McDonald's grease fire causes evacuation at Tucson Walmart

A grease fire early this morning at a McDonald's located inside a Walmart caused the evacuation of about 200 customers and employees.

Safety reform for Bangladesh garment workers sought; factory collapse death toll at 1,127

Reshma Begum, 19, spent 17 days in the rubble of a collapsed Bangladesh garment factory, which took 1,127 lives.

Safety reform for Bangladesh garment workers sought; factory collapse death toll at 1,127

SAVAR, Bangladesh - Several of the biggest West ern retailers embraced a plan that would require them to pay for factory improvements in Bangladesh as the three-week search for victims of the worst garment-industry disaster in history ended Monday with the death toll at a staggering 1,127.

Law & Order Briefs

Tucson police officers work near yellow evidence markers in front of the Walmart Neighborhood Market at Grant and Alvernon, where a man was shot and killed early Wednesday.

Police ID man killed outside Tucson Walmart

Tucson police have released the name of the 25-year-old man shot and killed at a midtown grocery store today.

In brief

Catalina Elks fest planned for April 27

Retailers' social-media tips: Stress local, heed feedback

Tory Burch, fashion designer and CEO of Tory Burch LLC, takes time for photos with students who attended the Global Retailers Conference in the Kiva Ballroom at Loews Ventana Canyon. UA student Liliana Quintero took fellow student Joscelyne Felix's photograph Friday with Burch.

Retailers' social-media tips: Stress local, heed feedback

Tory Burch, CEO of Tory Burch LLC, speaks to the Global Retailers Conference in the Kiva Ballroom at Loews Ventana Canyon.

Retailers' social-media tips: Stress local, heed feedback

Walmart has 28 million Facebook fans.

Retailing Conference touts jobs in sector

Matthew Shay

Retailing Conference touts jobs in sector

Careers, community and innovation are the key components of a new brand awareness campaign announced Thursday in Tucson by the CEO of the National Retail Federation.

Guest Column: Appealing the Walmart liquor license at El Con Mall location is an attempt to prevent crime

spoke on behalf of his neighborhood in opposition to the liquor license application by Walmart for its El Con location.

Guest Column: Appealing the Walmart liquor license at El Con Mall location is an attempt to prevent crime

I read with interest the Star's report of the Tucson City Council vote to recommend denial of the liquor license application by Walmart for its El Con location, ("City opposes liquor license for El Con Walmart," March 22.)

Tucson ammo seller lied to make Loughner go away

Jared Lee Loughner bought the handgun used in the Jan. 8, 2011, mass shooting about six weeks after his parents confiscated his first firearm, a shotgun, files released Wednesday by the Pima County Sheriff's Department show.

Tucson shooting: Major findings in Loughner files

Documents released Wednesday provide new insight into how the Tucson shooting rampage occurred and the motivations behind gunman Jared Loughner.

City opposes liquor license for El Con Walmart

The new Walmart store under construction at El Con Mall is at the west end of the complex and is expected to open in the fall.

City opposes liquor license for El Con Walmart

An employee on scaffolding works at the construction site.

City opposes liquor license for El Con Walmart

Construction workers put up the north walls of the new Walmart store under construction at El Con Mall.

Tucson opposes liquor license for El Con Walmart

Residents in the neighborhoods surrounding El Con Mall scored a victory this week when the City Council voted to recommend denial of a liquor license at Tucson's newest Walmart, scheduled to open this fall.