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Canadian-owned uranium mine 'blasted' by US green groups
Toronto-based Denison Mines has been generating controversy in the United States for its attempts to revive shelved uranium mines that are in an area just north of the Grand Canyon in Arizona. Even though it is Denison Mines...
Tucson man sentenced to death again in 2 slayings
Jurors decide addict's fate in '84 deaths of kids, 12, 16 Tucson, Arizona | Published: 11.22.2009 A Tucson man has again been sentenced to die for bludgeoning his girlfriend's two children to death in February 1984. It took the...
Regents worry AZ may face similar tuition hike as Calif.
Tucson, Arizona | Published: 11.22.2009 The Arizona Board of Regents watched the results of a 32 percent tuition hike in the University of California system, worrying Arizona is in a similar situation. "The decision we're...
$1.5M contract awarded for disputed checkpoint
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has awarded a $1.54 million contract to a Phoenix company to build an interim Border Patrol checkpoint facility on Interstate 19 north of Tubac — but nobody knows when work will begin.
Services affected by Thanksgiving holiday
Tucson, Arizona | Published: 11.22.2009 City garbage and recycling • The city of Tucson's garbage and recycling collection will be delayed by a day Thursday and Friday because of the Thanksgiving Day holiday. The Los Reales...
Anger fuels a true-crime tale
Son vividly chronicles his father's murder "True crime" has such a florid, overdressed reputation that it pays to remember that the genre's monuments -- The same can be said of Zachary Lazar's remarkable "Evening's Empire" --...
TSA just says no to snow globes
Carry-on ban stems from liquid content Tucson, Arizona | Published: 11.22.2009 Pity the lowly snow globe with white flakes raining down on a snowman or Santa Claus tucked inside its dome. Try packing this favorite travel...
Weapon, ammo demand slows
Steve Spencer, a pastor from Sierra Vista, shows Paul Schulz of Safford how to operate Spencer's AK-47 rifle at the Southeast Regional Park Shooting Range. James Gregg / Arizona Daily Star "The majority of the people I see are...
Ex-poker den owner avoids jail time, fines with plea agreement
Tucson, Arizona | Published: 11.22.2009 An owner of a former north-side poker den has eluded fines and prison time by taking a plea agreement. On Friday in Pima County Justice Court, Johnny Ray Rogers pleaded guilty to...
Lyme disease documentary at Loft
'Under Our Skin' is followed by a panel discussion Tucson, Arizona | Published: 11.22.2009 An award-winning documentary film about a controversial disease will be screened Sunday at the midtown Loft Cinema. Co-presented by the...
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