TUSD slows charter-school timetable

Charter-school plans have been scaled back for two TUSD elementary schools.

The ghosts of Halloween past

One of the games played at every Halloween party is eating, or rather, trying to eat apple suspended on a string with your hand behind you. They were few of the children of New York's Little Italy who were guests at the Annual Halloween Party sponsored by the Children's Aid Society in New Yo…

Radar van locations

The city's police radar van is scheduled to snap photographs of speeders at these locations during the next few days, according to the Tucson Police Department:

A sea of characters for 'Disney on Ice'

Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse were the hosts of "Disney on Ice." I got to attend opening night on Oct. 15 at the Tucson Convention Center. The magic started at the pre-show, which had a display of the dresses of all the princesses that I know, such as Jasmine, Cinderella, Belle, Ariel and Sn…

A sea of characters for 'Disney on Ice'

Stars, fundraisers among White House visitors

WASHINGTON — Celebrities Oprah Winfrey, George Clooney and Denzel Washington, prominent Democratic fundraisers and heavyweights from the financial services and high-tech industries were among those landing visits with President Obama or others at the White House during Obama's first months i…

Stars, fundraisers among White House visitors

Retirees, tykes get spooky

Superheroes, pirates, witches and ninjas descended on the Villa Hermosa retirement community this week in an effort to spread some Halloween spirit.

Retirees, tykes get spooky

FluMist for ages 2-24 is free today

The nonprofit Marana Health Center will hold a free novel H1N1 vaccination clinic today. It will administer live-virus nasal-spray FluMist vaccinations to children and young adults ages 2 through 24.

Radar van locations

The city's police radar van is scheduled to snap photographs of speeders at these locations today, according to the Tucson Police Department:

Over half of Arizonans polled say they won't get H1N1 flu vaccine

More than half of Arizonans say they are not going to get inoculated against the novel 2009 H1N1 virus, a new poll says.

Students dash for cash, fun

More than 400 people watched the sun rise over the mountains Saturday while preparing to start the 27th annual Manzanita Desert Dash in Sabino Canyon.