Tucson businesses announce plans to close Friday for ICE Out! day of action
The businesses will be closed in support of a nationwide call for "no work, no school and no shopping" following the shooting deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis.
ASDB would pay to lease Copper Creek campus
A proposed lease agreement between Amphitheater Public Schools and the Arizona State Schools for the Deaf and Blind would have ASDB pay $1.3 million a year to lease the Copper Creek Elementary School site in Oro Valley. That sum, paid to Amphi in monthly installments of $109,182 in the first...
Point in Time Count 2026: Tracking homelessness across Tucson and Pima County
On one day each January, communities across the country are engaged in a united effort: a de facto census of people who are living on the streets, in shelters or transitional housing on a single day in January, called the Point in Time Count, or PIT Count.
Happy Joe’s Reflects on a Milestone Year of Growth, Recognition and Community Impact
Legacy brand celebrates openings, national honors and major momentum heading into 2026. 2025 has been another great year for Happy Joe’s Pizza & Ice Cream. Not only did the long-standing Midwest brand strengthen its franchise pipeline, but it also celebrated significant industry recognition and national acclaim,...
Barrett and Napier both in race for Oro Valley mayor
Two Oro Valley residents have expressed formal interest in succeeding Joe Winfield as mayor. Vice Mayor Melanie Barrett has filed a “statement of interest” in the mayoral seat, a necessary step before the collection of signatures can begin, according to a town spokesperson. Barrett had already filed an...
Oro Valley accepts donation of land next to Honey Bee
A real estate holding company is donating 33.3 acres of land adjacent to Honey Bee Canyon Park to the town of Oro Valley. VP II Loan LLC, is donating two “prominently hilly” desert parcels that sit immediately east of 63-acre Honey Bee Canyon Park. The land is zoned for open-space use within the Rancho Vistoso...
Vehicle gets wedged under I-10 overpass following crash in Tucson
TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) - Authorities responded to an unusual two-vehicle crash at Interstate 10 and South Wilmot Road in Tucson on Wednesday, Jan. 28. The Tucson Police Department said one of the vehicles traveled up an embankment and got stuck in the overpass. The TPD said only minor injuries...
Charges announced for man shot by Border Patrol agent near Arivaca Road
In a press conference held on Tuesday afternoon, the suspect in Tuesday morning's shooting was identified by the FBI as 34-year-old Patrick Gary Schlegel.
Hiker found with critical injuries on southern Arizona trail
A 36-year-old Tucson man was airlifted from the Pontatoc Ridge Trail to a nearby hospital with critical injuries on Tuesday morning.
People Drive From All Over Arizona To Eat At This Nostalgic ‘50s-Style Diner
Tucson harbors a time machine disguised as a restaurant, and locals aren’t keeping it secret anymore. Little Anthony’s Diner has Arizonans putting serious mileage on their odometers just for a taste of their legendary comfort food and a splash of neon-lit nostalgia that hits harder than their hand-spun milkshakes.

















