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• Protestors supporting Indian farmers demonstrate in NYC

  26-01-2021 23:59
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Demonstrators showing solidarity with protesting farmers in India rallied outside the Indian consulate in New York. The crowd gathered Tuesday on India’s Republic Day holiday. Drivers sounded their horns as they went by the blocked-off street where the consulate is located. Those who stood on the street chanted against Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Farmers in India have been protesting for nearly two months over new laws that they say will benefit big corporati
  
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• The Latest: Alabama to get more doses in vaccine delivery

  26-01-2021 23:56
  
  ALABAMA — Alabama will receive an additional 10,000 first doses in its upcoming delivery, State Health Officer Scott Harris said, but supply remains the chief obstacle to getting more people vaccinating.
  The state which had been receiving about 60,000 first doses each week, but will see that jump to 70,000 in the coming week.
  Harris said he was happy to have the increase, although the state had been expecting 112,000 weekly doses based on initial conversations with federal officials last y
  
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• Arizona residents digging out from latest winter storm

  26-01-2021 23:55
  
  FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Parts of multiple roads in Arizona’s high country were closed Tuesday as a major winter storm made its final sweep through the state. The National Weather Service says more than 2 feet of snow fell in parts of Flagstaff, Prescott, Payson and Show Low. The storm didn’t spare other parts of the state, leaving smaller amounts of snow and rain. In Nevada, higher-elevation outlying areas of metro Las Vegas got light snow Tuesday morning. Up to an inch was exp
  
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• Former Wisconsin officer cleared in 3 shootings now a deputy

  26-01-2021 23:50
  
  MILWAUKEE (AP) — A police officer in a Milwaukee suburb who resigned after being involved in his third fatal shooting in five years has been hired as a sheriff’s deputy. Waukesha County Sheriff Eric Severson said Tuesday that he hired Joseph Mensah after an extensive review that found his use of force was proper in all three shootings. Mensah was cleared in October in the death of 17-year-old Alvin Cole. Mensah was a Wauwatosa police officer when he shot Cole on Feb. 2 outside Mayfai
  
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• DOJ rescinds ‘zero tolerance’ immigration rule

  26-01-2021 23:49
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has rescinded a Trump-era memo that established a “zero tolerance” enforcement policy for migrants crossing the U.S.-Mexico border illegally, which resulted in thousands of family separations.Acting Attorney General Monty Wilkinson issued the new memo to federal prosecutors across the nation, saying the department would return to its longstanding previous policy and instructing prosecutors to act on the merits of the cases.The “ze
  
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• Capitol Police chief apologizes for failures in Jan. 6 siege

  26-01-2021 23:42
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The interim chief of the Capitol Police has apologized for failing to prepare for what became a violent insurrection despite having warnings that white supremacists and far-right groups would target Congress. Yogananda Pittman, in prepared testimony before Congress on Tuesday, said that the Capitol Police “failed to meet its own high standards as well as yours.” She listed several missteps: not having enough manpower or supplies on hand, not following through
  
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• Pharmacist charged in COVID-19 vaccine case to plead guilty

  26-01-2021 23:39
  
  MILWAUKEE (AP) — A Wisconsin pharmacist accused of trying to defrost and spoil dozens of vials of COVID-19 vaccine has agreed to plead guilty in federal court. Forty-six-year-old Steven Brandenburg, of Grafton, is charged with two counts of attempting to tamper with consumer products. He faces a maximum sentence of 10 years and a $250,000 fine on each count. Police arrested Brandenburg on Dec. 31 as part of an investigation into how 57 vials of the Moderna vaccine were left for hours outsi
  
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• Department store chain Belk filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

  26-01-2021 23:32
  
  CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The North Carolina-based department store chain Belk says it will file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The Charlotte Observer reports that private equity firm Sycamore Partners made the announcement on Tuesday. The firm owns Belk and says it will continue with “normal operations” as it goes through bankruptcy. Sycamore Partners says it expects to emerge from bankruptcy by the end of February. The 133-year-old chain grew from the opening of a store in Monroe, N
  
