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From walk-on at Oakland to Arizona portal pickup, Trey Townsend has gotten the full college experience
Trey Townsend officially committed to Arizona in late April, three weeks after entering the transfer portal and just over a month after he helped lead Oakland to only its second NCAA Tournament win in school history. But the groundwork for his eventual arrival in Tucson began a year earlier. Going...
Rescued greyhounds coming to Tucson
TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) - The last Greyhound racing track in Mexico is closing for good, which means 150 greyhounds are going to need a new home. Local non-profit Southern Arizona Greyhound Adoptions is heading to San Diego to bring some of those dogs back to Tucson. The group’s president...
Some of Tucson Turf’s many teams at NFL Flag Championships representing Arizona Cardinals
Tucson Turf owner and coach Toby Bourguet will have three different age groups representing the Arizona Cardinals at the annual NFL Flag Championships beginning Friday at Canton, Ohio, site of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. “We’ve been fortunate to be on a very, very long streak of qualifying, and...
Community donates $45,000 to Marana Food Bank in 60 days to purchase box truck
MARANA, Ariz. (KGUN) — Thanks to donations from the community, the Marana Food Bank and Community Resource Center now has the keys to a 22-foot refrigerated box truck. In April, the food bank started a fundraiser with the goal of raising $25,000. They planned to pull the rest of the money from their operations budget to purchase a box truck to help pick up large amounts of food. However, they ended up raising $45,000, which was enough to cover the entire cost of the truck.
2025 5-star point guard Destiny Jackson puts Arizona women’s basketball in top 5
If five-star point guard Destiny Jackson wanted inside information before she visited Arizona at the end of last season, she only had to ask former high school teammate Skylar Jones. That visit and whatever Jones told her was enough to land the Wildcats in the 2025 prospect’s top 5.
Ben Loorz Makes Another Addition To Arizona Coaching Staff With Lauren Sullivan As Assistant
Sullivan spent a year at George Washington helping the men's and women's programs to Atlantic-10 conference titles. Current photo via University of Arizona Athletics. Newly-hired head coach Ben Loorz has announced another addition to his staff at the University of Arizona for the upcoming season as Lauren Sullivan will join the team as an assistant coach.
2024 Arizona football season countdown: 44 days to kickoff
A LOOK BACK — NO. 44 HUBERT OLIVER. With it being the 44th day until kickoff between the Lobos and Wildcats, the best player to wear No. 44 for Arizona is running back Hubert Oliver, who played with the Wildcats from 1977-1980. An Arizona Hall of Famer, he earned second-team All-Pac-10 honors in 1978 and 1979. His career total of 3,096 rushing yards was the second best in Arizona history at that time. He accounted for nearly a third of that total during the 1979 season, which included a performance of 196 yards on 25 carries against Colorado State. He was named Pac-10 Player of the Week after a 27-24 Wildcat victory over arch-rival Arizona State in 1979. Oliver was team captain during the 1980 season and played in the 1981 East-West All-Star Game. He played in the NFL for five seasons, four with the Philadelphia Eagles. Oliver, who is now 66, lives in his hometown of Elyria, Ohio. He was an employee of the City of Elyria for 26 years in the maintenance department for the city’s cemeteries before retiring in 2016. He is presently in the process of trying to open a bar/restaurant in Elyria.
Illegal immigrants storm border, then soccer game
On March 24, 2022, Elkin Mayorga, a migrant from Colombia, illegally crossed the southern border and was arrested by Border Patrol near Yuma, Arizona. As was President Joe Biden’s policy at the time, instead of being detained or returned to Mexico, Mayorga was enrolled in Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Alternatives to Detention program, the same […]
Arizona man sentenced to nearly 3 years in prison for trafficking drugs across border
PHOENIX — A man from Tucson was sentenced to 33 months in prison for delivering drugs across the border, the U.S Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona announced Friday. Reynaldo Parra-Villagrana, 27, brought 878.8 grams of pure methamphetamine to an undercover officer in the parking lot of...
Arizona schools cracking down on students using cellphones in classroom
PHOENIX (AZFamily) —Schools across the state are cracking down on students using their cellphones in the classroom. Some require students to put their phones away, while other school districts lock them up. Sixteen-year-old Chloe Sakala is a Sandra Day O’Connor High School in Phoenix student. She said seeing...
Looking Back at a Year of Growth for This Leadership Organization
Last year, Valley Leadership continued to grow and expand its impact and reach. We finished the third year of our Catalyze and Explore programs, graduating another 100+ leaders and sending them out into the community equipped and ready to make meaningful impact – as individuals serving the community, but also as part of our Impact Maker. There were some big milestones for our Impact Teams that continue to bring together alumni and strategic partners to address Arizona’s most pressing issues. Keep reading for more exciting updates!
Conservative group threatens to sue Arizona election officials to block those using federal voting form
PHOENIX -- A group headed by a former Trump adviser is threatening to sue the state's 15 counties if they don't try to check to see if there are noncitizens on their voter ...
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