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  1 killed, 1 in critical condition, hit by car following Mountain View graduation

  Posted 12:36 AM 5/24/2013 by Nathan O'Neal

  TUCSON - An elderly woman is dead and man in life-threatening condition after they were struck by a car after leaving the graduation ceremony Thursday night at Mountain View High School, according to fire officials.

  Northwest Fire Dept. Captain Adam Goldberg told News 4 Tucson that the (More)

  
  

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  Kitchen Cops: health inspectors not cool with wonky walk-in

  Posted 10:49 PM 5/23/2013 by Sean Mooney

  TUCSON - Tucson may now be bracing for triple digits but Pima County Health Inspectors always keep the heat on local restaurants that serve you food.

  Rigo's Mexican Restaurant, at 2527 S. 4th Avenue, received five critical violations. All foods in a walk-in cooler tested above the required (More)

  
  

• The Main Stream

  Wildfire near Patagonia mostly under control

  Posted 10:42 PM 5/23/2013 by Sam Salzwedel

  PATAGONIA - Firefighters believe they have the Soldier Basin Fire mostly under control.

  People who live and work in the area went to a community meeting about the wildfire's status Thursday night. Operations Section Chief Darrell Miller thinks his crew has it mostly blocked.

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  UPDATE: one dead after SUV hits elderly couple

  

  Posted 10:37 PM 5/23/2013 by Robby Messer

  TUCSON - A elderly woman has died after she and her nephew were hit by an SUV near the Mountain View High School graduation Thursday.

  Northwest Fire tells News 4 the couple was leaving the graduation ceremony at the school when they were hit.

  Both were taken to the hospital in extremely critical condition, where the woman died.

  Northwest Fire says the driver stayed at the scene and is cooperating.

   

  
  

• Crime Trackers

  FBI raids midtown property

  Posted 6:23 PM 5/23/2013 by Lupita Murillo

  TUCSON - Major police activity around a midtown property Thursday near Aviation Parkway and Country Club.

  FBI agents had been closely watching the area for days. Agents spent hours processing the scene. The FBI says this is an active investigation and can't comment because it would (More)

  
  

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  CPR classes critical for parents

  

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  Posted 6:00 PM 5/23/2013

  TUCSON - So far this year in Pima County, one child has drowned and two others have nearly drowned.

  If you found a child slipped into a pool would you know what to do?

  The way to prepare for a water emergency is to take CPR class and firefighters are ready to teach you.

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• Local News

  St. Gregory students win top honors in algebra contest

  

  Posted 5:41 PM 5/23/2013 by Allie Myers

  Two students at St. Gregory College Preparatory Middle School tied for first place in the statewide Arizona Association of Teachers of Mathematics 2013 Algebra Contest.

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  Still hope for students who failed AIMS

  

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  Posted 5:19 PM 5/23/2013 by Erika Flores

  TUCSON-It's an exciting time of year for seniors.

  School is over, graduation is here, and they're set to plan the next stage of their life, but for some students, the AIMS test is standing in their way.

  It's an obstacle that will keep them from receiving their high school diploma if (More) • Video (1)

  
  

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  Sun Tran driver killed while cycling to work

  Posted 4:59 PM 5/23/2013 by Lorraine Rivera

  The Sun Tran community is mourning the loss of one of its long time drivers, who are known as coach operators. John Akers, 64, was killed early Thursday morning while riding his bicycle to work, sheriff deputies said.

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  Stabbing suspect's sweatshirt and backpack recovered

  

  Posted 4:13 PM 5/23/2013 by Van Nguyen

  The Tucson Police Department has recovered a hooded sweatshirt and backpack believed to belong to a man who fatally stabbed a convenience store clerk.

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