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Tucson cats are easy prey 2 Jul 2009 at 8:04pm
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...
NASA's Lunar Orbiter sees moon in a new light 2 Jul 2009 at 8:04pm
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 Orbi...
Tucson man sentenced to prison for ID theft 2 Jul 2009 at 7:58pm
Tucson Honda dealership. De La Rosa worked as a salesman and had access to credit information.Prosecutors said De La Rosa and ring members used the personal information from credit applications fil...
Mom arrested after DPS recovers big pot load 2 Jul 2009 at 7:58pm
Gumersinda Galaz after members of the Department of Public Safety and a drug strike force recovered about 1,100 pounds of marijuana inside Galaz's residence.DPS said detectives staked out a trailer...
Coronado Forest welcomes visitors over the 4th 2 Jul 2009 at 5:17pm
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 the
Guantanamo detainee seeks 'Black Sites' access 2 Jul 2009 at 2:24pm
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 so...
Injunction against Delta in Mesa case upheld 2 Jul 2009 at 2:24pm
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 ...
Woman detained in alleged Girl Scout embezzlement 2 Jul 2009 at 2:24pm
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...
Budget 'fatally flawed', needs more work 2 Jul 2009 at 2:24pm
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, a...
Pima County Sheriff's Dept. plans DUI enforcement 2 Jul 2009 at 2:24pm
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 an...
Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Phoenix home sold 2 Jul 2009 at 2:24pm
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 abo...
Arizona state parks open after hours-long closure 2 Jul 2009 at 2:24pm
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 Wed...
Flight diverted after passenger disrobes 2 Jul 2009 at 2:24pm
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 Albuqu...
DPS to increase DUI enforcement over July 4th 2 Jul 2009 at 2:24pm
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. Becau...
Forest Service expects early arrivals at campsites 2 Jul 2009 at 2:24pm
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 Fo...
Governor summons lawmakers back to the drawing board 2 Jul 2009 at 2:24pm
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. T...
Governor to consider bill allowing guns in bars 2 Jul 2009 at 2:24pm
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 bil...
McCain discusses health care overhaul in Phoenix 2 Jul 2009 at 2:24pm
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 effort...
Tucson is one of the least sports obsessed cities 2 Jul 2009 at 2:24pm
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 U...
Voters may decide on sports facility tax 2 Jul 2009 at 2:24pm
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 author...
Tucson elections in for a change 2 Jul 2009 at 2:24pm
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 hope.
'Kaity's Law' protects non-married couples from domestic violence 2 Jul 2009 at 2:23pm
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 ...
Former Arizona Congressman dies at 83 2 Jul 2009 at 2:23pm
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 sin...
Campers cleared out from AZ state parks 2 Jul 2009 at 8:40am
email Patagonia, AZ (KOLD) - Families are packing up and heading home much earlier than expected. They came out to Patagonia Lake State Park with high hopes of spending a couple days out of the cit...
Madoff is sentenced to 150 years 2 Jul 2009 at 8:40am
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7-year-old Ajo girl killed will be buried next weekend 2 Jul 2009 at 8:39am
The girl's body was discovered in a wash in Ajo last week by a couple of girls out riding their bikes. Pima County Sheriff's Deputies arrested 19-year-old Loretto Kyle Alegria and charged him ...
Lowering financial worries by being prepared 2 Jul 2009 at 8:40am
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 You'...
President signs bill to regulate tobacco industry 2 Jul 2009 at 8:39am
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 ma...
Tucson streetcars saving jobs in Oregon 2 Jul 2009 at 8:40am
Daily Journal of Commerce . A $26 million contract has been signed to build seven streetcars, with the option to build six more. This deal could not of come at a better time for Oregon's ailing re...
