Illinois in lawsuit accusing it of harvesting biometric users’ biometric data without permission

    Facebook pays $550M to Illinois in lawsuit accusing it of harvesting biometric users’ biometric data without permission
    CHICAGO (AP) - Facebook has agreed to a $550 million settlement of a class-action lawsuit that accuses it of violating the rights of millions of Illinois users by harvesting their biometric data without permission.The settlement, which still needs judicial approval, could be bad news for other tech companies being sued under the state's unique 2008 law that allows individuals to sue in such instances.The law was passed in reaction to the collapse of a company whose assets, including its customer
  • Backstreet’s Back: BSB coming to Arizona in October

    Backstreet’s Back: BSB coming to Arizona in October
    PHOENIX (KPNX) — Backstreet's Back, alright! The Backstreet Boys announced on Monday that they have expanded their ongoing world tour -- and one Valley city is among the newly announced stops. The DNA World Tour kicked off in 2019. The tour will continue in Mexico City, Mexico, on Feb. 20 before wrapping up in Los Angeles on Oct. 9. In the midst of the madness, the Backstreet Boys will be performing at Ak-Chin Pavilion in Phoenix on Oct. 6. Those who are
  • Arizona police officer pays for plane ticket, drives stranded elderly woman to airport

    Arizona police officer pays for plane ticket, drives stranded elderly woman to airport
    GILBERT, Ariz (KPNX) — Gilbert police officer Adam Walicke was given a shoutout on Gilbert Town Hall's Facebook page after going to great lengths to help get an elderly woman back home.The woman had come to Gilbert under the impression that she was going to meet and marry a man, according to the Facebook post. However, when she arrived, there was no man to meet and no marriage happening.The woman, spending the last of her money on travel and having no family in Arizona, was stranded, accor
  • Local program receives $10K grant to help neglected, abused kids in Pima County

    Local program receives $10K grant to help neglected, abused kids in Pima County
    TUCSON - To help abused and neglected children across southern Arizona take steps toward finding a safe home, the National CASA/GAL Association for Children has awarded Pima County's Court Appointed Special Advocates program a $10,050 grant.Since its inception in 1977, the CASA movement has been gathering volunteers to help advocate the needs and interests of abused and neglected children in the courtroom. Last year alone, the movement helped 280,300 abused and neglected children find safe,
  • Police: 3 people shot at Walmart in eastern Arkansas

    Police: 3 people shot at Walmart in eastern Arkansas
    FORREST CITY, Ark. (AP) - Police say at least three people have been shot at a Walmart in eastern Arkansas.The shooting was reported mid-morning Monday in Forrest City, about 85 miles (135 kilometers) east of Little Rock, a dispatcher with the Forrest City Police Department told The Associated Press.Forrest City Police dispatcher Chastity Boyd told The Associated Press that three people were shot inside the Walmart. Boyd said she doesn't know whether a suspect has been detained. Boyd did not hav
  • Police say three people have been shot at a Walmart in eastern Arkansas but provide no information on extent of injuries

    Police say three people have been shot at a Walmart in eastern Arkansas but provide no information on extent of injuries
    FORREST CITY, Ark. (AP) — Police say three people have been shot at a Walmart in eastern Arkansas but provide no information on extent of injuries.
    The post Police say three people have been shot at a Walmart in eastern Arkansas but provide no information on extent of injuries appeared first on KVOA.
  • Trump’s $4.8 trillion budget proposal revisits rejected cuts

    Trump’s $4.8 trillion budget proposal revisits rejected cuts
    By ANDREW TAYLOR
    WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump is offering a $4.8 trillion election-year budget plan that recycles previously rejected cuts to domestic programs like food stamps and Medicaid to promise a balanced budget in 15 years - all while boosting the military and leaving Social Security and Medicare benefits untouched.Trump's fiscal 2021 plan, to be released Monday, promises the government's deficit will crest above $1 trillion only for the current budget year before steadily de
  • Crash restricts WB I-10 near Congress

