The America's Intelligence Wire articles from July 2012, page 2

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GOP Senators Say Federal Budget Cuts Threaten MacDill
July 31, 2012... (From McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Tampa Tribune, Fla) Byline: William March TAMPA -- Three Republican senators brought the federal budget battle to Tampa on Monday in what they said was a nonpartisan effort to avoid "devastating"...

Dontae Case Proving Irresistible Conversation for Jury Pool
July 31, 2012... (From McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Tampa Tribune, Fla) Byline: Elaine Silvestrini TAMPA -- Trying to keep 200 people from talking about one of the most notorious accused killers in Tampa has proved impossible for Judge William Fuente....

BRIEF: Plant City Police Department Needs a $200,000 Roof
July 31, 2012... (From McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Tampa Tribune, Fla) Byline: Dave Nicholson PLANT CITY -- The police department's roof will need replacing soon, at an estimated cost of $200,000. The roof is leaking, forcing police employees to...

Brother-in-Law of Lt. Gov. Carroll Charged in Oxycodone Scheme
July 31, 2012... (From McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Tampa Tribune, Fla) Byline: Ronnie Blair NEW PORT RICHEY -- A Pasco County pharmacist indicted on charges he was filling fraudulent oxycodone prescriptions for members of a drug ring is the...

Tampa Adopts Swiftmud's Less-Strict Watering Restrictions
July 31, 2012... (From McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Tampa Tribune, Fla) Byline: Keith Morelli TAMPA -- Still soaking from near-record rainfall levels in June, the agency that oversees water resources and conservation in West Central Florida eased up...

Developer Reshaped Area with FishHawk Ranch
July 31, 2012... (From McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Tampa Tribune, Fla) Byline: Jose Patino Girona Editor's note: A version of this story ran last week in The Tampa Tribune. Glen Cross had a knack at identifying property that had potential -- not...

Peace Transport Focuses on Content Employees for Solid Business
July 31, 2012... (From McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Tampa Tribune, Fla) Byline: Yvette C. Hammett BRANDON -- For anyone in the transport business, Chris Nixon has some words of wisdom: Happy truck drivers make for happy customers. Nixon, who...

Buffer Wall's Gap Exposes Tampa Palms Couple to I-75 Traffic
July 31, 2012... (From McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Tampa Tribune, Fla) Byline: Kenneth Knight TAMPA PALMS -- Harry Fonte and his wife, Billie Don Flynn, say they hardly can hear themselves think when they sit on the lanai behind their Hammet Road...

Teen Volunteers Gain Medical Experience
July 31, 2012... (From McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Tampa Tribune, Fla) Byline: George Wilkens LUTZ -- More than 150 high school students are spending summer in the hospital. No cause for alarm. All are part of St. Joseph's Hospitals' Volunteen...

Safra Annonce Une Offre Visant L'achat Des Actions Nominatives B De Sarasin Detenues Par le Public
July 31, 2012... (From Canada Newswire) Byline: George Wilkens /NE PAS DISTRIBUER AUX ETATS-UNIS/ LUXEMBOURG, le 31 juill. 2012 /CNW/ - Safra a annonce aujourd'hui son intention de lancer une offre d'achat pour les actions nominatives de type B detenues...

Grisanti Urges Biometric Scans for Medicaid
July 31, 2012... (From McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - The Buffalo News - New York) Byline: Henry L. Davis State Sen. Mark Grisanti on Monday called for the reintroduction of proposed state legislation to require people on Medicaid to have their palms or...

BRIEF: DMV Select Coming to Dillwyn on Aug. 16
July 31, 2012... (From McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - The Clover Herald) Byline: Henry L. Davis A mobile service center sponsored by the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles will spend Aug. 16 in Dillwyn to provide Buckingham County residents with a...

BRIEF: Albemarle Parks Fee Free for the Military
July 31, 2012... (From McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - The Clover Herald) Byline: Tom Precious Albemarle County parks will be open free to all active duty armed forces members and veterans and their families for the rest of the season. Entry fees...

New 7-Eleven Slated to Open on U.S. 29 by January
July 31, 2012... (From McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - The Clover Herald) Byline: Tom Precious Charlottesville-area fans of convenience store titan 7-Eleven have another reason to thank heaven -- a new store on U.S. 29 is slated to open at Greenbrier...

