Thursday, July 31 2014 11:23 PM EDT2014-08-01 03:23:04 GMT
It's a beautiful afternoon, and you're outside in the park. Then, a powerful thunderstorm moves in within minutes. There are no nearby structures or buildings for shelter, but your car is nearby so you make a run for it. After all, the tires will protect you from lightning strikes, right?Wrong.It's an idea that was first thought of in the late 1800s, on bicycles. A rubber tire is an insulator, so it is very difficult for it to conduct electricity. The same with rubber-soled shoes. The problem...
It's a beautiful afternoon, and you're outside in the park. Then, a powerful thunderstorm moves in within minutes. There are no nearby structures or buildings for shelter, but your car is nearby so you make a run for it. After all, the tires will protect you from lightning strikes, right?Wrong.It's an idea that was first thought of in the late 1800s, on bicycles. A rubber tire is an insulator, so it is very difficult for it to conduct electricity. The same with rubber-soled shoes. The problem...
Wednesday, July 30 2014 9:12 PM EDT2014-07-31 01:12:13 GMT
The tattoo has not previously been seen widely by the public because cameras are not allowed inside Indiana courtrooms. The Indiana Office of the Courts released the photo on July 30 as part of evidence logged in by police and presented to the court by the Floyd County Prosecutor's Office.
The tattoo has not previously been seen widely by the public because cameras are not allowed inside Indiana courtrooms. The Indiana Office of the Courts released the photo on July 30 as part of evidence logged in by police and presented to the court by the Floyd County Prosecutor's Office.
Thursday, July 31 2014 10:53 AM EDT2014-07-31 14:53:25 GMT
A troubling and alarming old game has resurfaced on social media. Teens across the country are passing out to get high, and the consequences could be deadly.
A troubling and alarming old game has resurfaced on social media. Teens across the country are passing out to get high, and the consequences could be deadly.
Friday, August 1 2014 12:44 AM EDT2014-08-01 04:44:02 GMT
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Stay with Tucson News Now on air and online for updates.
TUCSON, AZ (Tucson News Now) -
A mother says she no longer needs to stay at a Catholic church in downtown Tucson because her daughter has returned to her.
Friends and family greeted Rosy Rojas at Saint AugustineCathedral Monday night. Her mother, Herminia Gallegos, had been staying in the church for weeks while Rojas was held at Eloy Detention Center.
Gallegos explained in a previous report that she and her two daughters crossed the border illegally asking for asylum. She said agents allowed her to be released to take care of her younger daughter while their paperwork processed. Rojas, a legal adult, had to be detained she said.
"It's a cold place," said Rojas. "But I fought inside so that I could be here with my mom and make my dreams a reality."
The mother appealed to the bishop who wrote a letter to the detention center, asking that the girl be released on bond. In the meantime, Rojas wrote her own letters to Gallegos.
"I always put my heart into writing cards," she said standing next to her mother. "I wanted to say that I love her. I wasn't there to say it, but I could put it in writing."
Monday night Rojas returned to her family after her release on a $6,500 bond her mother said. Now that the family is back together, they do not plan to separate again.
Gallegos said they'll travel to Mesa to visit family while their paperwork processes.
Gallegos kisses the forward of her daughter after giving her a rosary.
