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Josh Pate on Arizona: ‘They Could Win the Big 12 or Finish Bottom Half’
While Brent Brennan and the Arizona Wildcats received three first-place finish votes in the preseason Big 12 Media Poll, the Late Kick’s Josh Pate believes there could be a wide range of outcomes for the first-year Big 12 team. Pate dubbed the team one of the nation’s most volatile...
Tucson crash caught on surveillance video
TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) - The Pima County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a crash on Aviation Parkway early Tuesday morning. The PCSD said eastbound travel on Aviation Parkway was closed between Richey Boulevard and Alvernon Way for a few hours but has reopened. 13 News has contacted authorities and...
Heat continues across the Valley with storms possible
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — It was another warm start to our morning, with lows in the mid-90s. This afternoon will be a hot one with highs around 112. That’s still warmer than our average high this time of year, which is 106 degrees! The record high for today’s date is 115 degrees.
2024 Arizona football season countdown: 40 days to kickoff
A LOOK BACK — NO. 40 MARCUS BELL. With it being the 40th day until kickoff between the Lobos and Wildcats, the best player to wear No. 40 for Arizona is linebacker Marcus Bell, who played with the Wildcats from 1996-99. He was a standout on the 1998 team that went 12-1 under Dick Tomey, who called Bell the best inside linebacker he ever coached. Bell was an All-Pac-10 selection in 1998 leading the conference in tackles per game with 10.3. He also led the league with 124 total tackles his senior year in 1999. His 139 tackles in 1998 led the nation. In one game that season against Washington, he had 21 tackles. He finished with 405 career tackles, No. 5 on Arizona’s all-time chart. He was part of an Arizona defense in 1998 that recorded a school-record 46 sacks. He went on to play three seasons for the Seattle Seahawks after the Seahawks selected him in the fourth round of the 2000 NFL draft. Bell also played one year for the Houston Texans. Bell, who won three state titles as a player at St. Johns High School, coached at Eager Round Valley for 10 years before resigning before the 2021-22 school year. He led Round Valley to a 2A state title in 2019, the school’s first championship in 35 years. He remains in Eagar involved in the fitness training business.
Biden administration asks law firms, aid groups to take on asylum cases pro-bono
The Biden administration is asking lawyers to take on more pro-bono cases for immigrants seeking asylum. The call and other changes are part of a White House program officials say is meant to expand opportunities for Latino families and communities. Unlike in criminal proceedings, legal representation is not guaranteed in...
The Tucson Unified School District to get more than $600K to help Afghan refugee students, families
The Tucson Unified School District is set to receive $608,758.50 from the Arizona Department of Economic Security. The grant will fund resources for Afghan refugee students and their families. The district’s governing board approved an agreement with the state agency on Monday. The goal is to increase the number of...
Mom raises critical warning to parents after son contracts serious disease spreading across state: 'It ravaged his body'
In Arizona, cases of valley fever — a disease spread by a fungus that lives in the dirt — have more than doubled in the past year, 12News reported. The spike in cases may be related to conditions brought about by the ongoing overheating of our planet, officials said.
What's going on in Arizona? Podcast explores state's brushes with extremism
THE ROOTS OF RADICALISMListen to the full season| What is going on in Arizona? When the Arizona Supreme Court upheld a Civil War-era near-total ban on abortion this spring, many were stunned that the 19th century still cast a shadow over everyday life here. ...
PeerWORKS and Project FUTRE earn Team Award for Excellence
PeerWORKS and Project FUTRE, two paraprofessional programs led by the University of Arizona Health Science’s Comprehensive Center for Pain & Addiction, received the 2024 UArizona Team Award for Excellence. PeerWORKS and Project FUTRE are both workforce development programs that provide behavioral health training. PeerWORKS trains adults who are in...
Phoenix man convicted of assaulting officer, human smuggling south of Tucson
PHOENIX — A 55-year-old Phoenix man was convicted of assaulting a federal officer and human smuggling last week, authorities announced Friday. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona pronounced Michael Leroy Witt guilty after a three-day trial in a Tucson court. The presiding jury convicted Witt...
Is your Arizona kindergarten classroom protected against measles? Use this tool to look up your school
Hundreds of kindergarten classrooms in Arizona have experienced declining measles vaccination rates over the past decade, with more than two-thirds falling below the threshold that would stop the disease from spreading. The Arizona Republic analyzed all data available on the Arizona Department of Health Services' website that documented vaccination rates at the kindergarten...
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