Tucson Region

Tucson Region headlines from the Arizona Daily Star

Camps offer peace to girls from besieged Israeli city - (Found July 11, 2008 )

Chandler is proving to be a genuine summer getaway for 11 Israeli girls whose hometown of Sderot is frequently bombarded by rockets fired from just across the border in Gaza.
http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/metro/247683.php

Jeffs found fevered, convulsive in cell, is hospitalized in Vegas - (Found July 11, 2008 )

LAS VEGAS Polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs was released from a Nevada hospital Wednesday, a day after he was found "convulsive," weak and feverish in an Arizona jail cell, officials said.
http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/metro/247677.php

3 Points man facing life for conviction in child-sex-abuse case - (Found July 11, 2008 )

A Three Points man who has already served 10 years in prison for molesting two young sisters is now facing a possible life sentence after being convicted Wednesday of sexually abusing another young girl for nearly a decade.
http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/metro/247657.php

Decision to destroy RTA ballots protested - (Found July 11, 2008 )

Elections activists and county officials are protesting the Pima County treasurer's plans to destroy the Regional Transportation Authority election ballots while there are still questions about the vote.
http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/metro/247666.php

Fire displaces South Side family - (Found July 11, 2008 )

A family of five - including three children - was displaced after a fire broke out at its South Side home Wednesday morning.
http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/metro/247676.php

2 held, 2 tons of pot found in vehicles, W. Side home - (Found July 11, 2008 )

Two men were arrested in connection with the seizure of about $2 million worth of marijuana Tuesday.
http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/metro/247685.php

Reuwsaat's in last day of Marana post - (Found July 11, 2008 )

Mike Reuwsaat stepped into the council chambers at the Marana Municipal Complex on July 1 wearing the dark-suit-and-tie ensemble people had grown used to seeing him in over the past five years.
http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/metro/247466.php

Mall growing, changing - (Found July 11, 2008 )

When Foothills Mall lured the new World Sports Grille to its Northwest site, it was the equivalent of a retail home run.
http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/metro/247487.php

Bee won't say how he'll vote on gay- marriage ban - (Found July 11, 2008 )

State Senate President Tim Bee may have voted to put a gay-marriage ban on the November ballot, but as he now focuses on his bid for Congress, the Republican isn't saying how he'll mark his own ballot.
http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/metro/247669.php

Fire district is on the mend - (Found July 11, 2008 )

The Avra Valley Fire District probably reached its lowest point last November, when budget mismanagement and the prospect of massive state-imposed fines caused the district's governing board to lay off more than half its firefighters.
http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/metro/247416.php