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  Soldier Basin fire burns 6,000 acres (w/ interactive map)

  

  Posted 11:07 AM 5/22/2013

  Crews are keeping the fire south and west of Flux Canyon, west of Forest Road 49, north of the Soldier Basin drainage and east of the Coronado National Forest boundary. a (More)

  
  

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  Horne is OK with new Bisbee civil unions measure

  Posted 10:29 AM 5/22/2013

  A spokeswoman says Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne won't sue Bisbee to try to block final approval of the southern Arizona city's revised ordinance on civil unions.

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  Free child safety event planned for Tucson

  Posted 10:12 AM 5/22/2013 by Faye DeHoff

  TUCSON - Do you have 25 minutes to talk to your child about safety and abduction prevention? Then you should attend a child safety event planned next week here in Tucson.

  The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) created the 'Take 25' campaign to encourage families to take (More)

  
  

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  Multiple Sclerosis doesn't stop this go-getter Tucson grad

  

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  Posted 9:26 AM 5/22/2013 by Samantha Ptashkin

  At the end of senior year of high school, students sign yearbooks and reflect on the good times, something that isn't hard to do for Senior Braden Whitaker.

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  Grisly details revealed in Marana murder

  

  Posted 9:17 AM 5/22/2013 by Sean Mooney

  New details on a murder in Marana have been released by police. It happened on May 17, in the 8900 block of North Palm Brook Drive, after an apparent confrontation involving a married couple.

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  Study: High rates of junk food marketing to kids on Spanish TV

  

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  Posted 9:11 AM 5/22/2013 by Ryan Haarer

  TUCSON - It's bad enough that three quarters of food advertisements on children's English stations are junk food. But, if the show is in Spanish, those advertisements jump to 84 percent.

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  Bisbee council approves new civil unions measure

  Posted 2:01 AM 5/22/2013 by Associated Press

  BISBEE - Officials in Bisbee have approved a revised version of an ordinance that would legalize civil unions for same-sex couples.The City Council voted 5-2 Tuesday night to formally approve the revised ordinance that sets the stage for a June 4 council vote.The council (More)

  
  

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  Road repair list expands to Pima County

  

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  Posted 10:00 PM 5/21/2013 by Nichole Szemerei

  Ask any driver, they'll say Tucson roads are terrible. It stems from funding. News 4 Tucson Investigators already talked to the city about the problem, now it's the county's turn.

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  City approves pay raises and 2014 budget

  

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  Posted 9:23 PM 5/21/2013 by Rebecca Taylor

  TUCSON - Topics directly affecting your wallet took center stage at city hall Tuesday, including the adoption of next year's budget and city pay raises.

  The pay raises city council members approved at $5.3 million, has now doubled to $11-million a year.

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  Tucsonans step up to help Oklahoma victims

  Posted 6:39 PM 5/21/2013 by Lorraine Rivera

  TUCSON - Tucsonans wanting to donate items to the families affected by the deadly tornado in Oklahoma can drop off items at World Care.

  The organization is collecting donations ranging from non-persishable food items to cleaning supplies and hygiene products.

  Gwen Corner said World (More)