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A Democrat newcomer to the Southern Arizona political scene will be on the ballot for the U.S. Senate seat on August 28, 2012.

School children have been coming up with excuses for failing to hand in their homework since the concept was invented.

The 58 graduating seniors of Catholic Central High School heard three key points of advice Sunday from a 1981 graduate of the school during commencement exercises at Finnegan Field House at Franciscan University of Steubenville.

We say we want better Democrats here all the time. I am here to tell you about Wenona Benally Baldenegro , running for CD1 in AZ, who would be the first Native American candidate ever in the U.S. Congress, and the first Native American from Arizona to serve in Congress.

A huge, bluish-green, cactus-like plant that looks like it could be a prop from a science fiction movie is getting a lot of attention in one Hinesville neighborhood.

Sink and microwave handles in office kitchens and break rooms are the most unsanitary surfaces touched by office workers on a daily basis, according to a new study.

Kyle Hawkey Kyle Hawkey has received his master's degree in human relations at Northern Arizona University-Yuma. In addition to his college coursework, Hawkey works full-time for the University of Arizona as a program coordinator, is a member of the NAU Honor Society Phi Kappa Phi, American Psychological Association and its affiliate the Western ... (more)

Xochitl Monge, 17, will now have the opportunity to pursue her dream of becoming a neonatal nurse practitioner, thanks to a large scholarship she received to attend the University of Arizona.

" The only good thing about student loans is that the day I die my children will not have to pay for them ," says Judith Tuck.

This morning, I read some surprising news about my congressional district. Of all the candidates running for CD3 here in Arizona, Democrats and Republicans alike are all in favor of the proposed Rosemont copper mine except Rep.

Most of us will have felt the pain of a bee sting. Luckily most of us will have avoided the dreaded pain of a tarantula hawk or a fire ant.

Editor's note: Dr. Charles Raison, CNNhealth's mental health expert, is an associate professor of psychiatry at the University of Arizona in Tucson.

The scholarship recipients: Mischel Martinez, Lake Perris High School; Kiyhanna Gipson, California Military Institute; Christina Estrada, Perris High School; Ryane Fennema, Heritage High School and Michelle Smith, Paloma Valley High School The five scholars who earned the title of Student of the Year at their individual high schools in the Perris ... (more)

DREAM Act activist Lucia Allain, 20, is escorted out of the building during Mitt Romney's speech at the Latino Coalition Economic Summit in Washington, D.C. on May 23, 2012.

Your lungs work hard -- most adults take more than 20,000 breaths a day. But just how well your lungs do their job may be affected by the job you do.

The Yuma Sun Scholars program recognizes students in Yuma County who excel in one of seven academic categories.

The Department of Justice Civil Rights Division is forcing female students at the University of Arkansas to allow men into their restrooms.

The University of Arizona is hosting a "career mixer" in downtown Phoenix June 5 that and invited students and graduates from all three state universities.

Living in Tucson has so many benefits aside from great weather, mountain ranges at our back door, and a year round growing season.

Kingman residents packed Sirens' Cafe Tuesday evening to hear from this year's slate of Democratic candidates for various public offices.