Tucson City Council rejects Project Blue data center amid intense community pressure
The Tucson city council voted unanimously Wednesday against bringing the massive and water-devouring Project Blue data center — tied to tech giant Amazon — into city limits.
Extreme heat and a low-grade monsoon pattern
TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — We will see a slight uptick in afternoon and evening storm chances from Santa Cruz county through the Tucson area today. But still minimal. Heat will continue to be a big concern with August highs reaching all-time record levels this week. An Excessive Heat Warning...
Extreme Heat Warnings continue, but some relief is on the way
TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — Extreme heat will continue to bake southern Arizona with near-record to record temperatures as we go through the end of the week. Wednesday and Thursday, highs will climb to 112° which would tie Tucson's all-time record high temperature for the month of August. Fortunately,...
The peak of the heat wave hits
TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — Dangerously hot temperatures continue, peaking today and tomorrow. Several locations will hit daily high records, and even some all-time August record highs. The Extreme heat warning continues through Friday. Please avoid being outside between the hours of 10 AM and 7 PM. A low-grade monsoon...
Over 60 fun events happening in Tucson in the month of August 😎✨
There's no shortage of exciting events happening in August!. From Comic Con to food truck roundups, check out what's going on in town this month!. Explore Tucson's downtown area with walking tours hosted by the Presidio Museum. There's a long list of tours on the calendar for March, including the Turquoise Trail,...
Tucson’s Fuel Altered Chaos Expands to 24-Car Main Event
The highly anticipated return of Fuel Altereds to historic Tucson Dragway is being made possible by a collaboration between track owner Jim Hughes and CHAOS (Funny Car Chaos & Nitro Chaos) promoters Chris & Tera Graves. The Inaugural Fuel Altered CHAOS is set for Friday and Saturday, November 14-15th and will deliver...
Arizona High School Soccer Coach and Mom of 3 Dies Unexpectedly at 44
Kelly Pierce was "the most accomplished female soccer figure in Southern Arizona history,” sportswriter and friend Andy Morales wrote on X
Route 5 on the chopping block as Sun Tran proposes cuts
Route 5, which runs along Speedway Boulevard and Pima Street and connects to the Udall Park bus stop, may soon be cut as part of a proposed major service change.
ACLU sues Pima County sheriff seeking transparency about calls to Border Patrol
The ACLU of Arizona has filed a lawsuit against Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos and the department he leads, demanding response to a records request surrounding deputies’ calls for assistance to federal immigration authorities. Community observers in Tucson have reported instances where Border Patrol or ICE arrived...
What we know about the fatal shooting outside Tucson’s Davis-Monthan Air Force base
The U.S. Air Force continued to investigate a deadly incident at the main gate of Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson. A civilian driver failed to stop and identify themselves at the gate around 2:30 a.m. Aug. 1 and was driving erratically, a news release from the base said. The driver then crashed into a vehicle...
