By Marissa Lang

An increasing number of Americans seeking more affordable dental care are heading across the border.

By Matt Lewis

The police said that the gunshots came from a vehicle passing the Gospel Rescue Mission’s men’s shelter in South Tucson.

By Elvia Malagon

The driver most likely lost control of his car before running through a guardrail and landing in a wash about 20 feet below, the Tucson police say.

By Dalina Castellanos

Classes may be cut back and paychecks to university employees delayed if the state continues to put off $75 million in payments to three public universities, the Arizona Board of Regents says.

By Stephen Ceasar

The fence separating the United States from Mexico is intended to impede illegal immigration and drug smuggling. But to environmentalists, the fence is a barrier of yet another kind: a man-made hazard that fragments the natural world.

By Jamie Klein

Higher-education officials are anticipating a surge in the enrollment of military veterans, as people returning from Iraq and Afghanistan take advantage of a new GI Bill, which provides benefits more generous than its predecessor’s.

By Elvia Malagon

A growing enclave of ethnic Nepalese who have fled Bhutan are settling in Tucson, having lived as refugees for nearly two decades. But America presents its own set of challenges.

By Cecilia Perry

As the news business struggles, some in the industry worry that initiatives to create and maintain diverse newsrooms are being put on the back burner.

By Lauri Valerio

Firefighters with Tucson’s Northwest Fire/Rescue District get their first chance to train in a live-fire simulator trailer bought with a grant from Homeland Security.

By Elvia Malagon

The police are trying to figure out who broke windows in four buildings on the University of Arizona campus on Jan. 1, doing $21,000 in damage.