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• 12 men exonerated after allegedly framed by disgraced Chicago police sergeant

  11-02-2020 23:48
  
  CHICAGO (AP) -A Cook County judge has dismissed the felony drug convictions of 12 men who were netted in one of the biggest scandals in the history of the Chicago Police Department.On Tuesday, the men who were framed by disgraced former police sergeant Ronald Watts became the latest of some 75 African Americans who have had their convictions vacated since 2016.Authorities say Watts headed a unit that filed bogus drug charges if the defendants did not pay him money.Watts was sentenced in 2013 to
  
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• Local governments in Ohio seeking unity in opioid litigation

  11-02-2020 23:42
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Dozens of Ohio local government leaders gathered privately in Columbus Tuesday to discuss how to divide millions of dollars from a prospective opioid settlement, potentially positioning them to enter settlement talks with drugmakers as a united front.About 75 mayors, county commissioners and others from around the state attended the meeting, organized by the bipartisan Ohio Mayors Alliance. Representatives of Gov. Mike DeWine and Attorney General Dave Yost, both Repub
  
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• Pentagon: Number of troops who suffered brain injuries from Iran strike shoots up to 109

  11-02-2020 23:21
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) -The Pentagon says the number of U.S. service members diagnosed with traumatic brain injuries has shot up to more than 100, as more troops suffer the aftereffects of the Iranian ballistic missile attack early last month in Iraq.The department says the latest total is 109 military members who have been treated for mild TBI. Nearly 70 have returned to duty.The latest numbers mark a significant increase over the 64 reported a little over a week ago.The Pentagon warns that the number
  
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• Judge dismisses Virginia lieutenant governor’s libel suit against CBS

  11-02-2020 23:21
  
  ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — Judge dismisses Virginia lieutenant governor’s libel suit against CBS.
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• Special prosecutor: Grand jury returns 6-count indictment accusing actor Jussie Smollett of lying to Chicago police

  11-02-2020 23:17
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — Special prosecutor: Grand jury returns 6-count indictment accusing actor Jussie Smollett of lying to Chicago police.
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• Phoenix PD: Man who ‘doesn’t drink beer’ arrested for stealing 2,142 beers

  11-02-2020 23:16
  
  Phoenix Police Department via 12 NewsMikael Richardson
  PHOENIX (KPNX) — Phoenix police arrested a man accused of stealing thousands of cans of beer, despite telling officers that he doesn’t drink.Mikael Richardson was arrested last Tuesday after police say he robbed multiple Circle K stores in south Phoenix last year. Police say Richardson grabbed multiple cases of beer and simply walked out each time.After his arrest, police say he admitted to robbing the stores and said he wo
  
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• Reports: Jussie Smollett faces new charges for reporting attack that Chicago police say was a hoax

  11-02-2020 23:10
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — Reports: Jussie Smollett faces new charges for reporting attack that Chicago police say was a hoax.
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• 4 Your Health: FDA report shows no evidence between cell phone use and cancer

  11-02-2020 22:25
  
  NBC News- A new FDA report shows there is no evidence between cell phone use and cancer.The agency said it reviewed nearly 11 years of published data on the topic.They found "no quantifiable adverse health effects in humans caused by exposures at or under the current cell phone exposure limits."But the agency continues to urge for additional research, including on people who might be predisposed to tumors.Teenage boys most at risk for HIV not getting testedThe majority of teenage boys most at ri
  
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• Appeals court delays deportation of 5-year-old with head injury

  11-02-2020 22:22
  
  HOUSTON (AP) -A federal appeals court in California has temporarily halted the deportation of a 5-year-old child who injured his head before immigration agents arrested his family.Advocates say the child needs to be seen by a neurologist.The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued an order late Monday that prevents the immediate removal of the boy, his 1-year-old brother, and their mother.They are being held at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's family detention center at Dilley, Texas.
  
