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O.R. sedative is found in Jackson home


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LOS ANGELES (AP) - It's an intravenous drug that's given to people in hospital operating rooms, to knock them out -- but it's almost never found in a private home. According to a law enforcement...


Galveston police baffled by 30 burnt palm trees
GALVESTON, Texas (AP) - Officials on Galveston Island are looking for the culprit in a bizarre palm tree torching spree. Thirty trees have been set ablaze on the island southeast of Houston since...


Ruling that overturned NJ murder conviction stands
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A federal appeals court will not reconsider its ruling that overturned a murder conviction. In a decision announced Thursday, the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said it would...


Arizona Store Looking For Hottest Mom
Calling all sexy moms! An Arizona clothing company is holding a contest to find its "spokes model" -- though it'll cost you $200 in purchases to enter. The Scottsdale Jean Company announced that...


Missing toddler and woman sought by police
email TUCSON, AZ (KOLD) - The Tucson Police Department is asking for the public's help in finding a 1-year-old allegedly taken by her mother Manuela Martinez, 17. Police say Diamond Kodalen was...


Elephants outdo humans in NYC bun-eating contest
NEW YORK (AP) - They called it a bun-eating competition, but it wasn't much of a contest. Three elephants ate 505 hot dog buns in six minutes to win an eating competition against three humans Friday...


Southern Arizona Independence Day celebrations
1000 S Sentinel Peak RdWhen: 9:15pmAerial display to be viewed from a distance (the mountain itself will be closed to traffic). Sponsored by the Pascua Yaqui Tribe, Desert Diamond Casino, Tucson...


KOLD Morning Team works out at Davis Monthan Air Force Base
email TUCSON, AZ (KOLD) - They're deployed all over the world fighting two different wars on two different fronts- Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. The men and women at...


Arizona Woman Led Sons on Crime Spree
PHOENIX -- Cynthia Mary Roberson is an unemployed mother who police say led her 12- and 14-year-old sons and their friends to commit at least 20 armed robberies and assaults, including the beating...


Wild wind whips Tucson
email TUCSON (KOLD) - Gusty winds from a monsoon thunderstorm tore through parts of the Tucson area Monday, downing several trees and tearing part of the roof off a strip mall in Midtown. A woman and...


19-year-old arrested in Ajo murder
email AJO, AZ (KOLD) - A young Ajo girl is dead. Her neighbor is under arrest. Pima County Sheriff's Department homicide detectives have arrested 19-year-old Loretto Kyle Alegria on suspicion of...


Rapper Lil Wayne appears in Yuma, Ariz., court
email YUMA, Ariz. (AP) - Rapper Lil Wayne has appeared in court on drug possession and weapons charges he faces in Yuma County, Ariz. Lil Wayne, whose real name is Dwayne Carter, was ordered by a...


Superintendent resigns from jail
email "We were very shocked that this could happen in our neighborhood. We were just totally flabbergasted." Jerry Camp's surprised and worried about Tom Roger's arrest because his daughters...


AZ Budget talks breakdown
Reported by Bud Foster - Budget talks between Arizona lawmakers have apparently broken down again. It was reported Friday, Republican lawmakers and Governor Jan Brewer reached a compromise, but that...


Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Phoenix home sold
email PHOENIX (AP) - A Phoenix home that famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright designed for his son has been sold for $2.8 million. Realtor Cionne McCarthy says escrow on the spiral-shaped home of about...


Federal Program Benefits First-Time Home Buyers and Sellers
e-mail It's definitely a buyers market when it comes to purchasing a home. From May of last year to this year, the median home prices fell an average $39,000 in Tucson. So, if you're even...


Former UA Golfer leads US Open
Associated Press FARMINGDALE, N.Y. (AP) - The final round of the U.S. Open has been suspended for darkness, and not a moment too soon for Ricky Barnes. Barnes had a one-shot lead over Lucas Glover...


Rising need for food boxes
email Continuing coverage on the rising need for food boxes from the Community Food Bank. On Saturday, workers put together hundreds of boxes as families waited to pick them up. A spokesperson for...


Ariz. Senate OKs ER medical malpractice bill
PHOENIX (AP) - The Arizona Senate has voted to make it harder to successfully sue emergency medical providers for alleged malpractice. The Senate's 21-8 vote Monday approving a bill to raise the...


Free safe ride for 4th of July partiers
email PHOENIX (AAA) - For drivers who may have had too much to drink this holiday, AAA Arizona is offering its free Tipsy Tow service for the 4th of July holiday. The service will start at 6 p.m....


'This Old House' likes West University
email TUCSON, AZ (KOLD) - Older homes mean a promising future for one of Tucson's most diverse neighborhoods. 'This Old House' magazine has picked the West University area as one of the...


New details emerge in Arivaca home invasion
email Authorities released incident reports Wednesday, detailing deputies' accounts of the investigation into the May 30 home invasion in Arivaca. The attack killed 29-year old Raul Flores,...


The mystery of sudden cardiac arrest
email TUCSON, AZ (KOLD) - One of the great medical mysteries is sudden cardiac arrest, especially in young people. Research being done at the University of Arizona's Sarver Heart Center could...


Cleaning up and reorganizing Southside neighborhood
email A Southside community joined forces with some volunteers to give their neighborhood some much need attention. The Arroyo Vista Community, which is located near Drexel and Vine, was left without...