    Crash restricts WB I-10 near Congress
    TUCSON - A crash that occurred Monday morning has restricted westbound Interstate 10 near Congress Street.According to Arizona Department of Transportation, the crash has shut down the right and center lanes on the interstate.ADOT has not yet released if any injuries were sustained in the incident.
    I-10 WB near Congress: Right and center lanes closed for crash. #aztraffic #tucson pic.twitter.com/vo3AnTcYf7— Arizona DOT (@ArizonaDOT) February 10, 2020
    Details are limited at this time.Motori
  • Adoptable Pets: Shadow Needs a Home

    Adoptable Pets: Shadow Needs a Home
    “Hi, I’m Shadow, a gorgeous 11 year old cat who wants to live out my golden years with you.…
  • Claytoon of the Day: MAGA Virus

    Claytoon of the Day: MAGA Virus
    Find more Claytoonz here.
  • China virus cases rise again, 66 more on ship in Japan

    China virus cases rise again, 66 more on ship in Japan
    By JOE McDONALD
    Associated PressBEIJING (AP) - China reported a rise in new virus cases Monday, denting optimism that disease control measures including isolating major cities might be working, while the operator of a cruise ship in Japan reported dozens of new cases.Britain declared the virus an "imminent threat" and said it would forcibly detain infected people if necessary. France tested 45 children and their parents after five British tourists contracted the virus as a ski resort.More Chine
  • Cleaning out your computer, there’s a day for that!

    Cleaning out your computer, there’s a day for that!
    (NBC
    News)  Today is  the day set aside for your cleaning up your digital
    devices.National "Clean Out Your Computer Day" promotes
    cleaning out files that should have been dealt with years ago."For
    most folks its going to be multimedia files," says Nicholas De Leon of
    Consumer Reports.  "Photos, videos, maybe old MP3s that you
    downloaded in the day." "People
    download a lot of stuff off the internet and it just sits there in this one big
    folder, taking up enormous amounts of sp
  • ‘Parasite’ makes Oscar history, wins best picture

    ‘Parasite’ makes Oscar history, wins best picture
    LOS ANGELES (AP) - In a milestone win that
    instantly expanded the Oscars' horizons, Bong Joon Ho's masterfully devious
    class satire "Parasite" became the first non-English language film to
    win best picture in the 92-year history of the Academy Awards.
    "Parasite" took Hollywood's top prize
    on Sunday night, along with awards for best director, best international film
    and best screenplay. In a year dominated by period epics - "1917,"
    "Once Upon a Time ... In Hollywood," "The Irishman" - the
    film ac
  • Video of Pelosi brings renewed attention to ‘cheapfakes’

    Video of Pelosi brings renewed attention to ‘cheapfakes’
    SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -A video of Nancy Pelosi tearing up the State of the Union speech while President Trump honored special guests spread through social media.
    The problem? Pelosi did tear up her copy of the speech, but not until Trump was finished talking and not during the address as the video depicts.
    Pelosi's team called the video misleading and asked social media sites to take it down.But Facebook and Twitter left the video up, saying it does not violate their policies intended to prohibit i
  • Schumer wants to protect whistleblowers amid Trump payback

    Schumer wants to protect whistleblowers amid Trump payback
    By LISA MASCARO
    AP Congressional CorrespondentWASHINGTON (AP) - Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer is calling on the nation's 74 inspectors general to protect government whistleblowers amid President Donald Trump's ouster of key government officials in the impeachment probe.In a letter Monday to the Defense Department inspector general, Schumer said Army Lt. Col. Alex Vindman has been "viciously attacked" by the Republican president after "bravely stepping forward to tell the truth."
    Vindman
  • Turkey’s defense ministry says Syrian army shelling kills 5 Turkish soldiers, wounds 5 in Syria’s northwest Idlib area.