BRIEF: New Albemarle School Websites Launch Wednesday
July 31, 2012... (From McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - The Clover Herald) Byline: Tom Precious Albemarle County Public Schools launched its revamped web presence today. Each school website, as well as the division-wide page, have been updated to...

CanAlaska Uranium Ltd. - Corporate Update
July 31, 2012... (From Canada Newswire) Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX): CVV VANCOUVER, July 30, 2012 /CNW/ - CanAlaska Uranium Ltd. (TSX - CVV) ("CanAlaska" or the "Company") announces that it has filed the annual audited consolidated financial statements of...

Roush's 3-Under 69 Good for 1-Stroke Lead
July 31, 2012... (From McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - The Charleston Gazette, W.Va) Byline: Ryan Pritt WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS -- Mason's Trent Roush has been oh so close before, but after day one his score and his game have put him in prime position to...

Small-Farming Advocate Puts the Tea in Fair Trade
July 31, 2012... (From McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - The Charleston Gazette, W.Va) Byline: Rosalie Earle CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- It started as the Presbyterian Coffee Project, but has expanded over the past decade so now Linda Elliott orders and stocks...

W.Va. Leading the Way toward Growth, Commerce Secretary Says
July 31, 2012... (From McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - The Charleston Gazette, W.Va) Byline: Eric Eyre CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- States must put their "own house in order" to spark job growth and set the stage for economic development, West Virginia Commerce...

BRIEF: Woody Williams Appointed to Veterans Council
July 31, 2012... (From McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - The Charleston Gazette, W.Va) Byline: Eric Eyre CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin appointed Hershel Woodrow "Woody" Williams, West Virginia's only living Medal of Honor recipient, to the...

Local Accounting Firms Announce Merge Decision
July 31, 2012... (From McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - The Charleston Gazette, W.Va) Byline: Eric Eyre CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Two longtime West Virginia accounting firms have decided to merge their companies. Charleston-based firm Grigoraci, Paterno...

BRIEF: State Changes Practice Rules
July 31, 2012... (From McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Sun-Sentinel - Fort Lauderdale, Florida) Byline: Christy Cabrera Chirinos In the year since Isaiah Laurencin's death, local and state officials have changed the rules for the way high school sports...

BRIEF: Frontier Airlines Flight Diverted from Chicago to Fort Lauderdale
July 31, 2012... (From McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Sun-Sentinel - Fort Lauderdale, Florida) Byline: Linda Trischitta FORT LAUDERDALE -- The 173 passengers and crew of Frontier Airlines Flight 8541 are expected to fly on to Chicago on Tuesday,...

BRIEF: Lightning Suspected in West Broward Brush Fire
July 31, 2012... (From McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Sun-Sentinel - Fort Lauderdale, Florida) Byline: Wayne K. Roustan A lightning strike was suspected of sparking a brush fire in west Broward on Monday. It happened around 7:30 p.m., north of...

BRIEF: Back-to-School Donations Needed for Troubled Kids
July 31, 2012... (From McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Sun-Sentinel - Fort Lauderdale, Florida) Byline: Robert Nolin For the second year, Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue is seeking donations to make life a little easier for abused or neglected kids going...

BRIEF: Bicyclist Suffers Serious Injuries in Crash near I-595
July 31, 2012... (From McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Sun-Sentinel - Fort Lauderdale, Florida) Byline: Linda Trischitta DAVIE -- A bicyclist who was not wearing a helmet was hurt in a pre-dawn crash with a truck Monday on State Road 7 north of...

BRIEF: New Cutter Glides into Port
July 31, 2012... (From McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Sun-Sentinel - Fort Lauderdale, Florida) Byline: Robert Nolin Pennants snapping in the crisp morning air, crew members scurrying along deck, the spanking new Coast Guard cutter Richard Etheridge...

Japanese Food on the Tip of the World's Tongue
July 31, 2012... (From Canada Newswire) 27,000 travellers from around the world voted Japanese as 3rd best cuisine when on holiday LONDON, July 31, 2012 /CNW/ - Japanese food could one day rule the world after being voted global travellers' third favourite...

Minnesota Vikings Rookie Harrison Smith Hopes Limited Hitting Doesn't Delay Progress
July 31, 2012... (From McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Saint Paul Pioneer Press - Minnesota) Byline: Jeremy Fowler MANKATO, Minn. -- As a rookie eager to showcase the skills that merited a first-round selection in April's draft, safety Harrison Smith...

