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TUSD proposed revision allows parents to review books borrowed by students

If passed, it would also allow the public to review books purchased after Jan. 1, 2023.

Volunteers check voter registration at a voting station.

The Buzz: Latino voters are not a voting block

Plus, a check-in with elections officials as the midterm approaches.

Tucsonans can report homeless camps

New tool helps city respond to health and safety concerns.

An empty chair outside of a former motel on North Oracle Road that the city of Tucson purchased and transformed into bridge housing for people experiencing homelessness. August 2021.

Groundbreaking set for new housing assistance facility

The first building will open on June 1st of next year.

This rendering shows what architects propose for the redesign of the Fox Theatre.

Fox Theatre/Rio Nuevo deal helps pave the way for expansion

The revitalization district is selling the property for $100 and offering matching funds for the project.

The Emerge! Center Against Domestic Abuse in Tucson provides a safe place for women and children who need help escaping violence at home.

21% increase in hotline calls for domestic violence center, most in history

The Emerge Center Against Domestic Abuse has received over 8,000 calls just this year.

A volunteer is painting a section of a new mural that is being installed onto 6th avenue on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022 at a high traffic street near Armory Park and the Children's Museum. At around 11:30 a.m., red paint started to run out and organizers were trying to find more.

Mural painting brings awareness to pedestrian safety on 6th Avenue

Tucson’s Department of Transportation & Mobility partnered with local nonprofit Living Streets Alliance to implement flex posts, planters and murals to increase safety.

Plexiglass dividers are set up throughout a courtroom at the Pima County Superior Court as part of the building's COVID-19 mitigation protocols. April 2021.

Grand jury indicts suspect in UA shooting with seven felony charges

Charges range from one count of first degree murder to three counts of endangerment.

Flowers, candles and letters lay in front of the Harshbarger building sign following the murder of Professor Thomas Meixner on Wed. Oct. 5, 2022 at the University of Arizona. Meixner was killed by a former student on campus.

The Buzz: Gun violence in Tucson

A look at a recent University of Arizona campus shooting, a new TPD unit, and gun buybacks.

In addition to housing the classes, the Sonoran Stitch Factory also contracts work with businesses in the area.

City-funded sewing class gearing up for second year

Program leaders say there's high demand locally for workers who can sew

Court documents reveal suspect in UA shooting was banned from university

46-year-old Murad Dervish had been expelled and barred from the University of Arizona in February 2022.

The Buzz: A look at election integrity as Nov. 8 draws near

Why do claims that the last election was persist and what's being done to counter them?

Charges filed after killing of UA professor

Former UA student Murad Dervish has been charged with first degree murder and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

More than one-third of households in Tucson are considered housing cost burdened.

Tucson to reopen lottery for public housing and Section 8 vouchers

The lottery was last open in 2017.

A housing subdivision under construction in Tucson off Silverbell Road. December 2020.

Tucson has high rate of low-income, cost-burdened renters and homeowners

That's despite the city having a high rate of housing affordability.

Police officers in downtown Tucson on June 24, 2022.

Tucson receives $2 million grant to reduce gun violence

Funding comes from a $100 million investment from the U.S. Department of Justice to help communities across the country combat gun violence.

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