| Yakima teacher reprimanded for backpack feces | |
YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) - A Washington kindergarten teacher who sent a 5-year-old student home with a bag of feces tucked in his backpack has been formally reprimanded. A West Valley School District...
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| Hate crime probe called for in gay sailor's death |
SAN DIEGO (AP) - The chairman the House Veterans Affairs Committee is calling for a Defense Department and Marine Corps probe to see if the killing of a gay sailor at Camp Pendleton was a hate crime....
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| Man sentenced for Tucson convenience store robbery |
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - A Tucson man was sentenced to 10 years in prison Thursday for robbing a convenience store clerk at gunpoint and stealing an ATM machine. Police say they were investigating a...
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| Ex-newspaper staffers launching Denver news site |
DENVER (AP) - A Denver-focused daily Web magazine led by former staffers of the defunct Rocky Mountain News and others plans to officially launch Monday. A dozen equity owners, about a dozen...
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| Mexican gray wolf pups found dead |
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has rescued two abandoned Mexican gray wolf pups but three others from the same litter were found dead in southwestern New Mexico. The...
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| Ariz. governor says state leaders face 'new day' |
PHOENIX (AP) - Gov. Jan Brewer says she and legislators face "a new beginning" during a special session next week to approve a budget that's more to her liking. The Republican governor drew...
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| Wife of actor Gary Coleman arrested in Utah |
SANTAQUIN, Utah (AP) - Police say the wife of actor Gary Coleman was booked into jail after an argument at the couple's Utah County home. Shannon Price was arrested Wednesday and held for about two...
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| Jackson memorial tentatively set for Tuesday in LA |
LOS ANGELES (AP) - An executive with a concert promoter says Michael Jackson's memorial service will be Tuesday at Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles - if that's what his mother wants. Randy...
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| NYPD rookie makes arrest moments after graduation |
NEW YORK (AP) - A New York Police Department rookie just couldn't wait to get started. 1 of the NYPD's newest officers has made his first arrest just minutes after graduating from the Police Academy...
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| Mom arrested after DPS recovers big pot load |
email TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - A big pot bust has led to the arrest of a Tucson mother. Police arrested 24-year-old Gumersinda Galaz after members of the Department of Public Safety and a drug strike...
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| Governor to consider bill allowing guns in bars |
email The Arizona Senate has approved a bill to allow people with concealed weapons permits to carry a gun into a business that serves alcohol. The 19-8 vote completes Legislative action on the bill...
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| Tucson cats are easy prey |
is Research Assistant with the University of Arizona, School of Natural Resources. As part of this research, Grubbs and her partner captured, radiocollared, and tracked 8 coyotes from November 2005...
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| NASA's Lunar Orbiter sees moon in a new light |
email NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has transmitted its first images since reaching the moon on June 23. The spacecraft's two cameras, collectively known as the Lunar Reconnaissance...
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| Coronado Forest welcomes visitors over the 4th |
Coronado National Forest is open to campers and visitors this holiday weekend.Visitors are asked to act responsibly due to hot, dry conditions across much of the forest.Campers in...
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| Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Phoenix home sold |
email PHOENIX (AP) - A Phoenix home that famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright designed for his son has been sold for $2.8 million. Realtor Cionne McCarthy says escrow on the spiral-shaped home of about...
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| Guantanamo detainee seeks 'Black Sites' access |
NEW YORK (AP) - Lawyers for a Guantanamo detainee charged in federal court in Manhattan with terrorism offenses have asked the U.S. government to preserve locations where he was held overseas at...
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| Injunction against Delta in Mesa case upheld |
ATLANTA (AP) - A federal appeals court has upheld a preliminary injunction barring Delta Air Lines Inc., the world's biggest airline operator, from terminating a regional flying contract with Mesa...
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| Flight diverted after passenger disrobes |
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - A US Airways flight from Charlotte to Los Angeles was diverted to Albuquerque after a male passenger removed his clothing mid-flight. Dan Jiron, a spokesman for the...
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| Forest Service expects early arrivals at campsites |
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) - The Forest Service expects camping areas in northern Arizona to fill up rapidly as the July Fourth weekend approaches. Most campsites in the Kaibab and Coconino National...
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| DPS to increase DUI enforcement over July 4th |
PHOENIX (AP) - The Arizona Department of Public Safety says its officers will be taking part in various DUI task force operations across the state in an effort to crackdown on drunk drivers. Because...
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| McCain discusses health care overhaul in Phoenix |
PHOENIX (AP) - Sen. John McCain is criticizing an ambitious health care overhaul by Democrats. The Arizona Republican told more than 100 people Wednesday at Phoenix Children's Hospital that efforts...
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| Budget 'fatally flawed', needs more work |
email PHOENIX (KOLD) - Governor Brewer says the budget lawmakers sent to her this morning is "fatally flawed" and needs more work. State government will continue despite the continued disagreement,...
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| Woman detained in alleged Girl Scout embezzlement |
PHOENIX (AP) - A Phoenix woman is under investigation after more than $8,000 was embezzled from an area Girl Scout troop. Scottsdale police department spokesman Dave Pubins said 29-year-old Trisha...
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| Governor summons lawmakers back to the drawing board |
email TUCSON, AZ (KOLD) - State lawmakers have a budget that buys time. "Takes some pressure off, allows us to work," said Rep. Vic Williams, (R) District 26. But he also said that time is limited....
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| Arizona state parks open after hours-long closure |
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) - State parks have reopened after concerns about the lack of a state budget prompted an overnight closure. State Parks Director Renee Bahl says park rangers removed signs...
