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TweetPinShareFile photo by William Wilson/Cronkite News: As Arizona State transitions to the Big 12, logistical challenges loom for the equipment staff, with longer drives to games, some even on the …
Big 12 debut brings new academic and travel hurdles for ASU, Arizona athletes Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection: Air and Marine personnel rescue a migrant stranded in the Baboquivari mountains. TUCSON — A U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Air and …
Tucson Air Branch aircrew rescues migrant on the way to a Search and Rescue demonstration Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto by Anthony Remedios/Cronkite News: Desireé Reed-Francois, second from right, steps into her role as the University of Arizona’s first female athletic director, promising a strategy centered on fiscal responsibility, philanthropy …
‘It’s home’: Desireé Reed-Francois introduced as University of Arizona’s athletic director Read More
TweetPinShareFile Photo By Nikash Nath/Cronkite News: In just two seasons with Arizona, coach Tommy Lloyd has posted 61 victories for the Wildcats. Alexis Davis/Cronkite News LAS VEGAS – It was …
March Toughness? Wildcats aim at final Pac-12 title, deep NCAA tournament run in Tommy Lloyd’s third season Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto Courtesy ADOT: Heavy machinery performs demolition work on an old section of I-10. The widening project from Ina to Ruthrauff is now 25 percent complete Contributed Article/Courtesy ADOT TUCSON …
New roadway, and bridges taking shape on I-10 reconstruction in Tucson Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto by Matt Vasilogambros/Stateline: The curbs at this roundabout at West University Boulevard and N. Ninth Avenue in Tucson were cut to let water into the soil to grow native …
These cities coordinate to save water, a model for parched Western areas Read More
TweetPinShareA Safford man was sentenced to 30 months in prison after pleading guilty to strangling his girlfriend in 2021. Contributed Article/Courtesy DOJ TUCSON – Thomas Esquivias Ramirez, 31, of Safford, …
Safford man sentenced to 30 months for assault by strangulation Read More
TweetPinShareArizona Senators Kyrsten Sinema and Mark Kelly announced a $50 million grant awarded to the City of Tucson to invest in the revitalization of neighborhoods in poverty. Choice Neighborhoods Implementation …
Kelly, Sinema announce $50 million grant for Tucson to strengthen safe, affordable housing options Read More
TweetPinShareFile Photo By Hope O’Brien/Cronkite News: Cars line up to get gas early at a QT on the corner of Germann Road and Arizona Avenue in Chandler. Alexandra Aley/Cronkite News …
It’s summer and Arizona gas prices sizzle to the third-highest in country Read More
TweetPinShareSteve Carter Photo/Special to the Gila Herald: Landon Duncan (3) drives on Sabino’s Korbin Jessup. Thatcher completed a regular-season sweep of Sabino with an 80-70 win during the MLK Jr. …
Thatcher defeats Sabino at UA’s MLK Jr. Basketball Classic to stay atop 3A South Read More