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| Preview: Financial scars deep a year after Tucson's First Magnus collapse In the year since First Magnus Financial Corp. suddenly shut down, laid off its 5,500 workers and filed for bankruptcy, the company’s liquidation is still dragging on. |
| McCain and his mother don't recall old lawsuits Republican presidential candidate John McCain’s divorce was amicable enough that he and his ex-wife jointly brought a lawsuit 10 years later to recover damages for lost mementos, but it wasn’t amicable enough to prevent McCain’s mother from suing his ex-wife to get back some personal property. |
| Preview: Switch from car driver to bus rider a breeze Tucsonans took the bus more than 19 million times last year, leaving behind their paycheck-consuming plastic mounds on wheels. That’s a 9 percent increase over the number of trips the year before. |
| Tucson police photo radar locations this weekend |
| More Arizonans choosing to be organ donors The number of registered organ donors in Arizona has increased more than 10 percent since the beginning of the year. |
| Killers of Calif. student sentenced to death Two men who tortured an Irvine college student to reveal where her family kept valuables and then strangled her in her home have been sentenced to death. |
| Lotto winner gets prison in fatal SoCal crash A man who won $10 million in a California lottery game has been sentenced to more than 17 years in prison for a drunken-driving crash that killed three people. |
| National park's solution to cactus thefts: microchips Saguaros may add another layer of protection to that already provided by their tough flesh, spined ribs, massive size, protective state laws, a federal haven and a vigilant public. |
| County, Ak-Chin at odds on effluent Pima County officials say a concern raised by the Ak-Chin Indian Community about effluent reaching its land could destroy riparian habitat in the Santa Cruz River that is sustained by discharge from county sewage-treatment plants. |
| Police chief eyes new policy on entrant reports Tucson Police Chief Kermit Miller is proposing a revision to the department's policies that outlines specifically the circumstances that call for officers to report illegal immigrants to federal authorities. |
| Deaths The deceased are from Tucson unless otherwise noted. Occupations are stated when available. |
| Mom says son far from being a killer Cathie Medina is heartbroken. After she ignored her gut instincts, tragedy struck just three weeks later. |
| Pilot plan to set universities' tuition range FLAGSTAFF — The Arizona Board of Regents will set a price range in which the state's three universities can set tuition this fall under a pilot program that represents a shift in how the schools determine what they charge students. |
| Theft strips N. Side church hall's copper pipes It was bad enough when a 60-year-old Infant of Prague Jesus statue was stolen from the North Side's Sacred Heart Catholic Church last year. |
| Pivotal District 8 contest heats up One of the nation's most watched congressional races took on a heightened intensity late in the week, as the candidates in Southern Arizona's 8th Congressional District — both in Tucson campaigning — sought to frame the election on their terms. |
| UA gets OK for new dorms, renovations FLAGSTAFF — The Arizona Board of Regents on Friday approved the UA's plan to build two new residence halls while also renovating several older dorms with the goal of adding about 1,000 beds to campus. |
| Man sought in slaying at strip mall An arrest warrant has been issued in the gang-related shooting death of a man at a strip mall. |
| Woman held in man's shooting death A 23-year-old woman was arrested in connection with the slaying of a man who was shot outside a Midtown apartment complex in June. |
| Camera van eyes speeders at 3 locations 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: |
| Agents find over ton of pot in 2 loads on O'odham land U.S. Border Patrol agents made two large drug seizures Thursday. |
| Little girl with big heart earns bell for altruism The recipient of this week's Ben's Bell is Erin Wirth, a little girl with a big heart. |
| Club helped girl turn her life around When I was 7 years old, I remember, I was driving down a dirt road with my mother. I was mad for whatever reason. I didn't want to talk or listen; I just wanted to go home. All of a sudden my mom pulled over the car, cranked the radio, got out and started dancing. |
| Get involved Browse hundreds of volunteer opportunities at the Volunteer Center's Web site, www. volunteersoaz.org. For personalized assistance or for more information on the opportunities listed here, call 881-3300. |
| Mistrial in drug case of Tucson lawyer A mistrial was declared Friday in the case of a Tucson attorney accused of operating a marijuana stash house. |
| Plane wreckage in S. Ritas A search-and-rescue team tentatively found the wreckage of a small plane in the Santa Rita Mountains Friday night but was awaiting daylight to try to reach the site, authorities said. |
