Arizona Daily Star
A peccary pumpkin party
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- A peccary pumpkin party
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- 5:58
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Javelinas chow down on leftover Halloween pumpkins in a Tucson backyard.
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- Tucson Rodeo Parade time-lapse
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- 4:10
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Watch the entire Feb. 23 rodeo parade in just 4 minutes.
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- 300 desert tortoises are up for adoption in Arizona
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- 0:35
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Every year, the Arizona Game and Fish Department adopts out hundreds of captive desert tortoises that have been surrendered to the state.
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- Watch Now: El Pueblo Center Community Reinvestment Day
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- 2:22
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- The first El Pueblo Center Community Reinvestment Day was held on Thursday, February 16 at the Frank de la Cruz Public Library thanks to the Sunnyside Foundation with the support of the UA Center for Creative Photography and other partners.
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- Former movie theater demolished to make place for Tucson casino
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- 3:08
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- The walls of the former Century Park 16 theaters on Grant came crumbling down. The Pascua Yaqui Tribe plans to build a new casino in its place on Grant Road, near Interstate 10. The mayor and Tribal Council spoke moments before the construction crew began tearing down the walls. Video by Pascal Albright / Arizona Daily Star
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- Scenes from the 2023 Pets of Pima Parade
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- 1:00
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- The parade, held along Tucson's Fourth Avenue, returned Feb. 19 for its second year to celebrate local pets and support the Pima Animal Care Center. Video by Riley Brown, For the Arizona Daily Star.
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- Into the wild gray yonder with club for senior pilots
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- 2:20
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- United Flying Octogenarians, a club for pilots age 80 and up, touches down in Tucson.
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- Republican delegation visits the U.S.-Mexico border in Cochise County
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- 1:58
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Republicans say they are at the border to get ideas on solutions to border issues. But they don’t say what those solutions are. Video by Danyelle Khmara
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- AZDPS shares updates on Tucson's I-10 fatal crash and nitric acid spill and
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- 26:44
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- The Arizona Department of Public Safety held a press conference Thursday to share additional information about the Feb. 14 crash on Interstate 10 that killed a man and resulted in a hazardous material spill. Video by Pascal Albright,
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- UA Journalism School Joins NBCU Academy
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- 2:27
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- The University of Arizona School of Journalism is one of the newest members of the NBCU Academy, an award-winning journalism training program that connects classrooms with newsrooms. UA is one of 15 schools named to NBCU Academy this year and joins 30 other colleges and universities already in the program. This partnership will provide scholarship opportunities for students, along with free online courses and future curriculum opportunities. The ongoing partnership will provide the School of Journalism with funds to develop new course curriculum for its bilingual journalism and reporting programs. Video by Pascal Albright / Arizona Daily Star
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- Hotel Congress: A 100-year-old history in downtown Tucson
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- 2:51
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Tucson's Hotel Congress, 311 E. Congress St., opened in 1919 as a luxurious main stay for visitors arriving in the Old Pueblo. The downtown landmark has kept much of its history alive in the past century, while also bringing modern amenities to Tucson locals and tourists. Video by Riley Brown / For the Arizona Daily Star
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- Horse tryouts for the Tucson Rodeo Parade
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- 3:40
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Potential parade marshals face spooky distractions at qualifying event.
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- Watch now: Tucson Medical Center offers Benson remote cardio rehab
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- 1:06
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Telehealth has become more common since the COVID-19 pandemic, and TMC's new program is an example of this promising change. Video by Patty Machelor/Arizona Daily Star
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- Border Wildlife Study next to Arizona border barrier
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- 1:06
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Sky Island Alliance Border Wildlife Study got videos of animals reacting to Arizona’s temporary border barrier. Videos courtesy of Sky Island Alliance
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- Pronghorn antelope are released into their new Southern Arizona home
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- 1:25
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Thirty animals were relocated to Bueno Aires National Wildlife Refuge.
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- Morning snow on Tucson's east side
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- 0:56
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Monday's snowy start is set to be followed by a cold night and a low of 27 degrees. Widespread frost is expected late Monday night into Tuesday morning.
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- Releasing bobcats for research
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- 1:40
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- When the cage door opens, collared cats don't wait around.
