A 34-year veteran of the University of Arizona Police Department, Brian Seastone, has been chosen as chief, the UA announced Monday.... Read more»
Health insurers offer a wide range of plans on exchanges, customers should pay attention to the details.... Read more»
The annual spring explosion of yellow, purple and blue wildflowers in the Arizona desert may be lackluster this year because of the dry winter. That’s bad news not just for wildflower aficionados but for communities that rely on blooms to lure people and their wallets.... Read more»
Arizonans deserve a better accounting of what they get in return for in state tax credits given each year to companies, a public interest advocate says. HB 2586, authored by Darin Mitchell, R-Litchfield Park, which would require the Arizona Department of Revenue to produce an annual report on recipients of five state tax credits.... Read more»
Passing the bar is tough enough, but lawyers with military spouses have to face the exam - and its costs - every few years when the family is relocated. Two women are leading the push to change that.... Read more»
Arizona is expected to post the second-highest rate of job growth among states in 2014, trailing only booming North Dakota, according to a recent report by Moody’s Analytics.... Read more»
The Chicago Fire won the 2014 Desert Diamond Cup after defeating Chivas Rayadas, a lower-division Mexican team, by a score of 2-0.... Read more»
It wouldn’t be a February sports event without the sort of weather that the folks at Visit Tucson like to keep out of the brochures. When the Colorado Rapids and New England Revolution played to a 2–2 draw at Kino Stadium on Saturday afternoon, the rain and wind seemed to be a bit more like their Denver and Boston homes than sunny Arizona.... Read more»
A rainy final day of the Desert Diamond Cup commenced with a consolation match between Real Salt Lake and CD Chivas USA. The wet and windy contest ended with the two teams even at 1–1.... Read more»
The Pima Community College baseball team (12-9, 6-2 in conference) played at Eastern Arizona College on Saturday in Thatcher but the second game was stopped due to the weather conditions. The game was 0-0 in the top of the fourth inning when it was called.... Read more»
The rewrite of the Voting Rights Act currently being debated in Congress would free Arizona from nearly 50 years of strict federal oversight to changes in its voting laws. While Arizona and other states will be out from under the federal microscope for now, the proposed change to the law would let them be drawn back in.... Read more»
As Ms. Wheelchair Arizona 2014, Juliet Martinez wants to correct misperceptions among those who are able-bodied about what people with disabilities can do. That includes changing the use of “handicapped” and “disabled,” terms that she and others consider limiting. That’s why she supports Rep. Stefanie Mach’s push to replace those terms in state law... Read more»
Investing in research infrastructure at Arizona’s public universities is essential for the state to be competitive, Arizona State President Michael M. Crow told lawmakers Wednesday.... Read more»
In another step toward their merger, American Airlines is joining US Airways in Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport’s Terminal 4.... Read more»
The 11th Annual Möda Provŏcateūr show, benefiting the Southern Arizona AIDS Foundation, will feature Tucson fashion designers, salons and dancers at the Tucson Convention Center on Sunday.... Read more»
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