Wednesday, May 22 2013 1:04 AM EDT2013-05-22 05:04:59 GMT
City of Tucson has a budget for next year that includes raises for its employees. Now, they're waiting to see if they get them. Emergency dispatchers will get a one dollar-an-hour raise in July; however,
Most raises won't kick in until next year and still might not happen.
Wednesday, May 22 2013 12:50 AM EDT2013-05-22 04:50:55 GMT
When it comes to banking, what's your number one gripe? We found bank fees are a top consumer complaint. The amounts vary from bank-to-bank. Now, there are brand new funky fees to be on the lookout
When it comes to banking, what's your number one gripe? We found bank fees are a top consumer complaint. The amounts vary from bank-to-bank. Now, there are brand new funky fees to be on the lookout for beyond the typical charges.
Wednesday, May 22 2013 12:34 AM EDT2013-05-22 04:34:30 GMT
In a vote of 5-2, city council leaders voted to approve this new revised same-sex ordinance.The ordinance still uses the term 'civil union' but defines it as a contractual agreement between two people,
In a vote of 5-2, city council leaders voted to approve this new revised same sex ordinance.
Wednesday, May 22 2013 12:20 AM EDT2013-05-22 04:20:48 GMT
Marana voters approved a plan Tuesday night to allow the town to spend more than allowed under the state constitution. The proposal, known as the home-rule option, passed 2,935 (65 percent) to 1,549 (35
Marana voters approved a plan Tuesday night to allow the town to spend more than allowed under the state constitution.
Wednesday, May 22 2013 12:16 AM EDT2013-05-22 04:16:47 GMT
Gil Lusk was elected to the Sahuarita Town Council on Tuesday night in a runoff election. The retired National Parks superintendent received 2,309 votes (62 percent) in defeating Raytheon engineer Joshua
Gil Lusk was elected to the Sahuarita Town Council on Tuesday night in a runoff election.
An Amber Alert ends in a standoff when the suspect barricades himself in a house with five other hostages and later died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Tuesday, May 21 2013 11:21 PM EDT2013-05-22 03:21:18 GMT
It's easy to associate the words poor or poverty with the inner city. A new study by a non-profit shows a number of the poor live in suburban areas, including here in the Tucson metro area. The Brookings
The poverty numbers in the suburbs jump drastically.
Tuesday, May 21 2013 11:10 PM EDT2013-05-22 03:10:46 GMT
We have obtained copies of incident reports breaking down the number of assaults on the University of Arizona campus following an assault on Monday.Since 2009, university police say there have been 12
We have obtained copies of incident reports breaking down the number of assaults on the University of Arizona campus following an on-campus assault Monday.
Tuesday, May 21 2013 10:16 PM EDT2013-05-22 02:16:08 GMT
Residents in tornado-stricken Moore, OK, await news on missing love ones Tuesday, a day after a massive tornado devastated the city, killing at least 51. Rescuers worked all night, with particular attention
The tornado, with winds up to 200 mph, cut a 20-mile stretch as wide as two miles through the Oklahoma City metro area. The medical examiner's office reported 24 people died, including nine children.
Tuesday, May 21 2013 9:23 PM EDT2013-05-22 01:23:33 GMT
Photographs taken as evidence in the January 8, 2011, mass shooting here in Tucson were released on Tuesday. The Pima County Sheriff's Department released the photos, 581 of them. It's safe to say
Tuesday, May 21 2013 9:07 PM EDT2013-05-22 01:07:50 GMT
PHOENIX (Tucson News Now) - While the country waits for the grand prize winner of last Saturday's $590 million Powerball jackpot to come forward, a Phoenix nurse has claimed a $1 million runner-up prize. The
She was one of the runner-up winners in the recent record-breaking Powerball jackpot run.
