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Big Jim: El Tiradito and Urban Renewal
In the 1960s, a large chunk of what had been downtown Tucson was swallowed up by a huge Urban Renewal project. Old businesses and residential neighborhoods were cleared to make was for public buildings like the Convention Center.
At the Courthouse
Lawyer: Mom sickened baby to gain attention
Blanca Reneis Montano contaminated her infant daughter's intravenous lines to make her sick because she wanted attention from the girl's father, the prosecutor in her attempted-murder trial told jurors Wednesday.
Blogging in the Desert
Saguaro parkland sale would be a Diamond legacy, activist says
A longtime Tucson environmentalist who has been critical of more than one development engineered by land investor and developer Donald Diamond over the years agrees with a top official in the Diamond real estate empire that a sale of 1,374 ac…
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May 13
CAP pipeline talking points fly as Tucson City Council meeting nears
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May 12
Some criteria the City Council could apply to the pipeline conflict
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May 3
So far, it's the second warmest spring here on record
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May 3
Our windblown air is now unhealthy for sensitive groups
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Apr 25
Federal Mexican wolf migrant capture permission apparently yanked
Caliente Tuned In
Tucson Pops, Arizona Symphonic Winds perform this weekend
Concerts in the parks Saturday and Sunday.
Centsible Mom
Market on the Move locations for May 25
If you need fresh produce, go to Market on the Move tomorrow. You can get up to 60 pounds for a $10 donation. Share it with family and friends.
Northwest News
Veterans saluted at Elks luncheon
Catalina Mountain Elks Lodge No. 2815 hosted its annual Mexican food luncheon May 11, including 13 veterans and six staffers from the Southwestern Blind Rehabilitation Center of the Southern Arizona VA Health Care System.
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Greater Oro Valley Chamber of Commerce scholarship breakfast is May 30
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May 23
'The Rookie' to screen for free in Oro Valley in June
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May 23
Basis Oro Valley student wins national poetry award, will visit Carnegie Hall to receive award
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May 22
Tortolita Middle School sweeps public service announcement competition
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May 22
CDO forensics students place first, third at state competition
Police Beat
Tucson police ID man shot, killed at graduation party
Police have released the name of the 21-year-old man who was shot and killed at a high school graduation party early this morning.
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11 hrs ago
Wanted in Southern Arizona
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12 hrs ago
Officials ID woman killed by SUV while leaving Tucson graduation
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Crews set their own fires to slow 10,775-acre blaze near Patagonia
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20 hrs ago
Ex-UA, NFL kicker charged with theft, damage at eatery
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20 hrs ago
Hoodie, backpack tied to stabber
Scientific Bent
Tucson astronomy history lives Monday at Steward Observatory
WHEN: 7:30 p.m. Monday
StarNet Editors' Blog
Photo of the day: Brooklyn Bridge anniversary
The Brooklyn Bridge opened May 25, 1883, 130 years ago today.
Tales from the Morgue
Tales from the Morgue: Elderly bank guard captures robber
There's something to be said for years of experience. A 72-year-old bank guard — a former officer with several law enforcement agencies — disarmed a bank robber and saved the day.
Tucson Health and Wellness
Help needed to cuddle and walk shelter animals Memorial Day
The Pima Animal Care Center needs volunteers for a dog walk and cat cuddle at 8 a.m. on Memorial Day (Monday, May 27).
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