Motorist gets 8.5 years for fatal S.-side wreck

Robert Perez Salaz held up the crisp, white tuxedo his 22-year-old son Robert Gaudiel Perez Lopez planned to wear for his wedding and showed it to Pima County Superior Court Judge Howard Hantman in his courtroom Thursday morning.

Southern Arizona vets to benefit from new $1M grant

Hundreds, perhaps thousands, of homeless veterans in Southern Arizona will get help under a new $1 million grant from the federal government.

Job fair for veterans, military spouses is today in Tucson

More than 25 employers are expected to take part in a job fair for veterans and military spouses today in Tucson.

Job fair for vets and spouses set for Tucson

More than 25 employers are expected to participate in a job fair for veterans and military spouses Thursday in Tucson.

New hospice program aids veterans

BENSON — Doing his best to ignore pain from the gastric cancer quickly taking his life, 80-year-old Domenick L. Colucci dressed for the occasion: A red U.S. flag shirt and the caption “Proud to be an American” underneath.

Wear a poppy for remembrance

The American Legion Auxiliary Oro Valley Unit 132 is handing out "remembrance" poppies for donations at Oro Valley Marketplace Wal-Mart today from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

BBB warns of scams targeting veterans, families

While Memorial Day is a time to honor those who have served and died in war, scammers see it as an opportunity to target veterans, the local Better Business Bureau warns.

Military burial set Friday for homeless, indigent vets

The remains of 16 indigent and homeless veterans will be escorted by motorcycle to their final resting place and honored with a military service Friday.

Local parade effort aims to welcome vets home

A volunteer effort is afoot to pay tribute to veterans of conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. The parade, slated for March 31, is modeled after a similar event in St. Louis Jan. 28.

Tucsonan organizing vet parade

A volunteer effort is afoot to pay tribute to veterans of conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. The parade, slated for March 31, is modeled after a similar event in St. Louis Jan. 28.

Cardinals not sold out; league issues extension

TEMPE — The NFL has given the Arizona Cardinals a 24-hour extension to the television blackout deadline for Sunday's game in Glendale against the Carolina Panthers.

Cardinals not sold out; league issues extension

coming Nov. 15

Disagreement is no excuse for harassing someone

Public incivility is a hot topic right now. There's a place in Tucson where a debate has raged for years about where we should draw the line between obnoxious behavior and harassment, which is illegal.