Tucson Court Aiming to Keep Vets Out of Jail Receives $400,000 Grant
Program diverts veterans with misdemeanors and connects them with services.
Center Gets Grant to Help Find Jobs for Homeless Vets
Program supports homeless veterans in search of jobs or career training.
Episode 133: Reaction to Immigration Crackdown
Plus, controversy over proposed UA Honors College dorms, interring indigent vets, more.
Davis-Monthan at 75 Years: What's Its Military Future?
Metro Week explores the past, present and future of Air Force base in Tucson.
METRO WEEK: Tucson Job Center Gets National Attention
One formerly homeless veteran got education, job with help from employment program.
40 Years Ago Thursday, Last Copter Left Vietnam; Now at Boneyard
As Saigon fell, one aircraft went back to rescue stranded Marines at embassy, nearby housing.
METRO WEEK: Expanded Flight Training to Have Minimal Effect
Numbers could grow, but account for 6% of Davis-Monthan traffic, base officials say.
Fired Medical Pot Researcher: 'We Were on Cusp of Implementing UA Study'
Sue Sisley was unexpectedly laid off from the university, stalling her research on marijuana as a possible treatment for PTSD.
Grijalva Visits Tucson VA Hospital, Calls It One of Best
Congressman tours facility to find out what administrators there are doing correctly; says blame for PHX issues should also fall on Congress.
A-10 1-Year Save Proposal Means Big Dollars for S. AZ
Politically, the Southern Arizona highlight of the National Defense Authorization Act was an amendment by Rep. Ron Barber, D-Arizona, which kept the airplane flying for another year.
House Armed Services Begins 'Save A-10' Work in Congress
National Defense Authorization Act discussion begins Wednesday; the future of the aircraft is tied to such bill.
Obama Gets Involved with PHX VA Negligence Allegations
President says the U.S. will get to the bottom of whether veterans were denied help they needed, causing the death of up to 40.
Davis-Monthan Opens Gates for Special Air Show
Make-a Wish Arizona families, wounded warriors and World War II veterans were given a sneak peak of the show, presented by the Air Force's Thunderbirds.
Barber's Afghanistan Visit Informs Defense Budget Vote
U.S. Rep. Ron Barber says visit to Kabul made him see firsthand US efforts in area as reauthorization of Natl Defense Authorization Act is coming up.
A-10 Elimination Proposed by Secretary of Defense
The Tucson-based aircraft is on the budgetary chopping block again; nearly 80 of them based in Davis-Monthan.
