U.S. Rep. Ron Barber introduced bipartisan legislation earlier this week to force Congress to address waste and duplication in the federal government which is costing taxpayers billions of dollars annually.

Advance Wristbands are now on sale for $8 at Zia Records for the Tucson Weekly’s Fall Club Crawl taking place on Saturday, Oct 6.  It’s Tucson’s largest Music Festival with more than 25 stages of live music and will feature one of the top touring indie bands, DeVotchKa playing at the Rialto Theatre 11:30-1 a.m.  The band won a Grammy Award in 2006 for performing all the music for the hit movie “Little Miss Sunshine.”  DeVotchKa returns to Tucson after playing for capacity crowds at both the 2010 HOCO Festival and at the Rialto Theatre in 2009. 

The Best of the Northwest received nearly 400 votes

Kathleen Madigan, who has been deemed by her peers as “the funniest woman comic in America,” didn’t disappoint when she visited The Rialto Theater on Feb. 17. The stop was one of many in her nationwide tour lasting through Oct. 13, when Madigan returns to her hometown of St. Louis for a final act.

Frying oil is the confirmed cause of a house fire at 9:15 p.m. Thursday night, that left two homeless, and caused $20,000 in damage.

NW church hosts women's event Saturday, Sept. 18

Trout stocked in Lemmon lake

Skip Raper with Mr. Fish places catfish, one by one, in the Marana Municipal Pool in preparation for the town's Founders' Day fishing event on Saturday. Children 14 and under were able to fish for free Saturday, with poles, fish cleaning and ice provided.

Marana celebrates a birthday this Saturday, with a full roster of activities for its 33rd annual Founders' Day celebration centered at Ora Mae Harn Park.

Marana is having its first fishing roundup at the 2010 Founders' Day celebration on Saturday, March 20.

Middle school asks for help with 'Cinderella'

Nutritionists will tell you breakfast is the most important meal, putting the fuel in our bodies to power us through the morning and into the day.

The public comment period for scoping has been re-opened on Arizona’s sport-fish stocking program.

Ten years ago, a University of Mississippi grad student decided to put together a symposium about Southern food.

Grilling gives fish great flavor without the need for lots of added cooking fat. But this healthy method for cooking seafood can be stressful if you don’t get the technique right.

May 4, 2005 - Texas Roadhouse, a new restaurant that has a country-western theme and is known for its sizzling steaks, is slated to open May 16 in Marana.