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Happy Joe’s Pizza & Ice Cream Opens in Old Pueblo

A Historic Opening for Happy Joe’s in the Old Pueblo. Located at 11695 N. Oracle Rd., Happy Joe’s opened its doors with a twist on tradition. Instead of using standard scissors, company leaders and local community members marked the occasion by swapping them for pizza cutters to slice into a fresh, oversized pie. The...
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Tucson man sentenced for fatal crash connected to human smuggling

TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) - A Tucson man was sentenced to a decade in federal prison for a crash that killed a migrant near Arivaca in 2024. The U.S. Attorney’s Office said Samuel Lopez-Ozuna, 20, pleaded guilty to transportation of illegal aliens for profit, resulting in death. In August...
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The Apparatus Chauffeur: Brandon Emans, Northwest (AZ) Fire District

Meet Brandon Emans, age 36, engineer with the Northwest Fire District in Tucson, Arizona. Emans has 16 years in the fire service. He started as a seasonal wildland engine crew member with the Northwest Fire District in 2009. In 2010, Emans became a full-time firefighter with the Northwest Fire District, where he...
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‘We’re here to stay’: Tucson celebrates its Latino Pride Festival with drag performances, banda...

TUCSON – The crowd screamed as Ezmeralda Felix climbed on a steel pole, throwing her hair back and her tips in the air as she danced to JLo’s “Waiting for Tonight,” the bright red tassels of her costume moving to her rhythm.. Ezmeralda Felix, who was...
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🌵 The Desert Is Speaking — Is Anyone Listening? Inside Tucson’s Semiconductor Colonization

💧 Lake Mead is one-third full and Arizona is already receiving 18% less Colorado River water than its allocation — every year since 2022 — before a single new semiconductor fab comes online in Tucson.
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DR Horton Expanding in Rancho Sahuarita During Community’s 25th Anniversary Year

SAHUARITA, AZ (March 10, 2026) -- DR Horton Inc. acquired 27 single-family residential lots in the Entrada Del Toro subdivision within Rancho Sahuarita for $2,520,375, or about $93,347 per lot. The 3.35-acre residential land sale closed Feb. 24, 2026, and equates to roughly $753,001 per acre, or $17.29 per square foot.
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Hunter’s Kitten Lounge gets community help after property damage

After a window was broken at Southern Arizona Cat Rescue's Hunter's Kitten Lounge, the Tucson Community and one small business stepped in to help.
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Following the signs: Local artist transforms recycled trash into art

You know the saying one man’s trash is another man’s treasure? That’s definitely true for Levi Koenen, who makes a living off of license plate art made from recycled plates, wood and soda tabs.
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Mrs. T’s historic Al-Marah Equine Center will be sold, per U of A

Sale of Al-Marah Equine Center could mark a new chapter for property long tied to Arabian horse breeder Ruth Tankersley
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Flagstaff, Tucson Bookmans employees ratify union contract

Employees of Bookmans Entertainment Exchange stores in Flagstaff and Tucson have voted to ratify their union contract after months of negotiations with management. Organizers say the new three-year contract addresses wage increases, paid sick time, bereavement leave and health insurance for both full and part-time...

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