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• Winter Weather Advisory issued February 11 at 2:15PM MST until February 12 at 12:00AM MST by NWS Tucson AZ

  11-02-2020 22:15
  
  * WHAT…Snow continues. Total snow accumulations 6 to 12 inchesabove 7000 feet, with localized amounts up to 15 inches inexposed south to southwest facing slopes. Winds gusting as highas 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…Through midnight MST Tuesday night.* IMPACTS…Plan on slippery road conditio
  
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• Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó has returned home after White House visit aimed at ousting President Maduro

  11-02-2020 22:15
  
  CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó has returned home after White House visit aimed at ousting President Maduro.
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• Martha McSally launches US Senate campaign

  11-02-2020 22:12
  
  PHOENIX (KPNX) - Martha McSally officially launched her campaign for U.S. Senate on Tuesday. Her campaign published the campaign video, titled "Inspire.""IT’S TIME! I’m officially launching my campaign for U.S. Senate today - check out my launch video here! #AZsen," the tweet with the video read. 
  IT’S TIME! I’m officially launching my campaign for U.S. Senate today - check out my launch video here! #AZsen pic.twitter.com/rxEQ5Oz8w2— Martha McSally fo
  
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• News 4 Cooks: Kadun Pika Spicy Chicken

  11-02-2020 22:09
  
  Two military members from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base came to show News 4 Tucson how to make a dish, that airmen can learn in the base's new initiative,Cooking for Singles.Ingredients:3lbs chicken1 ½ cup soy sauce¼ cup water1 chopped white onion1/8 cup Minced garlic1 cup vinegar½ cup Hot shot seasoning (more or less to taste)1 can coconut milk1 Cucumber (sliced)4 cups jasmine rice (cooked)Preparation Instructions: In a medium to large pot on medium heat, combine garlic, oni
  
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• PACC employee to spend one week sleeping inside kennel with longest-staying dog to help her get adopted

  11-02-2020 22:08
  
  TUCSON- A Pima Animal Care Center employee is joining a new furry roommate this week inside the shelter.
  Michele Figueroa is PACC's director of operations and she is spending every night this week inside a kennel with her new pal Tessa.
  "The whole point of this is to showcase that no animal should be living in the shelter," said Figueroa. "I've stayed one night so far and it has been quite interesting... didn't get much sleep."Figueroa says this one and a half year old dog has been at PACC for a
  
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• Special Weather Statement issued February 11 at 1:44PM MST by NWS Phoenix AZ

  11-02-2020 21:44
  
  At 144 PM MST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm overGold Canyon, moving south at 10 mph.Pea size hail will be possible with this storm.Locations impacted include…Apache Junction, Gold Canyon, Florence Junction, Kings Ranch, GoldCamp and Queen Valley.This includes the following highways…US Highway 60 between mile markers 197 and 212.AZ Route 79 between mile markers 145 and 150.Brief heavy rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may leadto localized flooding.
  
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• 69-year-old man dies after two-vehicle collision on east side

  11-02-2020 21:44
  
  TUCSON – A man died on Saturday from injuries sustained in a two-vehicle collision on Jan. 12, Tucson Police Department said.
  According to a news release, Antonio Calva, 69, was transported to St. Joseph’s Hospital after a serious–injury collision at the intersection of South Kolb Road and East 22nd Street.
  Police say a black 2000 Toyota minivan was traveling eastbound on 22nd Street, attempting to turn onto North Kolb Road.At that time, a white 2011 Toyota Camry was traveling
  
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• ‘Our Blackness Our Heritage:’ Step show celebrates Black History Month

  11-02-2020 21:21
  
  TUCSON – Students at Cholla High School are celebrating Black History Month with the third annual "Our Blackness Our Heritage" step show.
  The step team named Keeping Culture Alive performed a blend of African and African-fusion dances to connect the past to the present with messages to demonstrate the power of cultural legacies.The showcase was a way to bring the community together and to
  celebrate tradition and history.
  “I am extremely proud and privileged to be here today to
  make s
  
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• Debunking the #BroomChallenge: You can make a broom stand upright any day of the year

