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Reliable Recertification: Greystone Educational Institute offers continued training for real estate agents
Every two years, Arizona real estate agents are required to get 24 hours of continuing education (CE). The Greystone Educational Institute, which is part of the Scottsdale-based Greystone Title Agency, helps them fulfill this requirement through a range of different classes. Those include topics such as Arizona’s Antideficiency statutes; contracts,...
FACT FINDERS: Is southern Arizona getting more serious storms?
TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) - Are damaging storms becoming more common in southern Arizona?. On social media, we noticed dozens of comments from natives who say it’s never been this bad. Erika, for instance, wrote, “Living here all my life! I have never seen anything like this.”. We...
Tucson area sees Tornado Warnings Sunday night
MARANA, Ariz. (KGUN) — As severe thunderstorms swept through the Tucson area Sunday night, the National Weather Service issued multiple Tornado Warnings that have since expired. One was for the Catalina Mountains and Summerhaven area, another for the Marana area around I-10. Both were issued between 6 and 7...
Quincie Douglas Center hosts annual Back to School Bash
TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) - Many are counting down the days until it’s time for kids to go back to school, and in preparation the Quincie Douglas Center held its seventh annual Back to School Bash. Each year the Back to School Bash has grown, and on Saturday, July...
2024 MLB Draft: Several players with Arizona ties expected to be picked
Of all the professional sports drafts, none has the potential to impact a college team for the upcoming season like the one for Major League Baseball. In basketball and football, players in line to get drafted have already officially moved on from college, either because they’re out of eligibility or have foregone their remaining amount. Not the case for the vast majority of players who will be selected in the 2024 MLB Draft, which begins Sunday afternoon and runs through Tuesday.
Furious Fourth Quarter rally falls just short to San Antonio
(Tucson, AZ) Tucson limped into their final home game in the basement with a 2-12 record hoping to go out on a high note. Their foe, the San Antonio Gunslingers entered the game even at 7-7 and in sixth place in the Western Division. The Sugar Skulls have shuffled many...
Arizona Football receives commitment from Houston-area WR Muizz Tounkara
Continuing its recruiting momentum for the class of 2025, Arizona Football received a commitment from Houston-area WR Muizz Tounkara. It has been a busy couple of weeks for Arizona Football, and not done with their busy recruiting cycle, the Wildcats have added another foundational piece to its recruiting class. Just...
Former Salpointe & Sahuaro head cross country & track & field coach Ron Whiteman passes away
Former longtime Salpointe and Sahuaro head cross country and track and field coach Ron Whiteman, who could have challenged anyone in Tucson for doing the most in a lifetime, passed away from cardiac arrest at 79 years old on Friday. He coached 37 years in Tucson at Salpointe, Amphi and...
Valley security expert weighs in on Trump assassination attempt
PHOENIX — A former presidential advance team member is weighing in on the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump. Frank Thorwald said he worked advance at several Trump rallies in Arizona, but prior to that he worked for President Ronald Reagan's administration. Thorwald said he planned presidential travel,...
Arizona high school sports culture influenced by transfers, promise of college NIL deals
High school sports are beginning to look more like NCAA 2.0, where constant transfers and even seeking to profit off name, image and likeness are starting to emerge. In Arizona, more coaches are calling it quits or moving to other schools. Players are transferring. Administrators and coaches try to save face, talking up culture. But if there aren’t players sticking it out, if loyalty is lost, what happens to that culture?
Groups say government isn't protecting wildlife along Arizona's Big Sandy River, so they're suing
The Center for Biological Diversity and Maricopa Audubon Society are suing the federal government over an alleged failure to protect wildlife along the Big Sandy River. According to the lawsuit, the federal agencies violated the Endangered Species Act due to livestock grazing along the river. The area supports a variety of species, including the endangered southwestern willow flycatcher and northern Mexican garter snake.
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