What a delicious year: the best meals I ate in Tucson in 2025 💖
For me, 2026 was filled with fun memories, big smiles, and lots of food… lots and lots of food. There is no shortage of good food in Tucson, and I have the privilege of being able to go and explore all kinds of flavors. Whether it’s eating the spiciest...
Tucson’s south side residents built an environmental justice movement after TCE — now they’re...
Yolanda Herrera dabs the corner of her eye with a tissue, wiping away tears as she talks about the people in her family who have died of cancer. This is the legacy she connects to decades of drinking water contaminated with trichloroethylene, also known as TCE, on Tucson’s south side.
This organization supports AZ youth experiencing homelessness and hit by family separation
TUCSON – Rashel Olalde was six years old when her family sold everything they owned in their Cottonwood home, packed up what they could in their Ford Explorer and drove almost 1,500 miles south of the U.S.-Mexico border. She didn’t understand why they moved to Mexico or why they were struggling to make ends meet...
Miraval Arizona Reimagines Spa for Landmark Anniversary
As Miraval Arizona marks its 30th year, the iconic Tucson retreat is preparing to unveil a fully reimagined Life in Balance Spa, an update that feels especially fitting for a destination that helped define transformative travel and intentional wellbeing decades ago. Scheduled for completion by mid-January, the...
PCSD arrests suspect in connection with Tucson Goodwill double shooting
TUCSON, Ariz. — A suspect connected to a shooting at the Goodwill Donation Center is now in custody, according to the Pima County Sheriff's Department. Shortly before 5:30 a.m. on Dec. 30, members of PCSD's Robbery/Assault Unit, Homicide Unit and Pima Regional SWAT team served a warrant linked to the double shooting...
Tucson Police targets retail theft
TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) - The Tucson Police Department announced a successful deployment targeting retail theft. The TPD says the effort resulted in thousands of dollars in stolen merchandise being recovered and dozens of arrests. The Tucson Police Department worked with retailers who helped in these investigations....
Strangers Come Together to Honor Fallen Veteran with No Known Family
A community in Arizona came together earlier this week to honor a veteran most did not know. Hundreds came to the Arizona Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Marana, Arizona, on Tuesday to pay their respects to Darrell Lee Arelt, a Vietnam veteran who had no known family to contact after he died from a short illness in...
What are the most dangerous intersections for Tucson drivers?
Tucson Police Department data shows 5,273 crashes in the city limits during 2025, the lowest count since 2020. Where do most of those crashes happen?
Woman airlifted to Tucson hospital after Christmas Day rollover crash into 50-foot ravine
BONITA — A woman was seriously injured on Christmas Day after her vehicle plunged approximately 50 feet into a ravine off a rural dirt road in the Bonita area, prompting a multi-agency rescue operation that included air evacuation to a Tucson hospital. The single-vehicle accident occurred around 1:32 p.m....
Officer-involved shooting left one woman dead late Monday night
On Monday night an officer involved shooting occurred on South Montezuma Avenue in a neighborhood on the Southside, near 29th and Alvernon.

