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• Yellen says Treasury focus to help nation reeling from virus

  26-01-2021 23:26
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Janet Yellen has been sworn in as the nation’s 78th Treasury secretary and the first woman to hold the office. She was sworn in by Vice President Kamala Harris, the first woman elected to the position. In a message to the department’s 84,000 employees, Yellen said they would play a major role in addressing the country’s biggest economic challenges. She said the department must “help the American people endure the final months” of the coronavi
  
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• Elliot Page and Emma Portner divorcing after 3 years

  26-01-2021 23:26
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Actor Elliot Page and Emma Portner say they are divorcing after three years of marriage. In a statement Tuesday, the couple said “we have made the difficult decision to divorce following our separation last summer.” The statement says they have ”the utmost respect for each other and remain close friends.” Page, the 33-year-old Oscar-nominated star of “Juno,” and “The Umbrella Academy,” and Portner, a 26-year-old choreographer,
  
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• More than 60 FEMA personnel deployed to Arizona to aid in vaccination efforts

  26-01-2021 23:25
  
  TUCSON (KVOA) - Tucson will be receiving some extra help with its vaccination efforts after the Federal Emergency Management Agency announced Tuesday that it will send more than 60 people to assist at several major vaccination distribution sites in Arizona.Since March, FEMA has been dispatching various federal medical personnel across the country to help vaccinate the nation as COVID-19 continues to ravage the U.S.On Tuesday, FEMA shared that it will deploy 66 disaster personnel to Tucson, Glend
  
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• The Latest: Canada’s PM: ‘worrying” if EU blocks vaccine

  26-01-2021 23:22
  
  TORONTO — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says it would be very worrying if the European Union blocked Canada from getting COVID-19 doses from Europe.The EU has threatened to impose export controls on vaccines produced within its borders, and warned pharmaceutical companies that have developed coronavirus vaccines with EU aid that it must get its shots on schedule. All of Canada’s vaccines come from Europe.Trudeau says he spoke to the chief executive of Moderna and he says it was &ldqu
  
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• Tornado leaves path of destruction in Alabama, killing 1

  26-01-2021 23:17
  
  FULTONDALE, Ala. (AP) — Search and rescue efforts continue in Alabama, where officials say a tornado killed a 14-year-old boy sheltering with his family in the basement of their home. The storm blew down a tree and trapped them in the basement Monday night. Fultondale police Chief D.P. Smith says several other family members were critically injured. The tornado left a swath of destruction 10 miles long in the suburbs north of Birmingham. Fire Chief Justin McKenzie says 30 people were injur
  
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• South Dakota lawmakers revive bill decried by LGBTQ groups

  26-01-2021 23:17
  
  PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Republican lawmakers have revived a proposed law that would have banned people from changing the sex designation on their birth certificates. A House committee earlier rejected the bill that LGBTQ advocates decried as an attack on transgender people. Republicans in the House forced the bill to be brought to a vote by the full House through a rarely used legislative procedure known as a “smoke out.” Bills that affect transgender people have becom
  
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• Judge: Floyd’s past arrest details can’t be used at trial

  26-01-2021 23:17
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A judge has ruled that information about George Floyd’s prior arrests can’t be used at the trials of the four former Minneapolis police officers charged in his death. However, Judge Peter Cahill also ruled in a decision made public Tuesday that the jury can hear about two prior cases involving Derek Chauvin, the former officer accused of kneeling on handcuffed Floyd’s neck despite Floyd’s pleas for air. In one case, Chauvin knelt on the neck of a
  
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• Maduro’s ‘miracle’ treatment for COVID-19 draws skeptics

  26-01-2021 23:15
  
  CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro appears to be counting on yet another “miracle” to save his citizens from COVID-19. He’s promoting a secretive solution with no published scientific evidence he claims will conquer the new coronavirus. Maduro said on television over the weekend that “it’s a powerful antiviral” that neutralizes the coronavirus. But his government has released no evidence and he’s touted othe
  
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• Amid backlash, Harvard cancels class on policing strategy

