Craig Thomas
Tucson
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Upon joining the wild world of television in 1996, Craig Thomas was told it's not a job, it's a lifestyle and he loves the lifestyle.
Craig came to Tucson from Toledo, Ohio, where he was a part of an Emmy-winning morning news team at WTOL 11. Before that, he worked in Winston-Salem, NC, and Syracuse, NY, and started his career as a producer at FOX News Channel in New York City. He has anchored, reported, and produced, in both news and sports.
He grew up in New York City, so Tucson is similar – in that it's also in the United States. One of Craig's goals is to prove New Yorkers are actually friendly and patient people. He is excited to live in and experience all that Southwest Arizona has to offer.
Craig's job at Tucson News Now is to tell the stories behind the headlines, and explain how the news affects people throughout the area. He looks forward to advocating for people whose voices sometimes aren't heard.
Four great years of Craig's life were spent in the hills of New Hampshire attending Dartmouth College, and in 2010, he graduated from the University of Massachusetts Business School.
Craig loves music, art, and sports. Unfortunately, he is a horrendous musician, a bad artist, and his athletic prime has yet to come along (although he is not ready to give up hope just yet).
Please get in touch with Craig through email or Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
Contact Craig
• Email: craigthomas@tucsonnewsnow.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CraigThomasTV/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/craigthomastv/
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/CraigThomasTNN
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A controversial agency that houses migrant children receives hundreds of millions of dollars in taxpayer money. A former employee-turned-whistleblower told KOLD Investigator Craig Thomas that some of that money is wasted.
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KOLD Investigates looked into who, and the what, gets stopped at immigration checkpoints in Southern Arizona.
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The city of Tucson actually measures just how much of the recycling is contaminated. A recent audit showed that number is 22 percent, that’s called the rate of contamination.
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MS-13 has been called a threat to the U.S., but just how much of a problem is the gang here in southern Arizona?
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Cochise County is a perfect example. Only two psychiatrists practice in the entire county that is home to 125,000 people, and there's no mental health facility.
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"Prosecutors and all of law enforcement never gave up the hunt for the killer of these two little girls. The cases went unsolved but they were never closed,” Pima County Attorney Barbara LaWall said during a news conference.
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And without a doubt - people in our community still feel strongly about one of the most tragic events in our history - the January 8th shooting.
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Lelevier was found guilty and convicted in the murder of Jayden Glomb.
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On this final full week of 2018 - we are looking at the local stories that you cared about and reacted to the most this year.
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The suit filed by Dr. Katrina Miranda against the Arizona Board of Regents has some bombshell allegations.
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The general election is just days away and the political ads are running non-stop on every possible medium.
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Do you feel relaxed or stressed? Many people say the sun and relaxation of life in the desert are reasons they love living in Arizona, but a new study says Arizona isn't as laid back as we think.
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A Tucson man and women who witnessed the mass shooting in Las Vegas talked with Tucson News Now about their life after the terrible night.
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In it, he writes that ADOT should “revisit its position on refusing to install median cable barriers.” He also asked ADOT to get “more public input, more factual data, and more inclusion and regard for the victim’s families.”
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Now Ten years later, white crosses remembering Pam and Ann still stand alongside highway I-10 on mile 171. Humphrey's still fighting to put something else in the middle of the road - cable median barriers.
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John McCain was one of the most important and well known politicians of the last four decades. In this special edition of our Tucson Talks podcast, we discuss his life and legacy with Tucson News Now's Bud Foster.
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KOLD Investigates looked into Southwest Key, a controversial child immigrant holding facility in Tucson.
KOLD Investigates looked into Southwest Key, a controversial holding facility located right here in Tucson.
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As the immigration debate continues to cause controversy across the country, women and children seeking asylum are waiting at the border to enter into the United States.
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KOLD investigated and found out how big of an issue MS-13 gang members are in our area. MS-13 is a notorious, criminal gang that started in Central America, and some members are now in our country.. President Donald Trump says the MS-13 gang is a huge problem when it comes to immigration. On Wednesday, June 20th he said " we're throwing by the thousands MS-13, they come into the country.
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Despite mobilizing National Guard troops, and a new "zero tolerance" prosecution policy, the Border Patrol says the number of illegal border crossings is on the rise.
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Tucson Talks with Craig Thomas offers an opportunity to go in-depth on topics that matter to our viewers. In our first podcast, we're talking about checkpoints in southern Arizona.
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Only 1 percent of the undocumented immigrant arrests in the Tucson sector happen at border checkpoints.
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Immigration is a huge issue in Southern Arizona but amid the talk and debate, an important group of Arizonans feel their needs are being ignored.
