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Black Mothers Forum Leads Microschool Movement To Combat Systemic Racism in Education
There is a rise in the number of students being homeschooled or attending microschools following the pandemic and the desire for Black families to keep their children safe. Arizona’s Black Mothers Forum is on a mission to dispel racism in education through its network of microschools. Since the pandemic,...
CU Buffs opponent preview: Arizona manages to keep offensive stars despite coaching change
Arizona denied Colorado its last real chance at victory in Deion Sanders’ first season in Boulder. In the Buffaloes’ final home game of the year, they never trailed in the entire 60-minute game — except on the final scoreboard. CU led for much of the afternoon, including by a touchdown at the end of each quarter. But the Buffs failed to score in the final 15 minutes after putting together...
Arizona's 1st tornado of the year touches down in Tucson
Violent weather is a hallmark of Arizona’s monsoon season. The state had its first tornado of the year touched down late Tuesday evening in Tucson. The National Weather Service confirmed it was an EF-1 tornado, the second-lowest on a five-point scale. The twister was reported around 10:45 p.m., approximately two miles north of Interstate 10, with winds reaching up to 110 miles per hour.
‘Ordered from Amazon instead,’ says Walmart shopper leaving over ‘underwear policy’ – they walked out on the spot
A WALMART shopper revealed the final straw that had them leaving the store without buying anything and why they turned to Amazon instead. Like several other retailers, Walmart has turned to using multiple anti-theft measures to stop crime. Theft has cost the retail industry billions in losses year after year, prompting companies to resort to […]
2024 Arizona football season countdown: 58 days to kickoff
A LOOK BACK — NO. 58 IVAN LESNIK. With it being the 58th day until kickoff between the Lobos and Wildcats, the best player to wear No. 58 for Arizona is defensive tackle Ivan Lesnik, who played with the program from 1980-83. Lesnik is one of Arizona’s top scholar-athletes among football players, with 14 career sacks and two Academic All-America awards. Lesnik is now an accomplished anesthesiologist in Seattle. After receiving his M.D. from the University of Arizona College Of Medicine, he completed a residency in anesthesiology before joining the faculty at the Naval Medical Center in San Diego. He then completed several clinical and administrative leadership assignments at overseas military hospitals in Asia and Europe and served as vice chairmen and education director of anesthesiology at Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences as well as acting chairmen of the Department of Anesthesiology at National Naval Medical Center during the Iraq and Afghanistan war. He served as specialty leader to the Navy Surgeon General, providing worldwide management of anesthesiology and pain management services for the Navy and Marine Corps during the height of the conflict. After completion of a pain medicine fellowship, he was assigned as deputy program manager for the Navy Comprehensive Pain Management Program as well as operational lead for Navy and Marine Corps program execution in western United States and the pacific theater. He developed and served as director of Navy Medicine’s first operationalized Functional Restoration Pain Program. He retired from the U.S. Navy and joined the University of Washington as an associate clinical professor and chief of pain services at Harborview Medical Center in September 2014.
Benji Cazares, Joey Staiger and Jacob Wiltshire earn Sun Belt weekly honors; Emma Almodoba named All-American
The Sun Belt College League announced more Players of the Week. Former Tucson standout Benji Cazares, Cienega standout Joey Staiger and Sabino standout Jacob Wiltshire were all recognized. Former Ironwood Ridge softball standout Emma Almodoba was named an NAIA All-American for Embry Riddle. This list will be updated all year...
Keeping safety in mind when using fireworks
TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) - Safety is the most important thing when it comes to lighting fireworks on the Fourth of July, so that means residents in neighborhoods can’t light any type of firework they want, whenever they want. According to Arizona law, you are allowed to use consumer...
Tim Scott endorses Kari Lake in competitive Arizona Senate race
EXCLUSIVE — Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) is endorsing Kari Lake as she solidifies GOP support for her Senate race in Arizona, one of the top battlegrounds of the 2024 cycle. Scott, on former President Donald Trump’s running mate short list, lauded Lake for her stances on border security and the economy, arguing she is the […]
Weeklong heatwave to send temps around Phoenix well over 114 degrees starting Friday
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A major heatwave continues to develop for Arizona as a ridge of high pressure shifts into the western third of the country from out in the Pacific. The heatwave, featuring desert highs of 110 degrees or more, began a few days ago and continues to intensify.
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