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The Cochise County Sheriff’s Office is planning to build its own animal shelter. The facility planned for Huachuca City is expected to cost $3 million.
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Cochise County plans to build its own animal shelter
The facility planned for Huachuca City is expected to cost $3 million.
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December 22, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The Cochise County Sheriff’s Office is planning to build its own animal shelter. The facility planned for Huachuca City is expected to cost $3 million.
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Louis John Artal, the 19-year-old suspect in the hit-and-run that killed three University of Arizona students in October appeared in court Friday for his case management conference.
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Louis John Artal’s lawyer requested to postpone his defendant’s pretrial conference.
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December 22, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Louis John Artal, the 19-year-old suspect in the hit-and-run that killed three University of Arizona students in October appeared in court Friday for his case management conference.
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Some Tucsonans applying for food stamps and Medicaid are met with long delays as state agencies grapple with effects of layoffs and the government shutdown.
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DES delays frustrate people seeking public assistance
Some Tucsonans applying for food stamps and Medicaid are met with long delays as state agencies grapple with effects of layoffs and the government shutdown.
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December 19, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Some Tucsonans applying for food stamps and Medicaid are met with long delays as state agencies grapple with effects of layoffs and the government shutdown.
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The City of Tucson is launching the Personal Property Program for the unhoused in January.
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Tucson to launch Personal Property Program for the unhoused
The program will store and protect the belongings of the unhoused, opening up more opportunities for them to move into shelters.
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December 19, 2025 at 9:00 PM
The City of Tucson is launching the Personal Property Program for the unhoused in January.
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Neighborhoods across Tucson could become denser and more populated in the future after the Tucson City Council voted on Tuesday to allow “middle housing” in most of the city’s residential areas.
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Tucson to allow duplexes, triplexes, townhouses in most city neighborhoods
Tucson’s new “middle housing” policy goes beyond the more limited change required of large cities by a 2024 Arizona law.
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December 19, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Neighborhoods across Tucson could become denser and more populated in the future after the Tucson City Council voted on Tuesday to allow “middle housing” in most of the city’s residential areas.
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In a 3-2 vote, the Pima County Board of Supervisors approved a contract with Humphrey’s Peak Properties, the buyer of land for the planned “Project Blue” data center.
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Pima County approves Project Blue data center agreement
Supervisors question end user as Beale Infrastructure agrees to renewable energy goals and community investments.
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December 19, 2025 at 8:00 PM
In a 3-2 vote, the Pima County Board of Supervisors approved a contract with Humphrey’s Peak Properties, the buyer of land for the planned “Project Blue” data center.
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Tucson's Mexican Winter League baseball team will finish its season without playing a single game in the city.
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Tucson Baseball Team will not play home games this season
Visa issues forced the minor league squad to schedule all of its games on the road.
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December 19, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Tucson's Mexican Winter League baseball team will finish its season without playing a single game in the city.
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Lil Peep’s mother opens up about her son’s death outside The Rock in 2017, hoping his fans can continue to honor him.
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Why a deceased rapper’s mother wants to keep a Tucson music venue open
Lil Peep’s mother opens up about her son’s death outside The Rock in 2017, hoping his fans can continue to honor him.
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December 19, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Lil Peep’s mother opens up about her son’s death outside The Rock in 2017, hoping his fans can continue to honor him.
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Tucson's Mexican Winter League baseball team will finish its season without playing a single game in the city.The new franchise tried for months to secure the updated U. S. visas needed for the players, coaches and managers to compete in Tucson.
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Tucson Baseball Team will not play home games this season
Visa issues forced the minor league squad to schedule all of its games on the road.
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December 18, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Tucson's Mexican Winter League baseball team will finish its season without playing a single game in the city.The new franchise tried for months to secure the updated U. S. visas needed for the players, coaches and managers to compete in Tucson.
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Jewish leaders in southern Arizona said they reported a hate vandalism incident in Tucson on Tuesday, Dec. 16 that targeted the Jewish community, as well as law enforcement.
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Antisemitic flyers reported at Tucson Jewish Community Center amid heightened security concerns
The incident comes as Jewish organizations nationwide urge increased vigilance following a mass attack in Australia that killed 15 people during a Hanukkah celebration.
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December 17, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Jewish leaders in southern Arizona said they reported a hate vandalism incident in Tucson on Tuesday, Dec. 16 that targeted the Jewish community, as well as law enforcement.
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City of Tucson has Emergency Vehicle Preemption Systems on some of the largest intersections, but they hope to be installed at every intersection with prop 411.
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Funding for Emergency Vehicle Preemption devices supported by prop 411
City of Tucson has Emergency Vehicle Preemption Systems on some of the largest intersections, but they hope to be installed at every intersection with prop 411.
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December 17, 2025 at 10:00 PM
City of Tucson has Emergency Vehicle Preemption Systems on some of the largest intersections, but they hope to be installed at every intersection with prop 411.
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The Tucson City Council adopted a Transit Safety and Security Action Plan on Tuesday. Many of the plan’s recommendations echo concerns raised by unionized Sun Tran bus drivers.
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Amid policy shift on public safety issues, Tucson City Council adopts transit safety plan
Many of the plan’s recommendations echo concerns raised by unionized Sun Tran bus drivers.
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December 17, 2025 at 9:30 PM
The Tucson City Council adopted a Transit Safety and Security Action Plan on Tuesday. Many of the plan’s recommendations echo concerns raised by unionized Sun Tran bus drivers.
