Monsoon brings a more active afternoon and evening
TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — Its shaping up to be more active today through Friday as increasing moisture moves into the area. Expect showers to develop mainly across the mountains by mid to late afternoon, then moving southwest towards Tucson by late afternoon and evening. Damaging winds and blowing dust...
Arizona author tells brutal border crossing story in new memoir
This story was originally published by Arizona Luminaria. In the summer of 1980, Dora Rodriguez almost died in Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument. Along with a group of 30 people, most of them having fled violence and the beginnings of a gruesome civil war in El Salvador, she had just crossed the border. Rodriguez...
Little coyote got tangled up in soccer net and needed some help
TUCSON, Ariz. — A coyote tangled up in an unfortunate situation managed to safely get back into the wild thanks to help from an Arizona nonprofit. The Tucson Wildlife Center recently reported helping a juvenile male coyote that was found trapped in a soccer net. The organization said the netting had constricted...
Tucson City Council Rejects $3.6 Billion Amazon Data Center
A bold vision for Tucson’s tech future just came to a halt, as a massive data center project faced fierce local pushback.
TPD arrests man involved in fatal car crash on Sunday
TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — On Wednesday, Tucson Police arrested the driver involved in a single-vehicle car crash that resulted in the death of the passenger, a 24-year-old woman. The crash happened early Sunday morning at the 100 block of West Roger Road. Tucson Fire responded to the call and...
Cinderella’s Closet, where every dress tells a story of hope in Tucson
A small sky-blue boutique with a pitched roof and double doors adorned with pink bows opens the path to a dream. Inside, young women from Tucson find much more than dresses; they discover an opportunity to feel like storybook princesses on their graduation day. This is Cinderella’s Closet, a space that, beyond...
‘We’ve received 102 complaints’: BBB puts out consumer alert on Arizona travel agency
TUCSON, Ariz — A Boston family is grappling with the loss of nearly $10,000 after booking a Caribbean vacation through a Tucson-based company. For two months, News 4 Tucson’s Chief Investigative Reporter Chorus Nylander has been investigating the situation. An elderly man from Boston, George Franco, planned a...
WATCH: Coyote rescued after getting caught in soccer net
TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) - A young coyote was rescued and released after getting stuck in a soccer net in the Tucson area. The Tucson Wildlife Center said its rescue team was called to a soccer field after the coyote was found hopelessly tangled in a net. The TWC said...
Tucson City Council votes to keep free bus fares
The Tucson City Council voted to keep bus fares free as they explore ways to fund the city’s transit system and make public transportation safer. The city stopped charging fares from 2020 to 2022 during the COVID-19 pandemic, using federal relief dollars from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act to...
Teen faces charges for online threats against school community
TUCSON, Ariz. — A 16-year-old has been arrested for posting a threatening video online, according to the Pima County Sheriff's Office. >> Download the 12News app for the latest local breaking news straight to your phone. Monday, school resource deputies were contacted about a threatening video that was circulating...