Tucson, Arizona News

Phoenix-area topped ozone standard 28 times in 2008
Associated Press - October 5, 2008 12:14 PM ET PHOENIX (AP) - The Phoenix metropolitan area exceeded the federal air-quality standard for ozone levels on 28 separate days this year, compared to...
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Council to consider settlement in crosswalk death
Associated Press - October 5, 2008 12:14 PM ET SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) - The City Council is scheduled to consider on Tuesday a settlement offer that would award $400,000 to the family of an...
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UA doctors to study kids from rural areas
Associated Press - October 5, 2008 12:14 PM ET TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - University of Arizona doctors will be getting $44 million over the next six years to participate in a study of childhood...
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Political Notebook by Daniel Scarpinato : As Giffords takes break, Bee ellipses cause a stir
Congressional opponents Gabrielle Giffords and Tim Bee got caught in a mini-religious war last week.
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This week's closures for I-10 construction
Several weekday lane closures are scheduled in the Interstate 10 widening area in Tucson.
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Kids' desert tips for newcomers
Tucson gets a bunch of newcomers each year, many of whom arrive in town severely lacking in knowledge about the surrounding desert and its inhabitants.
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ADEQ: Asarco has agreed to clean up old mine site
The mining company Asarco LLC has agreed to spend up to $880,000 to clean up a century-old, contaminated mining site southeast of Tucson, state officials said.
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On the agenda
Tucson City Council — Usually meets the first four Tuesdays of the month for an afternoon study session (time varies), followed by a 5:30 p.m. regular meeting at City Hall, 255 W. Alameda St. For more information, call the city clerk at 791-4213 or go to www.tucsonaz.gov/agdocs.
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3 suspects ID'd in drive-by shooting
Pascua Yaqui tribal police have released the names of three men arrested in connection with a drive-by shooting that left a fourth man wounded early Friday on the reservation.
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Tucson Time Capsule : Fabulous 'fledermaus'
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