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By Amanda Portillo

At La Pilita Museum in the Barrio Viejo neighborhood, nine elders are sharing their recollections as part of the museum’s “Barrio Memories” exhibition.

By Dalina Castellanos

Almost seven years after Jeanette Mare-Packard started a project called “Ben’s Bells” in memory of her young son, it has evolved beyond her wildest dreams, shifting from a coping method to a pay-it-forward-style symbol of community and kindness.

By Elvia Malagon

The future of Access Tucson, a public access TV station, may be in jeopardy if a 60 percent financing cut is approved by the City Council at its Jan. 12 meeting.

By Matt Lewis

Since October, nearly 30 charities have been waiting for financing promised by the United Way of Tucson and Southern Arizona, which in fiscal year 2008-09 lost $1 million on its investments.

By Stephen Ceasar

Representatives of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service are expected to announce Tuesday whether they will designate a protected habitat for jaguars in the United States.

By Cindy Von Quednow

The Bicycle Inter-Community Action and Salvage cooperative in Tucson teaches people from all walks of life how to fix their bikes.

By Elvia Malagon

The police say the gunman asked some men on the shelter’s patio for a cigarette and then began shooting; the pastor of the mission believes there was first an altercation.

By Dalina Castellanos

Through Operation Streamline, people caught trying to enter the United States illegally are quickly convicted through federal criminal court proceedings instead of civil deportation proceedings, reducing their time in the court system from months to less than a day.

By Sierra Rodriguez Jiminez

Arizona is No. 1 in the nation for high school methamphetamine use, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The drug is especially easy to get in Tucson because the city is a major distribution center for dealers getting the drug from Mexico.