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➡️ 7 a.m., Circle K: Kane Taylor has been unhoused since 2021 after a car accident and says surviving the night is often the hardest part — read more dispatches from around the city as volunteers conducted the annual Point in Time Count.
🚨 A Border Patrol shooting near Arivaca left a man wounded, with the Pima County Sheriff’s Department now leading a use-of-force investigation. Read more here.
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Point in Time Count 2026: Tracking homelessness across Tucson and Pima County
On one day each January, communities across the country are engaged in a united effort: a de facto census of people who are living on the streets, in shelters or […]
Pima County Sheriff’s Department leading investigation of Border Patrol shooting near Arivaca
A man who authorities say was involved in a human smuggling operation was shot Tuesday in an exchange of gunfire with the U.S. Border Patrol and after firing at a […]
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A third measles case has been confirmed in Pima County, health officials said Tuesday, involving a Tucson resident who was not fully vaccinated. The Pima County Health Department is tracing potential exposures at several public locations — El Rio Health on Prince Road, Fry’s on Irvington Road and El Herradero on Valencia Road — and urging anyone who may have been exposed to monitor for symptoms and check their vaccination status. More info.
AZPM will host a free screening of “The Librarians” from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 30 at the University of Arizona (Room N120, 1064 E. Lowell St.), followed by a panel discussion with Pima County library leaders on book bans, censorship and the fight for the freedom to read. Get more info here.
Get ready to vote on the RTA Next plan in Pima County by attending a community meeting. See upcoming meeting options plus plan info. Early voting begins Feb. 11 for the election on March 10.
The League of Women Voters of Greater Tucson will host a virtual event at 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 29 to discuss the new Medicare WISeR Model, a six-year pilot program launching in Arizona and five other states. The program will introduce prior authorization requirements for certain Medicare procedures. Speakers include Tucson physicians Dr. Eve Shapiro and Dr. Marlene Bluestein. Register.
A new exhibit at Reid Park Zoo, Nature POP! Made with LEGO Bricks, features more than 40 life-sized animal sculptures crafted from over 800,000 LEGO pieces. Created by artist Sean Kenney, the exhibit runs from Jan. 30 to May 12, 2026, and is included with regular zoo admission.
Register for the Southern Arizona Heat Summit, planned for Feb. 7 at the University of Arizona.
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