• Arizona education advocates gather at Capitol to kick off wealth tax raise

    Arizona education advocates gather at Capitol to kick off wealth tax raise
    PHOENIX (AP) — Hundreds of teachers and education advocates who support a proposal to raise taxes on wealthy Arizonans to boost school funding gathered at the Capitol Monday to formally kick off a signature-gathering effort to put the measure on the ballot.The Invest in Education Act is backed by Arizona's teachers union and progressive groups and would raise an estimated $940 million a year for schools. The initiative was refiled Friday after what proponents say were relatively minor chan
  • Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers offer 95 cent cones starting Wednesday

    Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers offer 95 cent cones starting Wednesday
    Freddy's Frozen Custard
    TUCSON - Are the warmer temperature have you craving a cold treat? Luckily for you, Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers is offering a deal you can't refuse.In celebration of its co-founder, Freddy Simon, all participating Freddy's locations will offer a 95-cent single scoops of either chocolate or vanilla frozen custard from Wednesday through Feb. 26.Customers who partake in this offer can have their custard served in either a traditional cake cone or dish.“
  • A sunny, warm week ahead. We may hit a weather milestone.

    A sunny, warm week ahead. We may hit a weather milestone.
    TUCSON - A warm and mostly sunny week of weather is ahead as high pressure build in overhead.
    Temperatures are already well into the mid 70s on Monday and these values will climb to near 80 degrees by late in the work week.
    Interestingly Tucson has not recorded an 80 degree day all Winter long which is rare.
    In fact we have to go all the way back to November to find the mercury into the 80s.We'll come close to 80 this week, and yes, it's been awhile! #AZwx #KVOAwx pic.twitter.com/DipYpFm1Fo&mdas
  • Biden calls Obama’s deportations ‘big mistake’ ahead of Nevada’s primary

    Biden calls Obama’s deportations ‘big mistake’ ahead of Nevada’s primary
    LAS VEGAS (AP) — Presidential candidate Joe Biden says it was a “big mistake” for the Obama administration to have deported hundreds of thousands of people without criminal records.Biden says in a wide-ranging, sometimes contentious interview with Univision anchor Jorge Ramos that it took the Obama administration “too long” to get its immigration policy right.Biden was vice president during the administration's eight years.The interview comes as Biden campaigns in
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  • Confirmed: 24 killed in shooting at church in Burkina Faso

    Confirmed: 24 killed in shooting at church in Burkina Faso
    OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — An official in Burkina Faso says gunmen killed 24 civilians and kidnapped three others on Sunday.The official says the roughly 20 attackers separated men from women close to a Protestant church. Those killed include the church's pastor.At least 18 other people were injured. Attacks have targeted religious leaders in the area in the past.Extremist violence has dramatically escalated in once-peaceful Burkina Faso. Human Rights Watch says analysts are concerne
  • Body of 7-year-old found wrapped in bag, abandoned in rural Mexico

    Body of 7-year-old found wrapped in bag, abandoned in rural Mexico
    MEXICO CITY (AP) — The killing of a 7-year-old girl on the southern outskirts of Mexico City has stoked rising anger over brutal slayings of women, including one found stabbed to death and skinned earlier this month.The city prosecutor's office said Monday that investigators have identified a body found over the weekend as that of Fatima, a grade-school student who was taken by a stranger on Feb. 11.Her body was found wrapped in a bag and abandoned in a rural area.Prosecutors offered a $1
  • Women protest murders of women in Mexico

    Women protest murders of women in Mexico
    MEXICO CITY (NBC News) - Women spray-painted the doors of Mexico's National Palace with blood-red paint Friday to protest the daily murders of women.On this Valentine's Day, women chanted "They are killing
    us!" and "Mexico femicide" while Mexico's president held a news
    conference inside.Ten women
    are killed every day in Mexico according to government data.One woman
    yelled, "We're not angry, we're furious!"The gruesome murder of a 25-year-old woman by her alleged boyfriend sparked the protest.Pol
  • Legendary golfer Mickey Wright dies at 85

    Legendary golfer Mickey Wright dies at 85
    FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Hall of Fame golfer Mickey Wright has died. Her attorney says she died Monday of a heart attack Monday.She had been hospitalized in recent weeks because of a fall. Wright won 82 LPGA tournaments, including 13 majors.She joined the fledgling LPGA in 1955 and her 82 wins place her second on the all-time list behind Kathy Whitworth, who won 88. She retired from the tour in 1969 because of foot issues.The Associated Press named her Female Golfer of the Century in
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  • Silver Alert cancelled after 82-year-old man found in Chandler