  26-01-2021 23:00
  
  CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Harvard University’s engineering school has canceled a class that intended to evaluate a policing strategy based on U.S. military tactics after students raised concerns about the strategy’s impact on people of color. In a message to students on Monday, the school’s dean said the class had been withdrawn and officials plan to review the vetting process for proposed classes. A course description said it would ask students to analyze data on a policin
  
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• Tucson’s littlest elephant made slush angels while enjoying snow day at Reid Park Zoo

  26-01-2021 22:57
  
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  TUCSON (KVOA) - Tucson's littlest elephant enjoyed a snow day at Reid Park Zoo after the facility was hit with snowflakes Tuesday morning.On Tuesday, Reid Park Zoo shared that they let out their elephant herd Tuesday to let them play in the snow.While most zoo animals tend to enjoy watching the snow in the comfort of their heated night homes, the elephants decided to stay outside and enjoy making slush angels that morning.Zoo officials said the zoo's youngest elephant, Penzi, enjo
  
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• Police: Terrorism didn’t motivate fatal Portland car attack

  26-01-2021 22:48
  
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Investigators say they have found no evidence that terrorism, politics or any bias motivated a driver who repeatedly drove into people along streets and sidewalks in Portland, Oregon, killing one. The Portland Police Bureau said Tuesday that the driver is hospitalized and is expected to be booked into jail afterward. The man accused of driving into people and cars over a 15-block span Monday, including hitting an elderly woman who was dragged beneath the wheels of a s
  
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• Bearizona wildlife enjoy snow day as staff work to clear roads, paths

  26-01-2021 22:45
  
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  WILLIAMS, Ariz. (KVOA) - The bears at Bearizona are doing their best polar bear impressions after the wildlife park in Williams received between 24 to 30 inches of snow on Tuesday.According to Bearizona officials, the animals at the park spent the day enjoying the snow while park employees were left hard at work clearing the road
  
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• Republican-controlled states advance bills to limit abortion

  26-01-2021 22:42
  
  HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Four new proposed abortion restrictions passed the state House Tuesday in Montana, one of several states where GOP gains are lending more momentum to prohibitions on the procedure. The bills come as President Joe Biden looks to change course nationally on the issue, though the Supreme Court has a conservative majority that’s given hope to anti-abortion activists. In Montana, GOP lawmakers are hoping to capitalize on the election of a Republican governor after 16
  
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• The Latest: US to buy 100M more doses of approved vaccines

  26-01-2021 22:39
  
  WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is announcing that the U.S. is purchasing an additional 100 million doses each of the two approved coronavirus vaccines for delivery this summer, with the government expecting to be able to deliver enough of the two-dose regimens to states this summer to vaccinate 300 million people.
  The additional purchases from drugmakers Pfizer and Moderna come as the Biden administration is trying to ramp up vaccine production and states’ capacities to inject them
  
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• Let down your hair: New Army rules for ponytails, nail color

  26-01-2021 22:39
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Female soldiers can let their hair down and flash a little nail color under new rules being approved by the Army. But male soldiers will still have to shave. Army leaders are loosening restrictions on various grooming and hairstyle rules, as service leaders try to address longstanding complaints, particularly from women. The changes, which also expand allowances for earrings and hair highlights and dyes, are particularly responsive to women of various ethnicities, and wil
  
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• UA Hosting Virtual Panel Discussion on Voting Rights

  26-01-2021 22:37
  
  After last week’s inauguration of the first female vice president, the University of Arizona is hosting a virtual discussion about voting history and voting rights on Thursday, Jan. 28. …
  
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• Fox News hires Larry Kudlow; McEnany may be next

  26-01-2021 22:37
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Less than a week after the Trump administration ended, one of its alumni has joined Fox News. The company announced that Larry Kudlow, a former CNBC journalist who was former President Donald Trump’s national economic council director, will host a weekday show on Fox Business Network and be an analyst across other Fox News Media properties. Former White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany said in government disclosure document that she would be working at Fox. The
  
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• Lawyer says Pelosi laptop hasn’t been recovered from suspect