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A brand new report says selfies taken at a distance of about 12 inches from the face increases perceived nose size by nearly 30 percent. The report was published Thursday in the JAMA Facial Plastic Surgery journal.
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El mensaje que está escrito en el muero "todas las personas tiene los mismos derechos". Esa es la idea que tienen en el comedor en Nogales, Sonora. Esta menos de una milla de la frontera con Estados Unidos. Es la primera parada para personas que fueron deportados y la última para personas tratando de cruzar A EE.UU. Noticias KOLD 13 Craig Thomas fue a Nogales para saber más de es comedor.
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Paso por paso y milla por milla Maureen Moore camina. "Yo es salido cuando esta 110 grados, pero solo tienes que caminar un poco más temprano." La mejor abuela está caminando seis veces a la semana por los últimos 5 años en el loop que comienza en el Parque Kristina Taylor Green a lado noroeste. Ella hace tres millas cada día. Es una batalla para hacer ejercicio cuando son días festivos.
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Tratan de cruzar marihuana en un cargamento de mermelada de fresa. Un de los caninos les ayudo a los agentes descubrir 6,500 libras de marihuana dentro de un tráiler. El conductor iba por la aduana de Mariposa en Nogales. CBP dijo que en las calles la marihuana tiene un valor de $3.25 millones. Los oficiales arrestaron un hombre de 51 años quien era el conductor originario de Nogales , Sonora , México.
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Savannah Sanchez survived the deadliest mass shooting in modern American history. Sanchez talked exclusively with KOLD News 13 about her road to recovery and her new normal.
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Savannah Nicole Sanchez survived the attack in Las Vegas that left 58 people dead and more than 500 wounded. Since the attack in October 2017, Savannah has been fighting to recover and she sat to exclusively with KOLD's Craig Thomas to talk about the ordeal.
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Due to fire hoses on the ground on Miracle Mile, cars that are turning off on the east side of I-10 onto Miracle Mile are being turned around.
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The third most read story on Tucson News Now in 2017 was about a University of Arizona graduate who was killed in the Las Vegas shooting massacre.
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As the year comes to an end, we continue to count down the impactful, important local stories of the year. Unfortunately, some tragedies in our area are on the list. The fourth most read story on Tucson News Now in 2017 was about the murder of Jayden Glomb.
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The fifth most read southern Arizona story in 2017 was about the murder-suicide at a popular restaurant in La Encantada in May.
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Pima County has agreed to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars to a woman who was handcuffed by deputies several years ago.
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Many people eat too much during the holiday season. A lot of people feel uncomfortable when they do. But for an increasing number of people in Southern Arizona and all over the country, having an upset stomach is a symptom of disease. This week is Crohn's disease and Colitis Awareness Week.
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The border wall is one of the most controversial and talked about issues in the country. But there's one key part of the wall that's not being discussed, the government would need to buy land from people in order to build parts of the wall - whether or not the people want to sell.
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The National Park Service proposed higher fees at 17 parks around the country, including the Grand Canyon. The entrance fees would be $70 dollars per car during peak season - which is the busiest five months at the parks. (For the Grand Canyon the new fee would start on May 1st, 2018.) The NPS argues this fee increase is needed "for improvements to the aging infrastructure of national parks. This includes roads, bridges, campgrounds, waterlines, bathrooms, and other visitor ser...
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Melissa Sanchez, of Tucson, is living every parent's worst nightmare. Her daughter Savannah Nicole Sanchez was one of the more than 500 people injured Sunday night in the mass shooting in Las Vegas.
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The Tucson woman injured in the Las Vegas shooting is talking again and has been taken off life support, according to her family.
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Arizona puts more women behind bars than most states in the country and a majority of the inmates are there for non-violent drug offenses.
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Pima County Attorney Barbara LaWall spoke with KOLD News 13 about drugs in prisons, how our state has ignored some ways to help addicts, why public safety is more important than anything else and why lawmakers are ultimately is in charge of changing how we handle drug addicts.
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Arizona lawmakers have slash spending over the last 10 years for several things. One of the only places where funding has increased in prisons.
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The condition of the roads in Pima County is something everyone has an opinion about. We did some digging and made a startling discovery about the cost of filling potholes compared to repaving the road.
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Shopping is as American as apple pie and a hobby and passion for many. But the world of shopping is changing before our eyes.
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One of the policies of the Pima County Sheriff's Department is deemed unconstitutional and a Tucson couple's $1.25 million judgment against the department will stand, according to a ruling from the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday, June 29.
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Immigration is one of the most controversial topics in the United States but many focus just on the border wall, violence and drugs. Another part of the story is the people forced live in the shadows.
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