    Silver Alert cancelled after 82-year-old man found in Chandler
    George L. Mclean / Arizona Department of Public SafetyGREEN VALLEY, Ariz. – Arizona Department of Public Safety
    issued a Silver Alert for an 82-year-old man Monday afternoon.
    According to DPS, George L. McLean was reported missing from the area of North Arizona Avenue and East Ivanhoe Street in Chandler on Jan. 27.
    Police say he last spoke to his family on Jan. 30 and stated he was in Green Valley.Mclean lives in his green 1977 Toyota Chinook camper with license plate number AZ/GBC707.He
  • Silver Alert cancelled after 82-year-old Chandler man found in Tucson

    Silver Alert cancelled after 82-year-old Chandler man found in Tucson
    George L. Mclean / Arizona Department of Public SafetyGREEN VALLEY, Ariz. – Arizona Department of Public Safety
    issued a Silver Alert for an 82-year-old man Monday afternoon.
    According to DPS, George L. McLean was reported missing from the area of North Arizona Avenue and East Ivanhoe Street in Chandler on Jan. 27.
    Police say he last spoke to his family on Jan. 30 and stated he was in Green Valley.Mclean lives in his green 1977 Toyota Chinook camper with license plate number AZ/GBC707.He
  • DPS: Silver Alert issued for 82-year-old man

    DPS: Silver Alert issued for 82-year-old man
    George L. Mclean / Arizona Department of Public SafetyGREEN VALLEY, Ariz. – Arizona Department of Public Safety
    issued a Silver Alert for an 82-year-old man Monday afternoon.
    According to DPS, George L. Mclean was last seen in the area
    of North Arizona Avenue and East Ivanhoe Street in Chandler on Jan. 27.
    Police say he last spoke to his family on Jan. 30 and stated
    he was in Green Valley.
    Mclean lives in his green 1977 Toyota Chinook camper with
    license plate number AZ/GBC707.He is descr
  • Ex-Border Patrol agent gets 6 years for helping drug smugglers

    Ex-Border Patrol agent gets 6 years for helping drug smugglers
    TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A former U.S. Border Patrol agent who admitted helping traffickers smuggle drugs across the U.S.-Mexico border has been sentenced to six years in prison on drug and bribery convictions.A federal judge in Tucson on Friday imposed the prison term on 50-year-old Jose Antonio Yanez of Pirtleville, a small community on the outskirts of Douglas.The judge also ordered Yanez to pay restitution of over $340,000 to the Border Patrol for salary received while conspiring with traf
  • Syrian child taught to laugh not cry when sounds of shelling shake home

    Syrian child taught to laugh not cry when sounds of shelling shake home
    DAMASCUS, Syria (CNN) - Across Syria children are living in fear, forced grow up under the constant threat of bombs falling from above.For the youngest children, this life is all they've ever known.Abdullah Al Mohammad worries for his young daughter, Salwa is
    only 3 years old. Since they fled from their home in Saraqib to Idlib province,
    the sound of shelling has dominated their daily life.But this father is not willing to let his daughter suffer –
    instead, they play a game.When the sounds
  • Syrian child taught to laugh not cry when sounds of bombs shake home

    Syrian child taught to laugh not cry when sounds of bombs shake home
    DAMASCUS, Syria (CNN) - Across Syria children are living in fear, forced grow up under the constant threat of bombs falling from above.For the youngest children, this life is all they've ever known.Abdullah Al Mohammad worries for his young daughter, Salwa is
    only 3 years old. Since they fled from their home in Saraqib to Idlib province,
    the sound of shelling has dominated their daily life.But this father is not willing to let his daughter suffer –
    instead, they play a game.When the sounds
  • Evidence found in trash connects dead neighbor to missing SC girl

    Evidence found in trash connects dead neighbor to missing SC girl
    COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Investigators say they found a man dead inside his South Carolina home shortly after finding an item from a missing 6-year-old girl inside his trash can.Faye Marie Swetlik disappeared Monday while playing in her front yard after getting off the school bus in Cayce.Her death is being investigated as a homicide, although details about how she died haven't been released.Cayce Police say the girl's body was found Thursday in the woods and police think it was put there af
  • Arizona mourns White Mountain Apache police officer who was killed in shooting