  26-01-2021 22:36
  
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A defense lawyer says a laptop stolen from the offices of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi during the U.S. Capitol attack hasn’t been recovered by investigators. Public defender A.J. Kramer told a federal judge Tuesday that investigators didn’t find it in Riley Jean Williams’ car or home in Harrisburg. The 22-year-old Williams is accused of helping steal the laptop, which a Pelosi aide has said was only used for presentations. Prosecutors say there’
  
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• Biden administration to boost vaccine supply amid shortages

  26-01-2021 22:35
  
  The Biden administration is giving states an approximately 17% boost in vaccine over the next three weeks after complaints around the U.S. of shortages so severe that some vaccination sites had to cancel tens of thousands of appointments with people waiting for their first shot. Detailed figures posted on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website Tuesday showed that the government planned to make about 10.1 million first and second doses available next week, up from this week’
  
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• Pima Public Library Celebrates 1 Million ebook and Audiobook Checkouts in 2020

  26-01-2021 22:33
  
  The numbers are in, and Pima County Public Library has announced a record-breaking year, with locals checking out more than 1 million ebooks and audiobooks in 2020. These numbers were no doubt heightened by stay-at-home orders, but PCPL says ebook and audiobook rentals have seen increased use for multiple years.…
  
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• AP Exclusive: DOJ rescinds ‘zero tolerance’ immigration rule

  26-01-2021 22:33
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has rescinded a Trump-era memo that established a “zero tolerance” enforcement policy for migrants crossing the U.S.-Mexico border illegally, which resulted in thousands of family separations. Acting Attorney General Monty Wilkinson issued the new memo to federal prosecutors across the nation, saying the department would return to its longstanding previous policy and instructing prosecutors to act on the merits of the cases. The “z
  
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• White House: US expects to deliver enough vaccine to states this summer for 2-dose regimen for 300M Americans

  26-01-2021 22:30
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — White House: US expects to deliver enough vaccine to states this summer for 2-dose regimen for 300M Americans.The post White House: US expects to deliver enough vaccine to states this summer for 2-dose regimen for 300M Americans appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Kerry aims to talk US back into a lead role in climate fight

  26-01-2021 22:30
  
  New climate envoy John Kerry is making clear that the United States isn’t just back in the fight to slow climate change, but that it plans to play a driving role again. Kerry is envoy for climate change and national security in President Joe Biden’s administration. He is working to make a long-term success out of the Paris climate accord he helped negotiate during the Obama administration. President Donald Trump rejected the U.N. climate accord and other Obama-era efforts against cli
  
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• Justice Department rescinds 2018 memo establishing ‘zero tolerance’ border policy that resulted in family separations

  26-01-2021 22:30
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Department rescinds 2018 memo establishing ‘zero tolerance’ border policy that resulted in family separations.The post Justice Department rescinds 2018 memo establishing ‘zero tolerance’ border policy that resulted in family separations appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• First Biden-Putin call shows both cautious on big concerns

  26-01-2021 22:23
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian leader Vladimir Putin have held their first conversation as counterparts in a phone call that underscored troubled relations and the delicate balance between the former Cold War foes. According to the White House, Biden raised concerns on Tuesday about the arrest of opposition figure Alexei Navalny, Russia’s alleged involvement in a massive cyber espionage campaign and reports of Russian bounties on American troops in Afghanistan
  
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• Stocks give up an early lead and end lower on Wall Street

  26-01-2021 22:12
  
  Stocks ended lower on Wall Street Tuesday after spending most of the day in the red. The S&P 500 lost 0.1%, pulled down by losses in banks and industrial companies. Gains for some Big Tech companies like Amazon and Facebook helped keep the losses in check. Small-company stocks fell more than other parts of the market. Treasury yields rose. Investors weighed solid corporate earnings results against growing concerns about the pandemic. Many large companies are reporting this week from all part
  
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• The Latest: Kamala Harris receives 2nd COVID-19 vaccine dose