    Turkey’s defense ministry says Syrian army shelling kills 5 Turkish soldiers, wounds 5 in Syria’s northwest Idlib area.
    ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s defense ministry says Syrian army shelling kills 5 Turkish soldiers, wounds 5 in Syria’s northwest Idlib area.
    The post Turkey’s defense ministry says Syrian army shelling kills 5 Turkish soldiers, wounds 5 in Syria’s northwest Idlib area. appeared first on KVOA.
  • Traffic Alert: 2-vehicle collision near Stone, Speedway

    Traffic Alert: 2-vehicle collision near Stone, Speedway
    TUCSON – Police are working to clean up after a two-vehicle
    collision Monday morning in central Tucson.
    The incident occurred at the intersection of Stone Avenue
    and Speedway Boulevard.
    No injuries were reported.
    Expect traffic delays in the area.Traffic alert: A two vehicle collision in the intersection of Speedway and Stone, no injuries, travel restrictions In the intersection pic.twitter.com/1tHt0gdu68— AndrewKVOA (@AndrewKVOA) February 10, 2020The post Traffic Alert: 2-vehicle co
  • Rain and snow taking over the next couple of days!

    Rain and snow taking over the next couple of days!
    TUCSON - A winter storm will impact us today into early Wednesday bringing valley rain and mountain snow at times! It will be breezy at times today as this system approaches with showers increasing this afternoon and tonight. Today: Breezy with increasing showers (80%). High: 68°Tonight: Showers likely (90%). Low: 41°Tomorrow: Showers likely (70%). High: 56°Another storm system is set to impact us today into early Wednesday morning bringing cooler temperatures and a de
  • The Latest: EU says new virus poses serious danger

    The Latest: EU says new virus poses serious danger
    BEIJING (AP) — The Latest on a virus outbreak that began in China (all times local):6 p.m.The European Union commissioner for crisis management says the new virus that emerged in China creates a “worrisome” situation that will be discussed during a special meeting of health ministers from the 27-member bloc.Speaking Monday in Brussels, Janez Lenarcic said the virus is spreading with great speed and poses a “serious danger for public health.”He added that the meeting
  • Winter Weather Advisory issued February 10 at 4:02AM MST until February 12 at 12:00AM MST by NWS Tucson AZ

    Winter Weather Advisory issued February 10 at 4:02AM MST until February 12 at 12:00AM MST by NWS Tucson AZ
    * WHAT…Snow expected. Total snow accumulations 6 to 12 inchesabove 7000 feet, with localized amounts up to 15 inches inexposed south to southwest facing slopes. Winds gusting ashigh as 35 mph.* WHERE…White Mountains of Graham and Greenlee Counties,Galiuro and Pinaleno Mountains, Chiricahua Mountains, Dragoonand Mule and Huachuca and Santa Rita Mountains and Catalinaand Rincon Mountains.* WHEN…From 5 PM Monday to midnight MST Tuesday night.* IMPACTS…Plan on slippery ro
  • Winter Weather Advisory

    Winter Weather Advisory
    * WHAT…Snow expected. Total snow accumulations 6 to 12 inchesabove 7000 feet, with localized amounts up to 15 inches inexposed south to southwest facing slopes. Winds gusting ashigh as 35 mph.* WHERE…White Mountains of Graham and Greenlee Counties,Galiuro and Pinaleno Mountains, Chiricahua Mountains, Dragoonand Mule and Huachuca and Santa Rita Mountains and Catalinaand Rincon Mountains.* WHEN…From 5 PM Monday to midnight MST Tuesday night.* IMPACTS…Plan on slippery ro
  • German Chancellor Merkel’s designated successor to quit after regional vote fiasco

    German Chancellor Merkel’s designated successor to quit after regional vote fiasco
    BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Merkel’s designated successor to quit after regional vote fiasco.
    The post German Chancellor Merkel’s designated successor to quit after regional vote fiasco appeared first on KVOA.
  • Things to Do, Monday, Feb. 10

    Things to Do, Monday, Feb. 10
    Wine Tasting Gala Fundraiser. Arizona Wine Collective is hosting a wine tasting in support of Desert Voices, Tucson’s LGBT chorus.…
  • Easy Runs christens Winter Meet at Rillito Park