    Arizona mourns White Mountain Apache police officer who was killed in shooting
    12 News12 News' Ron Rosendale captured a photo of some flowers near the scene of the shooting that killed White Mountain Apache Police Department Officer David Kellywood.
    FORT APACHE, Ariz. (KPNX) - An officer with the White Mountain Apache Police Department was killed in the line of duty early Monday morning, according to multiple sources. Councilman Jerold Altaha identified the deceased officer as David Kellywood, calling him "a fine officer and genuine man of character."
    My sincere cond
  • Spokesman: Texas refinery fire under control, no injuries

    Spokesman: Texas refinery fire under control, no injuries
    CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) — A fire that started Monday morning at a Citgo refinery in a South Texas city is under control and air-quality monitoring suggests it is safe for residents to leave their homes, a city official said.The fire started when a line that burns natural gas ruptured in Corpus Christi, city spokesman Dale Stephán said, adding that the fire does not present a deadly threat to residents and that he’s unaware of any injuries.Authorities initially asked nearby
  • Tucson mayor endorses Sen. Elizabeth Warren

    Tucson mayor endorses Sen. Elizabeth Warren
    TUCSON – Tucson Mayor Regina Romero has endorsed Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren.
    Romero made an announcement on Monday on Twitter.She said Warren “is the fighter we need to act boldly on climate change, create economic opportunity for all, and bring big, structural change to our government. She has proven herself to be a champion for women’s rights, and understands the institutional barriers that communities of color face in participating in our economy and
  • Claytoon of the Day: Smackdown For MAGAts

    Claytoon of the Day: Smackdown For MAGAts
    Find more Claytoonz here.…
  • Molly Sarlé at El Crisol Tonight!

    Molly Sarlé at El Crisol Tonight!
    Molly Sarlé, formerly of folk-trio Mountain Man, is performing tonight at El Crisol/EXO in downtown Tucson in support of her debut solo album, Karaoke Angel.…
  • Virginia lawmakers reject assault weapon ban

    Virginia lawmakers reject assault weapon ban
    RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam's push to ban the sale of assault weapons failed on Monday after some of his fellow Democrats balked at the proposal.
    Senators voted to shelve the bill for the year and ask the state crime commission to study the issue, an outcome that drew cheers from a committee room packed with gun advocates.
    Four moderate Democrats joined Republicans in Monday's committee vote, rejecting legislation that would have prohibited the sale of certain semiautomatic
  • Daytona 500 resumes without president, pomp, packed house

    Daytona 500 resumes without president, pomp, packed house
    By JENNA FRYER
    AP Auto Racing WriterDAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - The president is gone. So are the clouds, the long lines and most of the crowd.The Daytona 500 was scheduled to resume Monday afternoon after "The Great American Race" was postponed for just the second time in 62 years. Rain halted the event at just 20 laps, with pole-sitter Ricky Stenhouse Jr. out front the entire way at Daytona International Speedway.
    The rain began moments after President Donald Trump and his motorcade completed
  • Adoptable Pets: Collins Needs a Home

    Adoptable Pets: Collins Needs a Home
    “Hey I’m Collins and I’m 3 years old and have SO much energy!…
  • Japan confirms 99 more cases of new virus on cruise ship

    Japan confirms 99 more cases of new virus on cruise ship
    TOKYO (AP) - Japanese officials have confirmed 99 more people infected by the new virus aboard the quarantined cruise ship Diamond Princess, bringing the total to 454, the Health Ministry said Monday.
    The ministry has been carrying out tests on passengers and crew on the ship, docked in Yokohama, a port city near Tokyo.
    The 14-day quarantine for those on the ship was due to end Wednesday.Outside China, the ship has had the largest number of cases of the COVID-19 illness caused by the virus that
  • Phoenix police: 2 arrested in stabbing of man exiting a bus

    Phoenix police: 2 arrested in stabbing of man exiting a bus
    PHOENIX (AP) — Police in Phoenix say two suspects have been arrested in connection with a stabbing of a 21-year-old man last month.They say 18-year-old Donovan Ames and 19-year-old Orion Warren were taken into custody Saturday night about 12 hours after Silent Witness first announced the two men were wanted by police.Police say the Ames and Warren are being held on suspicion of armed robbery and aggravated assault.It wasn't immediately known if the men had lawyers who could speak on their
  • Virginia governor’s push to ban sales of assault weapons fails as moderate Democrats balk in state Senate

    Virginia governor’s push to ban sales of assault weapons fails as moderate Democrats balk in state Senate
    RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia governor’s push to ban sales of assault weapons fails as moderate Democrats balk in state Senate.
    The post Virginia governor’s push to ban sales of assault weapons fails as moderate Democrats balk in state Senate appeared first on KVOA.
  • Warm work week!

