Posted 11:08 PM 4/29/2013 by Tom McNamara
Doctors prescribe it for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, or A.D.H.D. But as our News 4 Tucson Investigators found out, it's a drug that's also being abused locally by some college students, looking for an edge when it comes to studying - and more.
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Posted 9:50 PM 4/29/2013 by Matthew Schwartz
Mario Figueroa confronts graffiti vandals and gets obscene gestures and cursed at for his trouble. Mr. Figeroa is a 62-year old retiree and life-long Tucson resident who spends much of his time cleaning up graffiti in his Sunnyside neighborhood. Mario travels around town with his paint roller and (More)
Posted 9:50 AM 4/26/2013 by Tom McNamara
TUCSON - A former counselor in the Amphitheather School District has filed a multi-million dollar lawsuit against her former employer. Katia Garcia-Huerta is asking for $6M in damage, plus legal fees. She claims she was forced to resign, after being accused of not reporting a (More)
Posted 9:25 AM 4/26/2013 by Matthew Schwartz
News 4 obtained documents from the Arizona Department of Racing stating that a trainer at the track, Willard "Willie" Eyler, drugged a greyhound before a race on January 26 of this year.
(More) • Video (1)Posted 12:38 PM 4/16/2013 by Tom McNamara
TUCSON - The Better Business Bureau says at least one poorly-conceived charity scam has already emerged in the wake of the explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday. They also say more scams are likely.
BBB Wise Giving Alliance, the national charity monitoring arm of (More)
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Posted 5:08 PM 4/12/2013 by Tom McNamara
Breaking news from Tucson's southside - an arrest following accusations of illlegal drug dealing at a strip club.
Police tell our News 4 Tucson Investigators, the undercover operation started in January at Club Turbulence, on South Tucson Blvd.
Police say some employees in the club (More)
Posted 10:47 PM 4/10/2013 by Tom McNamara
TUCSON - A west-side pizza place suddenly went belly-up, leaving employees holding the crust. Former workers at a franchise-owned 'Papa Johns' said they had little warning the place was being shut down.
And even worse, they told us the owner still owes them a lot of dough.
(More) • Video (1)Posted 3:58 PM 4/9/2013 by Tom McNamara
A federal judge has sentenced a Nogales woman to nearly four years in prison for defrauding her former employer. Prosecutors say Rosa Maria Gutierrez, 55, pleaded guilty last year to 25 counts of wire fraud, and was sentenced this (More)
Posted 11:07 PM 4/2/2013 by Nichole Szemerei
Construction zones can be a pain. We found a spot in Tucson where cones are up, but drivers are asking why they don't see anyone working. News 4 Tucson investigates the site to find the answer.
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Posted 10:00 PM 3/27/2013
TUCSON - Some Tucson solar customers are hot under the collar. They invested thousands in projects hoping to get money back from the state from an incentive program.
But the Arizona Corporation Commission, which regulates the renewable energy incentive program, eliminated incentives for (More)