  26-01-2021 22:06
  
  WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris has received the second dose of her COVID-19 vaccine.
  Harris was given the shot Tuesday at the National Institutes of Health by nurse Judy Lai Yee Chan, who is chief of the NIH’s COVID-19 vaccine clinic. After receiving the shot, Harris joked, “when are you gonna put it in?” She called it “relatively painless.”
  Both she and President Joe Biden got the vaccine live on television to help alleviate public resistance to th
  
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• Disney updates Jungle Cruise after insensitivity criticism

  26-01-2021 22:02
  
  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Jungle Cruise is one of the original Disney parks’ rides and it’s getting a 21st century remodel. It’s the latest update to a legacy theme park ride that has been criticized in years past for being racially insensitive. Disney said in a blog post on Monday that the ride will be updated by Disney “imagineers” at the Disneyland park in California and the Magic Kingdom park in Florida with a new storyline and characters that “reflect an
  
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• Winter Weather Advisory issued January 26 at 1:59PM MST until January 26 at 5:00PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ

  26-01-2021 21:59
  
  * WHAT…Snow showers expected with 1 to 3 inches in the lowervalleys. Elevations above 5,000 feet could see 3 to 6 inches.
  * WHERE…Portions of Graham and Greenlee counties.
  * WHEN…Until 5 PM MST today.
  * IMPACTS…Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardousconditions could impact the morning or evening commute.Slow down and use caution while traveling.
  Stay tuned to NOAA Weather Radio…commercial television or radiostations…or your cable television servi
  
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• Winter Storm Warning issued January 26 at 1:59PM MST until January 26 at 5:00PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ

  26-01-2021 21:59
  
  * WHAT…Snow, heavy at times, can be expected for the remainderof this afternoon before tapering off. Storm total snowaccumulations of 3 to 7 inches, with up to 18 inches above 7,000feet will be possible.
  * WHERE…Upper Santa Cruz River Valley/Altar Valley, Upper SanPedro River Valley and Eastern Cochise County below 5000 feet.
  * WHEN…Until 5 PM MST today.
  * IMPACTS…Plan on slippery road conditions with potential forsnow-packed roadways. Travel could be impossible at ti
  
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• Hard Freeze Warning issued January 26 at 1:59PM MST until January 27 at 9:00AM MST by NWS Tucson AZ

  26-01-2021 21:59
  
  * WHAT…Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 27 expected.
  * WHERE…Tohono O’odham Nation, Tucson Metro Area, SouthCentral Pinal County and Southeast Pinal County.
  * WHEN…From 2 AM to 9 AM MST Wednesday.
  * IMPACTS…Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops, othersensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoorplumbing.Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To preventfreezing and possible bursting of outdoor water pipes they shouldbe wrap
  
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• Biden administration will boost states’ vaccine allocation for next week by about 17%

  26-01-2021 21:51
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Biden administration will boost states’ vaccine allocation for next week by about 17%.The post Biden administration will boost states’ vaccine allocation for next week by about 17% appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Senate rejects GOP motion to dismiss Trump impeachment trial

  26-01-2021 21:49
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has rejected a Republican attempt to dismiss Donald Trump’s historic second impeachment trial, a vote that allows the case on “incitement of insurrection” to move forward but also foreshadows that there may not be enough votes to convict him.
  The procedural vote to set aside an objection from Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul puts the Senate on record as declaring the proceedings constitutional and means the trial on Trump’s impeachment, the first
  
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• Officials: Cause of fire that killed Tony Hsieh undetermined

  26-01-2021 21:48
  
  A Connecticut investigator says he could not determine if a November house fire that killed Tony Hsieh, the retired CEO of online shoe retailer Zappos, was accidental or intentional. New London Fire Marshal Vernon Skau released a report Tuesday saying there was evidence Hsieh was impaired or intoxicated and may have carelessly discarded smoking materials or misused candles while using a propone heater in a storage shed attached to a riverfront home. Officials ruled the 46-year-old Hsieh died fro
  
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• Special Weather Statement issued January 26 at 1:22PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ

  26-01-2021 21:22
  
  At 120 PM MST, Doppler radar was tracking very heavy snow along aline extending from near Kartchner Caverns State Park to nearWhetstone to 9 miles east of Huachuca City to near Sierra Vista to 8miles southeast of Parker Canyon Lake. Movement was east at 25 mph.
  Winds in excess of 40 mph and heavy snow with near whiteoutconditions. Expect 1 to 2 inches of snow to rapidly accumulatemaking roads snow covered and slick. A lightning strike or two willalso be possible.
  Locations impacted include&helli
  
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• The Latest: Hundreds of White House staffers receive vaccine

  26-01-2021 21:19
  
  WASHINGTON — “Several hundred” White House staffers have been vaccinated for COVID-19 as the Biden administration looks to create a safe workspace for the new president.
  Spokesman Kevin Munoz said the White House has provided the first of the two-shot vaccination to those who work on-site and is working toward vaccinating all staffers in the coming weeks.
  President Joe Biden’s White House has operated with sparse staffing to prevent the spread of the virus, mandating soci
  
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• Sandy West, who preserved wild Georgia island, dies at 108

  26-01-2021 21:19
  
  SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A woman who championed the preservation of one of Georgia’s largest barrier islands has died at age 108. Eleanor “Sandy” Torrey West’s family owned wild Ossabaw Island for more than five decades before she sold it to the state of Georgia for $8 million. The deal required that the island remain undeveloped and used only for study, research, education and conservation. The Savannah Morning News reports that West’s grandson, Beryl Gilothwest,
  
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• Hard Freeze Warning issued January 26 at 1:19PM MST until January 27 at 9:00AM MST by NWS Phoenix AZ

  26-01-2021 21:19
  
  * WHAT…Temperatures in the upper 20s expected.
  * WHERE…Superior.
  * WHEN…From midnight tonight to 9 AM MST Wednesday.
  * IMPACTS…Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops, othersensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoorplumbing.Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To preventfreezing and possible bursting of outdoor water pipes they shouldbe wrapped, drained, or allowed to drip slowly. Those that havein-ground sprinkler systems shoul
  
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• Freeze Warning issued January 26 at 1:19PM MST until January 27 at 9:00AM MST by NWS Phoenix AZ

  26-01-2021 21:19
  
  * WHAT…Temperatures in the lower 30s expected.
  * WHERE…Apache Junction/Gold Canyon.
  * WHEN…From midnight tonight to 9 AM MST Wednesday.
  * IMPACTS…Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops, othersensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoorplumbing.Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To preventfreezing and possible bursting of outdoor water pipes they shouldbe wrapped, drained, or allowed to drip slowly. Those that havein-ground spri
  
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• Senate rejects Republican attempt to declare Trump impeachment trial unconstitutional

  26-01-2021 21:18
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate rejects Republican attempt to declare Trump impeachment trial unconstitutional.The post Senate rejects Republican attempt to declare Trump impeachment trial unconstitutional appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Suspect arrested in fatal shooting of teenage boy in Phoenix

  26-01-2021 21:15
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Police in Phoenix say they have arrested a suspect in the shooting death of a teenage boy. They say detectives arrested 23-year-old Gilberto Fabela based on probable cause and he was booked into jail Monday on suspicion of murder. Police didn’t immediately disclose a possible motive for the shooting. Officers say 16-year-old Michael Loving was found behind the wheel of a car that was running but stopped outside a home early Monday morning. Police say Loving had been sh
  
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• Winter Weather Advisory issued January 26 at 1:12PM MST until January 26 at 5:00PM MST by NWS Phoenix AZ

  26-01-2021 21:12
  
  * WHAT…For the Winter Storm Warning above 4000 feet, heavysnow. Additional snow accumulations of 1 to 6 inches. For theWinter Weather Advisory below 4000 feet, snow. Additional snowaccumulations of up to two inches.
  * WHERE…Pinal/Superstition Mountains.
  * WHEN…Until 5 PM MST this afternoon.
  * IMPACTS…Plan on slippery road conditions. The cold windchills as low as 10 above zero could result in hypothermia ifprecautions are not taken.If you must travel, keep an extra fl
  
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