    Warm work week!
    TUCSON - Mostly sunny and above average today! More of the same for the rest of the work week with highs in the mid to upper 70s in the warmest spots! A few showers are possible Friday night and Saturday. More details to come!Today: Mostly sunny and warm. High: 76°Tonight: Clear and cool. Low: 44°Tomorrow: Getting warmer with tons of sunshine! High: 77°Quiet for the work week as high pressure is in control! Expect tons of sunshine each day with high temperatures several degrees
  • Second of two flights carrying Americans from cruise ship quarantined in Japan during virus crisis lands in Texas

    Second of two flights carrying Americans from cruise ship quarantined in Japan during virus crisis lands in Texas
    SAN ANTONIO, Texas (AP) — Second of two flights carrying Americans from cruise ship quarantined in Japan during virus crisis lands in Texas.
    The post Second of two flights carrying Americans from cruise ship quarantined in Japan during virus crisis lands in Texas appeared first on KVOA.
  • Japan confirms 99 more cases of people infected by new virus on quarantined ship Diamond Princess, bringing total to 454

    Japan confirms 99 more cases of people infected by new virus on quarantined ship Diamond Princess, bringing total to 454
    TOKYO (AP) — Japan confirms 99 more cases of people infected by new virus on quarantined ship Diamond Princess, bringing total to 454.
    The post Japan confirms 99 more cases of people infected by new virus on quarantined ship Diamond Princess, bringing total to 454 appeared first on KVOA.
  • China says it may postpone March annual congress, its biggest political meeting of the year, because of virus outbreak

    China says it may postpone March annual congress, its biggest political meeting of the year, because of virus outbreak
    BEIJING (AP) — China says it may postpone March annual congress, its biggest political meeting of the year, because of virus outbreak.
    The post China says it may postpone March annual congress, its biggest political meeting of the year, because of virus outbreak appeared first on KVOA.
  • Arizona Baseball carries on winning ways

    Arizona Baseball carries on winning ways
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    TUCSON, Ariz. — The Arizona Wildcats (3-0) picked up their first series sweep of the season with an 11-3 victory over the Albany Great Danes (0-3) on Sunday afternoon at Hi Corbett Field.Arizona's longest in the nation win streak, which dates back to last season, was extended to 13 games. During that 13-game stretch, they have scored 10+ runs 11 times and never scored fewer than eight runs.The Wildcats true freshman starting pitcher, right-hander Chand
  • Things to Do, Monday. Feb. 17

    Things to Do, Monday. Feb. 17
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  • Chartered flight carrying Americans from cruise ship quarantined in Japan during virus crisis lands in California

    Chartered flight carrying Americans from cruise ship quarantined in Japan during virus crisis lands in California
    TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AP) — Chartered flight carrying Americans from cruise ship quarantined in Japan during virus crisis lands in California.
    The post Chartered flight carrying Americans from cruise ship quarantined in Japan during virus crisis lands in California appeared first on KVOA.
  • WOMEN: No. 12 Wildcats send Wazzu home with an “L”

    WOMEN: No. 12 Wildcats send Wazzu home with an “L”
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    TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - Pac-12 scoring leader Aari McDonald scored 21 points on 9-of-14 shooting and No. 12 Arizona beat Washington State 72-57 on Sunday.McDonald, a junior who came in averaging 20.5 points per game, has scored in double figures in 62 consecutive games, the longest active streak in the nation.She scored 10 points in the opening quarter, closing the period with a 3-pointer for a 26-13 lead. The lead was still 13 at halftime and 15 after three qu
  • Manatee deaths in Florida drop to 606 in 2019

    Manatee deaths in Florida drop to 606 in 2019
    FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Fewer manatees died in 2019 in Florida compared with the year before.
    Statewide, manatee deaths decreased to 606 deaths last year, down from 824 in 2018.
    Experts say it appears the main cause of the decline in deaths is the reduced effect of red tide algae on manatees. Twenty-one manatees died of red tide in 2019, compared with 288 in 2018, said Jaclyn Lopez, a spokeswoman for the Florida Center for Biological Diversity.The Sun-Sentinel reports that boats and o
  • 211M gallons of sewage spilled into Florida city waterways

