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Would you like to put solar panels on your house with no money down and a monthly fee lower than the money you'll save on your electric bill? Save the planet.

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Authorities took two young children into protective custody and seized nearly 40 animals from a filthy Tucson home, police said.

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Sterlite Industries , a subsidiary of Vedanta Resources Plc , said in a press statement early Saturday it has signed a definitive agreement to purchase "substantially all the operating assets" of Asarco for ...

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More Photos : LOCAL SCENE New Fox executive director couldn't resist the opportunity By Phil Villarreal Pvillarreal@azstarnet.com Published: 05.29.2008 Jim Williams came to Tucson to escape the Denver winters ...

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The future of parking in Tucson could no longer include coin-operated meters, but solar-powered electronic payment boxes that tell police when it's time to issue a ticket.

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Comcast Corp., the nation's second-largest Internet service provider, had its Web portal and e-mail services compromised by hackers Wednesday night, affecting millions of subscribers nationwide.

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A 38-year old Mexican man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for his role in a Naco drug tunnel case.

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This image provided by NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona shows the American flag and a mini-DVD on the Phoenix's deck, which is about 3 ft.

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Get ready to pay another $5 per month in electric bills. On Thursday, Tucson Electric Power Co.

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Repairs in popular Sabino Canyon northeast of Tucson are ahead of schedule, and visitors soon will be able to go farther into the enclave than has been possible in months.

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Jeff Christensen / the associated press 2006 - When: 3:30-11 p.m. Saturday. - Where: University of Phoenix Stadium, off Interstate 10 and the Loop 101 in Glendale.

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Tax revenue from hotel visitors in Pima County was down about 19 percent in the first quarter of 2008 compared with last year, sending tourism officials scrambling to find replacement tourists as U.S. consumers ...

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This piranha had a bite strong enough to evacuate a building at the University of Arizona.

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The Charlie Daniels Band moseys into town Saturday to play a show with .38 Special and Shooter Jennings at Casino Del Sol's AVA.

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A holiday outing at a Tucson resort swimming pool nearly turned tragic on Memorial Day, but quick thinking by one man saved a child's life.

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Businesses and utilities in Arizona are reluctant to move solar energy proposals beyond the concept phase until they know whether a federal subsidy for such projects will remain in place.

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Buy Daily Star photo reprints Apart from its status now as a threatened species, the polar bear has come to symbolize the effects of global climate change.

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This Sunday May 25, 2008 photo provided by NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona, shows a polygonal pattern in the ground near NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander.

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News Thu, May 22, 2008 8:44 pm Source: kold.com TUCSON, Ariz. - Federal prosecutors say a U.S. Border Patrol agent has pleaded guilty to smuggling more than 3,000 pounds of marijuana into the country in his ...

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In March, the Fox kicked off a series of Wayne films meant to spark the local movie industry by bringing more attention to the area as a location for Hollywood productions.

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For decades it has been a dream to get a human on Mars. Tonight, when NASA's Phoenix lander sets down on the Red Planet, a huge step will be taken toward making that dream a reality.

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The two-hour season finale begins at 8 p.m. Thursday on ABC. Courtesy of ABC remote controlled Tucson comedian getting TV time to further career Tucson comedian Robert Mac got some screen time on the season ...

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This week's issue of Caliente is all about the red planet. Much of the planet's surface is covered by a fine iron-oxide dust that has the consistency of talcum powder.

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A robotic spacecraft scheduled to land tomorrow on Mars will be operated by NASA.

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An 81-year-old Tucson woman has been found brutally slain and Pima County sheriff's deputies said they are searching for her killer.

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Reported by: Associated Press Last Update: 9:58 am A Tucson man has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for the 2000 slaying of a teenage girl who was a childhood friend.

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Spring training as we know it is threatened. Use this link to learn how to support the national pastime in our own backyard.

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Tucson will pay a former psychologist for the police department $1.6 million to settle a lawsuit he filed alleging three high-ranking police officials sabotaged his bid to renew his contract with the ...