Supervalu Chair Takes over as CEO
July 31, 2012... (From McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Saint Paul Pioneer Press - Minnesota) Byline: Tom Webb Embattled grocery giant Supervalu has fired its CEO, as a growing gloom hangs over the third-largest U.S. food seller. The parent of Cub...

Bachmann: 'We Cannot Elevate Political Correctness over National Security'
July 31, 2012... (From McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Saint Paul Pioneer Press - Minnesota) Byline: Megan Boldt Republican U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann said the backlash and national headlines in the past two weeks over her calls for an investigation into...

St. Paul College: Remains of Watchmaking Program on the Auction Block
July 31, 2012... (From McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Saint Paul Pioneer Press - Minnesota) Byline: Mila Koumpilova Bids for the contents of a St. Paul College classroom have come in from 39 U.S. states, six Canadian provinces and Australia. Until...

Livestock Groups Ask for Waiver on Ethanol Mandate
July 31, 2012... (From McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Saint Paul Pioneer Press - Minnesota) Byline: Leslie Brooks Suzukamo National livestock and poultry groups on Monday, July 30, called on the Obama administration to waive the federal mandate for...

Minnesota Vikings Coach: 'We Think We'll Have a Much Better Offensive Line. We Have To.'
July 31, 2012... (From McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Saint Paul Pioneer Press - Minnesota) Byline: Brian Murphy MANKATO, Minn. -- Charlie Johnson is among the most relaxed players at Vikings training camp now that he is not expected to parachute into...

BRIEF: Minnesota Vikings' Jasper Brinkley Loses Another Former Teammate to Apparent Suicide
July 31, 2012... (From McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Saint Paul Pioneer Press - Minnesota) Byline: Jeremy Fowler Vikings linebacker Jasper Brinkley is playing through the pain of losing a former teammate to an apparent suicide for the second time since...

BRIEF: Minnesota Vikings' Highlights: Zygi Wilf's Hat, Blair Walsh's Kicks
July 31, 2012... (From McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Saint Paul Pioneer Press - Minnesota) Byline: Jeremy Fowler MANKATO, Minn. -- The highlight of Minnesota Vikings training camp Monday, July 30, actually came off the field, thanks to owner Zygi Wilf...

Twins 7, White Sox 6: Minnesota Rallies to Win in Ninth
July 31, 2012... (From McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Saint Paul Pioneer Press - Minnesota) Byline: Ben Goessling The Twins fell behind 4-0 in the first inning, with A.J. Pierzynski's three-run homer off Cole De Vries looking like it would split the...

The Loop Ten: 7-31-12
July 31, 2012... (From McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Saint Paul Pioneer Press - Minnesota) Byline: Kevin Cusick Our daily countdown of the top newsmakers, groundbreakers and world class fakers. 1. Jordyn Wieber There's no crying in gymnastics....

Accretive Settles with Minnesota over Hospital Debt-Collection Practices
July 31, 2012... (From McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Saint Paul Pioneer Press - Minnesota) Byline: Christopher Snowbeck Without admitting any wrongdoing, Accretive Health will pay nearly $2.5 million to settle a high-profile lawsuit brought this year...

BRIEF: Chabon, Trillin among Those to Read at 'Talk of the Stacks'
July 31, 2012... (From McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Saint Paul Pioneer Press - Minnesota) Byline: Mary Ann Grossmann Nationally known writers Michael Chabon, Naomi Wolf, Geoff Dyer and Calvin Trillin will be guest readers during Talk of the Stacks...

Minnesota: Lawyers Denied Extra Time to Argue in Amendment-Title Debate
July 31, 2012... (From McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Saint Paul Pioneer Press - Minnesota) Byline: Doug Belden Lawyers arguing over titles for the state's two proposed constitutional amendments won't get extra time to make their case at the Supreme...

St. Paul: Man Admits He Kidnapped, Threatened Wife
July 31, 2012... (From McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Saint Paul Pioneer Press - Minnesota) Byline: Emily Gurnon A Brooklyn Park man has admitted he kidnapped his wife and then drove recklessly around the Twin Cities while threatening to kill her and...