    211M gallons of sewage spilled into Florida city waterways
    FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Fort Lauderdale officials say 211.6 million gallons of sewage has spilled into Fort Lauderdale waterways in the past few months.
    The Sun-Sentinel reports that’s enough to fill 320 Olympic-sized pools.
    The city’s aging sewer pipes broke six times in December and spewed 126.9 million gallons of sewage — ranking as one of South Florida’s biggest spills ever. The spills fouled the Tarpon River, the Himmarshee Canal and streets in three neigh
  • Denham no-hits Long Beach State

    Denham no-hits Long Beach State
    Here is @ArizonaSoftball pitcher Alyssa Denham talking a out her second career no-hitter. #NCAASoftball #Arizona #PAC12Softball #NoHitter pic.twitter.com/F09le9M9YO— Troy Hutchison (@THutch1995) February 16, 2020
    TUCSON - Arizona Senior Alyssa Denham threw her second career no-hitter, a seven-strikeout, one-walk masterpiece, leading Arizona over Long Beach State, 6-0, to close out the Hillenbrand Invitational on Sunday afternoon.Denham retired the final 16 batters in Sunday's game, allowi
  • General Motors says it’s pulling out of Australia, New Zealand and Thailand

    General Motors says it’s pulling out of Australia, New Zealand and Thailand
    DETROIT (AP) — General Motors says it’s pulling out of Australia, New Zealand and Thailand.
    The post General Motors says it’s pulling out of Australia, New Zealand and Thailand appeared first on KVOA.
  • The Tucson Rodeo aims for safety

    The Tucson Rodeo aims for safety
    TUCSON - The Tucson Rodeo just wrapped up opening weekend and now heads into a full week of events going through February 23rd.The rodeo is one of the more dangerous sports out there so the risk of injury can be high for contestants and animals.
    The Tucson Rodeo staffs some of the best trainers and veterinarians to try to make it as safe as possible.Athletes take special precautions before they get ready to ride but even with that, the medical team is still on standby."We see a lot of neck pain
  • All-Star weekend, as expected, was about honoring Kobe

    All-Star weekend, as expected, was about honoring Kobe
    CHICAGO (AP) - It has become one of the NBA's most revered traditions: On the morning of the NBA All-Star Game, the league pays tribute to retired players with what is called the Legends Brunch. It brings together about 3,000 guests, and every year a recent retiree with ties to the game's host city is honored.When the game was in Los Angeles two years ago, the NBA wanted to honor Kobe Bryant.He declined. He couldn't attend. His reason: his daughter Gianna Bryant had a game that morning."That sai
  • Trump takes Daytona 500 warmup lap in presidential limousine

    Trump takes Daytona 500 warmup lap in presidential limousine
    DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - President Donald Trump gave an election-year embrace to NASCAR and its fans Sunday when he became the second president ever to attend the Daytona 500. The presidential motorcade took to the track to join in a warm-up lap after he had told the crowd that the racers and their teams were competing "for pure American glory."Following a recitation of the opening command, "Gentleman, start your engines,'' Trump got into his black limousine for a ceremonial spin around Dayton
  • Mainland China sees slight upturn in new virus cases, death toll rises by 105 to 1,770

    Mainland China sees slight upturn in new virus cases, death toll rises by 105 to 1,770
    BEIJING (AP) — Mainland China sees slight upturn in new virus cases, death toll rises by 105 to 1,770.
    The post Mainland China sees slight upturn in new virus cases, death toll rises by 105 to 1,770 appeared first on KVOA.
  • USS Arizona crew member, Pearl Harbor survivor dies age 97

    USS Arizona crew member, Pearl Harbor survivor dies age 97
    COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — One of the remaining USS Arizona crew members who survived the attack on Pearl Harbor has died.Donald Stratton passed away at his Colorado Springs home in his sleep Saturday with his family in attendance.The 97-year-old veteran had been in poor health since contracting pneumonia in October."He was a very humble, very quiet hero," said his son, Randy Stratton. “He didn't want or seek the attention he received.”Stratton was one of the survivors of t
  • Spring-like weather will last through the week

    Spring-like weather will last through the week
    TUCSON - The sunshine and warm air we have enjoyed for the past week will hang around through the upcoming work week.
    Tonight: Mostly Clear and Cool. Low: 43°Tomorrow: Plenty of Sunshine. High: 75°Tomorrow Night: Partly Cloudy. Low: 43°A cold front is developing in the Pacific Northwest and will begin moving south late Sunday.Instead of moving through Southern Arizona this front will stall out over Phoenix, bringing them cloud cover and allowing warm air to build

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