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Over 170 tons of sand have been shooting over 5th Avenue and Toole into the empty MLK lot across from Hotel Congress this week, bringing the beach to Tucson as part of this weekend's Sun Link celebration of the Modern Streetcar Launch .The Downtown Tucson party , dubbed Summer in the City , starts Friday, July 25 at 4:00 p.m., and is one of five ... (more)

Water levels in Lake Mead are are historic lows , and a further drop could mean cutbacks for states using the water, including Arizona.

Here's a "dirty question" for you... What's a germ-ridden object you carry around with you and use all the time? There are a lot of products on the market that claim to do the trick, but do they really work? Are they worth the money? We talked with a group of college students who let us swab their smartphones for germsa and when they saw the ... (more)

Only one day remains until students, staff and faculty at the University of Arizona can start riding the streetcar.

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio has named Jacqueline Lee Mok, Ph.D., a its new vice president for academic, faculty and student Affairs.

The size and age of plants have more of an impact on their productivity than temperature and precipitation, according to a landmark study by University of Arizona researchers.

Liu left behind a lucrative engineering career in the private sector to work in government because she wanted to solve problems that affect people's daily lives.

' Trauma patients in rural areas face more struggles than their urban counterparts because of the absence of specialized trauma care, delay in providing immediate care to trauma victims, and longer transport times to reach a trauma center.

A study investigates the effect of air conditioning systems on air temperature and electricity requirements.

Less than a month after Banner Health announced its intention to purchase the University of Arizona's hospital system in Tucson, Tenet Healthcare Corp. and Dignity Health are moving to create a joint venture to take over Southern Arizona's largest hospital system: Carondelet Health Network of Tucson.

University of Arizona bound Max Donohue of Sioux Falls fired a blistering final round 67 to win the Boys 16-17 division at the State Junior Golf championship at Broadland Creek GC in Huron.

Veterans and advocates for the research into the effects of marijuana as a treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder gathered Tuesday at the Vets rally in Phoenix for terminated UA researcher Veterans and advocates for the research into the effects of marijuana as a treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder gathered Tuesday at the Check out ... (more)

Construction began in 2012 on the nearly 4-mile Sun Link streetcar line - an 18-stop route that connects the University of Arizona with the downtown area.

The new Tuzigoot Museum and Visitor Center in the 1930s. The site was established as a national monument on July 25, 1939, by President Franklin D. Roosevelt after extensive community collaboration and support.

The Portland Streetcar passes through the plaza in front of Portland State University's College of Urban and Public Affairs.

People who suffer long-term sleep problems after a divorce are at risk for a rise in blood pressure, a new study suggests.

According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration , June's average global temperature was 61.2 degrees, which is 1.3 degrees higher than the 20th century average and also beats 2010's record by one-twentieth of a degree.

Is Learning to Live on the Moon the Key to Sustainability on Earth? When Apollo astronauts stood on the Moon and looked back at the Earth, they were the first humans to see our planet as a completely isolated system, bounded on all sides by black.

The lead reporter on Monday's Washington Post story on Palestinian protests is Britain Eakin, whose Twitter bio reads "Graduate Student Extraordinaire in Journalism and Middle East Studies at UA, Tucson."

Following a Sun Link news conference today hosted by Mayor Johnathan Rothschild and a plaque dedication honoring Rep RaAol Grijalva , a group of local dignitaries and the media were led aboard Tucson's Modern Streetcar on its route up to Mercado San Augustin and back down 4th Avenue to the University of Arizona.