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This fully working Phoenix Mars Lander, located in the University of Arizona's Science Operations Center north of the campus in Tucson, Ariz., Wednesday, May 7, 2008, is used for testing by the mission ...

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High winds Thursday morning grounded air tankers and helicopters being used to help fight a wildfire in extreme southwestern New Mexico that began in Arizona.

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More than a dozen Amphitheater Public School District students in Tucson will be allowed to graduate this week despite failing the state AIMS test.

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A playground fight has led to a lawsuit by an elementary-school student and his mother against the Tucson Unified School District.

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Benefit show for New Orleans' musicians Saturday at Congress Blues, Cajun and zydeco rhythms take centerstage on Saturday during a "Night for New Orleans," a free benefit concert and crawfish boil at Club ...

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Scientists to control Mars lander from Tucson Defense attorney claims problems with breath testing machine The FBI is celebrating its 100th anniversary Problems with a breathilizer used by Tucson Police is ...

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Andrew Edward Flyer, 26, of Tucson, Arizona, was found guilty of two counts of Attempted Transportation and Shipping of Child Pornography and two counts of Possession of Child Pornography by a federal jury in ...

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Arizona has sent an additional $350,000 in emergency funding to Pima and Pinal counties to help combat a measles outbreak.

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A Tucson police officer was not acting within department policy when he struck and killed a pedestrian with his speeding patrol car in February, according to a Tucson Police Department board of inquiry released ...

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Using new charge coupled device instrumentation, Case Western Reserve University astronomers can now view the night sky wider and deeper than before.

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Fox 11 News has learned that a supervisor in the city of Tucson's Transportation Department was suspended without pay for two weeks after he ordered other employees to use city vehicles to chauffeur a man to ... via KTVK Phoenix

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“We are investigating those reports now and stepping up efforts to get day-care staff immunized as well”

As the battle against the measles outbreak rages on, a campaign has been launched to vaccinate police and firefighters throughout the Tucson region against the highly contagious disease. via Fire Engineering

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TUCSON, Ariz. Latin Breed singer Adalberto C. Gallegos, Jr., 52, of Tucson pleaded guilty today in Tucson federal court in front of U.S. Magistrate Judge Jennifer C. Guerin to one count of conspiring with other ... via Usdoj.gov

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“There's a perception that demand is going to hold up pretty strongly this year”

The Associated Press 1 comment Oil futures crept higher as retail gas and diesel prices pushed to new records Monday, adding to the pressure on drivers planning roadtrips for the coming holiday weekend. via ABC News

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“It's a very different instrument, but a lot of it translates very well, especially the really slow songs like 'Unforgiven.' ”

Buy Daily Star photo reprints Patricia Kline, left, and Ashley Toman are Harptallica. via Arizona Daily Star

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Spring training as we know it is threatened. Use this link to learn how to support the national pastime in our own backyard. via KVOA-TV Tucson

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As gas prices climb ever higher, so does the cost of packing the family into the car and driving to the beach. via Caliente

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Associated Press - May 17, 2008 2:04 PM ET TUCSON, Ariz. - A mistrial has been declared in the case of a former Nogales police officer accused of kidnapping and sexually assaulting a woman he was called to ... via KVOA-TV Tucson

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“The taxpayers benefit because there is more of a presence”

Officers from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection are teaming up with U.S. Border Patrol agents to jointly man both inland checkpoints and border crossings in Arizona that once were the exclusive domain of ... via Arizona Republic

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“My only regrets are how I let my command down after they had put so much trust in me and how I let my family down by pushing them away.”

