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A UMC trauma surgeon is working to help patients in a hospital's intensive care unit have a better night's sleep.

AZ Week: Medicaid Expansion Work in Progress

'We have no faith in federal government' to sustain funding, House speaker says

Garden-Based Therapy Takes Root in Tucson

Behavioral health, substance abuse treatment facilities turn to horticulture for healing

Tucson Adding 2 New Bike Boulevards

City will increase routes for cyclists by 12 miles

AZ Week: Lifting Stigma of Mental Illness

Societal perceptions can lead to treatment delays

Ross Zimmerman, father of Gabe Zimmerman, joins members of the January 8th Memorial Foundation to discuss plans for the second anniversary of the Jan. 8, 2011 shooting that killed his son.

Events Scheduled to Remember 2011 Shooting

Second anniversary prompts grant awards, long-term planning

First Medical Marijuana Dispensary Ready to Open in Tucson

Facility will be first to open in the state

Tucson Kids Get Fit

Mayor declares Nov. 15 'K-6 Fitness Day'

Russell is Pima County Attorney's Office new courthouse dog.

New Courthouse Dog to Help Abused Children

County Attorney's Office to use canine as support tool for young victims

Marian Ahmed harvests tomatoes with the Iskashitaa Refugee Network. Ahmed is a refugee from Somalia who arrived in the U.S. more than eight years ago.

Web Feature: The Gleaners

Iskashitaa refugees find kinship, community in harvesting Tucson’s unwanted food

Samantha Dickens, in her dinning room serving dinner for her and her husband. All these food items were purchased as part of the SNAP challenge.

Tucsonans Tackle Eating on $20 a Week

Participants say they wanted to experience what those receiving federal food assistance do every week

By now most people have had an opportunity to navigate the ongoing construction along the modern streetcar line & traffic has been impacted along the entire route and it's clear that this transportation project will have an impact on the community and Cycling.

Modern Streetcar Tracks Snare Cyclists

Bike riders say falls common; city engineers working on issues

Director Takes on Three of the World's Deadliest Words

Film "It's a Girl" documents gendercide of female infants around the world

The St. Francis Cooling Center offers some temporary relief for Tucson's homeless population from the summer's extreme weather.

'Dry Heat' Tough on Tucson's Homeless

Cooling Center provides comfortable respite for those without shelter

Soldier smells a flowers in a garden after returning from abroad.

Web Feature: Coming Home

Recovery program helps veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan reclaim their lives

TMC Expanding Surgery Center to New Tower

First multi-story building in hospital's history will include new surgical technology

AZ Week: Health Care Happiness or Horror?

Across the spectrum, court-backed Affordable Care Act lauded, lambasted

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