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• Crews responding to Sasco Fire near Red Rock and Picacho Peak

  03-05-2020 23:53
  
  TUCSON -Multiple fire crews are responding to the Sasco Fire nine miles west of Red Rock and eight miles southwest of Picacho Peak.
  Arizona State Forestry estimates about 40 acres have burned. Officials say smoke is visible from Interstate 10.
  Correction - 9 miles WEST of #RedRock #SascoFire https://t.co/E3suLP5VUM— AZ State Forestry (@azstateforestry) May 3, 2020The post Crews responding to Sasco Fire near Red Rock and Picacho Peak appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Crews responding to Sasco Fire near Red Rock and Picacho

  03-05-2020 23:53
  
  TUCSON -Multiple fire crews are responding to the Sasco Fire nine miles west of Red Rock and eight miles southwest of Picacho.
  Arizona State Forestry estimates about 40 acres have burned. Officials say smoke is visible from Interstate 10.
  Correction - 9 miles WEST of #RedRock #SascoFire https://t.co/E3suLP5VUM— AZ State Forestry (@azstateforestry) May 3, 2020The post Crews responding to Sasco Fire near Red Rock and Picacho appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Report: China hid coronavirus’ severity to hoard supplies

  03-05-2020 22:52
  
  FILE PHOTO - Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaking at the State Department in Washington on Nov. 20, 2018. (Pablo Martinez Monsivais / AP)WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. officials say intelligence documents show China covered up the extent of the coronavirus outbreak and how contagious the disease is - to stock up on medical supplies needed to respond.Chinese leaders "intentionally concealed the severity" of the pandemic from the world in early January, according to a four-page Department of Homeland S
  
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• 2 Arizona sheriffs refuse to enforce a stay-at-home order

  03-05-2020 21:35
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Two Arizona sheriffs are refusing to enforce Gov. Doug Ducey’s stay-at-home order as the state continues to deal with the coronavirus.Mohave County Sheriff Doug Schuster and Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb both said they aren’t going to hand out fines, citations or arrest people who disobey the governor’s mandate that has been extended through May 15.Mohave County is in northwestern Arizona with Pinal County located south of Phoenix. Of Arizona's 15 counties
  
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• The Latest: Northeastern states in US to form supply chain

  03-05-2020 20:47
  
  The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death.
  TOP OF THE HOUR:
  — Northeastern states in the U.S. to form supply chain.— Michigan’s governor says protesters “depicted some of the worst racism” in U.S. history.— Pompeo says China has spread of disease in the past and must be held ac
  
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• TFD battles house fire on eastside

  03-05-2020 20:06
  
  TUCSON— The Tucson Fire Department responded to a house fire on the eastside Sunday morning.Officials say crews were dispatched to the 7000 block of E Hayne Place at 5:44 a.m. after the homeowner reported the fire.Upon arrival, Crews found smoke coming from a bedroom window in the rear of the home and immediately pulled a hose line into the home to search for victims and extinguish the fire.Crews found a fire in a back bedroom and were able to quickly put it out before it spread to other p
  
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• TFD battles early morning house fire on eastside

  03-05-2020 20:06
  
  TUCSON— The Tucson Fire Department responded to a house fire on the eastside Sunday morning.Officials say crews were dispatched to the 7000 block of E Hayne Place at 5:44 a.m. after the homeowner reported the fire.Upon arrival, Crews found smoke coming from a bedroom window in the rear of the home and immediately pulled a hose line into the home to search for victims and extinguish the fire.Crews found a fire in a back bedroom and were able to quickly put it out before it spread to other p
  
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• Faced with 20,000 dead, care homes seek shield from lawsuits

  03-05-2020 18:14
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Faced with 20,000 coronavirus deaths and counting, the nation’s nursing homes are pushing back against a potential flood of lawsuits with a sweeping lobbying effort to get states to grant them emergency protection from claims of inadequate care.
  At least 15 states have enacted laws or governors’ orders that explicitly or apparently provide nursing homes and long-term care facilities some protection from lawsuits arising from the crisis. And in the case of New Yo
  
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• COVID-19 in AZ: 8,640 confirmed cases,362 deaths

  03-05-2020 18:07
  
  Arizona health officials reported 276 new COVID-19 confirmed cases Sunday morning, bringing the statewide total to 8,640.An additional 14 deaths were also reported, the death toll is now 362.Arizona Department of Health Services says 81,119 people have been tested for the coronavirus.Pima County did not report any new deaths on Sunday. According to ADHS, there are 1,326 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 89 deaths reported in Pima County.  Illustration of a virus, Photo Date: March 9, 2020Ma
  
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• COVID-19 in AZ: 8,640 confirmed cases, 362 deaths

  03-05-2020 18:07
  
  Arizona health officials reported 276 new confirmed COVID-19 cases Sunday morning, bringing the statewide total to 8,640.An additional 14 deaths were also reported, the death toll is now 362.Arizona Department of Health Services says 81,119 people have been tested for the coronavirus.Pima County did not report any new deaths on Sunday. According to ADHS, there are 1,326 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 89 deaths reported in Pima County.  Illustration of a virus, Photo Date: March 9, 2020Ma
  
