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Al McCoy has been the “Voice of the Suns” for 45 years, making him the longest-running NBA broadcaster of all time.
The Valley celebrated the end of a harsh drought in 1941 with a fiesta de H2O that attracted 50,000 revelers for food, fireworks and fun.
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Every May since 1981, parties unknown have run a cryptic, full-page ad in the University of Arizona’s student newspaper. Locals call it the May Day Mystery.
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