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ADOT in Tucson Seeking Passenger Rail Public Input

Proposed train would go from Tucson to Phoenix; agency setting up series of booths around town to hear from people.

New Bill Brings Changes to Rio Nuevo Board

Arizona House approves legislation that would require four board members to live within Tucson city limits, others in Pima County area.

New Radio System Connects First Responders in Large Emergency

Public safety radio system allows police, medical and fire departments to talk to each other; solves past communication issue.

New Wastewater Treatment Facilities Cut Down Odor

Project to rebuild Roger Road sewage treatment plant, and other wastewater system improvement done ahead of schedule, under budget.

UA President Says Tuition Stabilization Helps Students Plan

Tuition is part of budget picture, but state funding for UA still lags, Hart says; tuition will freeze for 4 years for incoming freshmen.

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.

Top Combat General At Davis-Monthan

Local elected officials make their case for the A-10; ask for expansion of the base's roll in the future such as housing F-16s.

Rosemont Mine proposed site in the Santa Rita Mountains

Rosemont Owner Fighting Hostile Takeover Again

Augusta Resource Corporation is resisting the efforts of an investor company to buy a controlling interest in their stock.

Biosphere 2 Plans to Build Small Replica of Gulf of California

The Biosphere already has an ocean enclosed in a 700,000-gallon tank, but it eventually will become the home of the miniature Sea of Cortez.

Randy Claxton, LCSW, behavioral health therapist at the Bridges Geropsychiatric Program at Carondelet St. Mary’s Hospital, discusses mental health challenges facing older adults, and a new program that offers struggling elders a helping hand.

Confronting Suicide Part 3: Suicide Among Elderly

In Arizona and across U.S., people 55 and older have highest suicide rate—but deaths underreported and often ignored.

Warmer Weather May Increase Rattlesnake Encounters

But experts say common sense, education can usually prevent unwanted interactions with the venomous creatures.

Local 'Society' Cultivates Passion for Drought Tolerant Plants

Tucson Cactus and Succulent Society is a nonprofit organization helping educate residents, rescuing desert species

Davis-Monthan May Get F-16 Aircrafts

As F-35 units take up station at Luke AFB in Glendale, the current F-16s based in Maricopa County should be rehoused in Tucson base.

Passover Traditions Changing, Jewish Federation President Says

The Jewish holy week of Passover begins Monday night; holiday to celebrate freedom, he says.

IRS Agent: File Extension, Corrections By April 15

For those who haven't completed their taxes, it is possible to bump back tax due date as much as six months.

Confronting Suicide Part 2: Prevention Top Focus for Colleges

8% of UA students say they've seriously thought about suicide. National prevention effort started by parents of UA student who took his life in 1998.

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