The Town of Oro Valley is currently accepting letters of interest and resumes from Oro Valley residents to fill an unexpired term that is the result of a council member resignation.

The crack of gunshots shattered the morning calm in Oro Valley on June 20, 2000.

A financial update of Oro Valley shows the town expects to run a $2.14 million dollar deficit by the end of the fiscal year.

Students and teachers from Coronado K-8 School held a fundraiser for the music department on Saturday.

Water rates have increased almost every year in Oro Valley since 1997. With council approval, rates will go up again.

This image, comprised of 58 30-second shots compressed on top of each other, shows the stars moving through the night sky Monday night. Tuesday morning was the apex of the Leonids meteor shower, an annual cosmological event when Earth passes through a meteor field made of debris left from the comet Tempel-Tuttle.

A crowd estimated near 1,200 came to Oro Valley Marketplace on a fittingly brisk Friday night to welcome the 85-foot blue spruce tree cut in Arizona’s White Mountains and bound for the U.S. Capitol.

Oro Valley Councilman K.C. Carter has let it be known he intends to run for re-election.

The recent failure of a home-rule option vote in the city of Tucson has brought home to Oro Valley leaders the prospect of a similar fate befalling the town.

It might seem counterproductive for students to bring pillows and blankets to class.

Special to The Explorer Amphitheater School District officials say a 28-vote victory for the Proposition 403 property tax override was a small margin, but "a huge victory for our students, programs, staff, and the broader Amphi community.

El Tour means road restrictions in Oro Valley

Thursday, Nov. 19 • A panel discussion will be held on veterans overcoming transition issues of exiting war and entering polite society. Details: 5:45-7:45 p.m.; Himmel Park Branch Library, 1035 N. Treat Ave.; free; 594-5305, Ext. 3.

ORO VALLEY On Thursday, Nov, 5 at 12 p.m., Oro Valley police spoke with an assistant principal at Ironwood Ridge High School who said that a parent had relayed concerns about an iPod Touch her child brought home that belonged to another student. The woman told police that the iPod had been borrowed from another student, but what concerned her were some photos of a nude male she found while searching through the device. Police spoke with a 17-year-old girl who owns the iPod who said she was unaware of any photos. She also told police that she often loans the electronic device to her friends. Police were able to confirm that the photos had been sent to the girl's e-mail and then sent to the iPod. They also tentatively confirmed the identification of the man in the photographs as an 18-year-old former Ironwood Ridge student. The girl told police that she is not involved in a relationship with the man. The iPod was placed into evidence pending further investigation. No arrests were made.

Twin Peaks interchange The first delivery of concrete bridge girders for the I-10 Twin Peaks overpass will be delivered to the project construction site this Thursday and Friday, Nov. 19 and 20. Each girder is 120 feet long and will require its own transport truck and two pilot vehicles.

The Tucson Festival of Books Committee has raised $200,000 for literacy.