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Victims of mass shootings-- from Sandy Hook Elementary in Connecticut to the shooting that injured Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords in Tucson, Arizona-- came to Carson City on Tuesday to show support for Senate Bill 221.

On the Bill Buckmaster Show on Friday, May 17, when Steve Kozachik was asked if the city's courting of Grand Canyon University to develop a campus on the the El Rio Golf Course property in Barrio Hollywood would move forward, the Tucson councilman said he didn't think it would and doesn't think it should.

Kadooks, the home of maduros that are so good that we named them one of the 100 Essential Tucson Dishes, and Seis Curbside Kitchen, producer of award-winning gourmet tacos, are currently hanging out down the street from Weekly World Central on Hemisphere Loop, north of Valencia Road and near Palo Verde Road.

Robert Gilson, 28, was employed by Maid2Clean, a home cleaning service. Pinal County sheriff's detectives said he was involved in a string of jewelry thefts, after which he would allegedly sell the goods to Tucson pawn shops.

A high-tech startup is wading into the gun control debate with a cellphone controller that would allow gun owners to know when their weapon is being moved - and disable it remotely.

Citing a lack of leads, a police agency said Monday that it is closing the active investigation of the disappearance of Susan Powell, a Utah mother whose now-dead husband was a prime suspect The lawyer for the family of a missing Utah woman said Tuesday there's an ongoing federal investigation into Susan Powell's disappearance.

A new survey finds Minneapolis has the highest gas prices in the Lower 48 states.

20, 2013, under Animal Events , Cats Meow, Feline Fun , Dogs, Canines, Fun with Fido, Barking Encouraged There is less than a 50% save rate at Pima Animal Care Center .

Gabrielle Giffords and 12 others. The Pima County Sheriff's Department says many photos show the parking lot of the shopping center where the shooting took place in January 2011.

Col. Joseph West and establishes Camp Lowell.1910: The Arizona Daily Star announces incorporation papers are to be filed by a company of local promoters who plan to build a resort in Madera Canyon in the Santa Rita Mountains.1915: Teatro Carmen, Tucson's first theater devoted to Spanish drama, opens at 384 South Meyer Street.

The Sam Hughes house originally consisted of a single adobe which was expanded to accommodate the 15 children born to the prolific couple.

On this week's AZ Illustrated Politics: Host Jim Nintzel, Tucson Hispanic Chamber of Commerce President Lea Marquez-Peterson, former Pima County Democratic Party chairman Jeff Rogers and Tucson Tea Party founder Trent Humphies talk about the chances that Gov.

The average U.S. price of a gallon of gasoline has jumped 11 cents over the past two weeks.

We've known for years that Robbie Maddison is insane, and when we got the call from our friends at DC Shoes to witness the making of Robbie Maddison's Air.Craft in an airplane graveyard just outside Tucson, Arizona, we knew that shit was gonna get really crazy.

The convenience store clerk stabbed by an assailant died from his wounds Saturday, Tucson police said.Erick Bridges, 22, had been hospitalized in critical condition after being found early Friday at the store with life-threatening wounds.Tucson police said a customer found Bridges about 1 a.m. at the AM/PM at 7601 E. Tanque Verde Road and called ... (more)

Deputies with the Tucson Mountain District responded to the call where two pick-up trucks- a white Dodge Ram and a gray Ford Ranger collided head-on. The male driver of the Ford Ranger was found going in and out of consciousness and was transported to University of Arizona Medical Center in serious condition.

Well, hey, I don't want to be the one to say Yes to that. Baked beans are a big help to cooks who want to round out a meal--and that means tailgating as well as cooking hot dogs on the backyard barbecue.

Scientists using images from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter have estimated that the planet is bombarded by more than 200 small asteroids or bits of comets per year forming craters at least 12.8 feet across.

Spring is typically the driest time of year in Arizona, and the lack of rainfall over the last two months has caused our drought to worsen.

You have a little over two weeks left to vote in our Best of Tucson balloting for 2013 .