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Executive Vice President appointed to National Commission for Small and Rural Colleges
Dr. James Perey, executive vice president for academics at Cochise College, has been appointed to the Commission on Small and Rural Colleges by the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC). According to the AACC’s website, the Commission on Small and Rural Colleges provides insights, guidance and innovative practices to address...
Arizona men’s basketball in the mix for several top 2025 recruits
Recruiting high school basketball players is not the lifeblood of high major college hoops programs like it once was only a couple years ago. The NCAA transfer portal has usurped high school recruiting as the way top programs like Arizona fill out rosters. Nevertheless, college basketball coaches are back to crisscrossing the country this time of year to recruit the next class of freshmen.
Gym customers are back, but they’ve changed
One of the surprise business stories of the past three years has been how strongly gyms and health clubs rebounded following the pandemic, after shutting their doors entirely for months in 2020 (twice, in Arizona) then weathering through the Peloton-powered “home-workout revolution” that, in the end, proved surprisingly brief.
Treasures 4 Teachers offers repurposed, discounted school supplies to teachers
With the new school year starting next week in Tucson, teachers are setting up their classrooms, sometimes dipping into their own pockets to ensure students have the supplies they need.
Tucson Police release details about a homicide investigation
TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News)— The Tucson Police Department has released new information about a homicide investigation that happened on July 12 near Broadway and Wilmot in the early morning of July 12. Patrol officers from Operations Division East were dispatched to a shopping center in the 6300 block of...
Call to Vendors for Tucson’s 2024 Holiday Arts and Crafts Fair
Tucson Parks and Recreation began accepting applications for the 2024 Holiday Arts and Crafts Fair in Reid Park on Monday, July 22. This event has been held for over four decades, attracting over 150 vendors from all over the Southwest. All goods must be handmade by the applicant and provide shoppers with a unique, high-quality, and diverse selection of items.
Sheldon Fugitive Starts Prison Term
Storm Lake, IA (KICD) — A Sheldon man who never showed up to serve his prison term has been apprehended in Arizona and returned to Iowa. 33-year-old Steven Vorasith had been paroled on a Class D Felony conviction in Buena Vista County for Willful Assault Causing Bodily Injury, but had that probation revoked in February of 2021.
Harris VP candidate changes tune on pro-union bill after progressive angst
Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) has changed his tune on pro-union legislation as he remains a leading contender to become Vice President Kamala Harris’s running mate. Kelly would vote in favor of the Protecting the Right to Organize Act, according to HuffPost, a decision that walks back concerns he voiced previously. The PRO Act streamlines the […]
Get Ready To Mask Up Again Arizona
Remember going to the store in mid-2020? Social distancing your way through isles, wearing masks that just seemed to get bigger and bulkier, and treating someone who coughs in public like they're patent zero in a zombie film. That's all finally behind us, or so we thought. Slowly but surely,...
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