  11-02-2020 20:21
  
  An old viral challenge is sweeping the internet once again, the Broom Challenge.It consists of making a broom stand up on its own and
  posting the video online.The Broom Challenge has been around since at least 2012.A viral tweet suggests NASA said that Monday was the only day the trick would work because of the earth's gravitational pull.It’s been a busy day, but to all of those who asked me about the broom challenge. It’s a hoax. The Earth’s tilt doesn’t change. Always 2
  
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• Bloomberg under fire after comments resurface defending ‘stop and frisk’ policing

  11-02-2020 19:53
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) -Michael Bloomberg is under fire for resurfaced comments in which he says the way to bring down murder rates is to "put a lot of cops" in minority neighborhoods because that's where "all the crime is."Bloomberg made the comments at a 2015 appearance at the Aspen Institute, as part of an overall defense of his support for the controversial "stop and frisk" policing tactic that has been found to disproportionately affect minorities.On Tuesday, after reports of the 2015 audio resurf
  
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• School bus flips during crash in Ohio

  11-02-2020 19:44
  
  (WCMH/NBC News)  Newly released video shows the moment an Ohio school bus overturned during a December crash.The crash happened on December 19 in Perry County.According to the Ohio State Highway Patrol, the driver of a 1996 Ford Mustang failed to stop at a red light and was struck by the school bus.Video from onboard the bus shows students pinned inside the wreckage, screaming for help as they try to free themselves. The bus driver stays calm, telling the students to get out through windows
  
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• Michigan 6-year-old completes 1,000 acts of kindness

  11-02-2020 19:38
  
  (WNDU)  A Michingan 6-year-old is making kindness her mission. Liliana Hake has already completed more than 1,000 acts of kindness, and she's not stopping anytime soon."I love spreading kindness," she said. "I love seeing people smile. There's so many things you can do."She's not only the USA National Miss Michigan Junior Princess, she's also one of the kindest people you'll ever meet. Liliana decided she wanted to spread kindness throughout the world, one act at a time.One of her bigg
  
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• Former NAU student who shot, killed fellow college student faces 10 years

  11-02-2020 19:23
  
  FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Three Northern Arizona University graduates who were injured in a shooting while they were students and the family of their slain schoolmate are asking a judge to send the man who pulled the trigger to prison for 10 years.That's the maximum Steven Jones could receive behind bars in the October 2015 death of Colin Brough when he is sentenced on Tuesday. Rather than risk a potential second-degree murder conviction at trial, Jones pleaded guilty last month to manslaugh
  
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• Ban on gender confirmation procedures to children under 16 fails in South Dakota

  11-02-2020 19:17
  
  PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -Legislation that aimed to prevent South Dakota physicians from giving gender confirmation procedures to children under 16 has been stopped by a Senate committee.A Republican-dominated Senate committee voted 5-2 to kill the proposal. Republican Senators who opposed the bill said they were not convinced that the Legislature should delve into the issue.Conservative lawmakers in nearly a dozen other states are pushing similar proposals.Proponents of the bill amended their proposal
  
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• Arizona doctor among those stranded in Japan by outbreak

  11-02-2020 18:45
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona physician is among thousands of passengers quarantined on a cruise ship in Japan because of the novel coronavirus outbreak.In a phone interview Monday with Phoenix radio station KTAR-FM, Dr. Sommer Gunia, a surgeon from Scottsdale, said she and her husband are passing the time in their room with playing cards and Soduku puzzles.Meanwhile, crew members bring them food, water and ice.“There’s people monitoring the hallways to make sure we don&r
  
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• Harvey Weinstein’s defense rests without the once-powerful movie mogul testifying at his rape trial

  11-02-2020 17:27
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein’s defense rests without the once-powerful movie mogul testifying at his rape trial.
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• New study suggests progesterone could cut miscarriages

