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We've heard for years how having an ergonomically-correct space for our work and home computers is important for overall better posture and other muscular-skeletal health.

As monsoon storms hit Arizona, stay safe with the latest alerts. Follow the action on the Tucson News Now First Alert Interactive Radar .

This week marks the 30th anniversary of the film Revenge of the Nerds , which was released back in 1984 when "nerd" was a really embarrassing thing to be called.

THE DESERT SPEAKS is an Emmy award-winning series focusing on desert regions around the world.

Sam Quinn, 22, recently signed a contract with Radio City Music Hall to join the cast as a dancer with the Radio City Christmas Spectacular National Tour.

The Tucson sector of the Customs and Border Protection agency kicked off the first day of their citizen's border patrol academy with about a dozen students on Thursday.

A person's journey toward a dream can sometimes be a circuitous path. It is along the way, however, that people can discover things about themselves that are essential to who they become.

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.