Willard J. "Will" Twiggs, 38, is seen in this undated photo released by Grand Canyon National Park. via Boston.com

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Rock veterans Metallica reportedly canceled its KFMA Day appearance when word was leaked ahead of time. via Caliente

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“The School of Media Arts is thrilled about inaugurating this exciting partnership with the Fox Tucson Theatre, and moving our school's most high-profile public event to a venue of such historic and cultural significance in our community”

Widescreen dreams Friday with student films at Fox Get a glimpse of the future of filmmaking at "I Dream in Widescreen," a screening of University of Arizona senior thesis films at 7:30 p.m. Friday at the Fox ... via Caliente

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To search the Star's restaurant review database, go to go.azstarnet.com/restaurants. Go to aznightbuzz.com/goodeats to read this week's restaurant coverage. via Caliente

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Reply to Caliente via e-mail to caliente@azstarnet.com by 5 p.m. Monday. Include your address and phone number. via AZNightBuzz.com

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Manager Terry Francona will not be with the Red Sox for the two games in Baltimore. via Providence Journal

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A soldier from Tucson has been killed in combat in Iraq, the Department of Defense announced late Wednesday. via The Arizona Daily Star

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Just before attorneys were to pick his jury, a murder suspect pleaded guilty to manslaughter Tuesday. via Tucson Region

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“He cared very deeply for every employee in the company”

TUCSON, Ariz. - H. Wilson Sundt, who with his brother Robert helped build Tucson-based Sundt Construction from a regional company into an international firm with projects around the globe, has died. via Azcentral.com

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One of four people accused of torturing a Tucson man for hours during a robbery has agreed to testify against his co-defendants in a plea agreement worked out with prosecutors Monday. via The Arizona Daily Star

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“If those are inconclusive, we may never know”

Tucson police identified a man killed in an officer-involved shooting after the man fired randomly at people at a convenience store. via Tucson Region

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Spring training as we know it is threatened. Use this link to learn how to support the national pastime in our own backyard. via KVOA-TV Tucson

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The Hacienda Brothers, whose Western soul sound received worldwide acclaim in the course of the band's five-year history, will release their final album, Arizona Motel, on June 24, 2008, distributed by Proper ... via All About Jazz

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A Tucson teen who police said shot one officer and stabbed another during a domestic-violence dispute Sunday afternoon is now facing three counts of attempted first-degree murder. via Tucson Region

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“We don't believe the law authorizes the fee”

A lawsuit has been filed against the U.S. Forest Service that claims the fee charged to drive up Mt. via Arizona Republic

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Associated Press - May 12, 2008 7:04 PM ET TUCSON, Ariz. - Tucson police say a SWAT officer fatally shot a man who fired a gun at another officer and had earlier shot at passers-by. Police Officer Chuck Rydzak ... via KVOA-TV Tucson

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“I remember when Officer Hardesty got killed back over on Ft. Lowell a few years ago and thought a similar situation was unfolding here.”

A domestic violence call lands two Tucson Police Officers in the hospital. It came in around 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon at an apartment complex near Prince Road and Mountain Avenue. via KVOA-TV Tucson

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“Border Patrol agents use it absolutely 24-7. The reliability and availability of the system has exceeded our expectations for a prototype system”

TUCSON, Ariz. - A second section of the government's heavily criticized "virtual fence" is planned on the Arizona-Mexico border, and a third could be tested near Detroit by the end of the year, a Boeing Co. via KAAL

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“I felt that I had a treasure in my hand, as a song, but I could never imagine that it could take such root”

For Mother's Day, why not catch 'The Women' at the Loft Cinema? Classic catfighting by glamorous movie stars is the Loft's idea of a perfect Mother's Day gift. via Caliente

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“We could say 'Come to downtown Tucson and look at the giant monkey.' ”

The announcement that a car dealership purchased Magic Carpet Golf, a Tucson, Ariz., putt-putt course, has galvanized the community into finding homes for the fixtures that dominated the landscape for three ... via National Post

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A man quarantined in the Pima County Jail for the past six months for reportedly failing to take medication after being diagnosed with tuberculosis no longer is contagious, his attorney said. via KMSB-TV Tucson

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“It's a mixture of UA students, because we're at the UA, and families from the city so we get a lot of people”

The Tucson Amateur Astronomy Association, Flandrau Science Center and the local astronomical community will set up about 50 telescopes. via Caliente

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“We think these historical artifacts rightly belong to the people of Argentina, so I'm very proud to be able to formally hand them back”

More than two years after federal authorities seized four tons of rare fossils illegally imported for sale at the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show, the relics were returned to Argentina on Thursday. via KMSB-TV Tucson

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The year-old Santillo's Bar & Grill, which specialized in authentic buffalo wings and beef on weck, has vacated 8195 N. Oracle Road, in Oro Valley. via Caliente

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A Tucson man is facing a second-degree murder charge in connection with the shooting death of his girlfriend at their North Side home. via Tucson Region

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An Air National Guardsman assigned to work on the border fence in Arizona has been accused of stealing more than $8,100 of scrap metal from the project and selling it to buy personal items. via Arizona Daily Star

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“It's Italian-Italian food, not Italian-American food.”

