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There were not many open seats at a pair of meetings last week over proposed routes that would send Interstate 11 through the Tucson area. Many of those in attendance were there to speak against two of the alternatives, which run west of Saguaro National Park West in the Avra Valley.“I understand the need to provide ways for people to move around," said Kimberly Baeza, "But it doesn't have to come at the expense of our open landscapes and beautiful Sonoran Desert.”The meeting is part of the second step in selecting the route I-11 could take through Arizona. The freeway...

A rollover accident caused major traffic problems Wednesday morning on I-19 at Pima Mine Road. The Arizona Department of Public Safety says that 16 people were inside a truck when it rolled. Several of them suffered serious injuries. Twelve people were taken to the hospital by ambulance, plus 2 more by helicopter, and two fled from the scene. DPS Sgt. Paul Castellano says, "The people travelling in the vehicle appeared to be illegal immigrants." This is the second major accident involving illegal immigrant in the last two weeks.