Some of the best photos of 2018 by Arizona Daily Star photographers
Some, but not all of the best photos taken by Arizona Daily Star photographers (and reporters) in 2018, as selected by photo editor Rick Wiley. He went through more than 12,000 photos, so he undoubtedly missed a few.
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Real Salt Lake's Ricky Lopez-Espin, top, and LA Galaxy's Thomas Hilliard-Arce both get to the ball at the same time, albeit with different body parts, in the second half of RSL's 3-1 win Mobile Mini Sun Cup game at Kino Sports Complex, Saturday, February 3, 2018, Tucson, Ariz.
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Steer wrestler Trevor Duhon latches onto a steer for a 10.1 time in steer wrestling during the first day of action at the 2018 La Fiesta de Los Vaqueros Tucson Rodeo on Feb. 17, 2018, at the Tucson Rodeo Grounds, 4823 S. 6th Ave., in Tucson, Ariz. The cowboys and cowgirls continue their competition through Sunday, Feb. 25.
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Sandhill cranes take off in droves as morning clouds drape the Dragoon Mountains before sunrise at Whitewater Draw Wildlife Area during the 2018 Wings Over Willcox Birding and Nature Festival on Jan. 11, 2018, near McNeal, Ariz. The festival, which features droves of sandhill cranes, runs through the 14th.
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Natalia Flores poses for a few pre-show photos with some of the night's other performers for the Spooky Bitches Tour, a drag queen revue at Flycatcher, Friday, January 26, 2018, Tucson, Ariz.
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A mangled bike lies next to a damaged van at the scene of an injury collision at Grant and Tucson, Wednesday September 12, 2018, Tucson, Ariz. A second vehicle appeared to be involved and at least one was transported from the scene by ambulance.
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Arizona guard Lucia Alonso (4) eyes Oregon State guard Aleah Goodman (1) applying the defense pressure in the third quarter of their Pac-12 game at McKale Center, Friday, February 23, 2018, Tucson, Ariz.
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Members of the University of Arizona Air Force ROTC March past the viewing stand outside Tucson City Hall on Alemeda St during the 2018 Tucson Veterans Day Parade on November 12, 2018 in Tucson, AZ.
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Alexandria Patterson and her younger sister Julianna, twirl and twist to the tunes of Desert Melodies, performing '20's and '30's era music in the Maynard's Beer Garden, just part of the festivities at the 2018 Dillinger Days, Saturday, January 20, 2018, Tucson, Ariz.
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Arizona Wildcats guard Alex Barcello (23) dives for a loose ball in front of Washington State Cougars forward Arinze Chidom (25), left, and guard Malachi Flynn (22) during the second half of the No. 9 University of Arizona Wildcats vs. Washington State University Cougars college basketball game on Jan. 31, 2018, at Beasley Coliseum in Pullman, Wash. The Wildcats walloped the Cougars 100-72.
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Alex Williamson works on his intricate piece, racing against the clock and 17 other glass artists to create the ultimate glass art and win the 17th Annual Flame Off, Friday, February 2, 2018, Tucson, Ariz. Proceeds from the ticket sales, raffles and auction of the final products goes to the Sonoran Glass School's non-profit education programs. The pieces will be on display at the school's tent, 633 W. 18th St. at 11:45 a.m. Saturday, judging to take place at 12:45.
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Rosmery Estrada lets out cry of triumph after successfully sticking a wooden skewer through two sides of an inflated balloon during the 13th Annual Pueblo High School Family Science Night, Friday, February 9, 2018, Tucson, Ariz.
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Salpointe Catholic's Kalista Kakou, left, and Jacuelina Valenzuela (3) celebrate the Lancers' 3-0 voctory over Flagstaff in the girl's 4A state soccer championship game on Saturday, Feb. 10, 2018, in Gilbert, Ariz.
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USC forward Nick Rakocevic (31) and Arizona forward Deandre Ayton (13) can't come up with the rebound in the second half of their Pac-12 game at McKale Center, Saturday, February 10, 2018, Tucson, Ariz.
