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  • A look at how Rep. Giffords and the other survivors are healing.

  • Download a printable copy of Gabrielle Giffords' letter of resignation.

  • Tuesday, January 24 2012 7:55 PM EST2012-01-25 00:55:07 GMT
    Rep. Giffords attending President Obama's State of the Union address, and planning to vote on a bill she introduced.

  • Monday, January 23 2012 6:54 AM EST2012-01-23 11:54:39 GMT
    Rep. Gabrielle Giffords has announced she will step down from Congress this week. She made the statement Sunday, in a video message posted on her YouTube page.

  • Sunday, January 22 2012 5:19 PM EST2012-01-22 22:19:30 GMT
    The following statement was released by the White House on Sunday: Gabby Giffords embodies the very best of what public service should be. She's universally admired for qualities that transcend party

  • Wednesday, January 11 2012 9:01 AM EST2012-01-11 14:01:32 GMT
    If you're between the ages of 14 and 21 and want to work this summer, the Pima County One-Stop Career Center's Summer Youth Program will begin accepting applications on Jan. 27.

  • Monday, January 9 2012 10:09 PM EST2012-01-10 03:09:35 GMT
    Tucson Pima Arts Council is taking public suggestions on a permanent memorial display.

  • Monday, January 9 2012 10:08 PM EST2012-01-10 03:08:31 GMT
    Voters in Congressional District 8 will likely take stock of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' recovery before they decide on whether they think she should return to office.

  • Monday, January 9 2012 10:07 PM EST2012-01-10 03:07:21 GMT
    Jan. 8, 2011 started like any other sunny Saturday morning, but the tranquility of the day was shattered in a matter of seconds.

  • Monday, January 9 2012 10:04 PM EST2012-01-10 03:04:52 GMT
    The six people who died in the Jan. 8 attack are remembered not just for how they died but for who they were.

  • Monday, January 9 2012 9:50 PM EST2012-01-10 02:50:50 GMT
    Jan. 8 is a day first responders can learn from to make sure they're best prepared for that next call.

  • Monday, January 9 2012 9:47 PM EST2012-01-10 02:47:19 GMT
    A snapshot of the accused gunman and what happens to him now?

  • Monday, January 9 2012 9:37 PM EST2012-01-10 02:37:01 GMT
    The CTG Memorial Foundation has given tens of thousands of dollars to local schools.

  • Sunday, January 8 2012 8:47 PM EST2012-01-09 01:47:46 GMT
    Giffords' character and strength have been revealed by this tragedy. Nurses who cared for her on Jan. 8 said she was fighting the second she was wheeled into the ICU.

  • Tuesday, January 3 2012 6:18 PM EST2012-01-03 23:18:59 GMT
    The last thing John and Roxanna Green wanted to think about after their daughter's death was writing about it, but they knew there would be a book, and there was no one better to write it.

  • People magazine has photos of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and her husband, Mark Kelly, at home in Houston to accompany a excerpt from their new memoir, "Gabby: A Story of Courage and Hope."

  • Rep. Gabrielle Giffords vows to return to Congress in a book that details her therapy and battle to come to terms with the Tucson shooting that killed six and wounded her and 12 others.

  • Democratic Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' campaign is asking the Federal Election Commission whether she can use donations to help pay for security improvements recommended by the U.S. Capitol Police.

  • Tuesday, August 16 2011 5:14 PM EDT2011-08-16 21:14:00 GMT
    Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords' District Director Ron Barber, along with Tucson Mayor Bob Walkup have been selected to receive the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration award next week.

  • Monday, August 1 2011 11:09 PM EDT2011-08-02 03:09:13 GMT
    Rep. Gabrielle Giffords was on the floor of Congress on Monday to cast her first vote since being shot Jan. 8.

  • Wednesday, July 20 2011 4:05 PM EDT2011-07-20 20:05:29 GMT
    The move to name a room at the Capitol Visitor Center after Gabe Zimmerman will be voted on next week. It was sponsored by Arizona Representative David Schweikert and Florida congresswoman Debbie Schultz.

  • Monday, July 18 2011 11:05 PM EDT2011-07-19 03:05:32 GMT
    Tucsonan Emma McMahon heads to Washington, D.C. with hopes of being a politician. She was standing in line with little Christina on January 8 to see Rep. Giffords. She says she draws inspiration from the girl who lost her life that day and hopes to honor her memory by running for office.

  • A new federal courthouse in Yuma will be named after a judge killed in the Tucson mass shooting.

  • Tuesday, June 21 2011 2:00 PM EDT2011-06-21 18:00:25 GMT
    In a letter posted to his Facebook page, Kelly says he wants to be by his wife's side as she makes her "mission of recovery."