  11-02-2020 17:08
  
  (WCNC)  A new study suggests progesterone treatments may prevent miscarriages in women who’ve experienced repeated pregnancy loss.Miscarriage, also called early pregnancy loss, is when a baby dies in the womb before 20 weeks of pregnancy.For women who know they’re pregnant, about 10 to 15 in 100 pregnancies end in miscarriage, according to March of Dimes. They say most miscarriages happen in the first trimester, before the 12th week of pregnancy.But some women will experience re
  
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• News 4 Tucson Cooks: Truffled Lobster Risotto

  11-02-2020 17:06
  
  · ¼ cup butter· ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil· 1 cup onions, finely chopped· 2 cups arborio, carnaroli or other short-grained white rice for risotto· Meat from 1 cooked lobster, chopped· 2 tablespoons minced chives· ½ cup truffled mascarpone (1/2 cup mascarpone with 1TB black truffle grated)· grated Parmesan to taste· salt and pepper to taste· About 6 cups lobster, vegetable or chicken stock· In a me
  
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• Growing dispute over ride-sharing apps and Phoenix airport

  11-02-2020 17:04
  
  PHOENIX (AP) - A dispute between ride-hailing companies and the city of Phoenix deepened on Monday, as Arizona lawmakers introduced legislation that would bar raising fees on Uber and Lyft at Sky Harbor airport.
  The latest salvo in the growing fight is
  an attempt by state lawmakers to keep a free-flow of ride-sharing companies
  serving the main airport in one of the U.S.'s largest cities.
  Uber and Lyft have threatened to stop
  service at the airport if the new fees are imposed.The legislation was
  
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• Sudan official says authorities, rebels agree to hand over ex-President Omar al-Bashir to international criminal court.

  11-02-2020 15:14
  
  CAIRO (AP) — Sudan official says authorities, rebels agree to hand over ex-President Omar al-Bashir to international criminal court.
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• 2 kids found in Puerto Peñasco after their mother’s murder prompted a 2018 Amber Alert

  11-02-2020 15:10
  
  By: Yolanda Garcia-Espinoza
  PHOENIX — Two children were found in Puerto Peñasco, Sonora, Mexico, after an Amber Alert was issued for them in Phoenix in Sept. 2018.The 8- and 5-year-old boys were believed to be taken by their biological father, Dimas Coronado after he allegedly killed their pregnant mom, Oralia Nuñez and her roommate Omar Gonzalez.On Monday, 12 News learned that on Jan. 29, Coronado was arrested in Puerto Peñasco, also known as Rocky Poin
  
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• Allegiant Airlines adds new nonstop flights between Las Vegas and Tucson

  11-02-2020 14:49
  
  TUCSON – Next stop, Las Vegas?Allegiant Airlines announced Tuesday it will offer seasonal nonstop flights between Tucson International Airport and McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas, Nevada.
  Starting June 5, flights will be available Friday and Sundays, with an introductory fare as low as $49. Flights must be booked by 11:59 p.m. PT Feb. 12 for travel by Aug. 16.𝗚𝗼 … It’s official! @Allegiant Air is adding low-cost nonstop flights from #Tucson to
  
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• A federal judge has approved T-Mobile’s $26.5 billion takeover of Sprint, removing a major obstacle in wireless shakeup

  11-02-2020 14:40
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge has approved T-Mobile’s $26.5 billion takeover of Sprint, removing a major obstacle in wireless shakeup.
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• More rain and snow today!

  11-02-2020 13:24
  
  TUCSON - A winter storm will continue to impact us, especially this afternoon and evening, bringing additional valley rain and mountain snow! The Winter Weather Advisory remains in effect until midnight tonight for elevations above 7,000 feet. Today: P.M. showers likely (60%). High: 56°Tonight: Isolated showers and colder (10%). Low: 37°Tomorrow: Drying out, then mostly sunny. High: 60°The winter storm will continue to impact us especially late this morning and into th
  
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• Winter Weather Advisory issued February 11 at 2:51AM MST until February 12 at 12:00AM MST by NWS Tucson AZ

