Tiger Woods lobbied for the Match Play Championship to be held in Tucson because of the warm and sunny weather, but his likely absence from the tournament will almost certainly have a chilly effect.

Editor's note: Over the past year, the Star's Kristen Cook has pored over new cookbooks to see what's gift-worthy and what isn't. It's been a delicious adventure for her co-workers, who get to sample what she's whipped up.

State health officials say 23,800 doses of recalled H1N1 vaccine were shipped to Arizona, but that there are no safety concerns.

A conversation with preschoolers about hunger and going without during the difficult economic times turned into a boon for a local soup kitchen and a source of pride for the classroom of 4- and 5-year-olds.

Richard Leland was a teen testing his boundaries when he left his family's west side home near El Rio Golf Course on June 17, 1981, after a spat with his mother over chores.

A former Tucson real estate agent faces up to two years in federal prison after pleading guilty Tuesday to his role in a mortgage fraud scheme that he admitted involved taking out fake loans to inflate local home values.

Jim Livengood won't return to the Arizona Wildcats after his contract expires June 30, regardless of whether he is hired as UNLV's next athletic director.

A north-side fixture for more than 30 years, Penguin's Frozen Yogurt Place was put on ice Sunday.

The Community Food Bank is struggling to serve an increasing number of Southern Arizonans who need help during this holiday season and beyond.

There's no better gift for a food lover than a food-themed one.

The Arizona Wildcats will resume practice today without three key players after forward Jamelle Horne suffered an ankle injury Saturday at San Diego State.

Already this season, Pac-10 basketball teams have lost to Montana, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, Sacramento State, Cal State-Fullerton, Long Beach State, Oral Roberts and Loyola Marymount.

Shortly after the Arizona Wildcats play in the Holiday Bowl, Paul Vassallo will load up his 2004 Honda Accord at his parents' Reno, Nev., home and drive 14 hours to Tucson.

Don't base loud F-35s in Tucson

When it comes to holiday gifts, you can't go wrong with wine.

The long-awaited Lee Lee Oriental Supermart, 1990 W. Orange Grove Road, is set to open Dec. 23. It had been expected to open in August.

PHOENIX — The Arizona Supreme Court's disciplinary committee is recommending that a Phoenix lawyer well-known for his television commercials be suspended for not complying with rules of conduct and not adequately supervising his staff.

Mesa is building two new roads that will open miles of undeveloped desert to mid-rises, industry, hotels and a new path to Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport, the East Valley Tribune reports.

MEXICO CITY — President Felipe Calderón is proposing runoff elections in future presidential contests and re-election for many officials in Mexico's most dramatic political reform attempt in decades.