BRIEF: South St. Paul: Man Who Stole Donations for Burned Nephew Sentenced to Prison
July 31, 2012... (From McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Saint Paul Pioneer Press - Minnesota) Byline: Nick Ferraro A 44-year-old South St. Paul man accused of stealing money meant for his badly burned nephew has been sentenced to 14-1/2 years in prison...

St. Paul: Bush Foundation Names New President
July 31, 2012... (From McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Saint Paul Pioneer Press - Minnesota) Byline: Nick Ferraro The board of the Bush Foundation, one of the largest private philanthropic organizations in the state, has chosen a new president. ...

St. Paul: Pickup Truck Kills Nun, 85; Her Sisters Pray for Driver
July 31, 2012... (From McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Saint Paul Pioneer Press - Minnesota) Byline: Mara H. Gottfried After a driver struck and killed an 85-year-old nun in St. Paul's Highland Park on Monday, July 30, her fellow nuns were praying for...

St. Paul: Eureka Recycling Scrambles as City Steps Back on Composting Plan
July 31, 2012... (From McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Saint Paul Pioneer Press - Minnesota) Byline: Frederick Melo Eureka Recycling has embarked on a public campaign to get door-to-door compost collection added to the mayor's proposed city budget....

Football, Hoops All-Stars Head to Albuquerque
July 31, 2012... (From McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Las Cruces Sun-News, New Mexico) Byline: Jason Groves LAS CRUCES -- The South basketball team will try to three-peat while the big school football All-Stars try to bring the title back down south. ...

BRIEF: Yemen to Pass Law Prohibiting Children Being Recruited into Army
July 31, 2012... (From McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - The Arizona Daily Star - Tucson, Arizona) Byline: A. Taghiyeva Yemeni activists have urged parliament to pass a law prohibiting the recruitment of children into the army and their participation in...

BRIEF: Pakistani Senate Chairman to Visit Iran
July 31, 2012... (From McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - The Arizona Daily Star - Tucson, Arizona) Byline: T.Jafarov Chairman of Pakistani Senate Syed Nayyer Bokhari will visit Iran on Aug.2, MEHR news agency reported. According to the report, within...

As Long as Urals Price Remains around $80 per Barrel, Liquidity in Oil-Producing Countries' Banking Sectors Unlikely to Suffer
July 31, 2012... (From McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - The Arizona Daily Star - Tucson, Arizona) Byline: I.Khalilova As long as the Urals price remains around $80 per barrel, liquidity in oil-producing countries' banking sectors is unlikely to suffer,...

BRIEF: Official: Iran Will Gain Self-Sufficiency in Steel Sector by 2015
July 31, 2012... (From McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - The Arizona Daily Star - Tucson, Arizona) Byline: F.Milad Iran will be a self-sufficient steel producer in the next three years, the vice chairman of the Association of Iranian Steel Producers has...

New Incentives Introduced for Investors within Turkish Economy Stimulation
July 31, 2012... (From McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - The Arizona Daily Star - Tucson, Arizona) Byline: A.Taghiyeva Within the law on stimulation of Turkey's economic development, adopted by the country's parliament earlier and envisaging tax...

S&P: CIS Banks' Low Reliance on Eurozone Investment Limits Their Contagion Risk
July 31, 2012... (From McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - The Arizona Daily Star - Tucson, Arizona) Byline: I.Khalilova Banking systems in Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) aren't entirely immune to contagion risk from the eurozone...

BRIEF: Georgian Oil and Gas Corporation Holds Auction to Sell Oil
July 31, 2012... (From McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - The Arizona Daily Star - Tucson, Arizona) Byline: N.Kirtskhalia TBILISI, Georgia -- Today the Oil and Gas Corporation of Georgia holds an auction on sale of Georgian Light and Georgian Heavy oil...

Foreign Ministry: Turkey Will Take All Steps to Prevent Terrorism on Border with Syria
July 31, 2012... (From McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - The Arizona Daily Star - Tucson, Arizona) Byline: A.Taghiyeva Turkey will not allow terrorist organizations, whether it is PKK or Al Qaeda to take places on its border with Syria and will take all...

BRIEF: Officer Wounded by Criminals Dies in Kazakh Almaty
July 31, 2012... (From McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - The Arizona Daily Star - Tucson, Arizona) Byline: E. Kosolapova On July 28, unknown people committed an armed attack on police officers in Almaty. As a result, police officer Yerzhan Kayrakbaev died...