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- Girl Scouts of Southern Arizona Cookie Drop
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- 1:03
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- The Girl Scouts of Southern Arizona distributed more than 6,300 cases of cookies from their south Arizona site. Video Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
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- Super Bowl LVII’s Mission 57 comes to Tucson schools
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- 3:01
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Super Bowl LVII’s Mission 57: End Student Hunger Initiative came to John B. Wright Elementary school Jan. 19 to bring a breakfast cart to the students. This cart is one of several planned to be delivered to schools in Tucson. The ribbon cutting event featured guest speakers and a meet and greet with former Arizona Cardinal and NFL Legend Michael Bankson. Video by Pascal Albright / Arizona Daily Star
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- Recent rain has Rillito River rushing in Tucson
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- 0:57
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- As Tucson's third consecutive rainy day started on Tuesday, Jan. 17, washes around town continued to flow following record rain, as seen near the North Swan Road overpass north of Fort Lowell. A daily total of 0.59 inches of rain was recorded at Tucson International Airport on Jan. 16, which broke the previous daily record of 0.37 inches set in 1987, according to the National Weather Service.
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- Tucson's historic Sosa-Carrillo House could have a new owner
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- 2:46
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- The 1880 home saved from urban renewal 50 years ago is in need of repair.
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- Mariachi Aztlan rehearsal
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- 1:05
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Mariachi Aztlan rehearses at Pueblo High School, January 12, 2023, Tucson, Ariz. The band is getting ready to participate in the upcoming National Independence Day Parade in Washington, D.C. Video Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
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- What are PFAS and why are they dangerous?
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- 1:13
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- PFAS are chemicals that can be found in water, soil and consumer products and have been associated with harmful health effects. A new Tucson facility will help improve the ability to remove PFAS compounds from contaminated groundwater.
Source: "Environmental Toxic Substance Assessment 2022 Update," prepared by the University of Arizona Environmental Health Sciences Center and published by the Pima County Health Department.
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- University of Arizona students share their year goals
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- 1:33
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- University of Arizona students share their goals for the new semester. Campus is once again bustling with students, and each has their own goals and outlooks to share. Video by Pascal Albright / Arizona Daily Star
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- Gov. Hobbs talks about water issues and solutions
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- 3:28
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Gov. Katie Hobbs talked about water issues and solutions during her State of the State speech Tuesday Jan. 10. Video by Pascal Albright / Arizona Daily Star
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- Research project continues tracking Tucson's urban bobcats
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- 1:59
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Researchers endure casualties, criticism to learn about real wildcatss
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- Snowy afternoon in the Santa Catalinas
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- 0:48
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Hundreds took advantage of the sun following the storms from the weekend's snowfall in the high elevations of the Santa Catalinas.
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- Wayward cows are spotted along protected parts of the San Pedro River
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- 0:55
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Conservationists complain that trespassing cattle are causing problems at the San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area.
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- Environmental reporter Tony Davis on possible alternatives to river water
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- 2:23
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Longtime Arizona Daily Star reporter Tony Davis talks about the viability of seawater desalination and wastewater treatment as alternatives to reliance on the Colorado River.
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- Environmental reporter Tony Davis on the threat of 'dead pool' levels affecting water supply
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- 4:13
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Longtime Arizona Daily Star reporter Tony Davis explains what "dead pool" means as water levels shrink along the Colorado River.
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- Catalina Foothills Falcons Band performs Rose Bowl Show for Tucson
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- 1:54
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Catalina Foothills Highschool Falcons Band performed their Rose Bowl show for parents and friends on Dec. 27 at Catalina Foothills Highschool. The band performed their 2023 field show "All Hallows Eve," a parade and a rodeo roping demonstration. The band will perform at the 134th Rose Parade and 109th Rose Bowl Game on Monday, January 2, 2023. Video by Pascal Albright / Arizona Daily Star
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- Semi-trailer crash closes Valencia Road at Interstate 10
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- 1:16
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- A Target-branded semi-trailer travelling west on I-10 rolled over onto East Valencia Road Tuesday afternoon, causing a diesel spill and road closures in both directions on Valencia.
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- Environmental reporter Tony Davis on the U.S. West's water system
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- 2:23
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Longtime Arizona Daily Star reporter Tony Davis talks about the Colorado River system being "on the edge of collapse" and what it could mean for Arizona.
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- Environmental reporter Tony Davis on his series 'Colorado River reckoning: Not enough water'
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- 3:24
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Behind the series: The Star's longtime environmental reporter Tony Davis shares what inspired him to write the investigative series "Colorado River reckoning: Not enough water."
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- Environmental reporter Tony Davis on his introduction to the Colorado River
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- 2:31
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Longtime Arizona Daily Star reporter Tony Davis shares how he came to focus on coverage of the Colorado River as an environmental reporter.