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Julian Ackerley directs the Tucson Boys Chorus as they rehearse at Our Mother of Sorrows Catholic Church for their upcoming annual Classic Concert, Tuesday, February 13, 2018, Tucson, Ariz. There will be two performances of the concert, one at Our Mother of Sorrows, 1800 S. Kolb Rd., February 17 at 7:30 P.M. and one at Ascension Lutheran Church, 1220 W. Magee Rd., February 18 at 3:00 P.M. Tickets are $18 at the door, $8 for children under 12. Advance tickets for $15 are available at www.boyschorus.org, calling 296-6277 or at the Boys Chorus offices, 5770 E. Pima St.
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Alfonso Rivas works on this swing during University of Arizona Wildcats baseball practice at Hi Corbett Field on Feb. 13, 2018, in Tucson, Ariz. The Wildcats open the 2018 season against Bryant University Feb. 16.
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Catalina Foothills' players celebrate with a photographer after dropping Peoria 55-38 in the state 4A playoffs at Catalina Foothills High School, Wednesday, February 14, 2018, Tucson, Ariz.
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Arizona State head coach Bobby Hurley can't believe his Sun Devils didn't get the offensive charging foul against Arizona in the first half of their Pac-12 game at Wells Fargo Arena, Thursday, February 15, 2018, Tucson, Ariz.
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Dean Wadsworth, from Ozona, Texas, holds on as "Crop Circle" leaps from the chutes in saddle bronc riding during the first day of action at the 2018 La Fiesta de Los Vaqueros Tucson Rodeo on Feb. 17, 2018, at the Tucson Rodeo Grounds, 4823 S. 6th Ave., in Tucson, Ariz. The cowboys and cowgirls continue their competition through Sunday, Feb. 25.
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A biker braves the chilly air at 8,000 feet above sea level and the snow and ice sill clinging to the high reaches of the Santa Catalinas, Tuesday, February 20, 2018, Tucson, Ariz. The highest parts of the range got around three inches of snow. Temperatures around the area are expected to be much cooler for the next couple of days.
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A few hundred City High School students, including senior Seamus Turner, chant their calls for action as they partake in a peaceful walkout protest march to the federal courthouse building, 405 W. Congress Street, on Feb. 21, 2018, in downtown Tucson, Ariz. The students marched in protest of gun violence in schools following the deadly shooting in Parkland, Florida where 17 students were killed.
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Bareback rider Cody Kiser jokes around with a few of the other riders as they get ready to participate in the fourth session of the La Fiesta de los Vaqueros Rodeo, Friday, February 23, 2018, Tucson, Ariz.
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Trent Jacobson gets his hand caught in the ropes of Category 5 while bullfighter Dusty Tuckness, right, races in to help free him after a no-score run during the fifth performance of the 2018 La Fiesta de los Vaqueros Tucson Rodeo on Feb. 24, 2018, in Tucson, Ariz. Rodeo action comes to a finish on Sunday.
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Julian Leon goes off the rails as he loses control of his sled making a jump over a small snow ramp in the Sunset Trailhead parking lot as he and his family enjoy the several inches of snow that fell in the Santa Catalinas overnight, Wednesday, February 28, 2018, Tucson, Ariz.
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Sean Miller enters the interview room before making a statement on his future with the Arizona Wildcats basketball program at McKale Center on March 1, 2018, in Tucson, Ariz. Miller maintained he engaged in no wrongdoing in regard to allegedly paying a player, adding he looks forward to coaching the team this season.
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Evan Garelick, a five year veteran of the annual head shaving, reacts after getting a mouthful of his hair at the St. Baldrick's Northwest Tucson fund raiser at Mountain View High School, Friday, March 9, 2018, Tucson, Ariz. Garelick only gets one haircut a year, saving it for the annual event.
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Students hold the photographs of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting victims during a campus walk-out at Cholla High School, 2001 W. Starr Pass Blvd., on March 14, 2018, in Tucson, Ariz. Nearly 1,900 students joined in a time of remembrance, solidarity and call for change in the wake of 17 students' shooting deaths at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. last month.
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Claire Hancock, center, dances the role of Frida Kahlo during rehearsal for the Artifact Dance Project's performance of "Frida" on March 14, 2018, at the dance studio, 700 E. Toole Ave. in Tucson, Ariz. Frida runs March 22-25 at the Stevie Eller Dance Theatre on the University of Arizona campus.
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Arizona guard Allonzo Trier (35) comforts guard Parker Jackson-Cartwright (0) as the clocks winds down in the second half during a first-round NCAA Tournament game at the Taco Bell Arena in Boise, Idaho, on March 15, 2018. Buffalo won 89-68. Guard Rawle Alkins (1) and center Dusan Ristic (14) sit on either side.