International Bank of Azerbaijan Remains Largest Creditor of SOCAR
July 31, 2012... (From McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - The Arizona Daily Star - Tucson, Arizona) Byline: A.Hasanov Total liabilities of State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) to the largest creditor -- the International Bank of Azerbaijan (IBA) amounted...

BRIEF: Number of Hotel Rooms Increases by 50 Percent, and Tourists Almost Doubled in Georgia for Three Years
July 31, 2012... (From McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - The Arizona Daily Star - Tucson, Arizona) Byline: N.Kirtzkhalia TBILISI, Georgia -- The number of hotel rooms in Georgia has increased by 50 percent since 2009. According to Iliani Business...

U High Grad Nichol Enjoying a Golden Summer
July 31, 2012... (From McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - The Pantagraph, Bloomington, Ill) Byline: Randy Sharer NORMAL -- Val Nichol has won a gold medal. Alas, it's not an Olympic one, but it's a treasure nonetheless for the former University High...

BRIEF: Illini DE Buchanan on Hendricks Award List
July 31, 2012... (From McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - The Pantagraph, Bloomington, Ill) Byline: Randy Sharer University of Illinois senior defensive end Michael Buchanan was named to the preseason watch list for the Ted Hendricks Award on Monday, July...

Uzbek President Approves Agreement with Russia to Import Nuclear Fuel
July 31, 2012... (From McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - The Arizona Daily Star - Tucson, Arizona) Byline: D. Azizov TASHKENT, Uzbekistan -- President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov approved an Uzbek-Russian intergovernmental agreement on importing irradiated...

Georgian Servicemen Helping Disaster-Affected People Leave Kakheti Region
July 31, 2012... (From McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - The Arizona Daily Star - Tucson, Arizona) Byline: N.Kirtskhalia TBILISI, Georgia -- Units of the Georgian Defense Ministry, involved in eliminating consequences of the disaster in the Kakheti region...

BRIEF: CCIW Football Coaches Set Online Chat
July 31, 2012... (From McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - The Pantagraph, Bloomington, Ill) Byline: N.Kirtskhalia The College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) will conduct its fourth annual live chat with its eight head football coaches on...

BRIEF: Redbird Duo Named FCS Third-Team All-Americans
July 31, 2012... (From McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - The Pantagraph, Bloomington, Ill) Byline: N.Kirtskhalia Illinois State seniors Evan Frierson and Tyrone Walker were third-team selections Monday on the College Sporting News Division I Football...

Danvers Days 5K to Honor Founder
July 31, 2012... (From McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - The Pantagraph, Bloomington, Ill) Byline: Randy Sharer DANVERS -- Thom Carlson couldn't sit still. When he took up distance running in 1980 at age 33, it was a match made in heaven. Running helped...

BRIEF: Renovation of Stadium Topic at Meeting
July 31, 2012... (From McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - The Pantagraph, Bloomington, Ill) Byline: Randy Reinhardt FISHER -- The Fisher Stadium Renovation team will host a town hall meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the new Fisher Community Center to update...

BRIEF: Stringtown, 975 East Road to Close
July 31, 2012... (From McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - The Pantagraph, Bloomington, Ill) Byline: Randy Reinhardt 975 EAST, Stringtown Roads, Bloomington -- McLean County County Road 975 East, between 950 North and Stringtown Road (1000 North) in Dale...

BRIEF: Amtrak Rolls out E-Ticketing Via Computer, Smartphone
July 31, 2012... (From McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - The Pantagraph, Bloomington, Ill) Byline: Randy Reinhardt NORMAL -- Amtrak riders can now get their tickets electronically. On Monday Amtrak rolled out e-tickets, which allow riders to book a seat...

ISU Solar Car Finishes Race despite Setbacks
July 31, 2012... (From McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - The Pantagraph, Bloomington, Ill) Byline: Lenore Sobota NORMAL -- At times, Illinois State University's Team Mercury felt like it had a dark cloud hovering over it, which is bad when you are in race...

Pontiac Basks in Tourism Boom
July 31, 2012... (From McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - The Pantagraph, Bloomington, Ill) Byline: Kevin Barlow PONTIAC -- As Pontiac's tourism director, Ellie Alexander, waited for the state to release its yearly tourism numbers, she felt a little like an...

