A contract that paves the way for photo-enforcement stations throughout unincorporated Pima County was approved Tuesday by the Pima County Board of Supervisors in a 3-2, party-line vote.

Democrats Richard Elias, Ramon Valadez and Sharon Bronson voted yes, saying photo enforcement will make county roads safer by reducing speeding and accidents.

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After being swept in the Bay Area last weekend, the Arizona Wildcats may have had it even worse on Monday.

They woke up early to catch a flight home, arrived in the early afternoon, then went into the film room, the weight room and finally hit the practice floor.

It was about a 12-hour day.

If there was a lunch stop in there somewhere, UA interim head coach Russ Pennell didn't remember it too well.

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Pima County officials will try what they say is an innovative and less costly approach toward monitoring the success of their pioneering Sonoran Desert Conservation Plan.

But their plan to put more emphasis on monitoring the health of the habitats they'll be protecting than the vulnerable species living in them is still going to cost county taxpayers nearly $1.5 million annually by the end of the next decade.

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Mike Stoops' pending three-year contract extension is more than just a reward for the Arizona Wildcats' 8-5 football season.

It's par for the course, at least in the Pac-10 Conference.

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Russ Pennell indicated today he is most definitely not settling for what happened, having felt a "slow burn" while reliving Sunday's game.

On Monday, instead of giving UA a light day or day off after their morning flights home, he ran the team through film, weights and practice.

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