Cacti theft lands Tucson man in prisonSource: Welcome to StarNet
A 50-year-old Tucson man was sentenced Tuesday to eight months in federal prison for stealing cacti from Saguaro National Park West.
'Good luck' crystals yield 'imitation'-drug arrest | www.azstarnet.com ®Source: Welcome to StarNet
Crystals from a psychic to ward off evil and bring good luck have landed a Tucson woman in legal trouble.
Elvira Zatarain, 49, was stopped for a traffic infraction near North Alvernon Way and East Fort Lowell Road on June 12 by a Pima County Sheriff's Department deputy.
Woman critically hurt as car Rolls Over Her HeadSource: Welcome to StarNet
Excerpt: A woman was in critical condition Thursday after a car apparently rolled over her on Tucson's South Side, police said.
The woman, 35, and her sister, 30, were standing outside of a 1998 Mercury Mystique sedan at about 8:30 a.m.

Author's Note: Scott (Scoop) Butki has challenged us to write from the POV of a snowman.
There Are No Atheists In The Front Yard
To hell with you naysayers; the teleological argument is that if something shows characteristics of design that can't occur naturally, then there must …
City's vote on gay marriage: TucsonSource: Welcome to StarNet
Unlike the rest of Arizona, Pima County voters narrowly rejected a constitutional ban on gay marriage last week, thanks in part to heavy opposition in the affluent, and typically more conservative, Catalina Foothills.
2nd Largest AZ Paper Endorses ObamaSource: Welcome to StarNet
We see America the way Barack Obama sees America.
Our future requires a steady, intelligent and, as former Secretary of State Colin Powell said, a "transformational" leader to guide us into a new era.
Olivia starts first lesbian housing development in TucsonSource: 365gay.com
Olivia founder, Judy Dlugacz and her partner Rachel Wahba went to Tucson, Arizona and found a complex with a swimming pool, fitness center and clubhouse, nestled in a gay-friendly town. The city has a large transgender community and several anti-discrimination laws in effect.

George Bush spent the night in my fair town of Tucson at the home of some uber rich folks who hosted a fund raiser this morning for the GOP challenger to Rep. Gabrielle Giffords.
Sex Toys in the CitySource: tucsonweekly.com
A review of pleasurable and perverse toys and gadgets at some of Tucson's finer storesAlthough this is a review of sex toy shops in Tucson, AZ, the sizing and gadgetry and whatnot will doubtless translate into your neck of the woods.
Need gas? Go to Tucson for cheapest pricesSource: Welcome to StarNet
"If you're headed out of town for the holiday weekend, fill up here first.
Tucson has the cheapest gasoline in the nation right now at $2.91 on average for a gallon of regular gas, according to the weekly Lundberg Survey of 7,000 stations nationwide."
Gunmen invade home in Tucson, demand pot from teenSource: Welcome to StarNet
Armed men burst into a South Side home and demanded marijuana from its teenage occupant late Monday, a Tucson police spokesman said.
Three men with shotguns and a pistol kicked in the door of a home in the 5600 block of South Vine Avenue, near South Park Avenue and East Drexel R …