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Tiffany Pouldar, facing camera, leaps into the arms of fellow medical student Tijana Milinic after Pouldar learned she matched to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and Milinic to the University of Colorado College of Medicine during the 2018 University of Arizona College of Medicine Match Day on March 16, 2018, in Tucson, Ariz. 114 medical students simultaneously ripped open envelopes to learn where they placed for residency.
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Guy Atchley, KGUN 9 On Your Side anchor, applies his own makeup before the 5:00 p.m. broadcast on March 09, 2018. Atchley is retiring after over thirty years in the news business.
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Joan Josephson, 85, shows some tenderness towards Christopher Brandon, a caregiver, in the bathroom after Brandon dresses her on March 22, 2018. Joan started showing signs of memory loss in 2005, and by 2010 an MRI revealed the damage to her brain. Brandon comes every morning to help Joan get ready for the day. Her husband, Chuck, is her sole caregiver.
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Volunteers near the next stop, marked by a cross painted in the street, as they help with the Los Dorados Orphan League 51st annual Good Friday Cross Procession up "A" Mountain, Friday, March 30, 2018, Tucson, Ariz. This was the first time the cross had been carried up the mountain without founder David Herrera, who died last year. There will be a sunrise service at the cross on Easter Sunday at 6 a.m.
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Arizona Wildcats quarterback Khalil Tate (14) takes a selfie with Maximo, 8, during the Arizona KidCats Spring Football experience on April 7, 2018, at Arizona Stadium in Tucson, Ariz. Wildcat football players and staff ran drills on the field with kids ages kindergarten through eighth grade.
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UA senior Kaitlin Costello flies high behind freshman Delaney Schnell on the spinning Endeavor during Spring Fling on the mall at the University of Arizona on April 13, 2018 in Tucson, AZ.
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A group of mourners stand in the shadow of the border wall near the street corner in Nogales, Sonora, Tuesday, April 24, 2018, where Jose Antonio Elena Rodriguez was killed by a U.S. Border Patrol Agent in 2012.
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Arizona pitcher Alyssa Denham (22) winds up to deal against Oregon State in the second inning of their game at Hillenbrand Stadium, Tucson, Ariz., Saturday, April 28, 2018.
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Ex-TUSD teacher Raquel Mogollon shouts her support to the thousands of marchers headed east on Broadway on their way back to Armory Park for the annual May Day Rally, Tucson, Ariz., Tuesday, May 1, 2018.
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Tucson Roadrunners defense man Trevor Murphy (28) gets a glove to the puck just before Texas Stars center Justin Dowling (10) at mid-ice in the second period of their second round game in the AHL playoffs at Tucson Arena, Tucson, Ariz., Wednesday, May 2, 2018.
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Salpointe Catholic's Yannira Acuna (4) screams and pumps her fist after sliding home to score ahead of the throw to Canyon del Oro catcher Alexis Kaiser (9) during the third inning of the No. 5 Salpointe Catholic vs. No. 1 Canyon del Oro 4A high school quarterfinal playoff softball game, on May 3, 2018, at Pima Community College West Campus, 2202 W. Anklam Road, in Tucson, Ariz. Salpointe upset CDO with a 5-4 win.
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Nogales Police Department officers become emotional as slain Nogales Police officer Jesus Cordova's end-of-watch is broadcast over radio dispatch at Nogales High School, 1905 N. Apache Blvd., on May 5, 2018, in Nogales, Ariz. Officer Cordova was shot and killed last Friday while pursuing a carjacking suspect.
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Nogales shortstop Kevin Jimenez reaches around to tag Salpointe Catholic base runner Ian Osete on a pick-off attempt during the second inning of their 4A state baseball game at Tempe Diablo Stadium on Saturday, May 5, 2018, in Tempe, Ariz.
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Catalina Foothills' Matthew Cullen (4) is tagged out by St. Mary's catcher Josh Avila on a suicide squeeze during the sixth inning of their State 4A Championship semifinal baseball game at Tempe Diablo Stadium on Wednesday, May 9, 2018, in Tempe, Ariz.
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Nogalesl baseball players mob starting pitcher Markie Lopez (55) who pitched a complete game to defeat Catalina Foothills, 3-2, to win the Arizona 4A baseball championship at Hi Corbett Field in Tucson on May 14, 2018.
