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| UPDATED: Slain Tucson police officer remembered as loving family man, caring leader Led by more than 3 dozen police officers on motorcycles, the body of Erik Hite arrived Arizona the Pantano Christian Church where Tucson Police and law enforcement officers from across the state and more than 2000 people gathered for the fallen officer's funeral. |
| Grupo Mexico CEO arrives at Texas courthouse for Asarco trial Grupo Mexico CEO Germán Larrea made his appearance in a federal courthouse today, arriving shortly before 1 p.m. and taking the witness stand before the proceeding began. |
| Tributes to a fallen officer: Sign a guest book in remembrance of TPD Officer Erik Hite Tucson Police Department Officer Erik Hite will be buried today. We invite you to sign a guest book set up in his honor. |
| Ozone advisory issued for Tucson area An advisory for ground-level ozone air pollution for the Tucson area has been issued today by the Pima County Department of Environmental Quality and the American Lung Association of Southern Arizona. |
| 2 girls found shot to death near small Oklahoma town The bodies of two girls were found shot to death in their rural community, along a dirt road the best friends used dozens of times to play and walk to sleepovers. |
| 3 Internet providers to block Web sites with child porn Internet providers Verizon, Sprint and Time Warner Cable have agreed to block access to child pornography and eliminate the material from their servers, New York’s attorney general said Tuesday. |
| Food Fight: Tell us where to find Tucson's best pizza We’re expecting nothing less than a 12-round slugfest as pizza enters the ring this week and our latest Food Fight begins. |
| Tucson police radar van schedule for Tuesday The city’s police radar van is scheduled to snap photos of speeders at the following locations this morning, according to the Tucson Police Department’s Web site. |
| Several injuries in 2 related wrecks today east of Tucson Several people were injured this morning in two wrecks on Interstate 10, an official said. |
| Three defendants sentenced in Phoenix teen prostitution case The Maricopa County Attorney's Office has announced that three defendants have been sentenced for their roles in the kidnapping and sexual assault of a 16-year-old El Mirage girl. |
| Defense rests case in R. Kelly trial R. Kelly's defense lawyers rested their case Monday after calling about half the number of witnesses as prosecutors in less than half the time. |
| Prosecutors won't pursue charges against rapper Prosecutors said Monday they won't pursue charges against rapper Warren G, who was arrested a day earlier for being in a car with marijuana. |
| RTA revenues $1.3M ahead of schedule While weak sales-tax collections are forcing state and local governments to tighten their budget belts, the Regional Transportation Authority's sales tax is coming in $1.3 million ahead of expectations for the year. |
| Hite's services are today Funeral and burial services for Tucson police Officer Erik Hite will be held today. |
| Spring suicide risk high for Arizona senior citizens The day Stanley Garvin celebrates his mother's birthday, he also mourns the loss of his father to suicide. |
| Violent crime falls 10% here Violent crime in Tucson was down in 2007 compared with the previous year, the FBI reported Tuesday. |
| Action promised on missing soap at Ronstadt Transit Center sink A Tucsonan who regularly rides Sun Tran buses complained about the condition of the women's restroom at the Ronstadt Transit Center, 215 E. Congress St. |
| 7 students win 4-year scholarships For a bright high school student without the means to pay for college, winning a Dorrance Scholarship is a little like winning a lottery. |
| 1 dead, 2 hurt in possible home-invasion try on SW Side An 18-year-old Tucson man was killed late Sunday in what police are investigating as a possible attempted home invasion. |
| UA engineers plan revision of Mars soil test method University of Arizona engineers are still trying to correct a problem with one of the main science experiments on the Phoenix Mars Lander. |
| Autopsy is unable to determine how man in 10-hour standoff died An autopsy for a man who was found dead after a nearly 10-hour standoff with Tucson police was inconclusive, an official said Monday. |
| Tucson Time Capsule: Outdoor phone link at tmc |
| Blazes at 2 far SE Side sites destroy, damage four homes Two separate fires within an hour of each other on the Southeast Side destroyed two trailer homes and damaged two other houses Monday afternoon. |
| California woman killed by Lake Mead boat LAKE MEAD — Officials say a 54-year-old California woman who swam behind a boat as it backed up on Lake Mead was killed when she was hit by the propeller. |
| Pinal County toughens rules on nepotism, adds examples Pinal County officials tweaked their policy on hiring relatives in the workplace — restricting relationships not only inside, but also outside the county's work force. |
| Court releases details of Mesa serial predator's attacks, killings She awoke to the sound of a screaming voice. |
| GOP officials explore options for Flake's spot on Nov. ballot PHOENIX — State Rep. Bill Konopnicki is ineligible to fill a midterm vacancy created by the death of Sen. Jake Flake, but the three-term Safford Republican said Monday he hopes to replace Flake on the primary election ballot. |
