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Record Cold Cuts Off Services

Freezing temperatures wreak havoc in Southern Arizona
The La Frontera Center offers a 16-week intensive rehab program for meth users.

The Math on Meth

Local agency reports significant drop in referrals, but some people are still struggling with addiction
Tucson attorney and community leader Jonathan Rothschild talks about his decision to run for mayor.

New Face in Mayoral Race

Political newcomer wants to create a community where kids will stay
In TerraSante Village, residents have adopted practices like water harvesting, cooperative gardening and sharing resources.

The TerraSante Experiment

Local residents work to live in harmony with the environment west of Tucson
Author and political scientist Jim Clarke discusses his work profiling assassins.

Politics Affect Behavior, Expert Says

Criminal violence researcher supports Sheriff Dupnik's statements
Student poets Samantha Neville (left) and Ochana Otto compete in poetry recitation.

Students Shine Out Loud

Tucson high schoolers compete in Poetry Outloud, a national poetry recitation event
The University of Arizona Poetry Center has become a valued resource in the community, and its recognized nationally and internationally, as one of the best of its kind. Since 1962 the center has hosted thousands of readings by most major contemporary U.S. poets, significant international visitors and emerging artists. Now, a new exhibit at the center features vintage poetry posters and it chronicles the early years of these public readings.

When Poetry Met Art

Vintage posters put literary legacy on exhibit at UA Poetry Center
Tucson Unified School District classroom.

Volunteers Vital to Struggling Schools

School districts are more dependent on volunteers during the tough economy
Gabrielle Giffords leaves University Medical Center

Giffords On Her Way

Congresswoman leaves Tucson's University Medical Center to continue recovery in Texas
Mark Kelly, astronaut and husband of Congresswoman Gabrielle Gifford, shares his hopes for her recovery.

Kelly: "She's Such a Fighter"

Mark Kelly hopeful that wife Gabrielle Giffords will recover

A Week Later, Recovery Continues

Giffords makes progress as some victims head home
President Barack Obama helped begin the healing process with the people of Tucson, the nation, and the world to honor Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and the many others  who were injured or lost in Saturday’s tragic shooting.

Obama: "We Can Be Better"

President asks Arizona and the nation to reflect, reveals that U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords has opened her eyes

Web Feature: Remembering the Dead

Six victims of Saturday's shooting had disparate backgrounds but a single fate

In Dark Days, a Gathering of Light

As night falls, hundreds come together in Tucson and Phoenix to pray and sing
University Medical Center

Surgeons "Cautiously Optimistic" About Giffords Recovery

UMC doctors performed six surgeries following shooting; only one patient, Giffords, remains in critical condition
Surveillance camera photo of a man who was seen near the gunman just before Saturday's shooting. Initially called a "person of interest," he has now been cleared of wrongdoing.

Person of Interest in Shooting Cleared of Wrongdoing

Man who appeared in surveillance footage was cab driver who transported Loughner to the scene

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