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Tucson tech: Desert shrub guayule may be new major source of natural rubber

Tucson tech: Desert shrub guayule may be new major source of natural rubber

Twenty years ago, scientists at the University of Arizona began studying guayule, a small desert shrub farmed as a source of natural rubber.

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3 hurt in crash involving Sahuarita school bus

 Three people were injured when a small Sahuarita school bus struck a parked tractor-trailer rig at the Canoa rest area on Interstate 19 on Mo…

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Area teens honored at Intel science fair

May 20, 2013 12:00 am Comments

Scouts battle graffiti with South Tucson mural

A troop of Girl Scouts in South Tucson decided to combat graffiti Saturday by covering a public wall with spray paint.

May 19, 2013 12:00 am Comments

Allsport Academy's charter revoked after ADOE failing grade

The Arizona State Board for Charter Schools voted last week to revoke the charter of a Tucson school that mixes sports with academics.

May 19, 2013 12:00 am Comments

PCC will pay chancellor $344,000

Lee Lambert is under no illusions about what lies ahead when he takes the helm of troubled Pima Community College.

May 18, 2013 12:00 am Comments

Tucsonan in stolen-jewelry syndicate gets 3.5 years

A Tucson man who was one of 14 people indicted in a theft ring in which more than $1.5 million in jewelry was stolen and sold off, was sentenc…

May 18, 2013 12:00 am

NASA greenlights UA-led mission to get bits of asteroid

NASA greenlights UA-led mission to get bits of asteroid

NASA gave the all-systems-go signal Thursday for a University of Arizona-led mission to mine samples from a near-Earth asteroid named Bennu.

May 17, 2013 12:00 am Video Comments

Sunnyside staff likely to get 2% pay raise

Sunnyside Unified School District employees will likely see a pay increase for the first time in five years.

May 17, 2013 12:00 am Comments

Ironwood Ridge teacher jailed; sex with Tucson student is alleged

A marketing and media arts teacher at Ironwood Ridge High School was arrested Thursday on suspicion of sexual misconduct with a female student.

May 17, 2013 12:00 am

Photos: Pima Community College graduation

Photos: Pima Community College graduation

The largest graduating class in Pima Community College history, 3,726 students, received degrees and certificates at the Tucson Convention Cen…

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Wash. college leader expected to be named PCC chancellor

Wash. college leader expected to be named PCC chancellor

Pima Community College is poised to choose a new chancellor Friday.

May 16, 2013 12:59 pm Comments

Senate panel OKs $82M for schools, makes big cuts

PHOENIX - A Senate panel approved $82 million in court-ordered inflation aid for public schools, while at the same time eliminating hundreds o…

May 16, 2013 12:00 am Comments

Sahuarita High's sweet sounds earn $5,500 grant from Grammys

Sahuarita High School's music students received their first Grammy award Tuesday.

May 15, 2013 12:00 am Comments

3,726 to make Pima College's Class of 2013 the biggest in its history

Pima Community College will celebrate the largest graduating class in its history at its annual spring commencement Thursday.

May 15, 2013 12:00 am Comments

PCC commencement features record number of grads

Pima Community College will celebrate the largest graduating class in its history at its annual spring commencement Thursday.

May 14, 2013 4:31 pm Comments

Tucson Jazz Institute takes first in national Lincoln Center contest

Tucson Jazz Institute takes first in national Lincoln Center contest

The Tucson Jazz Institute's Ellington Band took the top prize at the Jazz at Lincoln Center's 18th annual Essentially Ellington high school ja…

May 14, 2013 12:00 am Video Comments

5 teams from Magee Middle School to compete in Odyssey of the Mind World Finals

5 teams from Magee Middle School to compete in Odyssey of the Mind World Finals

For the 10th year in a row, Magee Middle School students will put their creative problem-solving skills to the test in the Odyssey of the Mind…

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Pima Community College gets second-highest bond rating with a 'negative outlook' from Moody's

A major bond rating firm has taken notice of the turmoil at the top of Pima Community College.

May 14, 2013 12:00 am Comments

CVS is coming to Main Gate Square

CVS is coming to Main Gate Square

CVS Pharmacy will be the newest addition to more than 20 retailers and 30 restaurants at Main Gate Square near the University of Arizona.

May 13, 2013 12:00 am Comments

Education notes: Scholarships, awards given

National Merit awards go to 5 local students

May 13, 2013 12:00 am Comments

Tanque Verde looks at turning elementary school into charter

The Tanque Verde Unified School District is considering the possibility of changing one of its elementary school into a charter school.

May 12, 2013 12:00 am Comments

Vail kids and their cameras create project to help dogs

Reading specialist Ashley Curtis has two passions outside the classroom: community service and photography.

May 12, 2013 12:00 am Comments

Pima College votes to divide up outside legal work

A law firm that's collected more than $2 million from taxpayers and overcharged them for two years straight won't be getting much business any…

May 12, 2013 12:00 am Comments

Sahuarita senior a star in life, classroom

Erica Schwarz has made it a priority to see the beauty in life and inspire others around her to do the same.

May 12, 2013 12:00 am Comments

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