Tuesday, May 21 2013 7:57 PM EDT2013-05-21 23:57:54 GMT
The World Care Civilian Emergency Relief Center is collecting emergency relief supplies for victims of the Oklahoma tornados and storms. The organization is accepting supplies and monetary donations to
More than 60 million Americans in the Midwest and south are still at risk from the ongoing storms.
Tuesday, May 21 2013 7:49 PM EDT2013-05-21 23:49:42 GMT
A house fire near Valencia and 6th Avenue has displaced six people this afternoon.According to Capt. Barrett Baker with the Tucson Fire Department, crews responded to the fire on Elvado around 2:30 p.m.
Inspectors have offically condemned the home, and the Red Cross is assisting.
Tuesday, May 21 2013 7:10 PM EDT2013-05-21 23:10:28 GMT
The Better Business Bureau and BBB Wise Giving Alliance have provided tips for the public to be wary of potential donation organization scams. In the wake of the devastation in Moore, Okla. this week, the
In the wake of the devastation in Moore, Okla. this week, the BBB says more people are likely to give but should research their options first.
U.S. officials say they have identified five men they believe might be behind the attack on the diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, last year. The officials say they have enough evidence to justify seizing them...
The U.S. has identified five men who might be responsible for the attack on the diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, last year, and has enough evidence to justify seizing them by military force as suspected terrorists,...
Tuesday, May 21 2013 7:16 PM EDT2013-05-21 23:16:48 GMT
MOORE, OK - The Oklahoma County Sheriff's office tweeted a photo of a frightened, muddy dog Monday after the deadly EF-5 tornado ripped through the town.The comment accompanying the photo said, "scared,
A heartbreaking photo of a little dog guarding the body of his owner, who was killed in the Moore, OK, tornado, is going viral.
Tuesday, May 21 2013 6:39 PM EDT2013-05-21 22:39:33 GMT
Israel Celis, Sr. (Source: Arizona Department of Corrections)
Israel Celis Sr. barricaded himself, the woman and children in the house near 91st and Maryland avenues after a series of events that began Monday afternoon.
Israel Celis Sr. barricaded himself, the woman and children in the house near 91st and Maryland avenues after a series of events that began Monday afternoon.
The Senate is debating cuts to the federally subsidized crop insurance program as it considers a massive farm bill this week.
The Senate voted Tuesday to keep a $400 million annual cut - or roughly a half of 1 percent - to the food stamp program as part of a major five-year farm bill.
The Army private who gave more than 700,000 secret U.S. documents to WikiLeaks is back in court for the last scheduled hearing before his military trial next month.
Lawyers in the court-martial of an Army private who sent more than 700,000 classified U.S. documents to WikiLeaks said Tuesday they have reached a deal that may eliminate the need for testimony from a member of the military...
Effective May 22, the Gila District of the Bureau of Land Management, to include all districts of Coronado National Forest, Saguaro National Park, Coronado National Memorial, Chiricahua National Monument, Fort Bowie National Historic Site, Tumacacori National Historical Park, and the Arizona State Forestry Division will implement campfire and smoking restrictions in southeastern Arizona.
As soon as I saw the tornado warnings on TV, I had to leave the office right away. I had photographed about a dozen tornados in my decade in Oklahoma and if I didn't get into my car before the funnel cloud swept...
I left the office in Oklahoma City as soon as I saw the tornado warnings on TV. I had photographed about a dozen twisters in the past decade, and knew that if I didn't get in my car before the funnel cloud hit, it would...
The parents and guardians stood in the muddy grass outside a suburban Oklahoma City church, listening intently as someone with a bullhorn called out the names of children who were being dropped off - survivors of...
The parents and guardians stood in the muddy grass outside an Oklahoma City area church, listening as someone with a bullhorn called out the names of children who were being dropped off - survivors of a deadly tornado that...