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Some 3,000 students get showered in confetti as the night wraps up for the Pima Community College graduation ceremonies at the Tucson Convention Center, Thursday, May 17, 2018, Tucson, Ariz.
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Luke Petersen celebrates with his fellow seniors after they got their diplomas at graduation ceremonies for Ironwood Ridge High School, Tuesday, May 22, 2018, Tucson, Ariz. Some 380 Nighthawks were graduated this year, about 340 or so attended the night's festivities on the school's football field.
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sunset over downtown and St. Augustine Cathedral, Wednesday, May 30, 2018, Tucson, Ariz.
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Colorado Pride Switchbacks U23 goalkeeper Kieran Harrison dives but can only watch as an FC Tucson free kick flattens on the post and caroms out for a near miss in the first half of their PDL game at Kino Sports Complex, Friday, June 8, 2018, Tucson, Ariz.
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Amalia Menjugas gets soaked in the dunk bucket, one of the games and activities for Parks and Recreation's Family Splash Bash at Himmel Park, Wednesday, June 27, 2018, Tucson, Ariz. The weekly fun and games are free and for kids with an adult at various city pools from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. and include crafts, music, food and swimming. On July 5, the Bash is at Menlo Pool, 1100 W. Fresno St., July 11 at Fort Lowell Pool, 2900 N. Craycroft Road, July 18 Quincie Douglas Pool, 1563 E. 36th St., and July 25 at Clements Pool, 8155 E Poinciana Drive.
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The kids line up to get really high fives from stilt walker Chris Green, 12 feet tall from shoes to tip of star-spangled hat, during the Star Spangled Spectacular, Wednesday July 4, 2018, Marana, Ariz. Thousands turned out to Crossroads at Silverbell District Park for an evening of slate of music, food, games and after sunset, fireworks.
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train derailment just north of the Twin Peak exit on I-10, Tuesday July 10, 2018, Tucson, Ariz.
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Monsoon 2018 takes a breath, things kind of quiet on the weather front just after sunset over the Father Kino statue at Kino and 15th St., Wednesday July 11, 2018, South Tucson, Ariz.
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Jose Gonzalez, left, and Mathew Balicki, practice tossing "water" on the Wicked Witch of the West, Jessica Duran for the Marana Community Music Theater's production of The Wizard of Oz, Wednesday July 12, 2018, Marana, Ariz.
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Meena Ravishankar performs an Alarippu dance during her bharatanaatiya arangetram at Pima Community College West's Center for the Arts, 2202 W. Anklam Road, July 14, 2018, in Tucson, Ariz. Ravishankar, 16, performed nine solo Indian cultural dances for a packed house. The dances combine rhythm dance, facial expression and forms.
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Ronin Navarro, 1, reaches to pluck a vine-ripened peach with mom Diana Katz, right, during the 18th annual Peach Mania at Apple Annie's Orchard, 2081 W. Hardy Road, on July 21, 2018, in Willcox, Ariz. The harvest celebration runs weekends through Aug. 19. Each day starts with an all-you-can-eat peaches, pancakes and sausage breakfast served from 7:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. each Saturday and Sunday for $8.99 and kids 12 and under $4.99. Visitors are able to take a free wagon ride out to the orchard to harvest their own tree-ripened peaches.
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Students from the Applied Career Exploration in STEM (ACES) camp for girls react to Pima Medical Institute students practicing giving injections to each other during a field trip to the school on July 25, 2018 in Tucson, AZ. Nearly 40 girls, who come from predominately low income communities in the Sunnyside Unified School District, learned, hands-on, about all the programs available at Pima, and about various healthcare career opportunities. The camp, which has been in existence for twelve years is sponsored primarily by Raytheon in conjunction with many other community sponsors.
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Graclyn Stevens, 5, far right, is a little shy as her kindergarten teacher, Melinda Atkins, far left, tries to talk to her as Samantha Jones, mom, watches on the first day of school at Summit View Elementary School on August 2, 2018.
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Yuma Refugee Ministry volunteer Fernie Quiroz hugs Anna Pascual and her daughter Kimberly as they prepare to board a bus for the east coast, two of several Central American immigrants released by ICE, Saturday, July 27, 2018, Yuma, Ariz.