  11-02-2020 10:51
  
  * 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…through midnight MST Tuesday night.* IMPACTS…Plan on slippery road condition
  
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• Winter Weather Advisory in effect until midnight

  11-02-2020 10:51
  
  * 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…through midnight MST Tuesday night.* IMPACTS…Plan on slippery road condition
  
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• Things to Do, Tuesday, Feb. 11

  11-02-2020 09:00
  
  Infusion Night at Pueblo Vida. For Arizona Beer Week, Pueblo Vida Brewing Company is releasing two limited-edition infusions.…
  
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• Philippines notifies US of its intent to end a major security pact allowing American forces to train in the country

  11-02-2020 07:38
  
  MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippines notifies US of its intent to end a major security pact allowing American forces to train in the country.
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• Bangladesh official: At least 16 dead in sinking of an overcrowded boat carrying Rohingya refugees in the Bay of Bengal

  11-02-2020 07:27
  
  DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh official: At least 16 dead in sinking of an overcrowded boat carrying Rohingya refugees in the Bay of Bengal.
  The post Bangladesh official: At least 16 dead in sinking of an overcrowded boat carrying Rohingya refugees in the Bay of Bengal appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• GIRLS: Rangers and Lancers draw in the rain

  11-02-2020 07:12
  
  GIRLS: Rincon-University 0, Salpointe Catholic 0TUCSON - In a battle of sevens everything came up zeroes.Conference 5A No. 7 Rincon-University and Conference 4A No. 7 Salpointe Catholic played to a 0-0 double overtime draw on a rainy Monday night at Doherty Stadium to wrap up the 2019-20 girls soccer regular season.If both the Rangers and Lancers hold their seventh positions when the final rankings are released on Tuesday they will receive automatic bids to their respective state tournaments and
  
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• Family of domestic violence victim speaks out after killer pleads guilty

  11-02-2020 06:54
  
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  TUCSON - Joshua Hilaire pleaded guilty on Feb. 6, to an amended count of second-degree murder and domestic violence for killing his ex-girlfriend, Rosaura Hernandez, on May 6, 2018.Tucson Police entered Hilaire's east side apartment and found Hernandez dead on the kitchen floor.Hernandez's mother, April Barbosa, said she was in bed for months after her daughter's death and even dropped down to 90 pounds.
  When the court summons for Hilaire's plea arrived at t
  
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• HOA wants Oro Valley man to take down flagpole

  11-02-2020 06:47
  
  TUCSON - About a year ago,Don Knetzger of Oro Valley, Ariz. strung up lights to his flagpole in his backyard so he could see his barbecue more easily at night.Knetzger told News 4 Tucson he recently got a letter in the mail from his homeowner's association."I got a letter of noncompliance from my HOA," Knetzger said. "One of the board members saw the pole and and he wanted me to take it down."Knetzger is a renter and a week ago he got an eviction notice."They have determined that whether the fla
  
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• Tucson High to celebrate, remember Kobe Bryant, other victims for Remembrance Day

  11-02-2020 06:10
  
  TUCSON - The Tucson Unified School District is celebrating spirit week and Tuesday is Remembrance Day at Tucson High Magnet School.
  Remembrance Day is a day the district reflects on those they have lost.Students and faculty at Tucson High will be celebrating and remembering Kobe Bryant and all the other victims who lost their lives after a helicopter crash in Southern California last month on Jan. 26.Shawna Rodriguez, the principal of Tucson High Magnet School, said the following:
  “Mr. Kob
  
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• N4T Investigators: Government smuggler?