Hours will be 4-10 p.m. today through Saturday. On Mother's Day, the restaurant will be open from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Chef Jon Wirtis, out of Portland, Ore., will head Italia's kitchen, which will serve cuisine ... via AZNightBuzz.com

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A two-vehicle crash Monday morning has sent three people to the hospital and restricted traffic at a Midtown intersection, an official said. via The Arizona Daily Star

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“Boys, boys, you're not getting good reviews here”

The crowd of 7,000 scanned the stage, then the catwalk jutting out a good 25 yards. via AZNightBuzz.com

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Director Jon Favreau has adopted a CGI approach for "Iron Man," his sure-to-be blockbuster that's opening here on Friday. via AZNightBuzz.com

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“It is unacceptable for on-duty members to encourage citizens whom they have contact with to contact elected City of Tucson officials or the City Manger's Office with concerns about staffing or salaries”

As the debate over pay lumbers on between Tucson's largest police union and City Hall, one of the force's top administrators has instructed officers not to involve the public in the dispute. via The Arizona Daily Star

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“You can get trapped on I-10, and you can't get off”

By Brian J. Pedersen A tractor trailer crashed through the center median on Interstate 10 in Downtown Tucson on Saturday morning, colliding with two vehicles going the opposite direction on the freeway. via Tucson Region

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Mother's Day is May 11, and you can find specials for Mom all over town. There's a mix of special brunches, complimentary champagne and much more. via Caliente

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Associated Press - May 1, 2008 9:14 AM ET TUCSON, Ariz. - A Tucson man has plead guilty to second-degree murder in a stabbing death two years ago. via KVOA-TV Tucson

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“I never think about shaving. I've had it so long, I don't know what I look like and I'm not that curious anymore.”

Dusty Hill, left, and Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top. Frank Beard is the third member of the great rock act, which is coming to Tucson. via Caliente

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“If we broke a fire and needed additional air support that exceeded our capabilities, through our dispatch office we could order whatever else the incident commander feels is needed.”

National wildland fire officials are confident the 19 heavy air tankers on contract are sufficient for fire-suppression work throughout the summer burning season. via FireFightingNews.com

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Director Jon Favreau has adopted a CGI approach for "Iron Man," his sure-to-be blockbuster that's opening here on Friday. via The Arizona Daily Star

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Spring training as we know it is threatened. Use this link to learn how to support the national pastime in our own backyard. via KVOA-TV Tucson

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“This isn't about deputizing people”

Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik is deputizing two U.S. Border Patrol officers without having to get either the permission of county supervisors or a state law that says he can ignore them. via East Valley Tribune

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Instead of waiting for lab results to confirm measles, the Pima County Health Department is responding quickly to suspected cases in an effort to control a measles outbreak that has grown to 16 confirmed cases ... via KMSB-TV Tucson

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Rafael Alcantar-Banda, 24, of Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico, was sentenced here on April 29, 2008 to 70 months in federal prison by U.S. District Judge Frank R. Zapata. via LawFuel.com

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Spring training as we know it is threatened. Use this link to learn how to support the national pastime in our own backyard. via KVOA-TV Tucson

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The deaths of three older homeless men in the Tucson area since mid-month are unrelated, Pima County Sheriff's Office investigators said. via KMSB-TV Tucson

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“We don't need another copper mine.”

Will give up 45% of silver at Santa Ritas copper pit By Gabriela Rico Arizona Daily Star Published: 05.01.2008 A fellow Canadian company has agreed to help finance Augusta Resource Corp.'s proposed Rosemont ... via Arizona Daily Star

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