23+ hour, 5+ min ago  (818+ words) Sun Tran avoided a strike after its contract expired June 30 without a deal, as Tucson moves forward with a $2. 15 million transit safety plan funded by the voter-approved RTA Next measure. Sun Tran avoided a strike when its five-year contract expired…...

16+ hour, 31+ min ago  (574+ words) Four downtown Tucson museums are joining forces for a summer event series on the last Friday of each month, with extended hours, special programming and a push to get residents exploring art and history downtown. Four of downtown Tucson's museums…...

17+ hour, 37+ min ago  (459+ words) Katherine Weasel is running as a Republican write-in candidate in Arizona's Legislative District 20 House race, where she will face two Democratic primary winners in November on issues including school vouchers, water and housing. Katherine Weasel is the only Republican candidate…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago  (501+ words) A University of Arizona program is pairing nursing students with artists and engineers to build a more holistic understanding of health equity, with exhibits reaching communities on both sides of the U. S. -Mexico border. The Health and Arts Community Collaboratory merges…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago  (941+ words) Eight candidates are competing for three seats on the South Tucson City Council in a July 21 primary, with public safety, a budget deficit and surveillance cameras among the central issues in the race. Eight candidates are vying for three seats…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago  (842+ words) Pima County SNAP households have been cut nearly in half since July 2025, as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act strips food and health care eligibility from veterans, children and thousands of other residents. The number of Pima County households receiving…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago  (469+ words) Tucson's Reid Park Zoo is partnering with jaguar conservation groups to protect a species under threat, as habitat loss and persecution push jaguars toward endangerment across the American Southwest and South America. At 17 years old, Bella the jaguar has already…...

1+ week, 19+ hour ago  (441+ words) Tucson's Lovin' Spoonfuls, a vegan restaurant open since 2005, is racing to raise money through Go Fund Me as rising costs and debt push the longtime Midtown eatery toward closure. After two decades of serving Tucson's vegan community, Lovin' Spoonfuls is…...

1+ week, 15+ hour ago  (1261+ words) The University of Arizona denies its $70 million endowment transfer is connected to a struggling Phoenix research building's financing, but won't answer key questions about the project's bond status, fundraising, or cost changes. The University of Arizona's decision to transfer $70 in…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (771+ words) A Tucson woman detained by ICE in January cannot attend her own shoplifting trial, as her attorney argues her detention violates her constitutional right to a speedy trial and may cost her the right to remain in the country. A…...