  • These photos were taken May 17 at TIRR Memorial Hermann Hospital, the day after the launch of Endeavour and the day before she had her cranioplasty.
    An aide to wounded Rep. Gabrielle Giffords says the Arizona congresswoman could be released from her rehabilitation hospital in Houston as early as this month.

    Former Tucson Citizen photographer P.K. Weis took the photos.

  • Wednesday, June 1 2011 11:03 AM EDT2011-06-01 15:03:40 GMT
    He's back on Earth after commanding the next-to-last space shuttle mission, but Mark Kelly didn't call his wife right away.

  • Friday, May 27 2011 12:06 AM EDT2011-05-27 04:06:27 GMT
    Daniel Hernandez spoke to the class of 2011 at Sunnyside High School during graduation ceremonies Thursday night.

  • Thursday, May 26 2011 8:00 PM EDT2011-05-27 00:00:16 GMT
    A federal judge ruled Wednesday that accused Arizona Safeway shooter, Jared Loughner, who has been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia, is not mentally competent to stand trial.

    What exactly does that mean?

  • Thursday, May 26 2011 6:57 PM EDT2011-05-26 22:57:02 GMT
    Some survivors of the January 8 mass shooting are reacting to news that suspect has been found incompetent to stand trial.

  • Wednesday, May 25 2011 4:44 PM EDT2011-05-25 20:44:37 GMT
    Eric Fuller was in the courtroom Wednesday as U.S. District Judge Larry Burns issued his ruling. Fuller said he is comfortable with the judge's incompetency decision and wouldn't be bothered if Loughner spends the rest of his life in a mental health facility.

  • Outburst gets defendant thrown out of court

    Wednesday, May 25 2011 3:46 PM EDT2011-05-25 19:46:54 GMT
    Three U.S. Marshals grabbed the defendant and escorted him out of the courtroom. Loughner was heard yelling other things but it was not clear what.

    Grijalva said she heard him yell "thank you for the freak show," or "thank you for the free kill." Observers in the courtroom weren't sure. His final outburst was either "you're treasonous" or "you're cheating us."

  • Wednesday, May 25 2011 2:29 PM EDT2011-05-25 18:29:22 GMT
    The case will move forward if he's determined to be competent. But if Loughner is found to be incompetent, he would be sent to a federal facility for a maximum of four months to see if he can be restored to competency.

  • Wednesday, May 25 2011 2:18 PM EDT2011-05-25 18:18:02 GMT
    The president and CEO of Safeway praised the actions of his employees at the store where Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and 18 others were shot in January.

  • Tuesday, May 24 2011 8:15 PM EDT2011-05-25 00:15:17 GMT
    U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords has been transferred back to a rehabilitation hospital after surgery to replace part of her skull.

  • Thursday, March 24 2011 8:29 PM EDT2011-03-25 00:29:30 GMT
    A piece of World Trade Center steel is being molded into an angel in the memory of a girl who was born on Sept. 11, 2001, and died in a barrage of gunfire in the Jan. 8 shooting rampage that injured Rep. Gabrielle Giffords.

  • Tuesday, March 22 2011 7:41 PM EDT2011-03-22 23:41:15 GMT
    Scott Kelly, brother-in-law of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, spoke about how hard it was to be in space for six months, especially during a horrific time for his family.

  • Wednesday, March 16 2011 8:21 PM EDT2011-03-17 00:21:08 GMT
    A local army veteran who was awarded the Purple Heart is giving his medal to Rep. Gabrielle Giffords.

  • Legal experts say a finding that the suspect in the Tucson shooting rampage is mentally competent to stand trial may make it tougher for his lawyers to later persuade a jury to accept an insanity defense.

  • Sunday, February 27 2011 4:03 PM EST2011-02-27 21:03:40 GMT
    Gabe Zimmerman would have just turned 31 on Friday.

  • Thursday, February 24 2011 7:34 PM EST2011-02-25 00:34:31 GMT
    PHOENIX (AP) - A federal judge says trial for the man charged with shooting Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and 18 others in Tucson last month should begin no later than Sept. 20. Judge Larry Burns issued

  • Thursday, February 17 2011 7:57 PM EST2011-02-18 00:57:17 GMT
    The continual news that Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is making near a near-miraculous recovery after being shot in the head Jan. 8 has increased talk about her political future.Friends and colleagues of Giffords

  • Wednesday, January 26 2011 11:23 AM EST2011-01-26 16:23:13 GMT
    Late Tuesday night, doctors upgraded Rep. Gabrielle Giffords from 'serious' to 'good' condition.

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