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Bald Beauties Project Donates $150,000 for New Teen Room at Diamond Children’s
Michael and Maya Luria wanted to create something in memory of their daughter, Kelsey. Kelsey was an 18-year-old Catalina Foothills High School student who died April 18, 2015, after a 5½ month battle with acute myeloid leukemia, a rare cancer in which the bone marrow produces a large number of abnormal blood cells.
A Home for Wildcats Golf
Vision Comes to Fruition for State-of-the-Art Facility. Ginny Clements has a pretty good idea what her late husband, William M. “Bill” Clements, would think of the new facility built at Tucson Country Club for the Arizona Wildcats golf program. “He would be honored with this,” said Ginny Clements,...
H.S. Lopez Family Foundation Center of Opportunity Celebrates Five Years
A program that offers hope for a life beyond substance abuse and homelessness celebrated its fifth anniversary June 7, and its accomplishments are nothing short of amazing. The H.S. Lopez Family Foundation Center of Opportunity works in conjunction with the Gospel Rescue Mission at 4550 S. Palo Verde Road in Tucson to turn lives around.
Lovell Foundation Closes after $50 Million in Gifts
UMMER 2024When David and Lura Lovell were negotiating the sale of his family businesses in 1993, they realized the proceeds would be substantial enough to start a foundation that could make a significant impact. Thirty years later, after granting a total of $50 million to various efforts, the David and...
Arizona baseball roster avoids significant losses from NCAA transfer portal
College baseball’s NCAA transfer portal has closed, with a few exceptions, and Arizona managed to escape the sport’s free agency window relatively unscathed. The Wildcats saw nine players from the 2024 roster enter the portal, six hitters and three pitchers, but combined that group only accounted for 104 at-bats and 31.2 innings pitched. At the same time, the UA has added four players from the portal, each of whom look like they could be significant contributors next season as the program moves to the Big 12 Conference.
‘Ordered from Amazon instead,’ says Walmart shopper leaving over ‘underwear policy’ – they walked out on the spot
A WALMART shopper revealed the final straw that had them leaving the store without buying anything and why they turned to Amazon instead. Like several other retailers, Walmart has turned to using multiple anti-theft measures to stop crime. Theft has cost the retail industry billions in losses year after year, prompting companies to resort to […]
Firework injury risks skyrocket this week
TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) - The Fourth of July may be Thursday, but celebrations and festivities have already begun, and with that comes lots of fireworks, and the threat of injuries. There has been a steady increase nationally since 2008, in terms of firework-related injuries, according to the Consumer Product...
Tucson ramada reservation fees offer relief to some
TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) - Outdoor gatherings can be a big part of the summer holidays and a ramada can offer a place to hold your celebration. The city of Tucson changed its ramada reservation fees on July 1 but that can mean relief for some looking to use our city parks.
Eastside woman operates Tucson's only nonprofit reptile rescue from her own home
In 2018, Cressi Brown officially started the grassroots organization Southern Arizona Reptile Rescue & Education, specializing in caring for surrendered reptiles with the eventual goal of rehoming.
Tucson’s Ernie Perez captures 14U USA Wrestling Kids 102-pound national title
Tucson youth Ernie Perez won all four his matches, including the championship by technical fall, to capture the 14U USA Wrestling freestyle 102-pound national title last weekend at Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Perez, who will be an eighth grader this upcoming school year, a month ago brought home the USA Wrestling...
Sun Belt College League All-Stars to face Mexican team before July 4 fireworks at Kino Stadium
The Sun Belt College League All-Stars will play Universidad Estatal de Sonora, a team invited to Tucson by the Mexican Baseball Fiesta, as part of a Fourth of July celebration Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at Kino Stadium. Gates open at 5:30 p.m. with a Fourth of July Diamonds in the...
SkyWest Expands Operations at TUS
SkyWest Airlines, which operates through partnerships with United Airlines, Delta Air Lines, American Airlines and Alaska Airlines, is building a new aircraft maintenance hangar at the Tucson International Airport. SkyWest has leased 14 airside acres and is building a nearly 160,000 square-foot MRO (maintenance, repair, overhaul) facility, which is expected...
New Tucson Auto Museum Acquired for $2.7 Million
One of the recent top sales at Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR was 4825 N. Sabino Canyon Rd., which sold for $2,758,000 ($107.42 per square foot). The 25,675 square-foot property—originally home to the former Hidden Valley Inn restaurant and most recently used as an office building—was acquired by Gould Family Properties VIII from HVI.
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