| Initiative on state trust land lacks enough signatures to make ballot PHOENIX — An initiative to put about a half-million acres of state trust land off-limits to development, the largest share of it in Pima County, does not have enough valid signatures to make the ballot, Secretary of State Jan Brewer concluded Friday. |
| Use of pollution fine to fund climate plan irks ACC member PHOENIX — A state utility regulator is upset that the head of the Department of Environmental Quality agreed to a pollution claim settlement that gives the money to one of Gov. Janet Napolitano's pet projects. |
| DPS photo radar units back on road PHOENIX — The state's two mobile photo radar units are back on the road — and once again citing speeders. |
| Bicyclist killed in collision was teacher, veteran A Tucson bicyclist killed in a collision with a pickup truck Thursday was a teacher and retired Air Force pilot who pedaled to and from school each day. |
| 3 in dogfighting case seek $4M from county Three people charged in February with animal cruelty and dogfighting have filed claims of nearly $4 million against Pima County. |
| 2nd Ghost Bike memorial missing from site where boy was struck, killed The second Ghost Bike memorial for a 14-year-old who was struck and killed while riding a bicycle along East Broadway appears to have been stolen. |
| Man loses arm in shooting, won't aid police A man arrived at St. Mary's Hospital Friday afternoon with a shotgun wound that cost him an arm, but police were able to learn little from the victim because he was uncooperative and doesn't want to prosecute. |
| 15 mos. in child-smuggling try A Nogales, Sonora, woman was sentenced in U.S. District Court on Friday to 15 months in prison for attempting to smuggle an 8-year-old boy into the United States. |
| Lane closures in next week Several local road projects continue throughout the area and will restrict traffic. Here are some of the changes in construction zones that drivers should be aware of: |
| Blood Donations The American Red Cross will be seeking blood donors at these times and places in the coming week. |
| Tucson Time Capsule : the rascals perform here |
| Jimmy's forecast An upper-level low moving south out of Montana and Wyoming may increase our chances of thunderstorms over the weekend, as a few minor disturbances may spin through Arizona. As this low moves toward southeastern Colorado after the weekend, drier air will move in to retard thunderstorm activity. |
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| Work starts on costly 3 miles of border fence SAN DIEGO — Scrapers and bulldozers began filling a deep canyon Friday to make way for a border fence in the southwestern corner of the United States after 12 years of planning, environmental reviews and legal challenges. |
| Letters to the editor TUSD should close elementary school |
| FDA: Widely used plastic hardener is not dangerous WASHINGTON — Amid ongoing safety concerns from parents, consumer groups and politicians, federal regulators said Friday that a chemical used in baby bottles, canned food and other items is not dangerous. |
| Guess what? Military funds mind-reading science LOS ANGELES — Here's a mind-bending idea: The U.S. military is paying scientists to study ways to read people's thoughts. |
| Bush emerges as fundraiser in chief WASHINGTON — President Bush's popularity has tanked, but boy can he still bring in the cash. He's raked in close to a billion dollars, the political fundraiser in chief, during his White House tenure. |
| Justice Department ammunition against senator well-researched WASHINGTON — FBI agents spent years investigating Sen. Ted Stevens. They read his e-mails, searched his home and taped his phone conversations with his friends. |
| Financial arrangements in Edwards scandal raise questions WASHINGTON — New questions emerged Friday about John Edwards' longtime chief fundraiser and secret efforts that protected the pregnant woman with whom the former presidential candidate has admitted a shameful affair in 2006. |
| Candidates eye megachurch forum to make case to faithful The Rev. Rick Warren is so prominent and respected that just being seen with him is a boon to any presidential candidate. |
| More airlines waiving bag fees for troops WASHINGTON — Many of the nation's largest airlines have begun giving military personnel on official travel a pass on expensive baggage fees when they carry heavy duffel bags stuffed with combat gear. |
| You want cute? Get a puppy, forgo Fortwo If you think the best part of any drive is the moment it ends, has Smart got the car for you. |
| Mexican police cadets strike over killings MEXICO CITY — Drug traffickers are suspected in the killings of Mexico's future police commanders before they can even emerge from the much-touted academy that is supposed to transform them into world-class officers. |
| Last days loom for Pakistan chief; allies, foes in talks to ease ouster ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — With impeachment proceedings looming, the pressure on President Pervez Musharraf to quit built Friday as both his rivals and allies confirmed back-channel talks were under way that could ease him out. |
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