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The Tucson Unified School District to get more than $600K to help Afghan refugee students, families
The Tucson Unified School District is set to receive $608,758.50 from the Arizona Department of Economic Security. The grant will fund resources for Afghan refugee students and their families. The district’s governing board approved an agreement with the state agency on Monday. The goal is to increase the number of...
Mom raises critical warning to parents after son contracts serious disease spreading across state: 'It ravaged his body'
In Arizona, cases of valley fever — a disease spread by a fungus that lives in the dirt — have more than doubled in the past year, 12News reported. The spike in cases may be related to conditions brought about by the ongoing overheating of our planet, officials said.
What's going on in Arizona? Podcast explores state's brushes with extremism
THE ROOTS OF RADICALISMListen to the full season| What is going on in Arizona? When the Arizona Supreme Court upheld a Civil War-era near-total ban on abortion this spring, many were stunned that the 19th century still cast a shadow over everyday life here. ...
PeerWORKS and Project FUTRE earn Team Award for Excellence
PeerWORKS and Project FUTRE, two paraprofessional programs led by the University of Arizona Health Science’s Comprehensive Center for Pain & Addiction, received the 2024 UArizona Team Award for Excellence. PeerWORKS and Project FUTRE are both workforce development programs that provide behavioral health training. PeerWORKS trains adults who are in...
Phoenix man convicted of assaulting officer, human smuggling south of Tucson
PHOENIX — A 55-year-old Phoenix man was convicted of assaulting a federal officer and human smuggling last week, authorities announced Friday. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona pronounced Michael Leroy Witt guilty after a three-day trial in a Tucson court. The presiding jury convicted Witt...
Is your Arizona kindergarten classroom protected against measles? Use this tool to look up your school
Hundreds of kindergarten classrooms in Arizona have experienced declining measles vaccination rates over the past decade, with more than two-thirds falling below the threshold that would stop the disease from spreading. The Arizona Republic analyzed all data available on the Arizona Department of Health Services' website that documented vaccination rates at the kindergarten...
Crypto, GOP spending in Arizona Dem primary irks Latinos
A Democratic House primary in Arizona is attracting attention from GOP donors and a super PAC funded by cryptocurrency industry leaders, who are throwing their weight behind one side. Former state Sen. Raquel Terán (D), Phoenix Councilwoman Yassamin Ansari and physician Duane Wooten are running to replace Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.), who is running for…
West broiling, burning despite drought relief
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (CN) — While California and Nevada remain virtually drought-free, climate experts say extreme heat and wildfire risk may continue plaguing the West for months. Scientists with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said during a webinar Monday that ongoing heat events across the West present a major...
Brad Tursi Schedules Fall Dates As A ‘One Man Band.’
Old Dominion guitarist Brad Tursi sets a solo run for fall in support of his new album “Parallel Love,” which arrived on Friday via Sony Music Nashville. The tour begins in Atlanta on Oct. 3 and hits 18 cities, concluding in Tucson, AZ, on Nov. 7. Tursi rejoins his bandmates at Hondo Rodeo Fest in Phoenix on Nov. 9.
Documents reveal what caused woman to jump from moving vehicle on Mount Lemmon
TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) - Court documents are revealing what caused a woman to jump to her death while in a speeding vehicle on Mount Lemmon this weekend. The Pima County Sheriff’s Department said William Nathaniel Holloway kidnapped his girlfriend Debra Murrieta on Saturday, July 20. Around 6:20 p.m.,...
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