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- Lights Up! A Festival of Illumination at the Tucson Botanical Gardens
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- 1:58
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- The Tucson Botanical Gardens is full of lights. As part of Lights Up! A Festival of Illumination, the gardens are covered with holiday lights for the community to enjoy a walkthrough. Times, ticket information and more can be found at Tucsonbotanical.org. Video by Pascal Albright / Arizona Daily Star
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- As construction approaches, power line opponents vow to fight on
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- 2:25
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Transmission line through the Lower San Pedro Valley inches closer to reality, depsite opposition.
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- 86th Annual Las Posadas procession.
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- 1:11
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Students at Carrillo K-5 Communications and Creative Arts Magnet School performed their annual holiday procession, the 86th Annual Las Posadas December 16, 2022. Video Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
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- Tucson Inn's iconic neon sign lights up after restoration work
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- 0:51
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- A block party was held Dec. 12 to celebrate the lighting of the Tucson Inn sign near Pima Community College's downtown campus. The sign's restoration started as part of the Tucson Historic Preservation Foundation's Neon Sign Project. Wednesday's event, hosted by the PCC Governing Board, featured a preview of the lit sign, which is set to be full operational in early 2023. Video by Pascal Albright / Arizona Daily Star.
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- 52nd Fourth Avenue Winter Street Fair
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- 1:10
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- The annual event is back on Fourth Avenue this weekend, with local artists, vendors, music and plenty of food options. Vendors are open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. Parking info, event maps and a line-up of performances can be found at fourthavenue.org. Video by Pascal Albright / Arizona Daily Star 2022.
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- One of the musical/lights displays from ZooLights at Reid Park Zoo
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- 0:29
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- One of the displays in the Expedition Tanzania is continuously synched to seasonal tunes for Reid Park Zoo's ZooLights. Video Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
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- 10+ new murals brought to Tucson this fall and winter
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- 1:18
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Dozens of new murals by local artists have been unveiled since the start of 2022. Here are some you may have noticed recently:
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- Roadrunners goalie Ivan Prosvetov works with junior hockey players during a practice session at the
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- 0:34
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Roadrunners goalie Ivan Prosvetov works with junior hockey players during a practice session at the Tucson Convention Center. Video Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
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- Tucsonan Amy Jean Knorr celebrates 106th Birthday
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- 1:40
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Amy Jean Knorr celebrated her 106th birthday on Nov. 28, 2022. She was born in 1916 in Michigan, in a house without electricity, according to her family. She graduated high school in 1934 and earned a $90 scholarship to Michigan State, which paid for two semesters. She would earn her PhD in home economics from Michigan State. After marrying her husband Phillip, who passed in 2012, they moved to Tucson to work for the University of Arizona as professors. Her teaching took her to Brazil and Nigeria and she worked heavily with student teachers. She would later sponsor scholarships for students. Knorr continues to bring lively energy to every room, according to her family. She reads daily, enjoys socializing with friends and eating ice cream. She said she will live every day the best she can until she reaches 107. Video by Pascal Albright / Arizona Daily Star
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- Tucson Mall hosts local vendors for Black Friday Weekend Sale
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- 1:11
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Tucson Mall is playing host to local vendors for a Black Friday Weekend Sale on Nov. 25. The three-day event will feature over a dozen local vendors. They can be found inside the mall in front of Harley's Toys and Comics. Video by Pascal Albright / Arizona Daily Star
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- Consul of Mexico in Tucson on what’s being done to help migrants in distress
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- 5:02
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Rafael Barceló Durazo, consul of Mexico in Tucson, talks about how the consulate can help families who are looking for a missing loved one and what people who are crossing the border and in distress should do to get help. Video by Danyelle Khmara
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- Glen Canyon Dam's dedication ceremony in 1966
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- 1:23
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- After more than a decade of construction, Glen Canyon Dam was officially dedicated by First Lady Ladybird Johnson on Sept. 22, 1966.
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- Tucson Holiday Ice returns to spread holiday cheer
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- 1:10
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Tucson Holiday Ice has returned to the Tucson Convention center and will run until Jan. 8, 2023. The Ice-Skating Rink has tickets and times available online. Video by Pascal Albright / Arizona Daily Star.
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- Border officials Migrants warn migrants about perilous border crossings
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- 2:29
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- As deaths of migrants crossing the U.S.-Mexico border reach an all time high, border officials send a message on how to get help.
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- Scenes from El Tour de Tucson's 39th year
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- 1:15
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- The 39th Banner-University Medicine El Tour de Tucson kicked off Saturday morning with cyclists from across the U.S. and several other countries. Between 7,500 and 8,000 total riders were expected to participate in the event this year. Video by Rick Wiley, Mamta Popat, Kelly Presnell and Andrea Morabito.
