Live weather radar for Tucson and the rest of Southern Arizona from the National Weather Service.... Read more»
The FDA has hit the American Red Cross with a nearly $10 million fine for safety violations, lax oversight and faulty testing of its blood services. The fine is just the latest of more than a dozen the Red Cross has racked up in the last decade.... Read more»
A Democratic state lawmaker is proposing that owners of electric vehicles pay a penny-per-mile tax for each mile they drive. “One of the only ways we pay for our roadways is through gas tax. We need to find a way of closing that loophole.” (with videos)... Read more»
U.S. law enforcement agencies are exposing people to radiation in more settings and in increasing doses to screen for explosives, weapons and drugs. In addition to the controversial airport body scanners, X-ray devices have proliferated in prisons, on the streets of New York and at our borders.... Read more»
Tucson Electric Power is adding a 5-megawatt solar energy system to boost capacity at the utility’s Tucson generating plant, the company announced Tuesday.... Read more»
Nuclear experts have told Congress that a loophole in a bill meant to limit the use of bomb-grade uranium in medical isotopes could undo years of work to curb the risk of a terrorist nuclear bomb.... Read more»
The last man to walk on the moon and the first space shuttle pilot are among the eight space leaders who endorsed Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney on Friday.... Read more»1
Seriously, Newt? A moon colony? That can apply for statehood? Seriously? That’s your idea for intelligently spending $1 trillion? (Yes, that’s what it would cost.)... Read more»
Today on Buckmaster - It’s the Friday Focus interview with state Sen. Al Melvin. Also, the Friday Reporters’ Roundtable with Dylan Smith of TucsonSentinel.com and Mark Evans of TucsonCitizen.com. Plus, “The Culinary Cruiser” Matt Russell has the Weekend Watch.... Read more»
The Federal Bureau of Investigations is seeking to develop an early-warning system based on material “scraped” from social networks.... Read more»2
Republican presidential contender Newt Gingrich promised Wednesday to build a base on the moon by the end of his second term in 2020.... Read more»1
Anticipating a day when Arizona becomes a leader in producing algae for biofuel, a Tucson lawmaker is pushing to have algae farms and related facilities defined — and taxed — like any corn field or packing plant.... Read more»
In the shadow of a $5 billion Intel plant being built in Chandler, President Obama said Wednesday that high-tech manufacturing can get the U.S. economy on track. He touted a simple plan to “build stuff, make stuff and sell stuff all over the world.”... Read more»
Misdialed or mistaken 911 hang-up calls from cell phones will no longer be followed up by Pinal County sheriff’s deputies in a move to save on fuel costs... Read more»
A solar storm is hitting Earth on Tuesday following a huge solar flare eruption Sunday that sent radiation hurtling towards our planet. The resulting geomagnetic storm, the biggest since 2005, could disrupt GPS and satellite communications, although the threat is said to be low.... Read more»
Today on Buckmaster — It’s the Monday Political Face-off featuring commentators Vince Rabago and John Munger. Also, Arizona’s water supply for the next 100 years. We hear from water expert Sharon Megdal. Plus, what’s going on with the boom in new planet discoveries? Mark Sykes, head of the Tucson-based Planetary Science Institute has the answers.... Read more»
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