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Farmers in the lower Colorado River basin are getting a cheaper deal on water than cities are, according to a new report by the UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability and Natural Resources Defense Council.
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UCLA report finds farmers pay far less than cities for Colorado River water
New research shows agricultural districts receive federally supplied water at little to no cost while cities pay hundreds per acre-foot.
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December 17, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Farmers in the lower Colorado River basin are getting a cheaper deal on water than cities are, according to a new report by the UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability and Natural Resources Defense Council.
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Records show the University of Arizona Police Department searched a national license-plate database on behalf of a federal agency — contradicting a university official’s claim that the department wasn’t sharing that data with the federal government.
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UA Police ran searches for U.S. government, despite claims of not sharing license plate data with feds
A University of Arizona governance body plans to investigate campus police use of license plate-reading technology and how that data is shared with other law enforcement agencies.
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December 17, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Records show the University of Arizona Police Department searched a national license-plate database on behalf of a federal agency — contradicting a university official’s claim that the department wasn’t sharing that data with the federal government.
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A University of Arizona-led study found that exposure to “forever chemicals” in drinking water is threatening the health of babies, and costing the U.S. billions of dollars each year.
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UA study: ‘Forever chemicals’ pose steep risks to infants and hefty national price tag
A new interdisciplinary study found a 191% jump in infant mortality for pregnant women exposed to contaminated drinking water. The study suggests cleanup would cost far less than the harms.
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December 17, 2025 at 8:00 PM
A University of Arizona-led study found that exposure to “forever chemicals” in drinking water is threatening the health of babies, and costing the U.S. billions of dollars each year.
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One of the most intriguing star systems in the Milky Way is prompting new questions from space researchers.
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New studies focus on Earth-like exoplanets of TRAPPIST-1
Scientists say one of the solar system's worlds might have an atmosphere and water on the surface.
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December 17, 2025 at 7:30 PM
One of the most intriguing star systems in the Milky Way is prompting new questions from space researchers.
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Tucson is seeking volunteers to assist with counting the homeless population in Pima County. The Tucson Pima Collaboration to End Homelessness will conduct the annual Point-In-Time Count on January 28.
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Tucson looking for volunteers to count the homeless in Pima County
The annual Point-In-Time Count by the Tucson Pima Collaboration to End Homelessness will be on Jan. 28.
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December 17, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Tucson is seeking volunteers to assist with counting the homeless population in Pima County. The Tucson Pima Collaboration to End Homelessness will conduct the annual Point-In-Time Count on January 28.
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The Flandrau Planetarium and Science Center on the University of Arizona campus celebrates its golden anniversary this weekend.
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Flandrau Planetarium and Science Center celebrates 50 years of curiosity
The building now hosts exhibits ranging from space satellites to great white sharks.
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December 15, 2025 at 9:30 PM
The Flandrau Planetarium and Science Center on the University of Arizona campus celebrates its golden anniversary this weekend.
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The Democratic Party aims to take control of the Arizona State Capitol in the 2026 midterm elections. They have included Arizona in their list of target states for flipping legislatures and plan to invest $50 million in these races.
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National Democrats are hoping to flip Arizona legislature in 2026, will invest $50M in competitive state house races nationwide
The decision comes after strong Democratic performances in several off-year elections this year.
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December 15, 2025 at 9:01 PM
The Democratic Party aims to take control of the Arizona State Capitol in the 2026 midterm elections. They have included Arizona in their list of target states for flipping legislatures and plan to invest $50 million in these races.
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On Wednesday night, the Marana Planning Commission unanimously voted to recommend rezoning to the Town Council, two parcels of agricultural land on Luckett Road for a datacenter.
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Marana Planning Commission backs rezoning for 600-acre data center project
The land, partly owned by a sitting council member moves forward amid intense public debate.
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December 15, 2025 at 8:30 PM
On Wednesday night, the Marana Planning Commission unanimously voted to recommend rezoning to the Town Council, two parcels of agricultural land on Luckett Road for a datacenter.
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The City of Tucson announced that as of Jan. 1, they will close the waitlists for public housing to maintain the existing applicant pool.
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“It would take us decades to get through” Tucson to close public housing waitlist
City officials say there are currently 40,000 households on the public housing and housing choice voucher list.
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December 15, 2025 at 8:01 PM
The City of Tucson announced that as of Jan. 1, they will close the waitlists for public housing to maintain the existing applicant pool.
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Republican Congressman Juan Ciscomani has re-introduced legislation to designate Chiricahua National Monument as a national park.
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Rep. Ciscomani reintroduces bill to make Chiricahua National Monument Arizona’s next national park
The bill aims to create the state’s fourth national park, boost rural tourism and protect the Wonderland of Rocks.
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December 15, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Republican Congressman Juan Ciscomani has re-introduced legislation to designate Chiricahua National Monument as a national park.
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In fear of centralization, member campuses are rejecting Pima Joint Technical Education District’s bond election idea, but the district says it’s all been a big misunderstanding.
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Miscommunication pauses talk of Pima JTED bond election
In fear of centralization, member campuses are rejecting Pima Joint Technical Education District’s bond election idea, but the district says it’s all been a big misunderstanding.
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December 15, 2025 at 7:00 PM
In fear of centralization, member campuses are rejecting Pima Joint Technical Education District’s bond election idea, but the district says it’s all been a big misunderstanding.
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