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The sun sets over a section of the border wall that runs north-south, Saturday, July 27, 2018, Gadsden, Ariz.
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Nicaraguan refugees Melva Perez, top and Carlos Escoto talk about their trek north at the Casa del Migrante la Divina Providencia, Thursday, July 26, 2018, San Luis Rio Colorado, Sonora.
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Autumn Petrosky, 11, winces as she's given a meningococcal vaccine by second year medical student Phil Vartanyan, right, while mom Krystal keeps close by for comfort during the Tot Shots free vaccinations and sports physicals clinic at Banner-University Medical Center, 1501 N. Campbell Ave., Aug. 11, 2018, in Tucson, Ariz. The clinic, part of the Commitment to Underserved People Program, is operated by University of Arizona College of Medicine students and an attending doctor. The clinic is open the second Saturday of every month from 9 a.m. to noon for kids ages 18 and under.
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The setting sun has just enough left to spark a rainbow in monsoon clouds high over the Tucson Mountains , Wednesday, August 15, 2018, Tucson, Ariz.
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Monsoon clouds color the sky around the sun as it sets behind Brown Mountain in Tucson Mountain Park, Wednesday, August 15, 2018, Tucson, Ariz.
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Flowing Wells Mitchell Effing climbs into the stands to celebrate with the crowd after they held on for a nail-biting 38-37 win against Canyon del Oro in their game at Flowing Wells High School, Friday, August 17, 2018, Tucson, Ariz.
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Johnny Romero fights the wind and rain to hold down a pop-up tent outside a friend's house in Menlo Park near Sentinel Peak on Aug. 22, 2018, in Tucson, Ariz.
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Tucson's Octavius Thomas (4) holds on fore dear life to keep Pueblo's back-up quarterback Marcelino Vega (4) out of the end zone late in the fourth quarter of their game at Tucson High School, Saturday, August 25, 2018, Tucson, Ariz.
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Eddie Gamez, left, and girlfriend Karla Gall debrief after an visit from their landlord and a repairman at their Menlo Park rental home near the base of Sentinel Peak, on Aug. 22, 2018, in Tucson, Ariz. Tension between them and the landlord has raised questions about the legality of eviction notices.
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Rosemary Navarro cries as she leaves her Tucson home of two years near "A" Mountain after she was evicted on Aug. 24, 2018.
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Sahuaro's Cameron Williams leaves the entire Sabercat defense in his wake on the way to 59 yard touchdown run in the third quarter of their game at Sabino High School, Friday, August 31, 2018, Tucson, Ariz.
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Brady Osborne, 5, gets the placement of his American flag just right during a Patriot Day commemoration at Coyote Trail Elementary, 8000 N. Silverbell Road, on Sept. 7, 2018, in Marana, Ariz. School staff, along with first responders from the Marana Police Department and Northwest Fire District, joined students and their families on the school's Grandparents Day to hang dozens of American flags on the school's to remember the anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
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Southern Utah Thunderbirds running back Jay Green Jr. (21) gets spun around by Arizona Wildcats linebacker Anthony Pandy (26) and defensive end Lee Anderson III (51) during the first quarter of the Arizona Wildcats vs. Southern Utah Thunderbirds college football game at Arizona Stadium, on Sept. 15, 2018, in Tucson, Ariz.
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Southern Utah place kicker Manny Berz (18) just clears the Wildcat defensive line for field goal in the second quarter of their game at Arizona Stadium, Saturday September 15, 2018, Tucson, Ariz.
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Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, Mexico's president-elect, stops for a photo with supporters at Plaza Miguel Hidalgo, on Sept. 21, 2018, in Nogales, Sonora, Mexico. About 2,000 attended the speech from the president-elect who is visiting five cities in Sonora between today and tomorrow.
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DeAndre Ayton fixes himself up before posing for a photo during his first Phoenix Suns Media Day at the Talking Stick Resort Arena, in Phoenix, Ariz., on September 24, 2018.
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Carmen Soto, center, is surrounded by four of her seven children at her home on September 20, 2018 in Tucson, AZ. They are, from left, Mike Soto, Norma Soto-Ramirez, Juan Soto and Henry Soto. All seven siblings who range in age from 59 to 73 share the care for their mom.
