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  • Richard sharp again with Tucson

    Triple-A Tucson (24-21): T-PADRES 5, Omaha 2 - 2B Dean Anna (.329) was hitless in three at-bats, but scored twice. RF Dan Robertson (.318) was 1-for-3, but scored twice. LF Brandon Allen was hitless in four at-bats, but had a pair of RBIs. RHP Brad Brach (1-0, 0.00), who was just sent down to Triple-A by the Padres, worked 1 1/3 innings of scoreless relief and was the winning pitcher. Miles ...

  • Marana voters approve budget-boosting home rule option

    In its all-mail 2013 general election today, Marana voters authorized the town to spend more money than the state constitution dictates.Voters approved the measure by a nearly 2-to-1 margin (65 percent to 34 percent).The alternative expenditure limitation, known as the home rule option, will let the town spend more than the $42.7 million cap imposed by the Arizona Constitution. The town is ...

  • House fire displaces 6

    A fire destroyed a south-side home Tuesday, displacing a family of six.The fire broke out shortly before 2:30 p.m. in the 100 bock of East Elvado Road, west of South Nogales Highway and north of East Los Reales Road, said Capt. Barrett Baker, a Tucson Fire Department spokesman.Three people, including a 78-year-old woman, were at home when the fire broke out. They safely evacuated the ...

  • Arizonas Ban on Abortions Struck Down in Federal Court

    A federal appellate panel struck down ...

  • Jodi Arias now asks Arizona jury to spare her death penalty

    1 of 3. Jodi Arias addresses the jury during the penalty phase of her murder trial at Maricopa County Superior Court in Phoenix, Arizona May 21, ...


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Movie Review

The Rocky Horror Picture Show [Blu-Ray]

The Rocky Horror Picture Show [Blu-Ray]

There had never been--and, since its release, never has been--a movie like The Rocky Horror Picture Show. In terms of both the successfully over-the-top mixture of horror, camp, rocknroll, science fiction, sexual transgression, and purposefully bad B-movie dialog ... ...

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  • Worm Allegedly Found In McMuffin By Derrick Holt At Arizona McDonalds

    Mealbreaker (n.): a nasty, non-edible surprise found in food while it is being eaten; often lawsuit-provoking, sometimes fabricated, always ...

  • Certification revoked for 2 law enforcement officers from Tucson

    Two law enforcement officers had their state credentials revoked last week.The Arizona Peace Officer Standards and Training Board voted unanimously on May 15 to revoke the peace officer certifications of:o Lynsey Gould Coutts, who was arrested a year ago on suspicion of driving under the influence while on her way to work as a Tucson Police Department officer.o Francisco Jimenez, who was ...

  • Penske Truck Leasing Opens Facility in Arizona

    has opened a new $6 million, 24,000 square foot facility in Phoenix. The facility, situated on 10 acres, provides truck leasing, consumer and commercial truck rental and contract truck fleet maintenance services. It features five truck service bays, an automated wash bay, a maintenance shop and a three-lane commercial truck fuel island with bulk diesel exhaust fluid dispensation. It also ...

  • Arizona ban on abortion after 20 weeks struck down by federal court

    Arizona 's ban on abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy, absent a medical emergency.The 9th US circuit court of appeals said the law violated a woman's constitutionally protected right to terminate a pregnancy before a foetus is able to survive outside the womb. "Viability" of a foetus is generally considered to start at 24 weeks; normal pregnancies run about 40 weeks. Nine ...

  • Photos of Tucson shooting scene show gun knife

    In this image released by the Pima County Sheriff's department, a Glock 9 mm pistol is seen in the aftermath of the Tucson shooting rampage that killed six people and wounded former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and 12 others in January 2011. Authorities released more than 300 photos on Tuesday, May 21, 2013, made by investigators during their investigation in the parking lot of the shopping ...

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