🏛️ Two Hours, Zero Public Comment, One Massive Missed Opportunity | Pima-Tucson Joint Meeting
😽 Keepin’ It Simple Summary for Younger Readers. On November 18th, Tucson’s Mayor and Council sat down with Pima County’s Board of Supervisors for their first joint meeting in years, promising collaboration on homelessness 🏚️ and the fentanyl crisis 💊.
Pima County Sheriff’s Department pursuing a new lead on cold case from 1979
The Pima County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a cold case that dates back to the 1970s after finding a lead using new DNA technology. The victim was a girl as young as 17 and thought to be of Honduran descent. Her body was found with gunshot wounds along the side of the I-10 outside Tucson in 1979.
As one system exits, another approaches
TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — Light showers and a few thunderstorms will be possible through mid-morning, then gradually clearing to the northeast through the day. Much cooler air will be in its path, with widespread freezing temps in valleys east of Tucson Friday morning. A FREEZE WARNING is in place...
Arizona ties 36-year old record with its win at Connecticut
Arizona matched a 36-year old record by winning at Connecticut on Wednesday night.
New Eastside PACC adoption center aims to give more pets a paws-itive life
The adoption center aims to boost Eastside adoptions and relieve pressure on the overcrowded Silverbell campus.
Teen Charged in Deaths of 3 UA Students Pleads Not Guilty
Louis John Artal is charged with manslaughter in the hit-and-run deaths of three University of Arizona students. (11/18/25)
Road reopens following Oro Valley crash
TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) - The Oro Valley Police Department says a two vehicle crash briefly caused two lanes to be blocked. The OVPD says the crash happened in the northbound lanes of Oracle at El Conquistador. Police say traffic signals were damaged and ADOT needed to make the repairs.
After Tucson killing, this columnist says Arizona’s lenient self-defense laws need to change
A Tucson man who shot and killed a visiting doctor after a traffic dispute was recently sentenced to four years of probation, no prison time. Navy veteran Jason Jameson pled guilty and tried to administer first aid to Dr. Jeffrey Hohner. After he shot him, prosecutors offered him a plea deal to of negligent homicide.
Houselessness, crime, and transit discussed by panel
A Tucson panel featuring Pima County Attorney Laura Conover discussed strategic prosecution policies, the intersection of crime and homelessness
51-year-old man arrested in connection with string of copper wire thefts
A 51-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a string of copper wire thefts in the Tucson area.