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• The Latest: Michigan’s governor decries racism at protests

  03-05-2020 18:01
  
  The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death.
  TOP OF THE HOUR:
  — Pompeo says China has spread of disease in the past and must be held accountable for COVID-19.— Michigan’s governor says protesters “depicted some of the worst racism” in U.S. history.— Birx: Protesters not socially
  
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• Claytoonz: Success Story

  03-05-2020 17:30
  
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• The Latest: Birx calls protests “devastatingly worrisome”

  03-05-2020 16:44
  
  The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death.
  TOP OF THE HOUR:
  — Birx: Protesters not socially distancing is “devastatingly worrisome.”— Nearly 1,000 health personnel hired to work in Italy’s prisons during COVID-19 pandemic.— Tanzania’s president questions imported testing
  
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• AP Was There: National Guard kills 4 students at Kent State

  03-05-2020 16:19
  
  KENT, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio National Guard opened fire on unarmed college students during a war protest at Kent State University on May 4, 1970. Four students were killed, and nine others were injured. Not all of those hurt or killed were involved in the demonstration, which opposed the U.S. bombing of neutral Cambodia during the Vietnam War.
  The confrontation, sometimes referred to as the May 4 massacre, was a defining moment for a nation sharply divided over the protracted war, in which m
  
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• Faced with 19,000 dead, care homes seek shield from lawsuits

  03-05-2020 16:02
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Faced with 19,000 coronavirus deaths and counting, the nation’s nursing homes are pushing back against a potential flood of lawsuits with a sweeping lobbying effort to get states to grant them emergency protection from claims of inadequate care.
  At least 15 states have enacted laws or governors’ orders that explicitly or apparently provide nursing homes and long-term care facilities some protection from lawsuits arising from the crisis. And in the case of New Yo
  
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• The Latest: 28 nursing home patients hospitalized in Rome

  03-05-2020 15:41
  
  The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death.
  TOP OF THE HOUR:
  — Rome’s infectious diseases hospital admits 28 COVID-19 patients from a nursing home.
  — International media rights group says coronavirus pandemic leading to press restrictions.— Russia to use helicopters and drones to monitor co
  
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• Joe Biden wins Democratic primary in Kansas conducted exclusively by mail ballot

  03-05-2020 15:40
  
  TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Joe Biden wins Democratic primary in Kansas conducted exclusively by mail ballot.The post Joe Biden wins Democratic primary in Kansas conducted exclusively by mail ballot appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Venezuela’s interior minister says an armed attack by boat at the port city of La Guaira has left some dead and wounded

  03-05-2020 14:39
  
  CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s interior minister says an armed attack by boat at the port city of La Guaira has left some dead and wounded.The post Venezuela’s interior minister says an armed attack by boat at the port city of La Guaira has left some dead and wounded appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• The Latest: Russia to use helicopters and drones to monitor

  03-05-2020 14:18
  
  The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death.
  TOP OF THE HOUR:
  — Russia to use helicopters and drones to monitor compliance during lockdown.— A Swedish agency says the European Union is studying on a rapid schedule whether the drug remdesivir could be used for treatment.
  — Italy counts down until r
  
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• The Latest: Swedish agency says EU studying remdesivir

  03-05-2020 12:59
  
  The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death.
  TOP OF THE HOUR:
  — A Swedish agency says the European Union is studying on a rapid schedule whether the drug remdesivir could be used for treatment.
  — Italy counts down until restrictions are loosened after two months of nationwide lockdown, while South Korea
  
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• The Latest: Bangkok residents enjoy eased restrictions

  03-05-2020 11:21
  
  The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death.
  TOP OF THE HOUR:
  — Bangkok residents strolled in parks, booked haircuts and stocked up on beer as they enjoyed their first day of eased restrictions.
  — Coronavirus tests in Kabul raise fears the virus may be spreading in Afghanistan faster than originally tho
  
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• The Latest: Afghanistan fears virus may be spreading faster

  03-05-2020 11:08
  
  The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death.
  TOP OF THE HOUR:
  — Coronavirus tests in Kabul raise fears the virus may be spreading in Afghanistan faster than originally thought.
  — Russia reports more than 10,000 new coronavirus cases, the first time the country’s daily tally has reached five figure
  
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• COVID Conversations

  03-05-2020 10:16
  
  News 4 Tucson's David Kelly chats with people across the worlds of business, government and sports about how they've been effected by the Coronavirus Pandemic.
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• KIIM-FM’s Black in positive-test quarantine

  03-05-2020 09:54
  
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  TUCSON – The husband of KIIM-FM morning show personality Shannon Black has tested positive for COVID-19. Adam Pearson found out on Thursday that he has contracted to the coronavirus. Black tested immediately and was informed she is currently negative. The two are in quarantine at their Tucson home. Black has been a fixture on the airwaves here in Southern Arizona for the last 28 years. Shannon Black's husband Adam Pearson (left
  