Tuesday, May 21 2013 2:38 PM EDT2013-05-21 18:38:01 GMT
(RNN) - After an estimated 26 tornadoes hit five states on Sunday, and a massive EF-4 tornado leveled the Oklahoma City metropolitan area killing 24 on Monday - more severe weather is expected to impact
The Storm Prediction Center at the National Weather Service believes there is a high probability for severe weather in Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana and Oklahoma.
This is a long holiday weekend for many, and a kickoff to the summer travel season. In Arizona this year that means a break from construction-related closures. The Arizona Department of Transportation has not scheduled any construction closures on major highways in the state.
Tuesday, May 21 2013 12:50 PM EDT2013-05-21 16:50:22 GMT
MOORE, OK (RNN) – In one of the few positive stories to come from the deadly tornadoes in Oklahoma, an elderly woman was reunited with a four-legged friend she thought was dead. Barbara Garcia, a resident
Elderly resident Barbara Garcia frantically called for her dog after the tornado had leveled her house, but with no success.
Tuesday, May 21 2013 12:00 PM EDT2013-05-21 16:00:11 GMT
The new baby Mountain Lion has arrived at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum and they need your help naming him. Tucson News Now is teaming up with the museum to name the new mountain lion. Our cameras
The new baby mountain lion has arrived at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum and they need your help naming him.
Tuesday, May 21 2013 11:39 AM EDT2013-05-21 15:39:04 GMT
Residents will find out this evening how much more they will be paying for water in Tucson. The city council will decide on new rates and fees tonight. No matter what that Tucson water bill will be going
Residents will find out this evening how much more they will be paying for water in Tucson.
Tuesday, May 21 2013 11:23 AM EDT2013-05-21 15:23:31 GMT
In a few short hours the City of Tucson will decide how it is going to spend resident's tax dollars. The final budget should be approved at a meeting later this evening, with a final budget estimate of
In a few short hours the City of Tucson will decide how it is going to spend resident's tax dollars.
Tuesday, May 21 2013 11:17 AM EDT2013-05-21 15:17:00 GMT
People affected by the massive tornado that killed at least 51 people and destroyed parts of Oklahoma still do not know where their loved ones are, but many of them are using social media to find out.
People affected by the massive tornado that killed at least 51 people and destroyed parts of Oklahoma still do not know where their loved ones are, but many are using social media to find out.
Tuesday, May 21 2013 10:36 AM EDT2013-05-21 14:36:49 GMT
(RNN) – A day after long track tornadoes devastated Shawnee and Edmond, OK, another round has begun near Oklahoma City.KOCO broadcast a slow rotating cloud that slowly extended down towards the ground
Dozens of people have died after a second day of tornadoes twisted through Oklahoma, this time taking aim at the town of Moore, south of Oklahoma City.
By CHRIS TALBOTT AP Music Writer Ray Manzarek, the keyboardist who was a founding member of The Doors, has died. He was 74.
By CHRIS TALBOTT and HILLEL ITALIE AP Entertainment Writers Ray Manzarek, a founding member of the 1960s rock group The Doors whose versatile and often haunting keyboards complemented Jim Morrison's...
An international rights group says the number of Afghan women and girls jailed for "moral crimes" has risen dramatically in the past 18 months.
The number of Afghan women and girls jailed for "moral crimes" has risen dramatically in the past 18 months, raising concerns that gains in women's rights might be reversed with the withdrawal of most international...
It was a rare moment in relations between the media and the government: In 2008, FBI Director Robert Mueller called the top editors at The New York Times and The Washington Post to apologize.
It was a rare moment in relations between the media and the government: In 2008, FBI Director Robert Mueller called the top editors at The New York Times and The Washington Post to apologize because the bureau had improperly...
Tuesday, May 21 2013 8:35 AM EDT2013-05-21 12:35:30 GMT
More than 200 people continue to fight a wildfire northeast of Nogales. The Soldier Basin Fire was about four miles east of Nogales International Airport, in the Patagonia Mountains on Monday. It was
Some firefighting crews are clearing land, creating defensible space as other crews burn out brush and grass to deprive the fire of fuel.
