Bailey O'Carroll
Reporter
Tucson
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Bailey was born and raised in San Marcos, California.
She attended the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State University, where she graduated with a degree in Sports Journalism in May 2019.
Bailey has a passion for storytelling. She spent five months after graduation traveling around the country with Ice Cube's Big3 Basketball League. She produced and directed a documentary on Team Power and life after the NBA.
While at ASU, she was nominated for a Rocky Mountain Emmy Student Production award and also took home first place in SPJ's TV Sports Reporting Category.
When she is not working, Bailey enjoys traveling- she has visited 29 countries, and has had a McFlurry on four different continents! You can also find her working out, binge watching New Girl and hanging out with friends and family.
Contact Bailey
• Email: bailey.ocarroll@kold.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/baileyocarrollnews/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/baileyocarroll/
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/baileyocarroll
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In 1910, women did not have the right to vote, they couldn’t have a credit card in their own name and birth control had not been created yet, but Margret Sanger was busy arguing for reproductive rights.
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Former Wildcat basketball star makes a difference in Ukraine
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When you lose something, at what point to do you consider it gone for good? One local family found out recently why you should never give up.
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The Locklin fire is now 30% contained, and it has grown to 106 acres. This is the fifth fire in Bisbee since March, marking a new record for the small town.
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“When you’re in a stairwell or on a bus bench you don’t wake up and say I want a cup of coffee let me flip on my light,” said Jean Fadigan, Owner and CEO of Sister Jose Women’s Center. “What you say is how do I survive today.”
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The University of Arizona’s Biosphere 2 is now home to the school’s business incubator outpost, where renewable energy and sustainable startups from across the world will come to work and experiment in hopes of finding commercial success.
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University of Arizona guard Justin Kier’s road to the NCAA tournament started long before he got to Arizona.
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It all started when Arizona guard Kerr Kriisa tossed his beloved Crocs into the crowd to celebrate his team’s Pac 12 Championship win in Las Vegas, Nevada. Since then, the right Croc has gone rouge.
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“Arizona wouldn’t be Arizona without him,” said Arizona guard Dalen Terry. “He’s the heart and soul of our program.”
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Rocky LaRose, the University of Arizona’s former Deputy Athletic Director, grew up thinking that she would get to play softball of wear the school’s name on her back.
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For one man, the Tucson Rodeo was a somber reminder of what he left behind.
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If a baseball field could talk, the one at Central Arizona College would have plenty of stories to tell, according to Head Coach Anthony Gillich.
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Fans were excited to be back, but non-profits and local vendors were thrilled to be there too.
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Many at home are still affected the skyrocketing price of rent across southern Arizona. So we asked lawmakers about what they’re doing to reverse the rent rise.
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The future budget of Arizona education is up in the air. Many parents, teachers, staff and students are unhappy as a senate vote that would avoid the billion-dollar budget crisis hasn’t happened, and nobody knows when it will.
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New head coach Caitlin Lowe called the shots for the first time for her alma mater.
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The Northwest Fire District honored five crew members for their actions in a heroic rescue in a flooded was last year.
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Arizona Board of Education changes rules for substitute teachers
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Arizona lawmakers on the senate judiciary committee voted 4-3 in favor of passing State Bill 1165, which calls for banning transgender people from taking part in school sports.
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The American Red Cross is seeing its most drastic blood shortage in the past 10 years. And, health care experts say, that shortage is leaving its mark on southern Arizona.
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“Having read both opinions, I have them both here in hard copy, I don’t think it opened a can of worms,” said Thom Cope, a Tucson attorney. “It closed a can of worms is what it did.”
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“It’s very hard. The struggle is very real for us,” said Amy Singletary, a kindergarten teacher in the Tucson Unified School District.
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“We still have a ways to go with this variant and until its done with its surge in our hospitals,” said Dr. Marjorie Bessel, Clinical Chief Officer at Banner Health.
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Now that the holidays are over, retail workers can catch their breath after a busy season.
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The Salvation Army says about 100 volunteers gathered here in midtown today to distribute food and flowers to those less fortunate.
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“We thought it was just going to be a little bump in the road but it keeps getting bigger and bigger,” said Wendell Long, the co-owner of Arcpoint labs in Tucson.
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Canyon Vista Hospital urges public to avoid gatherings, wear masks
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The latest industry to struggle with supply-chain troubles is an emotional one.
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Tucson High's Troy Iturralde is battling Stage 4 testicular cancer. He wants to everyone to know the warning signs and to get checked by a doctor as soon as possible.
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The Oro Valley community came together to honor first responders and "gold star families."
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The Tucson Community Tennis Program is a non-profit that teaches tennis to underprivileged children across southern Arizona.
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“It just doesn’t seem like there’s any rhyme or reason based on what they’ve got what their stories are or who they are,” said Dr. Steven Oscherwitz
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Staffing shortages at the Pima County Jail could get a lot worse.
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”Arizona’s future is very bright right now,” said Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey.
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Both Webster and Kratzer say while they are so thankful to the community for what they have given but, they want to remind the community that their help is needed beyond this month.
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On Nov. 24, the day before Thanksgiving, the line of cars at Sydney’s Pie Shoppe wrapped around the parking lot.
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“The airlines have actually been pretty good,” said Dr. Oscherwitz. “You have pretty good air circulation if you put the jet of air in front of your face, it will carry away most things and if you keep your mask on.”
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”There is nothing more important to us than making sure our guests and artists staff are safe,” said Page Repp, the organizer of the Dusk Music Festival.
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“Statewide there are 13,790 kids in the foster care we have 3,992 homes,” said Sam Dyer, the Executive Director of a Place to Call Home.
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The university has put rules in place to keep everyone safe and healthy.
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Phoenix Suns Owner Robert Sarver is being accused of sexism and racism by over 70 current and former team employees. It was all detailed in a lengthy ESPN article
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Since 2005 more than 500 people in the community have successfully graduated from the drug court program.
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She is a mom, wife, sister, daughter, coach, and role model to women across the globe.
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“One of the biggest hardships our families face when having a child diagnosed with cancer is the financial burden,” said Taylor Underwood, with Banner UMC.
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Employers who hire those with disabilities have found that those people show more enthusiasm, have better attendance and are an asset to the workplace’s culture.
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University of Arizona head basketball coach Adia Barnes is already one of the most successful, respected and beloved coaches in Wildcats history.
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But, he wants to reassure parents that it’s safe, the science backs it up.
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A Tucson Water employee said they are losing staff and it’s leading to a troubling shortage.
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Roemer says there’s no way of knowing how bad a cyber security attack can and will be.
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