| Downtown roadway agreement eludes panel Though the general alignment for a new roadway north of Downtown was approved about 18 months ago, neighbors and Downtown businesspeople have been squabbling over the finer points ever since. |
| Newly retired Yuma teacher set for life-altering Northwest trek YUMA — Look out, Indiana Jones. There is a real-life adventurer in the form of a Yuma teacher who will be traveling the Pacific Northwest in a quest to get into shape. |
| Camp fund made goal; 86 Girl Scouts still need backing Thanks to Star readers, the Arizona Daily Star's Sportsmen's Fund Send a Kid to Camp program has exceeded its goal of raising $200,000 to send at least 720 children to camp this summer. |
| Deaths The deceased are from Tucson unless otherwise noted. Occupations are stated when available. |
| Jimmy's weather A dry, westerly flow aloft will bring us dry conditions today and our highest temperature so far this year. Another Pacific disturbance passing to our north will bring gusty winds late today and Wednesday, and will cool us down a bit. High pressure will rebuild for very warm temperatures again by Saturday. |
| Report faults FBI over problems in ID-check system Thousands of immigrants must wait years to win U.S. citizenship or legal residency, and possible criminals may escape detection because of an FBI security-check system that is riddled with problems, a U.S. Justice Department report found. |
| Bush: U.S. contract workers must be legal WASHINGTON — President Bush has signed an executive order requiring contractors and others who do business with the federal government to make sure their employees can legally work in the U.S. |
| My opinion Andrés Oppenheimer : Hispanic vote isn't guaranteed for Dems Of all the challenges that presumptive Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama will face to win the November elections, one of the biggest ones will be conquering the Hispanic vote. |
| Auditor blames FBI's systems for immigration delay WASHINGTON — The FBI uses old technology and workers without enough training to do security checks on people applying for citizenship and other immigration benefits, a government audit found. |
| Districts have better plan on English learners The debate over how to best ensure that students who don't know English become fluent in reading, writing and comprehension has pitted several local school districts against the Arizona Department of Education. |
| Go sweat: Kickboxing adds strength, fitness Few things in life are guaranteed, but if you take Mary Ellen Coffey's kickboxing boot camp class, you will sweat. |
| Give brain mental, sensory tasks Every day, it seems, a new study reports that caffeine — or fish oil or friendships — lowers the risk of Alzheimer's disease. |
| U.S. chains withdraw some tomatoes CHICAGO — McDonald's, Wal-Mart and other U.S. chains have halted sales of some raw tomatoes as federal health officials work to trace the source of a multistate salmonella food-poisoning outbreak. |
| Q&A on the News Question: Where can I get the shingles vaccine, and how is it administered? |
| Ask Dr. Weil: Readings, advice for chronic back pain Q What do you recommend for chronic low-back pain? |
| Amputees fight caps in coverage for prosthetics SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. — After bone cancer forced the amputation of her right leg below the knee, Eileen Casey got even more bad news: Her insurer told her that she had spent her $10,000 lifetime coverage limit on her temporary limb and that the company wouldn't pay for a permanent one. |
| For the first time, McCain lets media into fundraisers RICHMOND, Va. — Republican John McCain reversed course Monday and allowed the media into three private fundraisers, including an event where he chided Democratic rival Barack Obama for his reluctance to agree to a series of joint town-hall meetings. |
| In N.C., Obama advocates new tax on oil companies RALEIGH, N.C. — Democrat Barack Obama on Monday seized on heightened concerns about the economy, tying John McCain to the Bush administration's recent record of soaring gasoline prices and slumping employment. |
| Polls suggest mixed effects of Clinton on ticket WASHINGTON — Lots of Democrats love Hillary Rodham Clinton. Yet plenty of Republicans, conservatives and all-important independents can't stand her, suggesting possible pitfalls for Barack Obama should he make her his vice presidential running mate. |
| Teamsters strike against auto hauler The Teamsters union launched a nationwide strike against Performance Transportation Services Inc. |
| Gates names two to head Air Force, halts long-range cuts in personnel LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. — Defense Secretary Robert Gates named two officials on Monday to lead the Air Force and declared an immediate halt to personnel reductions that he said had put the Air Force under too much wartime strain. |
| Raising bus fares could backfire Like cities across the nation, Tucson faces painfully tight budgets this year and next. While balancing our budget we must protect essential services like public safety, cut where it makes sense and avoid short-term fixes that will hurt us in the long run. |
| Floodwaters rise across Midwest Latest developments |
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