    Easy Runs christens Winter Meet at Rillito Park
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    TUCSON - A race of Maidens was the perfect way to start the 2020 Winter Meet at Rillito Park Race Track.And it was Easy Runs who came away the victor in the opening run for horses who had never before won a race.His jockey Elias Gutierrez was a double winner on Opening Day as he also rode the victor in Saturday's second race Political Blood.The first stakes race of the season was the 7th run on Saturday, the Patti and Dale (Doc) Shirley Memorial Stakes and J
  • Japan’s health ministry says about 60 more people on a quarantined cruise ship have tested positive for new virus

    Japan’s health ministry says about 60 more people on a quarantined cruise ship have tested positive for new virus
    TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s health ministry says about 60 more people on a quarantined cruise ship have tested positive for new virus.
    The post Japan’s health ministry says about 60 more people on a quarantined cruise ship have tested positive for new virus appeared first on KVOA.
  • The Latest: ‘Parasite’ wins best picture Academy Award

    The Latest: ‘Parasite’ wins best picture Academy Award
    LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Latest on the 92nd Academy Awards, which are being bestowed Sunday at the Dolby Theatre (all times local):__8:30 p.m.“Parasite” has won the best picture Academy Award, making history as the first foreign language film to win the ceremony’s top honor.
    Bong Joon Ho’s thriller has been one of the season’s darlings, despite failing to garner any Academy Award nominations for its cast.Bong’s acumen in creating his tale of a grifter fami
  • The Latest: Renée Zellweger wins best actress Academy Award

    The Latest: Renée Zellweger wins best actress Academy Award
    LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Latest on the 92nd Academy Awards, which are being bestowed Sunday at the Dolby Theatre (all times local):8:20 p.m.Renée Zellwegger has won the best actress Academy Award for her portrayal of Judy Garland in the tumultuous final year of her life.It is Zellweger’s second Oscar; she won the supporting actress award in 2004 for “Cold Mountain.”The actress has enjoyed front-runner status throughout awards season, picking up top Golden Globe and S
  • The Latest: Joaquin Phoenix wins best actor at the Oscars

    The Latest: Joaquin Phoenix wins best actor at the Oscars
    LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Latest on the 92nd Academy Awards, which are being bestowed Sunday at the Dolby Theatre (all times local):8:10 p.m.Joaquin Phoenix won the best actor Academy Award Sunday for his role as a wanna-be comedian destined to become a supervillain in “Joker.”It is Phoenix’s first Oscar and fourth nomination. Widely praised for performances in films ranging from “Gladiator” to the Johnny Cash biopic “Walk the Line,” a best actor win
  • The Latest: Bong Joon Ho wins best director Academy Award

    The Latest: Bong Joon Ho wins best director Academy Award
    LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Latest on the 92nd Academy Awards, which are being bestowed Sunday at the Dolby Theatre (all times local):8 p.m.Bong Joon Ho has won the best director Oscar for his class satire, “Parasite.”The South Korean director’s acumen in creating a film about the intertwining of two families — one poor and another rich — has been roundly praised.It is the first best directing Oscar for Bong, whose previous films include “Okja” and &ldq
  • The Latest: Corden and Wilson help ‘Cats’ make the Oscars

    The Latest: Corden and Wilson help ‘Cats’ make the Oscars
    LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Latest on the 92nd Academy Awards, which are being bestowed Sunday at the Dolby Theatre (all times local):7:30 p.m.“Cats” has clawed its way onto the Oscars stage.James Corden and Rebel Wilson — two stars from the maligned film adaptation of the Broadway hit — dressed in head-to-toe cat costumes to present the Academy Award for special effects.“Nobody knows, better than us, the importance of good visual effects,” they joked.The duo
  • The Latest: ‘Parasite’ wins international film Oscar

    The Latest: ‘Parasite’ wins international film Oscar
    LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Latest on the 92nd Academy Awards, which are being bestowed Sunday at the Dolby Theatre (all times local):7:20 p.m.South Korea’s “Parasite” has won the international film Academy Award.
    Director Bong Joon Ho’s social satire has received widespread acclaim and was considered a front-runner in the category headed into the Sunday’s Oscars. It is the South Korea’s first win in the category.“Parasite” has several opportuniti
  • The Latest: Eminem surprises Oscars with ‘Lose Yourself’

