UA hoops: Cats recruits fall in all-star game

PORTLAND — While playing high school all-star games earlier this month against guys he has known for years, Rondae Hollis-Jefferson didn’t run into too many surprises.

After beating Wildcats, UCLA's Anderson gets league honor

Kyle Anderson, who scored 17 points to lead the UCLA Bruins past the Arizona Wildcats on Saturday night at Pauley Pavilion, was named Pac-12 Player of the Week today.

UA hoops: Cats keep professional approach

Almost immediately after they knocked off then-fifth-ranked Florida on Saturday, the Arizona Wildcats gathered in the locker room to discuss Mark Lyons’ winning shot.

UA hoops: Gators, Cats fighting long layoffs

Saturday’s Top 10 showdown between Arizona and Florida may not just be about talent, effort and strategy.

Photos: Petraeus affair

New information surfaces about former CIA Director David Petraeus' affair with biographer Paula Broadwell. This includes a link to a second woman, Jill Kelley, who allegedly received emails from Broadwell.

Arizona Wildcats football: Former UA commit Cox chooses Utes

Brandon Cox, a California high school quarterback who had verbally committed to the UA over the summer, has changed his mind and will attend Utah.

Romney re-ignites Obama birthplace issue

COMMERCE, Mich. — During a homecoming rally in his boyhood state of Michigan on Friday, Mitt Romney thrust himself into a controversy over President Obama’s birthplace that has roiled at the fringe of his party, joking that “No one has ever asked to see my birth certificate. They know that t…

Town of Marana has a new, interactive online calendar

Marana residents and businesses can now promote events on the town of Marana’s website via its brand new community calendar.

Madera's paved trails closing for fixes

The Accessible Trails network in Madera Canyon south of Tucson - popular with hikers as well as handicapped users - will be closed for extended periods through Aug. 24.

High school tennis: Play begins at individual state tournaments

The Division I, II and II individual state tournaments got underway this morning with singles play. Doubles play followed early this afternoon and then the second round of singles is scheduled for late afternoon.

Twin Peaks Road section closed today for TEP work

Pima County closed a half mile of Twin Peaks Road in Marana at 8 a.m. this morning so Tucson Electric Power crews can work in the area.

Horne calls complaint against him 'major smear'

PHOENIX - Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne and one of his attorneys are at odds over why the lawyer filed an elections complaint accusing Horne of illegal coordination between his 2010 campaign and an independent committee that attacked Horne's general-election opponent.

Easter pets grow up; then what?

Those chicks, bunnies and other Easter pets that delight your child can suffer a sad fate if they're not cared for when the season is over. Animals released into the wild can get sick, be hit by cars or be attacked by predators, say animal shelter and humane society officials.

UA football: Scott, Jenkins shine in Glendale scrimmage

The Arizona Wildcats' offense scored 10 touchdowns and averaged more than four yards per play in today's spring scrimmage at Glendale Community College. Here are some of the highlights:

Airborne missile-defense system is mothballed at D-M 'boneyard'

Work has ended on a futuristic airborne missile-defense system built mostly in Southern California after more than 15 years of development and $5 billion in federal funding.

UA football: Rodriguez era opens today

If each football season is a journey, then spring drills mark a time for baby steps, complete with tottering and face-plants into the floor.

Rodriguez: Wildcats football team is "really, really weak"

During one of his first team meetings as the Arizona Wildcats’ head coach, Rich Rodriguez issued a directive.

Writers caravan bringing 'banned' books to Tucson

A group of activists, writers, educators and students will travel from Houston to Tucson next month in support of TUSD's Mexican American Studies program.

Transformer explodes, ignites smoky blaze at S.-side facility

An exploding transformer sparked an electrical fire that damaged a south-side industrial building and sent up a plume of black smoke that could be seen from the Catalina Foothills on Saturday afternoon, authorities said.

Give or trade used items at Freecycle event Saturday

Folks interested in getting rid of usable items they no longer want can participate in a free recycling and swap event Saturday at eight public library branches.