Tuesday, May 21 2013 3:58 AM EDT2013-05-21 07:58:34 GMT
Tolleson Police have issued an Amber Alert for a missing 3-year-old Arizona girl.According to the police report, the suspect broke into the mother's residence of the child and sexually assaulted her at
Tolleson Police have issued an Amber Alert for a missing 3-year-old Arizona boy.
Tuesday, May 21 2013 2:26 AM EDT2013-05-21 06:26:09 GMT
A former Tucson police officer who was demoted after a racy photo scandal is fighting for her rank. Diana Lopez was demoted from lieutenant to sergeant after an internal affairs hearing earlier this year. According
Lopez is accused of sending racy photos and videos to her boyfriend, another police officer who was below her in rank but not in her direct chain of command.
Tuesday, May 21 2013 1:47 AM EDT2013-05-21 05:47:22 GMT
Police are searching for a suspect who is accused of sexually assaulting a female on The University of Arizona campus today. According to Joe Bermudez with UAPD, a male suspect approached a female just
A male suspect approached a female just before 12:30 Monday afternoon in the area of 4th Street and Highland Avenue. He apparently prevented her from entering her dorm and grabbed her thigh before leaving the scene in an unknown direction.
Tuesday, May 21 2013 1:21 AM EDT2013-05-21 05:21:10 GMT
An antibiotic so popular many people know it by name has some unpopular attention from the federal government. The Food and Drug Administration has said that this could be a matter of life and death for
An antibiotic so popular many people know it by name has some unpopular attention from the federal government. The Food and Drug Administration has said that this could be a matter of life and death for some patients who use azithromycin, which is also known as Zithromax or Z-pack.
Federal agriculture officials say chicken producer Foster Farms is recalling about 6,165 pounds of its ready-to-eat grilled chicken breast strips because the strips contain wheat and soy - known allergens - which are...
Federal agriculture officials say chicken producer Foster Farms is recalling about 6,165 pounds of its ready-to-eat grilled chicken breast strips because the strips contain wheat and soy - known allergens - which are not...
Rescuers have recovered all 28 bodies from a collapsed underground room inside the giant U.S.-owned gold and copper mine in Indonesia's province of Papua.
Rescuers have recovered all 28 bodies from a collapsed underground room inside the giant U.S.-owned gold and copper mine in Indonesia's province of Papua.
U.S. officials say they have identified five men they believe might be behind the attack on the diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, last year. The officials say they have enough evidence to justify seizing them...
The U.S. has identified five men who might be responsible for the attack on the diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, last year, and has enough evidence to justify seizing them by military force as suspected terrorists,...
Rescue crews are working through the night after a monstrous tornado barreled through the Oklahoma City suburbs, demolishing an elementary school and reducing homes to piles of splintered wood.
Helmeted rescue workers raced Tuesday to complete the search for survivors and the dead in the Oklahoma City suburb where a mammoth tornado destroyed countless homes, cleared lots down to bare red earth and claimed 24 lives,...
When Jodi Arias addresses the jury in her murder trial, the big question will be whether she pleads for mercy or repeats what she told a TV reporter minutes after her conviction: She would rather be executed than...
Jodi Arias begged jurors Tuesday to give her life in prison, saying she "lacked perspective" when she told a local reporter in an interview that she preferred execution to spending the rest of her days in jail.
Citing a lack of leads, a police agency said Monday that it is closing the active investigation of the disappearance of Susan Powell, a Utah mother whose now-dead husband was a prime suspect
The lawyer for the family of missing Utah woman Susan Powell said Tuesday that even as local police close the active part of their investigation into her disappearance, federal authorities continue to review the case - a...
The president of a New York police union defended an officer who accidentally killed a Hofstra University student during a standoff with an armed intruder, saying Tuesday the only person responsible for the...
