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| City Council OKs $454 million in bonds for Rio Nuevo projects Attempting to make Rio Nuevo Downtown redevelopment a reality, the City Council today approved nearly $454 million in bonds over the next six years to fund all of its major projects. |
| BLOG: Arizona Wildcats football camp update |
| Bond reduced for Tucson teen who shot 8-year-old neighbor A Pima County Superior Court judge cut the bail of an 18-year-old Tucson man accused of shooting an 8-year-old in the head from $250,000 to $2,500 Wednesday. |
| Feds drop criminal probe in Heath Ledger drug overdose Federal prosecutors have decided not to pursue a criminal case into how Heath Ledger obtained the powerful painkillers that contributed to his overdose death this year, a law enforcement official said Wednesday. |
| Mexican soldiers enter U.S., hold agent briefly Four Mexican soldiers crossed into a remote area of Arizona and briefly held a U.S. Border Patrol agent at gunpoint before realizing where they were and returning to Mexico, U.S. authorities said. |
| BLOG: Homeowners think slump doesn't apply to them |
| Tucson restaurant gets international wine award |
| Oro Valley wants to be new home for Tucson Museum of Art Oro Valley officials are working on an incentive package that might entice the Tucson Museum of Art to expand to the town. |
| Preview: Half-baked "Pineapple Express," intoxicating comedy Seth Rogen may be the hottest talent in comedy, but in “The Pineapple Express” he’s not even the funniest in the movie. |
| Food Fight: Tucson's best fries The votes are in and Thursday is the day we reveal where Star readers say they find Tucson’s best fries. |
| Tucson police radar van locations for Wednesday The city's police radar van is scheduled to snap photos of speeders at these locations today, according to the Tucson Police Department's Web site: |
| Mexican-born killer put to death in Texas With the parents of his victims watching a few feet away, a Mexican-born condemned killer apologized before he was executed for his part in a horrific attack on two teenage girls 15 years ago. |
| Prison for Mexican man whose shooting sent 2 Border agents to prison A man shot by a pair of Border Patrol agents during a drug smuggling attempt was sentenced to nearly a decade in prison Wednesday for separate smuggling incidents committed while he was waiting to testify against the agents. |
| McCain puts affirmative action in spotlight With one brief criticism of affirmative action, John McCain has brought new attention to ballot issues aimed at dismantling preferential treatment programs for women and minorities. |
| Shakespeare's 'Theatre' unearthed in London The theater where “The Merchant of Venice” and “Romeo and Juliet” likely debuted and where William Shakespeare himself may have trodden the boards has likely been discovered in east London, archaeologists at the Museum of London said Wednesday. |
| Compass Bank to add BBVA to its signs in Tucson |
| Deputy fire chief recognized by Arizona peers Deputy Chief Jim Critchley has been named the 2008 Fire Chief Officer of the Year by the Arizona Fire Chiefs Association. |
| McCain, too, will run Olympics ads John McCain won't cede the pricey Olympics airwaves to Barack Obama. |
| Tucson gas-price tracker: Use the Star to save at the pump |
| Mother finds two kids dead in car trunk Autopsies were being performed on two children found dead by their mother in the locked trunk of a car on the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community east of Scottsdale. |
| Defender's role in protest probed The actions of Pima County Legal Defender Isabel Garcia at a protest last month against Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio are "under review" after top county officials were flooded with complaints. |
| 3 dogs left in Animal Care van die Tucson police will investigate the deaths of three dogs that were left inside a Pima Animal Care Center vehicle for about an hour Saturday — a tragedy that the dogs' owner said was easily preventable. |
| Pot seizures total 2,471 lbs.; crossers reunited Border Patrol agents seized more than 2,400 pounds of marijuana in two separate incidents earlier this week and helped reunite a child with his parents after they were separated in the desert on Monday. |
| Pima inmate is returned to Mexico in murder case A former Nogales, Sonora, police officer accused of killing his commander has been returned to Mexico after he was discovered in custody at the Pima County jail under another name. |
| Flooding, power outages follow evening rainstorm More than an inch of rain fell Tuesday night over much of the Tucson area, causing flooding problems and scattered power outages. |
| Chemical doesn't rule out Mars life While the discovery of an oxidizing agent in Mars' arctic soil represents an unanticipated twist in the Phoenix lander's mission, it doesn't slam the door on the possibility that the red planet could support life, scientists said Tuesday. |
