Thousands expected downtown for Tucson Meet Yourself festival
Thousands of people are expected to pack downtown Tucson this weekend for the Tucson Meet Yourself (TMY) Folklife Festival bringing food, art and community together in the heart of the city.
Resistance, awareness, reclamation: Indigenous Peoples’ Day sows “seeds of change”
Attendees of the Indigenous Peoples' Day celebration at the Global Justice Center dance in a circle on Oct. 13 while the Four Winds Drum Group performs. The Indigenous Alliance Without Borders hosted its 11th annual celebration in South Tucson. The sky was gray on Monday, but on a strip of...
Crews battling stubborn house fire in Vail
TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) - Crews responded to a fire in Vail on Thursday, Oct. 16, and a lack of hydrants and lithium-ion batteries may be complicating the fight. The Rincon Valley Fire District said there are reports of small explosions, which may have been caused by the batteries. The...
TUSD looking for applicants to join transportation team amid shortages
The district has raised pay and put more emphasis on online recruiting to get their driving team up to pre-pandemic levels.
Proposal to rename Southside park after Raúl Grijalva open for public comment
The City of Tucson is holding a 45-day public comment period for the proposal to rename Mission Manor Park to Raúl M. Grijalva Park.
Humans, not climate, have drained Tucson’s aquifers
New University of Arizona research shows human pumping doubled natural groundwater losses. The study reconstructs Tucson’s water table over 20,000 years using chemical and isotopic markers. Even a wetter climate could not restore the volume lost to modern pumping. Friday, October 17, 2025 — A University of...
Basileus Capital Acquires South Tucson Industrial Building for $650,000
TUCSON, AZ (October 16, 2025) — Basileus Capital, LLC has purchased a 5,867-square-foot South Tucson industrial building located at 3231 E. 46th Street in Tucson for $650,000 ($111 PSF). The property was sold by Xtremeone, LLC. Paul Hooker, SIOR, Principal and Industrial Specialist with Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR,...
Pima JTED improves graduation rate by more than 20%
TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) - Research shows each high school dropout costs taxpayers over $200,000. An expanding program said it’s work is raising the high school graduation rate in Pima County by more than 20%. Only 72% of students in the county graduate high school. Pima County’s Joint Technical...
⚡ TEP’s 25% Rate Squeeze: How Data Center Greed Is Draining Your Wallet
😽 Keepin’ It Simple Summary for Younger Readers. The electric company ⚡ that provides power to Tucson, called TEP, keeps raising prices 💰 on families. Two years ago, they raised prices by 10%, and now they want to raise them another 14%.
Tucson to hold planning commission hearing on proposed “middle housing” rules
The City of Tucson’s Planning Commission will hold a public hearing Wednesday, Nov. 12, to gather community feedback on proposed regulations to allow more “middle housing.”
