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Fire captain gets reinstated

Posted 7:09 PM 5/20/2013 by Lorraine Rivera

TUCSON - A Tucson fire paramedic has been reinstated to the role of captain, a civil service commission voted Monday.

Sloan Tamietti, a nine-year veteran of the department, was demoted after a November 2012 incident in which a subordinate made allegations of harassment and assault. In the (More)

5/17/2013

Marana woman killed husband, police say

Posted 6:18 PM 5/17/2013 by Lorraine Rivera

MARANA - The Marana Police Department says a woman is in jail charged with murdering her husband.

Captain Ruben Nunez said police were called to the couple's home in the 8900 block of Palm Brooke Drive Thursday night just after 11 p.m. The victim is 59-year-old Jerry Mayfield and his wife (More)

5/16/2013

911 call of bee attack released

Posted 8:39 PM 5/16/2013 by Lorraine Rivera

TUCSON - The Missouri family who was stung by bees last Sunday in Pusch Ridge has returned to its home state.

A spokesman for the Golder Ranch Fire Department said the family's six-year-old son was hospitalized for several days after bees stung him more than 150 times. The boy's grandfather (More)

5/15/2013

Medicaid expansion plan up for debate

Posted 7:23 PM 5/15/2013 by Lorraine Rivera

TUCSON - Hundreds rallied on the front lawn of the Arizona Capitol Wednesday in support of Arizona Governor Jan Brewer's plan to expand Medicaid.

The state's health insurance program would cover an estimated 300,000 more people. Approximately 1.3 million are already enrolled in the Arizona (More)

5/14/2013

Medical marijuana not OK for first responders, chief says

Posted 7:27 PM 5/14/2013

RIO RICO - The Rio Rico Fire Department says they approved a measure requiring first responders to notify the department if they obtain a medical marijuana card. The policy also prevents first responders from driving district vehicles, and/or responding to emergencies while using the drug. (More)...

5/13/2013

Crash kills 2 in Rio Rico on Mother's Day

Posted 5:38 PM 5/13/2013 by Lorraine Rivera

RIO RICO - A man and a toddler are dead following a crash in Rio Rico Sunday night.

According to Santa Cruz County Sheriff Tony Estrada, Abraham Alsonso Cardenas, 33, and Julian Lopez, 2, both died at the scene.

It happened at Pendleton Drive and Sonoita Creek Wash at approximately (More)

5/14/2013

Mother seeks justice for her son

Posted 4:12 PM 5/14/2013

It will be a miserable Mother's Day for Julie Rogers. Her son Jacob Wycoff died after he was hit by a truck in Catalina in March. Rogiers says as time passes she's worried her 22-year-old old son's death won't get any justice.

The suspect Andrew R. Perez posted bond and was released from (More)