Arizona Daily Star reporter Jamie Donnelly's top stories of 2021
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We are sharing Arizona Daily Star reporters' and photographers' favorite work from 2021.
Jamie Donnelly is a breaking news reporter at the Star. She recently graduated from the University of Arizona and started at the Star in June. In her six months at the breaking news desk, she has covered everything from crime to weather to runaway dogs. Check out some of her work from this year:
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With two months left in 2021, the Tucson Police Department has recorded 81 homicides, more than any previous single year.
Jeremy Barrett died Saturday after weeks of fighting for his life.
The Tucson International Airport recorded a total of 12.79 inches of rain compared to last year's total of 1.62 inches of rain.
Fernando Ledezma ran across Interstate 10 to save child.
For Star subscribers: A recently adopted German shepherd mix escaped from his Tucson home, trekking miles back to the animal shelter across town.


