Tucson mother turns tragedy into mission to prevent distracted driving, awarded $10k to expand...
TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — After losing her 21-year-old daughter and her daughter’s boyfriend in a crash caused by a texting driver, Julie Festerling has dedicated herself to preventing other families from experiencing the same tragedy. In 2019, a driver texting behind the wheel rear-ended the couple’s vehicle, sending...
Local prospects highlight Arizona Fall League’s return to Tucson
PIMA COUNTY (Oct. 9, 2026) -- The Arizona Fall League, returning to Tucson on Oct. 10 for the first time since 2002, will feature four Major League Baseball prospects with local ties. The doubleheader at Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium will include four of the six teams in the Phoenix-area league,...
200-Bed Tucson Rehab Center Sells for $34.3M
Park Avenue Health and Rehabilitation Center, a 200-bed skilled nursing and rehabilitation facility at 2001 N. Park Avenue in central Tucson, sold for $34.3 million. Real Estate Daily News reports Park Villa Corporation sold the property to the Ensign Group, which was managing the center. The 62,000 square foot facility...
South Tucson launches Co-Responder program to address homelessness, addiction
A new program in South Tucson is bringing law enforcement and mental health professionals together to help people experiencing homelessness and substance use disorders.
Tucson man arrested, charged after allegedly threatening to bomb the White House
TUCSON, ARIZ. — A Tucson man has been criminally charged after allegedly threatening to carry out mass bombings at the White House and other locations in the Washington, D.C., area. Jacob Hicks, 46, of Tucson, was arrested after authorities received a tip about an email containing threats against the...
Award-winning, family-owned Arizona Mexican restaurant is being sold
El Guero Canelo Restaurante Mexicano, a Tucson staple that won a James Beard American Classics Award in 2018 for its Sonoran hot dogs, is up for sale. All Tucson locations were listed on LoopNet . Owner Daniel Contreras founded El Guero Canelo as a food cart in 1993 and expanded into multiple locations in Tucson. According to the Daily Star, Joey Burns and John Convertino of Tucson's Calexico band immortalized Contreras in their 2003 song "Guero Canelo." Some fans took the news as a personal
C&W | PICOR Represents Largest Industrial Sale on Record in Tucson at $165.75 Million
Equus Capital Partners sells 1.25 million square foot Shallow Bay Industrial Portfolio to Catalyst Real Estate and Everview Partners. TUCSON, Ariz. (Oct. 8, 2026) -- Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR, Southern Arizona’s leading commercial real estate firm, is pleased to announce the sale of a 14-property, 1.25 million square foot industrial portfolio in Tucson for $165,750,000, or approximately $133 per square foot, the largest industrial sale on record in Tucson. The seller was Equus Capital Partners
It’s back! The Chinese Chorizo Festival officially starts this weekend
Forget pumpkin spice, October means it’s time for Chinese Chorizo!. The Chinese Chorizo Festival is back for its fifth year, bringing the delicious dish to various local restaurants so the community has the chance to taste a little piece of Tucson history. Chinese Chorizo is more than just a...
A Tucson man is charged with keeping $104,013 in Social Security benefits paid into...
Federal prosecutors in Arizona have charged Ruffin Alford III, 48, of Tucson, with keeping $104,013 in Social Security benefits that were paid into his deceased mother’s bank account between October 2020 and August 2025. A federal grand jury in Tucson returned the indictment in early September, and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of... The post A Tucson man is charged with keeping $104,013 in Social Security benefits paid into his dead mother’s bank account from 2020 to 2025 appeare
University of Arizona report on Flock cameras released
A report on Flock camera usage at the University of Arizona campus has been released.
