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Tucson City Manager Michael Ortega, pictured on his first month in the job, July 2015.

METRO WEEK: New Tucson Manager Focuses on Long-Term Budget Fixes

Jul 24, 2015 Michael Ortega says he has a lot to learn, but wants to focus on financial stability

UA Doctors Join Forces to Fight Heart Disease in India

Jul 24, 2015 Program launched in southern Indian city Bangalore to speed, better inform response to heart attacks

This artist's concept depicts one possible appearance of the planet Kepler-452b, the first near-Earth-size world to be found in the habitable zone of star that is similar to our sun. The habitable zone is a region around a star where temperatures are right for water -- an essential ingredient for life as we know it -- to pool on the surface. Scientists do not know if Kepler-452b can support life or not. What is known about the planet is that it is about 60 percent larger than Earth, placing it in a class of planets dubbed "super-Earths."

Whipple Observatory Supplied Data for Planet Discovery

Jul 24, 2015 First near-earth-size planet in habitable zone

Home Sales at 10-Year Best to Start 2015

Jul 24, 2015 Number of homes sold in first four months hasn’t been this high since the housing bubble burst

Tucson's Oldest Businesses

Jul 24, 2015 Tucson is home to at least one business that existed when the area was part of Mexico

Sluggish Monsoon Season Expected to Pick Up

Jul 23, 2015 Tucson's rainfall below normal, other areas seeing increased precipitation

David Emitt Adams, Getting Along, 2014, tintype on found object from the Sonoran Desert

The State of Art - Arizona Style

Jul 22, 2015 Historic Tucson Museum of Art show celebrates range, diversity from Arizona artists.

Ken Conway matches a star field map to the view seen through his telescope and recorded on a laptop.

Amateur Astronomers Help Map Kuiper Belt

Jul 22, 2015 Band of frozen objects includes the dwarf planet Pluto

ACLU Challenges Law Enforcement's Seizure, Sale of Private Property

Jul 22, 2015 Attorneys for ACLU say Arizona's law unfairly incentivizes law enforcement

Protesters in favor of residential voting rights within the Barrio Hollywood Neighborhood Association.

Gentrification Fears Divide Tucson's Barrio Hollywood

Jul 21, 2015 Tensions reach peak between residents, business owners at neighborhood meeting.

Border wall in Arizona separating the United States and Mexico.

Illegal Immigration from Mexico Down in Arizona, Nationally

Jul 21, 2015 Apprehension of undocumented migrants from Central America up, Pew Research report shows.

Construction projects move forward in tough economy

ADOT: No Estimate for Reopening I-10 in California

Jul 21, 2015 Eastbound bridge 45 miles west of Arizona washed out during weekend storms

Oak Flat, in the Tonto National Forest east of Superior. Resolution Copper Mining has proposed building a large underground copper mine at the site.

Opposition Mounts to Proposed Resolution Copper Mine

Jul 20, 2015 Critics of the mine arrive in Washington DC after cross-country trek

Operation Streamline Protesters Sentenced to Time Served

Jul 20, 2015 Activists not facing jail time on misdemeanor charged stemming from 2013 incident

Solar Installers: Net Metering Limbo is Bad for Business

Jul 20, 2015 One solar installer sees layoffs coming with TEP's announcement that it will seek retroactive rate changes

Cochise County City Leads Country in Fraud Complaints

Jul 20, 2015 Sierra Vista metro area has highest complaints per capita in the U.S.

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