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• The Latest: UNICEF urges Middle East vaccination campaigns

  03-05-2020 09:45
  
  The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death.
  TOP OF THE HOUR:
  — UNICEF urges six Middle East countries to greenlight special polio, measles vaccination campaigns.
  — Indian Air Force uses flypasts, showers of petals to thanks health, safety personnel.— Residents flocking to tourist sites in China d
  
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• The Latest: Air Force thanks India’s health, safety workers

  03-05-2020 08:52
  
  The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death.
  TOP OF THE HOUR:
  — Indian Air Force uses flypasts, showers of petals to thanks health, safety personnel.— Residents flocking to tourist sites in China during 5-day holiday.
  — China reports just 2 new coronavirus cases, continuing downward trend.
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• The Latest: Residents flocking to tourist sites in China

  03-05-2020 07:26
  
  The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death.
  TOP OF THE HOUR:
  — Residents flocking to tourist sites in China during 5-day holiday.
  — China reports just 2 new coronavirus cases, continuing downward trend.
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  BEIJING — China residents are flocking to tourist sites, many newly reopened, during a fiv
  
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• COVID-19 testing blitz starts in Pima County

  03-05-2020 06:19
  
  TUCSON - Today was the first Saturday of the three-week statewide testing blitz to fight covid-19, the goal is to test as many Arizonans as possible to combat the outbreak.Three organizations in Pima County are participating in the testing blitz, Banner Health, Walgreens and El Rio Health.Three of El Rio Health's locations have setup testing walk-up and drive ups, the plan came together on Wednesday when they decided they would be a part of the testing blitz."Everbody's excited to really make th
  
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• S Korea says its troops have exchanged gunfire along tense land border with North Korea; no casualties reported

  03-05-2020 04:53
  
  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — S Korea says its troops have exchanged gunfire along tense land border with North Korea; no casualties reported.The post S Korea says its troops have exchanged gunfire along tense land border with North Korea; no casualties reported appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• The Latest: China has just 2 new cases

  03-05-2020 04:04
  
  The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death.
  TOP OF THE HOUR:
  — Hundreds protest Oregon’s stay-at-home order.
  — Pelosi, McConnell decline COVID-19 tests.— French lawmakers to consider 14-day quarantine for returning travelers.
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  BEIJING — Chinese health authorities say two new corona
  
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• The Latest: Hundreds protest Oregon’s stay-at-home order

  03-05-2020 02:38
  
  The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death.
  TOP OF THE HOUR:
  — Hundreds protest Oregon’s stay-at-home order.
  — Pelosi, McConnell decline COVID-19 tests.— French lawmakers to consider 14-day quarantine for returning travelers.
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  SALEM, Ore. — Hundreds opposed to Oregon’s stay-a
  
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• OVPD searching for missing woman last seen in Sun City area

  03-05-2020 02:02
  
  82-year-old Mary StagnittoTUCSON— The Oro Valley police department is asking for the public’s help locating a missing woman.Police say 82-year-old Mary Stagnitto was last seen in the Sun City area of Oro Valley around 1:30 p.m.
  She was wearing a green sweatshirt that says, “Happy Holidays” and white pants.If you have any information on her whereabouts, call the  Oro Valley Police at 229-4900.
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• The Latest: California city planner ousted after virus rant

  03-05-2020 01:48
  
  The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death.
  TOP OF THE HOUR:
  — Pelosi, McConnell decline COVID-19 tests.— French lawmakers to consider 14-day quarantine for returning travelers.
  — Death toll from new coronavirus tops 28,000 in Britain.
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  ANTIOCH, Calif. — A Northern California city offici
  
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• The Latest: Washington’s Yakima County hit hardest by virus

  03-05-2020 01:19
  
  The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death.
  TOP OF THE HOUR:
  — Pelosi, McConnell decline COVID-19 tests.— French lawmakers to consider 14-day quarantine for returning travelers.
  — Death toll from new coronavirus tops 28,000 in Britain.
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  SPOKANE, Wash. — The highest rate of coronavirus ca
  
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• Another round of triple digit heat expected this week

  03-05-2020 00:58
  
  TUCSON - High pressure and a southwest wind will continue to warm Southern Arizona up for the next week.Tonight: Clear, Mild. Low: 65°Tomorrow: Sunny and Warm. High: 97°Tomorrow Night: Clear, Mild. Low: 65°The clear skies we have been seeing will also give way to the 100's in the coming days.Sunday and Monday will both feature highs in the upper 90's, still above average, but not close to record breaking heat.Those temperatures will be back by Tuesday eventually t
  
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• Tucson wedding venue hosts living room dance parties

  03-05-2020 00:30
  
  TUCSON - A Tucson wedding venue is hoping to spread a little love and joy through their living room dance parties.The Buttes at Reflections says they've had to reschedule 35 weddings because of Covid-19.In turn, they decided to put on a live stream dance party every Saturday night for people to enjoy from the comfort of their own home.Every week the venue picks a new theme.Saturday's theme is a tailgates sports theme and it's happening at 7:00 p.m.You can find information on how to join click he
  
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