Dought Blamed for Water Main Breaks
July 31, 2012... (From McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - The Pantagraph, Bloomington, Ill) Byline: Rachel Wells BLOOMINGTON -- The ongoing drought could be to blame for an uptick in water main breaks this month that last week required Bloomington to send...

Ironwood Lake Tapped for Golf Course
July 31, 2012... (From McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - The Pantagraph, Bloomington, Ill) Byline: Mary Ann Ford NORMAL -- While the drought hasn't affected Normal's well water supply, it has taken a toll on the lake used to irrigate Ironwood Golf Course,...

BRIEF: As School Nears, It's Time for a Checkup
July 31, 2012... (From McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - The Pantagraph, Bloomington, Ill) Byline: Mary Ann Ford BLOOMINGTON -- All children must complete a physical examination before entering Illinois schools for the first time and also prior to...

BRIEF: Fatal Medical Condition Cited in Dwight Crash
July 31, 2012... (From McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - The Pantagraph, Bloomington, Ill) Byline: Phyllis Coulter DWIGHT -- A fatal medical condition is being blamed as the likely cause of an accident in which a driver died Saturday evening in Dwight,...

BRIEF: Missing Pontiac Man Found Dead in Park
July 31, 2012... (From McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - The Pantagraph, Bloomington, Ill) Byline: Phyllis Coulter PANTAGRAPH STAFF PONTIAC -- A 30-year-old rural Flanagan man missing since he left for a walk on Sunday was found dead Monday morning on...

BRIEF: UA Football: Practice to Start; Plenty Is Unknown
July 31, 2012... (From McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - The Arizona Daily Star - Tucson, Arizona) Byline: Ryan Finley Rich Rodriguez spent July moving into his new Catalina Foothills home and enrolling his two children, Raquel and Rhett, in school. The...

BRIEF: High School Football Preseason Countdown: Andrew Mike
July 31, 2012... (From McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - The Arizona Daily Star - Tucson, Arizona) Byline: Daniel Gaona Our countdown to the beginning of the high school football season continues with Andrew Mike from Sabino. Over the next 20 days, we...

Tucson Tech: Firm Gets $2M Contracts for Special Chips
July 31, 2012... (From McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - The Arizona Daily Star - Tucson, Arizona) Byline: David Wichner A Tucson-area company that has long specialized in predicting failure is prognosticating success with technology to help scientists...

UA Med School in Phoenix Open
July 31, 2012... (From McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - The Arizona Daily Star - Tucson, Arizona) Byline: Carol Ann Alaimo After two years and $135 million, the University of Arizona has a gleaming new training center for future doctors in downtown...

Fight, Shooting at South-Side Motel Leaves One Person Dead, 2nd Injured
July 31, 2012... (From McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - The Arizona Daily Star - Tucson, Arizona) Byline: Veronica M. Cruz and Carmen Duarte A 27-year-old man shot during an altercation Sunday at a motel on Tucson's south side has died. David Rodriguez...

Tucson Padres: Strong Pitching, Big Bats in 3-4 Spots Revive Padres
July 31, 2012... (From McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - The Arizona Daily Star - Tucson, Arizona) Byline: Daniel Berk The Tucson Padres aren't contending for any division titles. They aren't headed to the playoffs and they won't post a .500 season. ...

Film Tax-Rebate Bill May Get New Life
July 31, 2012... (From McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - The Arizona Daily Star - Tucson, Arizona) Byline: Phil Villarreal Undaunted by years of failure, backers of a state film-production tax-incentive rebate bill want to jump-start the stalled...

Smoky, 2-Alarm Fire Destroys Vacant South-Side Warehouse
July 31, 2012... (From McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - The Arizona Daily Star - Tucson, Arizona) Byline: Carmen Duarte Firefighters expected to work overnight to battle a two-alarm fire at a vacant warehouse in an industrial area near Santa Rita Park. ...

Tucson Firefighters Battle Warehouse Blaze
July 31, 2012... (From McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - The Arizona Daily Star - Tucson, Arizona) Byline: Carmen Duarte A two-alarm warehouse fire broke out Monday night in an industrial area southeast of Santa Rita Park. Damage is estimated at...