    The Latest: Eminem surprises Oscars with ‘Lose Yourself’
    LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Latest on the 92nd Academy Awards, which are being bestowed Sunday at the Dolby Theatre (all times local):6:45 p.m.Nearly twenty years after skipping the Academy Awards, Slim Shady finally arrived on the Oscars stage.Eminem made a surprise appearance and performed “Lose Yourself,” a best original song winner in 2003 from the soundtrack to “8 Mile.” His performance rocked the Dolby Theatre — Zazie Beetz was among the many who rapped along
  • The Latest: Stars mingle, check phones during Oscars breaks

    The Latest: Stars mingle, check phones during Oscars breaks
    LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Latest on the 92nd Academy Awards, which are being bestowed Sunday at the Dolby Theatre (all times local):6:30 p.m.Commercial breaks at the Oscars offer the nominees, presenters and other stars a chance to do some quick power-mingling, stretch their legs and check their texts before the show returns to air.
    Tom Hanks, always the life of the party when he’s at the Oscars, walked down the front row at the Dolby Theatre on Sunday and had a long and animated chat w
  • The Latest: Laura Dern wins best supporting actress Oscar

    The Latest: Laura Dern wins best supporting actress Oscar
    LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Latest on the 92nd Academy Awards, which are being bestowed Sunday at the Dolby Theatre (all times local):6:15 p.m.Laura Dern is the winner of the best supporting actress Academy Award for her role as a high-powered divorce attorney in “Marriage Story.”
    It is Dern’s first Oscar win and caps an awards season where the actress has also collected honors from the Screen Actors Guild and Golden Globes.“Marriage Story” shows the disintegrating
  • The Latest: ‘American Factory’ wins documentary film Oscar

    The Latest: ‘American Factory’ wins documentary film Oscar
    LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Latest on the 92nd Academy Awards, which are being bestowed Sunday at the Dolby Theatre (all times local):6:10 p.m.“American Factory” has won of the documentary film Academy Award.It is the first feature backed by Barack and Michelle Obama’s production company, Higher Ground, but the former president and first lady are not technically Oscar winners.The film focuses on the efforts of a Chinese company to repurpose a shuttered General Motors plant in
  • 12th ranked Cats make “her-story” in Corvallis

    12th ranked Cats make “her-story” in Corvallis
    WOMEN: #12 Arizona 65, #9 Oregon State 58By GARY HOROWITZ
    Associated PressCORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) - Coming off a 33-point loss at No. 3 Oregon, Arizona had something to prove when it stepped on the court Sunday against No. 9 Oregon State.And the 12th-ranked Wildcats (19-4, 8-4 Pac-12) delivered a definitive statement with a 65-58 overtime win, snapping an 11-game losing streak against Oregon State dating to the 2011-12 season. It was Arizona's first road win against a Top 10 team in program history
  • The Latest: ‘Jojo Rabbit’ wins adapted screenplay Oscar

    The Latest: ‘Jojo Rabbit’ wins adapted screenplay Oscar
    LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Latest on the 92nd Academy Awards, which are being bestowed Sunday at the Dolby Theatre (all times local):5:45
    Taika Waititi is the winner of the best adapted screenplay Academy Award for “Jojo Rabbit.”It is the first Oscar for the writer-director-actor, who thanked his mother and also dedicated the award to all the “indigenous kids in the world” who want to make art.Waititi directed and starred in “Jojo Rabbit,” playing Adolf Hitl
  • The Latest: ‘Parasite’ wins original screenplay Oscar

    The Latest: ‘Parasite’ wins original screenplay Oscar
    LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Latest on the 92nd Academy Awards, which are being bestowed Sunday at the Dolby Theatre (all times local):5:35 p.m.“Parasite” is the winner of the best original screenplay Academy Award, delivering Bong Joon Ho his first Oscar.The South Korean writer-director held the Oscar up and said to the audience “Thank you, great honor.” He dedicated the win to his country.He shares the honor with Han Jin Won, who paid thanks to the Korean film industry.

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