The president of a New York police union defended an officer who accidentally killed a Hofstra University student during a standoff with an armed intruder, saying Tuesday the only person responsible for the woman's death...
Seeking to toughen the allowable alcohol limit for drivers, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is calling on states to lower the legal blood alcohol content (BAC) to 0.05 or lower from the current 0.08.
Seeking to toughen the allowable alcohol limit for drivers, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is calling on states to lower the legal blood alcohol content (BAC) to 0.05 or lower from the current 0.08.
By Sadie Gennis, Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson have broken up, People reports. According to a source, the Twilight stars have parted ways after more than three years of dating.
Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson have broken up, People reports. According to a source, the Twilight stars have parted ways after more than three years of dating.
Tuesday, May 21 2013 7:49 PM EDT2013-05-21 23:49:18 GMT
A day after a major severe weather outbreak in Oklahoma, National Weather Service surveyors have determined that the Moore tornado was in fact an EF5. Winds were estimated up to 210 miles per hour and
A day after a major severe weather outbreak in Oklahoma, National Weather Service surveyors have determined that the Moore tornado was in fact an EF5.
Thursday, May 16 2013 12:01 AM EDT2013-05-16 04:01:53 GMT
The pay raise formula passed 6-1 by the Tucson City council is complicated. On the one hand, it gives a 55 cent an hour raise to most city employees across the board. Bug police and fire are treated
Tucson's proposed pay raise creates a two class system
Wednesday, May 15 2013 11:31 PM EDT2013-05-16 03:31:18 GMT
Senator Flake (R-AZ) issued a statement today in regards to the resignation of IRS Acting Commissioner. President Obama announced that Treasury Secretary Jack Lew accepted the resignation after the
Do you recognize any of these people? Click here to view the photos of the most wanted people in Tucson. If you have any information about any of these people, call 911 or 88-CRIME. (Photos source: 88-CRIME)
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Tuesday, May 21 2013 9:03 PM EDT2013-05-22 01:03:08 GMT
Tucson Police continue to seek information in the stabbing death of an east-side convenience store clerk. 22 year old Erick Bridges was critically wounded Friday morning when somebody attacked him at
Investigators seeking information on suspect who stabbed and killed an east-side convenience store clerk last week.
According to the 88-CRIME website, Ernie Gilbert Grajeda is wanted for kidnapping. He is described as Hispanic, 6'01" tall and 210 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes.
According to the 88-CRIME website, Ernie Gilbert Grajeda is wanted for kidnapping. He is described as Hispanic, 6'01" tall and 210 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes.
According to the 88-CRIME website, Joaquin Brambila-Vazquez is wanted for murder. He is described as Hispanic, 5'8" tall and 160 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes.
According to the 88-CRIME website, Joaquin Brambila-Vazquez is wanted for murder. He is described as Hispanic, 5'8" tall and 160 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes.
According to the 88-CRIME website, Christopher Gerald Sidwell is wanted for assault - domestic violence. He is described as Caucasian, 5'7" tall and 180 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes.
According to the 88-CRIME website, Christopher Gerald Sidwell is wanted for assault - domestic violence. He is described as Caucasian, 5'7" tall and 180 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes.
With a bullet still in his body, the police officer who survived a showdown with the Boston Marathon bombing suspects says he's determined to return to duty.
In a story May 19 about a Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority officer shot in a showdown with the Boston Marathon bombing suspects, The Associated Press incorrectly spelled the officer's last name. He is Officer...
A judge has rejected a request from lawyers for Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev (joh-HAHR' tsahr-NEYE'-ehv) who want to take periodic photos of him in prison.
Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev won't be indicted within the 30-day period prescribed under the Federal Speedy Trial Act but prosecutors said Friday they would ask for more time.