  11-02-2020 06:07
  
  TUCSON - He fights fires for the US
  Forest Service. He is now facing heat in federal court.
  Juan Antonio Corella-Tapia is a fire captain with the forest service, based in Douglas. The News 4 Tucson Investigators have obtained court documents showingthat CorellTUCSON - He fights fires for the US Forest Service. He is now facing heat in federal court.
  Juan Antonio Corella-Tapia is a fire captain with the forest service, based in Douglas. The News 4 Tucson Investigators have learned that Corella-Ta
  
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• Boys & Girls Club of Tucson receive special gift through transportation grant

  11-02-2020 05:56
  
  TUCSON - The Boys and
  Girls Club of Tucson received much needed help on Monday.
  Bridgestone, the owner and
  operator of Firestone Auto Care stores, has given the local club a brand new
  van through a transportation grant.The van will allow local
  kids to be transported to and from activities, giving the club a way to give
  kids a wider array of experiences.The Boys and Girls Club of Tucson is just one
  of many to receive the van grant from Bridgestone.
  The post Boys & Girls Club of Tucson receive
  
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• Coronado National Forest to waive fees on President’s Day

  11-02-2020 05:39
  
  TUCSON - If you're off on President's Day on Monday, Feb.17, you may consider spending some time outdoors.
  The Coronado National
  Forest said it's waiving fees in honor of the holiday.This will apply to recreation sites during the day.
  "The fee-wavier program is offered in cooperation with other federal land management agencies under the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act. Fees are waived generally for day-use areas, such as picnic grounds and developed trailheads." USDA Fore
  
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• Defendants sentenced for involvement in death of 20-month-old boy in 2016

  11-02-2020 05:31
  
  TUCSON - Three defendants involved in the death of 20-month-old Adam Mada back in March 2016 were sentenced in Arizona Superior Court in Pima County on Monday.Ambrosio Pavon, Leticia Henderson, and Leticia Elizabeth Henderson were sentenced to three years probation, according to Krisanne LoGalbo, the community relations coordinator for the Arizona Superior Court in Pima County.
  The elder Leticia Henderson, 61, and Pavon, 55, were both sentenced to three days in jail and taken into custody on Mon
  
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• ASARCO miners enter week 17, get help from the community

  11-02-2020 03:20
  
  SAHUARITA, Ariz. -Five months ago, ASARCO miners went on strike.
  Workers have been protesting for more pay and better benefits.
  TheASARCO employees say they have not seen a raise in 10 years and there is still no word on when, or if there will ever be, a new contract agreement.It has really taken a toll both mentally and financially on miners.
  "Right now, we are care-taking for a family member. So that is some income we are getting that is tax-free so that is helping a lot. There is property I a
  
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• ASARCO miners enter week 17 and get help from the community

  11-02-2020 03:20
  
  SAHUARITA, Ariz. -Five months ago, ASARCO miners went on strike.
  Workers have been protesting for more pay and better benefits.
  TheASARCO employees say they have not seen a raise in 10 years and there is still no word on when, or if there will ever be, a new contract agreement.It has really taken a toll both mentally and financially on miners.
  "Right now, we are care-taking for a family member. So that is some income we are getting that is tax-free so that is helping a lot. There is property I a
  
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• Stock arrives at Tucson Rodeo

  11-02-2020 03:02
  
  TUCSON - It's time to get those cowboy boots out! We are gearing up for some excitement right here in our own backyard.The 95th annual La Fiesta de Los Vaqueros Tucson Rodeo and Parade kicks off on Saturday."We've got close to 200 buck horses," said Gary Williams, general manager of the Tucson Rodeo. "Probably 80 bucking bulls. We'll also have calves and steer for the timed event."Two loads of stock arrived on Sunday night.
  Several more animals will be arriving to the Tucson Rodeo within the nex
  
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• Liberty Elementary student-athletes & “Love of Reading Week”

  11-02-2020 03:00
  
  TUCSON - "Love of Reading Week" kicked off in grand fashion for a number of Tucson-area schools.A number of the student-athletes at Liberty Elementary on Tucson's south side got to enjoy a few "guest readers" in their classroom.News 4 Tucson Sports Director Paul Cicala visited kindergarden kids in the classes of Mrs. Loza, Mrs. Gonzales and Ms. Vargas.He also read to 5th graders in Ms. Molinar's class.
  KVOA News 4 Tucson's Paul Cicala reads to kindergarden kids at Liberty Elementary.The post Lib
  
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