Arizona Daily Star

Two of Arizona's largest grocery chains have taken steps to hire temporary workers as a strike deadline looms with the union that represents many of their hourly employees. Full Story »

The Pima County Health Department will be offering the H1N1 flu vaccination to more people at its clinics this week. Full Story »

New regulations to restrict the development of minidorms near the University of Arizona were delayed one week by the City Council Monday, to allow for Councilwoman Nina Trasoff to return from vacation and attend the vote. Full Story »

The Tucson Police Department is planning to revive a program that would put more officers on the street and potentially save money for the city. Full Story »

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Pima Community College is working on a plan to turn around its money-losing Green Valley Community Learning Center. Full Story »

A school bus carrying students to TUSD's Safford Middle School was rear-ended Monday morning in the 600 block of East 22nd Street, police said. The driver of the car, a 1995 Chevrolet coupe, was not identified. Full Story »

Norma Langellier has lived on East Spring Street, near East Grant Road and North Mountain Avenue, for more than 50 years. So when she recently found a warning citation on her car — which she had left in its usual spot in front of her home — she was shocked. Full Story »

A Pima County jury has decided a 59-year-old Tucson man is eligible for the death penalty, and defense attorneys will begin presenting evidence today that is intended to save his life. Full Story »

PHOENIX — Freshman state Sen. Al Melvin disclosed Monday that he is undergoing chemotherapy for a type of cancer, but he said it would not affect his ability to do his job. Full Story »

A former beauty queen and UA law school student will have her fate decided by a local jury. Full Story »

Veterans Day events around Tucson on Wednesday include: Full Story »

A 25-year-old man who pleaded guilty to negligent homicide in late September was sentenced to four years in prison Monday. Full Story »

MESA — Gov. Jan Brewer took a verbal swipe Monday at the high-profile Democrat who wants her job. Full Story »

Basis Middle School, sixth-grader Full Story »

Haleh Esfandiari, an Iranian-American accused of espionage and held in a notorious Iranian prison, will lecture and sign books Thursday at the University of Arizona. Full Story »

University of Arizona researchers will lead a team to study the genes of the cassava root. Full Story »

When Richard Bluth signed up to be a reserve police officer, other officers wondered why he volunteered to do a dangerous job without getting paid or receiving city benefits. Full Story »

A Tucson woman who pleaded guilty to robbing two older women will spend the next five years in prison. Full Story »

The Tucson and Phoenix metropolitan areas rank in the top 10 for communities with the most homes certified under the federal Energy Star energy-efficiency standards, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency planned to announce today. Full Story »

The deceased are from Tucson unless otherwise noted. Occupations are stated when available. Full Story »

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Early morning shootings at a "texting party" left a teenager dead and another man with non-life-threatening injuries, according to the Tucson Police Department. Full Story »

One landed on Omaha Beach just past dawn on D-Day, June 6, 1944. The other survived a German POW camp. Full Story »

Ten free bicycles are available for checkout in a new bike-sharing program, called Cat Wheels, at the University of Arizona. Full Story »