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Peter Delfakis fires up another batch of saganaki as the sun sets on the opening night of the 43rd Annual Greek Festival at the St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church, 1145 E. Ft. Lowell Rd., Thursday September 26, 2018, Tucson, Ariz. The festival continues through the weekend, Friday from 5-11 p.m., Saturday 4-11 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 5 p.m. General admission is $3, 55 years old and older, first responders, military and children under 12 are free.
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Pueblo High's Marcelino Vega (4) struts into the end zone ahead of a last gasp grab by Douglas High's John Ballesteros (26) at Pueblo High School, Friday September 28, 2018, Tucson, Ariz. Vega was flagged on the play for showboating.
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The earthen Menagers Dam, top left, is in imminent danger of failing, potentially sending floodwaters rushing into the Tohono O'odham village of Ali Chuk, top right, as seen on Oct. 3, 2018, southwest of Sells, Ariz. Evacuations had begun Tuesday night after Hurricane Rosa's remnants drenched the western half of Arizona.
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Marana's Xoeius Ratliffe (21) dives over the goal line in the arms of Ironwood Ridge's Daniel Aguirre (21) for the Tigers' second score of the night in the second quarter of their game at Ironwood Ridge High School, Friday, October 5, 2018, Oro Valley, Ariz.
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Gloria Arellano de la Rosa, right, gets her first glimpse of 85-year-old husband Arsenio in a midtown rehabilitation facility after she was granted a 30-day humanitarian parole to visit her ailing husband, Arsenio, on Aug. 24, 2018, in Nogales/Tucson, Ariz.
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Keeley Ives, left, and Cody Davisworth have a big patch of wet grass to themselves in the early going of day one of this year's Oro Valley Music Festival at Naranja Park, Saturday, April 13, 2018, Oro Valley, Ariz.
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A small cross, the only inscription is a sign with Jesse Fly High on it, in the median of Tanque Verde Rd., just west of the Tanque Verde Wash Bridge, Tuesday, October 16, 2018, Tucson, Ariz. Probably related to the death of Jesse Stuart Carlson, who was 18 when he died in a one vehicle motorcycle crash in October of 2012.
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A makeshift roadside shrine with no names near the corner of Wilmot and Speedway, Tuesday, October 23, 2018, Tucson, Ariz. Probably for Meghan Clevenger and Angel Vega who died in a hit and run collision on July 16, 2018.
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Catalina High's drum major Andres Gamas Vega dances with horn players from the seven other bands as they come together to celebrate after the official program at the first TUSD Marching Band Exhibition at Catalina High School, Wednesday, October 24, 2018, Tucson, Ariz.
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Lexus Conway, 19, dressed as Princess Tiana, center, gives Francisco Valencia, 11, a high-five as Caitlin Moffett, 21, dressed as Snow White, far left, looks on during a visit at Diamond Children's Medical Center as part of A Moment of Magic on October 26, 2018. A Moment of Magic is a non-profit organization that has college students dress up as iconic characters and visit children at hospitals.
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The Pride of Arizona plays in front of Old Main during the 2018 University of Arizona Homecoming bonfire and royalty crowning, Oct. 26, 2018, in Tucson, Ariz.
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The moon rises over the field early in the second quarter of the Mountain View at Flowing Wells High School game, Friday, October 26, 2018, Tucson, Ariz.
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Pima's Jake Smith (99) rises above it all to swat away the potential game winning field goal in the final seconds of the Aztecs 28-26 win against Eastern Arizona at Kino Sports Complex, Saturday, October 27, 2018, Tucson, Ariz.
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Eastern Arizona quarterback Ishois Times (7) gets swarmed under by the Pima defense in the early going of their game at Kino Sports Complex, Saturday, October 27, 2018, Tucson, Ariz.
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Arizona guard Devonaire Doutrive (1) finishes off a Wildcat fast break with a dunk against Western New Mexico in their exhibition game at McKale Center, Tuesday, October 30, 2018, Tucson, Ariz.
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Costumed characters head up and down the escalator at the 11th Annual Tucson Comic-Con at the Tucson Convention Center, 260 S. Church Ave., Nov. 3, 2018, in Tucson, Ariz. The three-day comic and pop culture convention continues Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Many attendees showed up in highly-detailed costumes from their favorite comic universes, while others attended panel discussions with industry celebrities, perused pop culture collectibles and independent artists and creators' booths.
