A new lease that will save a prominent downtown business owner nearly $100,000 in rent until 2015 was enthusiastically approved by the City Council on Wednesday.

A University of Arizona telescope was instrumental in getting the sharpest views ever of an area surrounding what is thought to be a black hole at the center of the Milky Way.

Tucson police and the state Attorney General’s Office are investigating a former employee of the Tucson Museum of Art in connection with the theft of more than $300,000 from the museum.

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Tucson police are investigating a deadly shooting at a strip club on the city’s east side.
Officers responded to a shooting at the Candy Store at 22nd Street and Craycroft around 1′30 a.m. Wednesday.
Police identify the shooting victim as 20-year-old Angel Martinez. He was taken to University Medical Center where he later [...]

Pima County will work with the Forest Service as a cooperating agency as the federal agency develops an environmental impact statement for the proposed Rosemont Copper Mine.

Kindergarten and first-grade classes won’t be reduced to 18 students in Tucson Unified School District. Additional schools won’t get the award-winning fine arts program, Opening Minds through the Arts, linked to academic improvement. There won’t be extra cash to hire those ever-elusive math, science and exceptional education teachers.

Nimbus American Bistro and Brewery, 6464 E. Tanque Verde Road, officially opens at 11 a.m. Thursday, said Dan Multhup, director of operations for Metro Restaurants.

In their first joint appearance in what is a nationally watched congressional race, Gabrielle Giffords and Tim Bee sought during a debate Saturday to highlight their efforts to help Tucsonans deal with gas prices and a sluggish economy.

Arizona races that are too close to call will remain that way until at least next week, elections officials said Friday.

May 21, 2009, 1:28 p.m. Memorial Day has the distinction this year of falling on the same day as Cookie Monster’s birthday and Geek Pride Day.