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| Pima County Sheriff's Dept. plans DUI enforcement |
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - The Pima County Sheriff's Department plans to operate two sobriety checkpoints over the Fourth of July weekend in southern Arizona. One will be located in rural Pima County and...
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| Tucson is one of the least sports obsessed cities |
email NEW YORK (MEN'S HEALTH) - Arlington, TX is America's "Top Sports Town" and Miami, FL is the "Least Sports Obsessed" city in the U.S. according to Men's Heath, which ranks 100 major...
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| Voters may decide on sports facility tax |
email A last minute vote saved a plan to help Pima County hold onto spring training baseball. The Arizona Senate gave final approval to a bill that allows county supervisors to form a sports...
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| Tucson elections in for a change |
Under SB 1123, the Republicans may gain a foothold in Tucson politics, something they've never been able to do. Or at least that's the party's...
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| 'Kaity's Law' protects non-married couples from domestic violence |
email PHOENIX (KOLD) - The Legislature passed "Kaity's Law" -- a bill that extends domestic violence protection to couples -- on Monday. The law was created after 17-year-old Kaitlyn Sudberry was...
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| Former Arizona Congressman dies at 83 |
email TUCSON, AZ (KOLD) - Former Arizona Congressman Jim McNulty has passed away. He died today of Parkinson's Disease at the age 83. The Democrat represented a Southern Arizona district for a...
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| High Desert Gold Announces Positive Gold Results From a Soil Geochemical Survey at Artillery Peak, Arizona |
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - July 2, 2009) - High Desert Gold Corporation ("HDG" or the "Company")(TSX VENTURE:HDG)(TSX VENTURE:HDG.WT) announces the results from the initial soil...
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| Lowering financial worries by being prepared |
email TUCSON, AZ (KOLD) - In today's Money Monday, we're focusing on how to lower your stress level about your finances and how it can impact you at work. Jere' Webb, author of If...
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| Michael Jackson pronounced dead |
email LOS ANGELES - Michael Jackson has suffered a cardiac arrest, multiple sources confirm. CNN, TMZ.com and CBS news says he died. One CBS report says he died on arrival to the hospital. Paramedics...
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| Lawmakers move on budget |
email TUCSON, AZ (KOLD) - The state budget debate dragged on into the night Tuesday in Phoenix. State lawmakers were still debating what to approve and send to the governor, or more likely what not...
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| Voters will see TUSD overrides on the ballot again |
email TUCSON, AZ (KOLD) - An expected state funding shortage has supporters of budget overrides for Tucson Unified School District ready to go back to voters. They turned down allowing the district...
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| Health officials think death was hanta virus |
email FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) - Coconino County health officials believe the death of a Minnesota woman is linked to the hantavirus. The victim, in her early 50's, was infected and died following a...
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| President signs bill to regulate tobacco industry |
email President Obama signed the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act into law Monday. The legislation gives the Food and Drug Administration unprecedented authority to regulate the...
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| Wild wind whips Tucson |
email TUCSON (KOLD) - Gusty winds from a monsoon thunderstorm tore through parts of the Tucson area Monday, downing several trees and tearing part of the roof off a strip mall in Midtown. A woman and...
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| Suspect eludes Tucson police on motorized bike |
email TUCSON, AZ (KOLD) - A man on a motorized bike fled from police Monday night. According to police, 36-year-old Dameon Zalewski was pulled over by an officer when he made a civil traffic...
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| Juvenile work crews cleanup high-crime areas |
email You might have seen some young crews out cleaning up different parts of midtown this weekend, but they're not doing it because they want to. It's ordered by a judge. Juvenile Detention...
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| Attend Tucson's "Public Enemies" premiere party |
In January 1934, the infamous John Dillinger and his gang were the focus of a nation-wide hunt. After stealing more than $200,000 from banks, breaking out of jail twice and killing three police...
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| A helping hand for Tucson's homeless veterans |
email The Allen Army Reserve on Silverlake hosted a number of free services on Saturday morning. Veterans received a hot meal, new clothes, haircuts, medical treatment, and they also learned about...
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| Armstrong Still Going Strong Playing Guitar |
e-mail Dean Armstrong is Tucson's version of an American Idol. He's been playing his tuitar for captivated audiences for nearly seven decades and more than six of them in Tucson. "I started...
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| Armed robber hits Walgreens in midtown |
email Tucson, AZ (KOLD) - Tucson Police are investigating a robbery at a Walgreens store early Friday morning. This is the 6th unsolved armed robbery at a Walgreens since last September. Police say...
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| Oregon company wins Tucson streetcar bid, but no contracts signed yet |
email TUCSON, AZ (KOLD) - The City of Tucson is about to reach a multi-million dollar deal to buy modern streetcars, but while it appears the project is on track, a finished project is still not a...
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| Tucson remembers the King of Pop |
KOLD News 13 knows Michael Jackson was loved by many. That's why we want to provide you with a forum to share your thoughts about the King of Pop's passing with Southern Arizona. Feel free to...
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| Activists trying to prevent migrant deaths accuse US government of violating international law |
email TUCSON, AZ (KOLD) - With eight luminarias at the foot of a podium, each made from a milk jug as a tribute to migrants whose deaths activists say could have been prevented, members of several...
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| Shooting at east side apartment complex |
email TUCSON, AZ (KOLD) - A man is recovering after being shot in the arm at an east side apartment complex. Tucson Police responded to the shots fired call in the 7800 block of East Uhl, near...
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| 65 arrested in student financial aid scam |
email PHOENIX, AZ (KOLD) - A Sierra Vista man is among 65 people indicted in a student aid scam. Federal prosecutors say ring leaders recruited people to pretend to be students. The suspects then...
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