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Marijuana and stolen vehicle found by West Desert Task Force

TUCSON - Over 1,522 pounds of marijuana were seized from a stolen vehicle in the west desert last night as part of a targeted joint operation between the Border Patrol, ICE and the Pinal County Sheriff's Office.Border Patrol agents with the West Desert... »

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Clouds today, isolated showers 24 hours away

TUCSON - A SoCal storm is moving our way.The big weather story the next few days is a cold front west of Los Angeles & San Diego, according to News 4 Meteorologist Jeff Beamish. This afternoon features a good amount of cloud cover being pushed out ahea... »

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Cone Zone 4/24: Tanque Verde traffic change & Ajo Hwy meeting

TRAFFIC CONTROL CHANGE SABINO CANYON ROAD/TANQUE VERDE ROADBeginning Tuesday, April 24, 2012, at approximately 9 a.m., westbound Tanque Verde Road will be reduced to two travel lanes. In the westbound direction of travel, the dedicated right turn lane ... »

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Ice breaking weekend

TUCSON - Did we finally break the ice on the Santa Cruz today?It got awfully close to hitting the 100 mark for the first time this year but we came up just short, according to Meteorologist John Patrick. Daytime highs reached 99 at Tucson International... »

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Gang members and wanted felon arrested by Border Patrol this week

TUCSON - Three alleged Mexican gang members and one Mexican national with an active felony warrant were apprehended by Border patrol agents in several separate incidents over the last week.Last weekend, Border Patrol agents arrested an 18-year-old Mexi... »

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Illegal alien and convicted felon sentenced to confinement

A 33-year-old male from Mexico, apprehended by Ajo Station Border Patrol agents in June 2011 was sentenced to 57 months of confinement on April 9, 2012.The U.S. Attorney's Office prosecuted Victor Reyes-Ramos following his 2011 arrest for attempting to... »

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UA program aims to help Protect Your Skin this summer

TUCSON - A campaign to save your skin from the sun is underway in Tucson.The program, called "Protect Your Skin," was launched by the University of Arizona's Cancenr Center.The goal is to promote sunscreen use when doing outdoor activity. On Monday, re... »

Modern Streetcar event

Tucson Modern Streetcar Construction Kickoff EventApril 12, 2012, event start 11 a.m.BIO 5 Institute/University of Arizona1657 E. Helen (at Warren Ave Underpass)Free parking at Highland Ave. parking garage - 1401 E. Helen Street Tucson Modern Streetcar... »

Thursday event to celebrate start of Modern Streetcar construction

TUCSON - An event being held Thursday will officially celebrate the start of construction on the Tucson Modern Streetcar Project.The event site is east of the BIO5 Institute at the University of Arizona, a short distance from the Highland Ave. Garage, ... »

Robbery suspect charged with 2 counts of murder for deadly crash

TUCSON - A suspect arrested for a robbery and involved in a crash that killed two people on the Southwest side last month has been indicted.Cory Rivers has been indicted on 13 charges, including two counts of 1st Degree Murder, for his role in robbing ... »

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VIDEO: Officials: 5 dead in Christian school shooting

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- A gunman opened fire at a Christian university in California Monday, killing at least five people, law enforcement officials said. Police say they have a suspect in custody.The shooting erupted at midmorning at Oikos University ... »

Pedestrian struck and killed on south side

TUCSON - A pedestrian  was struck and killed early Sunday morning on Ajo Way about a mile west of La Cholla Boulevard.Just before 5:30am, a Ford pick up truck traveling in the left lane near mile post 169 changed lanes and struck the pedestrian, who wa... »

Acid spill shuts down part of Alvernon

TUCSON - Several gallons of acid used for swimming pools is shutting down two lanes of Alvernon near Ajo.A box of the material fell on to the road and was hit by another vehicle, dragging it for a quarter mile.This is affecting the southbound lanes of ... »

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8th Annual March for Children is this Friday

TUCSON - The Eighth Annual March for Children will be held this Friday morning, raising awareness of child abuse and childhood trauma ahead of National Child Abuse Prevention Month.Below is a news release from the Pima County Juvenile Court, one of the... »

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Donate food and have your library fine waived

TUCSON - Want to reduce library fines and donate food to a good cause at the same time? Take part in 'Food for Fines' week.Just donate non-perishable food items to your Pima County Public Library branch during 'Food for Fines' week, April 9-14, and the... »

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