Tucson cats are easy prey
is Research Assistant with the University of Arizona, School of Natural Resources. As part of this research, Grubbs and her partner captured, radiocollared, and tracked 8 coyotes from November 2005...


Free movie night with Blockbuster
email Tucson, AZ (KOLD) - Blockbuster is helping people make ends meet with a free movie rental on Monday. On Monday, June 29, 2009, participating Blockbuster stores will be offering a free one-day...


TV Infomercial pitchman dies at home
email The man behind the famous booming voice for products like Oxiclean and Orange Glo has died. Tampa Police say Billy Mays' wife Deborah found him unresponsive at their home this morning. The...


Lawmakers move on budget
email TUCSON, AZ (KOLD) - The state budget debate dragged on into the night Tuesday in Phoenix. State lawmakers were still debating what to approve and send to the governor, or more likely what not...


65 arrested in student financial aid scam
email PHOENIX, AZ (KOLD) - A Sierra Vista man is among 65 people indicted in a student aid scam. Federal prosecutors say ring leaders recruited people to pretend to be students. The suspects then...


Juvenile work crews cleanup high-crime areas
email You might have seen some young crews out cleaning up different parts of midtown this weekend, but they're not doing it because they want to. It's ordered by a judge. Juvenile Detention...


Man sentenced for Tucson convenience store robbery
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - A Tucson man was sentenced to 10 years in prison Thursday for robbing a convenience store clerk at gunpoint and stealing an ATM machine. Police say they were investigating a...


Mom arrested after DPS recovers big pot load
email TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - A big pot bust has led to the arrest of a Tucson mother. Police arrested 24-year-old Gumersinda Galaz after members of the Department of Public Safety and a drug strike...


Rio Nuevo threatened by budget veto
email It's been a bumpy ride for Tucson's Rio Nuevo downtown redevelopment plan. And now, there's another speedbump. "In order to save revenue for the state, I think sweeping Rio Nuevo is...


NYPD rookie makes arrest moments after graduation
NEW YORK (AP) - A New York Police Department rookie just couldn't wait to get started. 1 of the NYPD's newest officers has made his first arrest just minutes after graduating from the Police Academy...


Community reaction to superintendent arrest
email "It's absolutely appalling. It's unbelievable that somebody in our district would be involved in something like that." Melinda Bridges can't believe the superintendent of her...


Numerous inmates hurt in Wilmot prison fight
email TUCSON, AZ (KOLD) - The state prison on Wilmot will remain on lockdown through the weekend following the second fight in less than a week. The fight started around 6:00 Friday night, state...


Victim of deadly officer shooting identified
email TUCSON, Ariz. (KOLD) - Tucson police say a man pulled a gun on an off-duty officer who had stopped to help motorists, and the officer fatally shot him. Tucson police spokesman Sgt. Fabian...


B-36 bomber rolls out at Tucson museum
email TUCSON, AZ (KOLD) - There are only four left in all the world, and one of them is right here in Tucson. It's a Convair B-36-J Peacemaker bomber. On Tuesday...


Tucsonans continue to remember Michael Jackson
email From the radio to the record stores, people in Tucson continue to remember Michael Jackson. A day after news of the pop star's death, the local airwaves are filled with memorials and music...


Hate crime probe called for in gay sailor's death
SAN DIEGO (AP) - The chairman the House Veterans Affairs Committee is calling for a Defense Department and Marine Corps probe to see if the killing of a gay sailor at Camp Pendleton was a hate crime....


Oregon company wins Tucson streetcar bid, but no contracts signed yet
email TUCSON, AZ (KOLD) - The City of Tucson is about to reach a multi-million dollar deal to buy modern streetcars, but while it appears the project is on track, a finished project is still not a...


A helping hand for Tucson's homeless veterans
email The Allen Army Reserve on Silverlake hosted a number of free services on Saturday morning. Veterans received a hot meal, new clothes, haircuts, medical treatment, and they also learned about...


Budget 'fatally flawed', needs more work
email PHOENIX (KOLD) - Governor Brewer says the budget lawmakers sent to her this morning is "fatally flawed" and needs more work. State government will continue despite the continued disagreement,...


NASA's Lunar Orbiter sees moon in a new light
email NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has transmitted its first images since reaching the moon on June 23. The spacecraft's two cameras, collectively known as the Lunar Reconnaissance...


Instead of a smoke break, a workout break for Fitness Friday
email TUCSON, AZ (KOLD) - This is the final in our series of workouts at work for Fitness Friday! We're bringing the trainer to the office to get you in shape on your lunch break. For this...


Madoff is sentenced to 150 years
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Sports board contemplating giving spring training in Tucson a whole new look
email TUCSON, AZ (KOLD) - With Major League Baseball in Tucson about to take a walk, local leaders are working to keep the bases loaded, and save a multi-million dollar piece of our economy. All...


Attend Tucson's "Public Enemies" premiere party
In January 1934, the infamous John Dillinger and his gang were the focus of a nation-wide hunt. After stealing more than $200,000 from banks, breaking out of jail twice and killing three police...


State shutdown could include parks
email TUCSON, AZ (KOLD) - Swimming, boating and camping are all at Patagonia Lake State Park. "We like the environment; the mountains, the lake," said Roger Sanchez, who said that he plans his trip...


Suspect eludes Tucson police on motorized bike
email TUCSON, AZ (KOLD) - A man on a motorized bike fled from police Monday night. According to police, 36-year-old Dameon Zalewski was pulled over by an officer when he made a civil traffic...