This Old-School Tucson Bakery Has Been Turning Out Mexican Sweet Bread Since 1922
Some places measure their history in decades, and this one measures it in generations of families who keep coming back. Tucked into the south side of a sunny Arizona city sits a bakery that has been filling plain brown boxes with warm treats since long before your grandparents were born.
Sun Auto Tire & Service Acquires Klipper Automotive in Tucson, AZ
Sun Auto Tire & Service announced the acquisition of Klipper Automotive, an automotive repair business serving the greater Tucson market. The deal brings the company’s Arizona footprint to nearly 100 locations operating under local and regional automotive service brands. As part of the Sun Auto network, Klipper Automot
Crews respond to gas leak at Marana Middle School
TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) - A gas leak at Marana Middle School caused students to temporarily shelter and bus operations to halt on Wednesday, Aug. 26. The Marana Unified School District said a garbage truck accidentally damaged a gas line near the cafeteria, causing the leak. Students and staff were...
Tucson Unified School District seeks input on possible school closures
The Tucson Unified School District plans to hold roundtables to gather input from families and the public as it considers potential school closures. The district’s governing board approved the community engagement plan at its meeting on Tuesday. Superintendent Gabriel Trujillo said he wants a packed house for each of..
Order The Green Corn Tamales At This Tucson Institution And You’ll Understand Why It’s...
Some restaurants serve dinner. Others serve a slice of a century, plated up with green corn tamales and a story that started when women rarely ran their own businesses. In downtown Tucson, there is a spot inside an old adobe home where meat still dries in the desert sun on the roof, and where families have kept the sam
Judge throws out fired UA employee’s retaliation case
This story was originally published by Tucson Spotlight, a community-based newsroom that provides paid opportunities for students and rising journalists in Southern Arizona. A Pima County Superior Court judge has thrown out a fired University of Arizona employee’s retaliation claim against the Arizona Board of Regents,
Tucson Man Gets 5 Years for Metal Rod Beating on Pascua Yaqui Land
A 38-year-old Tucson man has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for beating a man with a metal rod as he walked home near the Pascua Yaqui Reservation last December, leaving the victim with a broken arm. Sonny Reyes Lozano, an enrolled member of the Pascua Yaqui Tribe, struck the victim approximately eight
Two dogs die in house fire near First, Prince in Tucson
TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) - Two dogs died in a house fire near North First Avenue and East Prince Road in Tucson on Wednesday, Aug. 26. The Tucson Fire Department said crews were called to the home in the 3400 block of North Los Altos Avenue around 1:30 p.m. One...
Former Tribal Police Officer indicted on charges of excessive force, falsifying records
TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) - A former San Carlos Apache Police Officer has been indicted on two federal crimes: use of excessive force and falsification of another officer’s report. The Department of Justice said 29-year-old Jacob Christopher Slawson faces charges of deprivation of rights under color of law and...
Top Valley restaurant owners bring a taste of Chihuahua to Tucson
Phoenix diners will need to fuel up their cars before heading to the new restaurant from a local power couple. Armando Hernandez and Nadia Holguin are the James Beard Award-nominated chefs and restaurateurs behind Tacos Chiwas, Cocina Chiwas and other popular Valley eateries. On Thursday, they will open their newest re

