Thursday, May 16 2013 1:29 PM EDT2013-05-16 17:29:40 GMT
BOSTON (RNN) – On Thursday, the Boston Athletics Association announced it will invite the more than 5,000 runners who were unable to cross the finish line to participate in the 2014 Boston Marathon. The
On Thursday, the Boston Athletics Association announced it will invite the more than 5,000 runners who were unable to cross the finish line because of the terrorist attack to participate in the 2014 Boston Marathon.
Thursday, May 16 2013 1:21 PM EDT2013-05-16 17:21:11 GMT
The B.A.A., organizer of the Boston Marathon, is issuing an invitation to participate in the 2014 Boston Marathon to official entrants in the 2013 Boston Marathon who were unable to cross the Boylston
The B.A.A., organizer of the Boston Marathon, is issuing an invitation to participate in the 2014 Boston Marathon to official entrants in the 2013 Boston Marathon who were unable to cross the Boylston
Dozens of Boston's top chefs set up their kitchens at the oldest baseball park in the major leagues for an evening to raise money for the Boston Marathon bombing victims.
Boston Marathon bombing victims joined hundreds of first responders and well-wishers at Fenway Park as dozens of top chefs served fine food and drinks from concession stands in a project intended to raise money for those...
Friday, May 10 2013 3:49 PM EDT2013-05-10 19:49:29 GMT
(RNN) - Small airport towers that faced closure due to sequestration received another reprieve from the U.S. Department of Transportation. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said in a statement on Friday
The U.S Department of Transportation announced an extension of the 149 air traffic control towers that were scheduled to closed will remain open until Sept. 30.
Friday, April 5 2013 2:47 PM EDT2013-04-05 18:47:20 GMT
(RNN) - The Federal Aviation Administration said it will delay the closure of 149 air traffic control towers at small airports until June, according to the AP. In March the agency made the decision to
The Federal Aviation Administration said it will delay the closure of 149 air traffic control towers at small airports until June, according to the AP.
Monday, March 18 2013 8:43 AM EDT2013-03-18 12:43:27 GMT
(RNN) – Will it or won't it? As people fill out their tax forms this year, they ponder whether or not the sequester will delay their anticipated refunds. The short answer is no, but that is by no means
The sequester will not affect returns. However, the last-minute passing of the American Taxpayer Relief Act pushed back the start of tax season to Feb. 8.
Saturday, March 2 2013 12:48 AM EST2013-03-02 05:48:05 GMT
(RNN) - Hours before the budget cuts known as sequestration were set to take effect, President Barack Obama has signed the order to begin $85 billion in across the board reductions.Copyright 2013 Raycom
Hours before the budget cuts known as sequestration were set to take effect, President Barack Obama has signed the order to begin $85 billion in across the board reductions.
Friday, March 1 2013 7:03 AM EST2013-03-01 12:03:14 GMT
Is the sequestration scare an exaggeration or a sign that the military is an indispensable part of our economy?
One oft-cited study says sequestration cuts to military spending will cost about a million jobs and the nation's security will be compromised. But is that an exaggeration or a sign that the military is an indispensable part of our economy?
Monday, May 13 2013 7:08 PM EDT2013-05-13 23:08:40 GMT
Antonio Rodriguez, the executive chef at Westward Look Resort, was in the Tucson News Now studio to demonstrate some truffles recipes that you can use to impress and please your family.
Antonio Rodriguez, the executive chef at Westward Look Resort, was in the Tucson News Now studio to demonstrate some truffles recipes that you can use to impress and please your family.
Cody is a two year old Lab/Shepherd mix. Sadly, his owner had to give him up because he could no longer take care of Cody.He is happy and energetic, and loves to go for walks. He gets along well with
Cody is ready to go home. He would make a terrific pet. He is house trained and good-natured.
Zoe is a four year old Queenland Heeler Lab mix. She has had it rough. Her former owners abandoned her last summer. She has been at the Pima Animal Care shelter since June when officers picked her up. Even
Zoe has had a rough past, but she is still incredibly loving and trusting.
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