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⚡ Update: Tucson voters are rejecting a new franchise deal with Tucson Electric Power for the second time since 2023, in unofficial results, leaving TEP and city officials to work out how repairs and permits will be handled when the current agreement expires in April. Get all the proposition results here.
🗳️ Update: JoAnna Mendoza has already claimed victory over Rep. Juan Ciscomani in the 6th Congressional District, but the race remains uncalled, and Ciscomani says it could take a few days. Read more. | Lee en español.
🌵 Native American remains were unearthed in September at Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument in soil turned over by border wall contractors, a discovery the National Park Service hadn’t made public until ProPublica reported it. Read more.
🏫 Update: TUSD administrators on Wednesday recommended merging Steele Elementary into Booth-Fickett K-8, bringing the list of schools proposed for closure or merger to 16. The district says the list is now complete. Read more.
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Mendoza takes early lead over Ciscomani in Arizona House race
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Mendoza aventaja a Ciscomani en contienda por la Cámara de Representantes de Arizona
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Tribal leaders warned border wall construction would disturb Native American remains. They were right.
This story was originally published by ProPublica. Lorraine Eiler stood in the blazing August sun, surrounded by reporters, to […]
TUSD closures list: 16 schools recommended for closure or merger
On Wednesday afternoon, the Tucson Unified School District recommended closing Steele Elementary and consolidating it with Booth-Fickett K-8 — […]
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Community college transfers rebounded in 2025-26, according to a state report for the Arizona Board of Regents. Arizona’s public universities enrolled 15% more new transfer students from community colleges than the year before, following three years of decline.
Attend a reading by Gary Paul Nabhan at 5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6 at Antigone Books to celebrate his new book, “Sonoran Desert Bestiary.” The collection of essays, prose poems and illustrations, created with artist Robert J. Long, focuses on the Sonoran Desert’s lesser-known creatures. Learn more.
It’s Tucson Modernism Week through Sunday, Nov. 8, with exhibitions, lectures, films, tours and a Vintage Trailer Show Saturday and Sunday. The Tucson Historic Preservation Foundation event ends with a self-guided Home Tour from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 8, and includes a free exhibition on textile designer Harwood Steiger. See the full schedule and buy tickets.
Nine days of making it up as they go are coming to Tucson Improv Movement, this week, Nov. 6-14, for the 12th annual Tucson Comedy Arts Festival. Improv, sketch and stand-up performers from Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, and more will take the stage, and workshops include playing within genre and creating dynamic characters. Tickets are free to $9, with a $40 all-access pass. Get tickets and see the schedule.
Los Universitarios mural dedication: On Friday, Nov. 6, the University of Arizona Hispanic Serving Institution Initiatives is unveiling a permanent mural by artist Ruben Urrea Moreno honoring the Mexican American student group whose scholarship fund led to the University of Arizona Hispanic Alumni association. RSVP to attend.
Dig in to black-tailed prairie dog reintroduction. The Arizona Land & Water Trust will host a virtual happy hour 4-5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6, on the Arizona Game and Fish Department’s effort to return the species to its former range in Southern Arizona. Register.
Save the Scenic Santa Ritas will hold a town hall community meeting with a general overview and updates on the proposed Copper World mine at 1p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7 at the Sahuarita Unified School District auditorium, featuring local hydrologist Laurel Lacher.
Local First Arizona’s Certified Local Fall Festival is happening at Margaret T. Hance Park in Phoenix on Saturday, Nov. 7, with more than 250 Arizona businesses, a beverage garden, live music, a community mural and other family activities. The event, billed as the state’s largest celebration of certified local businesses, will also debut the LocalistAZ App, a tool for finding locally owned businesses. Event details. Arizona Luminaria is a proud local media partner of Local First.
Every bear that ever there was will gather at Reid Park Zoo 9 a.m.-noon Saturday, Nov. 7, for Diamond Children’s Medical Center’s annual Teddy Bear Check-up. The first 1,000 kids can pick a free stuffed bear, lion, monkey, sloth or elephant (or bring a stuffed pal from home) and visit hands-on stations that show what happens at a doctor’s visit, a way to ease kids’ worries about medical care. The event is free with zoo admission.
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