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Pedaling the Pueblo Re-Run: Adaptive Cycling with Southern AZ Adaptive Sports
Mia Hansen is the Executive Director of Southern Arizona Adaptive Sports (SAAS), a local organization that organizes sports programs and lends equipment to people with physical disabilities and mobility limitations. Pat of Living Streets Alliance chats with Mia about SAAS’ adaptive cycling program–the largest in Southern Arizona,– which leads group rides with participants training for El Tour de Tucson and the Ascension Cycling Team (ACT), or just for fun & fitness. Contact Mia to find out more or make an equipment or cash donation!
UPDATE: Pedestrian was not in crosswalk when struck by pickup on North Oracle
According to the Arizona Department of Public Safety, a pickup truck struck a pedestrian crossing the northbound lanes on North Oracle Road near Orange Grove Road at just after 5 p.m. on Thursday.
Equine Voices Rescue & Sanctuary Celebrates 20 Years of Equine Rescue!
Just south of Green Valley, in the foothills of the Santa Rita Mountains, a very special anniversary is being celebrated: the 20th anniversary of the founding of Equine Voices Rescue & Sanctuary. What started as a dream in 2004 with four baby horses, became a reality: a place of refuge for equines (horses, burros, mules) needing a home and care. Those four horses became the Foundation Herd, and they continue to serve as ambassadors for Equine Voices to educate the public about the dangers facing equines today. These dangers include abandonment, abuse, use in the production of the drug Premarin, headed to slaughter, and owners who can no longer take care of them.
22-year-old Arizona woman dies after domestic violence incident, family says
TUCSON, Ariz. — An Arizona family is mourning the death of 22-year-old Zahriya Moreno, who they say fell victim to domestic violence. KVOA is told she died at Banner Hospital. It was a sad day for many, as family, friends and loved ones gathered at the hospital to honor Moreno.
Pro Football Focus names Arizona CB Tacario Davis top 50 player nationally
Arizona cornerback Tacario Davis was named in the"PFF College 50: The 50 best players in college football ahead of the 2024 season" on Wednesday. Davis has been repeatedly honored with preseason recognition entering the 2024 season. Davis has been named to the watch lists for the Jim Thorpe Award Watch...
The Giving Project: How one woman got her life back through culinary arts
GAP Ministries serves about 100,000 meals across Tucson. But its kitchen does more than feed people: Pat Parris us how our the nonprofit gave one woman her life back through its Culinary Arts program.
Arizona ranked significantly higher in PFF top 25 than traditional polls
Arizona is significantly higher in the Pro Football Focus "College Football Rankings: Preseason top 25" than the Associated Press Top 25 and USA Today Coaches Poll. Arizona is 11th in the Pro Football Focus Top 25 and 21st in the AP Top 25 and the USA Today Coaches Poll. Arizona...
Suspect still at large following shooting of Pima County deputy
One suspect remains at large following the shooting of a Pima County Sheriff's deputy on Tuesday. Authorities are searching for 39-year-old Gabriel Angel Altamirano, who they say ambushed deputies who responded to a domestic violence call involving Altamirano earlier that day. A second suspect is in jail. ...
Arizona measure to make border crossings a state crime makes November ballot
The Arizona Supreme Court cleared the way earlier this week for a Republican-led effort to make illegal border crossings a state crime to appear on the November ballot. The measure, known as Proposition 314, would make it a crime for migrants to cross into the Grand Canyon State from Mexico unless they go through an…
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