TUCSON NOW: Free local event coming to Pima Community College campus
TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) - A free event is coming to the Pima Community College Downtown Campus. MegaMania is an annual summer festival of cosplay, gaming, crafts, local authors and artists. John Munoz joined 13 News’ Devyn Shea on Tucson Now to talk about it. You can watch the...
Holocaust education has never been more urgent
Each year, the Association of Holocaust Organizations, an international network of more than 130 organizations, hosts a summer conference devoted to the advancement of Holocaust education, remembrance and research. Tucson Jewish Museum & Holocaust Center is a proud member of this amazing group of educators, scholars...
Food Truck Roll Up Casino Del Sol Returns July 19
(July 15, 2025) – Following the overwhelming success of its debut event on June 28, the Food Truck Roll Up is rolling back into town. Tucson Foodie is excited to announce the next event will be held Saturday, July 19, followed by another on August 9, and continuing the first Thursday of each month through the end of...
Fire in Sahuarita guts mobile home, 10 vehicles
Crews from Helmet Peak Fire Department, Santa Rita Fire District, Drexel Heights Fire District and Tohono O'odham Fire Department all responded to a mobile home fire in Sahuarita on Monday.
Arizona physical therapist killed in Hyperbaric chamber fire remembered as “fun, charismatic and thoughtful...
Dr. Walter Foxcroft, a 43-year-old physical therapist from Lake Havasu City, Arizona, is being fondly remembered by his friends, colleagues and those at his alma mater, the University of Arizona. Foxcroft passed away on July 9 when a fire broke out in a hyperbaric chamber with him inside, in the medical facility that...
VUSD sees student population grow even as school vouchers become more popular
While some school districts report declining enrollment due to school vouchers, the Vail Unified School District is experiencing the opposite trend, with many new students.
Micronutrient deficiency linked to chronic pain in new study
TUCSON, Ariz. — Lower levels of certain vitamins and minerals were found to be associated with chronic pain in a recently completed study led by researchers at the University of Arizona Health Sciences and published in Pain Practice. This is the first study to take a precision medicine approach...
63-year-old man struck, killed while crossing Midtown intersection
A 63-year-old man was struck and killed while attempting to cross an intersection in Midtown, Monday.
Tucson man sentenced to over 8 years in prison for possessing fentanyl, methamphetamine
PHOENIX — A federal judge sentenced a Tucson man to over eight years in prison last week for drug trafficking, authorities said. Jose Antonio Ornelas, Jr. previously pleaded guilty to possessing methamphetamine with the intention to distribute it, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona.
Severe Storms Expected from Tucson, Pinal, and Phoenix July 15, 2025
Arizona Weather Force has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch effective Tuesday, July 15th, 2025, for the following zones;. Issued Zones: Eastern Maricopa County including Phoenix … Pinal County, all San Tan Valley included … Eastern Pima County through Tucson … Santa Cruz, Cochise, Graham, and Greenlee County … Gila...