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Brittany Canfield, left, holds a photo of her grandmother, Angelita Lara, while Steven Rodriguez holds a photo of Debby Jean Stephens at the All Souls Procession in Tucson on Nov. 4, 2018.
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Arizona Wildcats guard Brandon Williams (2) flashes some skill after the play was blown dead during the second half of the University of Arizona Wildcats vs. Chaminade University Silverswords college exhibition men's basketball game, Nov. 4, 2018, in McKale Center in Tucson, Ariz. Arizona won 75-64.
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Democrats holler and cheer after network news channels declared they had taken control of the House of Representatives during the Pima County Democratic Party Election Night watch party at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Tucson, 445 S. Alvernon Way, Nov. 6, 2018, in Tucson, Ariz.
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U.S. Army troops with the 16th Military Police Brigade install concertina wire atop the U.S.-Mexico border near the Morley pedestrian gate just east of the DeConcini Port of Entry, Nov. 7, 2018, in Nogales, Ariz. The brigade is comprised of troops from the 42nd Military Police Brigade and the 66nd Engineer Battalion.
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Arizona forward Cate Reese (25) gets off a runner in the paint against Idaho State at McKale Center, Friday, November 9, 2018, Tucson, Ariz.
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A group of neighborhood kids gather around a song book and use a cell phone to illuminate the lyrics while singing carols with several several hundred others in the street outside four-year-old Marcus Cook Jr.'s home, Thursday, November 15, 2018, Sahuarita, Ariz. Marcus is fighting terminal anaplastic ependymoma and friends, family and neighbors came together to make Christmas and his birthday special.
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A Tucson firefighter peforms CPR on a possible shooting victim in the parking lot of BK Tacos, 5118 S. 12th Ave., on Nov. 23, 2018.
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Arizona State Sun Devils quarterback Manny Wilkins (5) is mobbed by Sun Devil fans after the University of Arizona Wildcats vs. Arizona State University Sun Devils in the Territorial Cup, Nov. 24, 2018, at Arizona Stadium in Tucson, Ariz. Arizona State rallied in the fourth quarter for a 41-40 win.
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Scottsdale Saguaro players celebrate a touchdown during the third quarter of the Salpointe Catholic vs. Scottsdale Saguaro 4A state championship football game, Nov. 30, 2018, at Arizona Stadium in Tucson, Ariz. Saguaro won the title 42-16.
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A singing Santa and a few of his famous reindeer serenade entrants under a cloudy sunset on the Members-Only Night, kicking off this year's Zoo Lights at Reid Park Zoo, Wednesday, December 5, 2018, Tucson, Ariz.
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Catalina's Jose Lugo (20) jostles with Desert View's Isaac Ruiz (23), left, and Eddie Hernandez (44) for a rebound at Desert View High School, Tuesday, December 11, 2018, Tucson, Ariz.
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Snowflake Rocio Guerrero takes a break in the house seats, waiting for her cue to go on during a dress rehearsal for the Tucson Regional Ballet's production of Southwest Nutcracker at the TCC Music Hall, Wednesday, December 12, 2018, Tucson, Ariz.
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Arizona center Chase Jeter (4) picks Baylor guard King McClure's (3) pocket and triggers a Wildcat break in the second half of their game at McKale Center, Saturday, December 15, 2018, Tucson, Ariz.
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Three-year-old Park Shew, in the arms of her mother Jennifer, reaches for the artificial snowflakes being shot over the corner of Forgeus and Kleindale, part of the action the 69th Annual Winterhaven Festival of Lights, Wednesday, December 19, 2018, Tucson, Ariz. Dozens of houses in the neighborhood are decorated to the hilt, music, special effects along with food trucks, are on display through December 26th from 6-10 p.m. There is no admission, but donations are being taken for the Community Food Bank.
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Daniel O'Daly, 8, reacts as a flock of ducks take off into the pond during a mild December early evening at Reid Park, Dec. 20, 2018, in Tucson, Ariz.
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Arizona guard Aarion McDonald (2) gets swarmed on her drive by Northern Arizona guard Regan Schenck (1) forward Kaleigh Paplow (23) at McKale Center, Friday, December 21, 2018, Tucson, Ariz.
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Several sight seers take a minute to watch the sunset from Windy Point following a storm that dumped rain on the valley and left several inches of snow in the upper reaches of the Santa Catalinas, Wednesday, December 26, 2018, Tucson, Ariz.
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