| AIMS scores in writing are down from '07 AIMS test scores remained relatively flat in math and reading statewide, but writing scores dropped across nearly every grade level, according to the most recent test scores, released publicly today. |
| Political Notebook by Daniel Scarpinato : Recess vote by Giffords draws flak from rival U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' vote in favor of Congress' taking a five-week hiatus has resulted in mounting criticism from Republicans — but her aides promise the next month won't be about lounging by the pool and sipping drinks with little umbrellas. |
| Most in primaries balk at tax for transportation A majority of Southern Arizona legislative candidates in the Sept. 2 primary are opposed to a 1-cent sales tax increase to pay for new roads and public transit. |
| Prosecutors to seek death penalty in 2001 slaying of woman, 74 The Pima County Attorney's Office will seek the death penalty for a man accused of raping and killing a 74-year-old woman in an August 2001 case. |
| TUSD librarian fined for trespassing at school A Tucson Unified School District librarian was placed on 12 months of unsupervised probation Monday and ordered to pay a $250 fine after being convicted of trespassing. |
| Plea deal 1-2 years; kidnap charge out A 44-year-old Tucson man arrested last fall and accused of kidnapping his girlfriend is facing between one and two years in prison after entering a plea agreement Tuesday. |
| Climate score card The Star offers a monthly snapshot of how our 2008 weather compares with the norm. |
| Immunization clinics scheduled The Pima County Health Department will conduct its annual immunization clinics in Exhibit Hall A of the Tucson Convention Center, 260 S. Church Ave. |
| Tucson Time Capsule : Arizona's balladeer |
| Expect a.m. backups on Swan Road near D-M Hangar construction at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base is causing morning traffic jams outside D-M's Swan Road gate, a situation expected to continue for about two weeks. |
| Nominate a notable local student Do you know students who are excelling in — and out of — the classroom? |
| Man sentenced to 11 years in home invasion A Tucson man who was shot while committing a home invasion with a buddy who ended up dead was sentenced to 11 years in prison Tuesday. |
| Police want to talk to 2 about killing last week Police are looking for two persons of interest in connection with the slaying of a man who was found covered in blood on a park bench Friday. |
| GOP leaders seek new session to fund 500 school vouchers PHOENIX — The top Republican legislative leaders want a special legislative session, and soon, to authorize use of surplus House funds to finance two programs which pay to send some children to private and parochial schools. |
| Deaths The deceased are from Tucson unless otherwise noted. Occupations are stated when available. |
| Matt's forecast More afternoon showers and thunderstorms can be expected today across Southern Arizona. We could see even more activity into Thursday as we potentially tap into the remnants of Tropical Storm Edouard. Highs will be warmest today, with readings near 100, with slightly lower temps due Thursday. |
| Around the nation TEXAS |
| U.S. repeals 1980s ban on HIV-positive travelers MEXICO CITY — AIDS experts praised the United States on Tuesday for ending its two-decade ban on HIV-positive people entering the country, and said travel restrictions by dozens of other countries are hurting efforts to control the epidemic. |
| Analysis: Negativity the norm in presidential campaign WASHINGTON — For all the talk about John McCain's hard-hitting politics, Barack Obama is hardly innocent. |
| Obama, McCain focus on energy in Rust Belt YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — Democrat Barack Obama blamed Republican energy policies for some of the nation's economic woes Tuesday as his GOP rival John McCain advocated a large expansion of nuclear power. |
| Debate moderators are announced WASHINGTON — The Commission on Presidential Debates on Tuesday named Jim Lehrer and Gwen Ifill of PBS, Tom Brokaw of NBC News and Bob Schieffer of CBS News as moderators of the three presidential debates and one vice presidential face-off. |
| Paris Hilton spoofs 'wrinkly white-haired guy' WASHINGTON — Attention, America: Paris has spoken. |
| My opinion David Brooks : Public can't warm up to sojourner Obama Why isn't Barack Obama doing better? Why, after all that has happened, does he have only a slim two- or three-point lead over John McCain, according to an average of the recent polls? Why is he basically tied with his opponent when his party is so far ahead? |
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