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Weinermobile visits three Southern Arizona cities this week

Submitted by Elizabeth Walton, Community Web Producer

Wednesday, November 7th, 2012, 12:00pm

Weinermobile visits three Southern Arizona cities this week

Who knows about the Weinermobile? Well here is a chance to get an up close and personal view of the iconic 76-year-old vehicle.

The Oscar Mayer Weinermobile will be at

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Get Used to the Idea of Bug Grub

Submitted by Elizabeth Walton, Community Web Producer

Tuesday, June 12th, 2012, 1:11pm

What do you think? Will you be eating any bugs in the near future?

UA alumnus Patrick Crowley and three of his friends have launched Chapul Bars, a company that grinds crickets, cultivated to feed pets, into a flour that is used to make food for humans. Each 50-gram bar contains 7 grams of protein. The company is developing recipes to make insects palatable... Read More

Read the full story at the UA News

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How to Cook Mexican Rice

Submitted by Elizabeth Walton, Community Web Producer

Wednesday, May 30th, 2012, 8:00am

This sounds like such a yummy dish!

Mexican Rice, which is ubiquitous throughout Mexico in homes and restaurants, is often called "Spanish Rice" in the USA. But it does not exist as such anywhere in Spain; the only thing it has in common with Spain is the language spoken in both countries. It is generally served as a side dish as part of the main course, and it is not usually spicy.

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Agents find pot hidden among soft drinks

Submitted by Christina Thompson, Producer

Sunday, September 11th, 2011, 10:52am

Agents find pot hidden among soft drinks

The following is a news release from U.S. Customs and Border Protection:

A 26-year-old man from Imuris, Sonora, Mexico, was arrested Wednesday for attempting to enter the United States through the Mariposa Commercial Port with more than $132,500 worth of marijuana hidden in a shipment of soft drinks.

Customs and Border Protection Field Operations officers conducting a secondary inspection of his pickup truck noticed anomalies within the soda trays and brought in a narcotics detection canine to confirm their suspicion.

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Abandoned handgun found near Arivaca

Submitted by Christina Thompson, Producer

Saturday, July 16th, 2011, 9:00am

An abandoned hand gun was found on Thursday southeast of Arivaca.

U.S. Customs and Border Patrol officers were patrolling the area when they found the gun. The deteriorated condition of the handgun suggests it has been abandoned for an extended period of time.

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Border agents seize over 1 ton of pot found in watermelons

Submitted by Christian Villegas, In Your Neighborhood Web Blogger

Friday, June 3rd, 2011, 3:40pm

Border agents seize over 1 ton of pot found in watermelons

Breaking News: In the Nogales Port of Entry, Border Patrol agents were checking a 27-year-old Mexican man's truck after officers pulled him into inspection for a check up.

The truck looked as if something was wrong.

The custom agent checked and found that nearly 3,000 pounds of the drug marijuana, which was hidden in a shipment of watermelons. They also found 128 packages of marijuana hidden among bins.

The officer estimated that the worth of the hidden drug was about $1.5 million.

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Nogales man checks on house and finds drug tunnel

Submitted by Christina Thompson, Producer

Thursday, May 26th, 2011, 12:17pm

Nogales man checks on house and finds drug tunnel

Agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Nogales, Ariz. are investigating an incomplete tunnel that was reported to the Nogales Police Department on Wednesday, ICE spokesman Vincent Picard said.

The tunnel's opening is 2 feet by 2 feet, is about 10 feet deep. It also extends about 30 feet into the street. Investigators think that if the tunnel would have been completed, it would have connected with the drainage system which runs below the city and extends into Nogales, Sonora.

According to Picard, the homeowner who found the passageway was renting the home, located near East Street and North Nelson Avenue. The landlord made the discovery after visiting the house because the tenants had failed to pay their rent.

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