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Photos: Sen. Robert F. Kennedy's visit to University of Arizona, 1968

Photos: Sen. Robert F. Kennedy's visit to University of Arizona, 1968

  • Rick Wiley

Sen. Robert F. Kennedy made a stop in Tucson in March, 1968, during his campaign for President of the United States. He spoke to crowds at Tucson International Airport and the University of Arizona.

Photos: 20+ famous people who came to Tucson

Photos: 20+ famous people who came to Tucson

  • Rick Wiley

From Ernest Hemingway to Betty White, here are some times famous people visited Tucson in decades past, with photos from archives of the Arizona Daily Star and Tucson Citizen.

Photos: Tanque Verde Swap Meet in Tucson through the years

Photos: Tanque Verde Swap Meet in Tucson through the years

  • Rick Wiley

Who remembers when the Tanque Verde Swap Meet was on Tanque Verde?

Photos: Munitions explosion on Tucson-bound train in 1973

Photos: Munitions explosion on Tucson-bound train in 1973

  • Rick Wiley

50 years ago, nearly 2,600 500-pound U.S. Navy bombs on a train detonated in three massive explosions near Dragoon, Ariz.

Photos: Mr. Rogers visits Tucson in May 1973

Photos: Mr. Rogers visits Tucson in May 1973

  • Rick Wiley

It was "a beautiful day in the neighborhood" when Fred Rogers, or "Mr. Rogers," the famous TV childrens' show host, visited KUAT-TV and local Tucson kids 50 years ago.

Photos: The last days of the Legal Tender bar in downtown Tucson

Photos: The last days of the Legal Tender bar in downtown Tucson

  • Rick Wiley

The Legal Tender on West Congress St. in downtown Tucson was the home of a stiff drink and a fight or two from the 1880s until it was demolished during "urban renewal" in 1969, which brought the Tucson Convention Center, Arizona Hotel and the Pima County Administration and Courts buildings.

Photos: Old Tucson Studios before the fire

Photos: Old Tucson Studios before the fire

  • Rick Wiley

Nearly 40-percent of Old Tucson Studios, including many of the most-famous wood structures seen in Westerns, was destroyed by fire on April 24, 1995.

Photos: Cleveland Indians Spring training in Tucson, 1946-1992

Photos: Cleveland Indians Spring training in Tucson, 1946-1992

    The Cleveland Indians trained at Hi Corbett Field in Tucson from 1946-1992. Celebrities like Bob Hope and MLB commentator Joe Garagiola were regulars at games.

    Photos: 50 years of McKale Center at the University of Arizona

    Photos: 50 years of McKale Center at the University of Arizona

      McKale Memorial Center on the University of Arizona campus is the home of Arizona Wildcats basketball, gymnastics and volleyball.

      Photos: UA campus and Tucson in 1965

      Photos: UA campus and Tucson in 1965

        Take a step back in time to see the people, events, and issues of Tucson and the University of Arizona in 1965.

        Photos: Outlaw John Dillinger captured in Tucson in 1934

        Photos: Outlaw John Dillinger captured in Tucson in 1934

          89 years ago on Jan. 25, 1934, John Dillinger and his crew of criminals — Charley Makley, Russell Clark and Harry Pierpont — were captured in Tucson following a string of jail breaks and robberies in the Midwest. 

          Photos: Tucson's Winterhaven Festival of Lights through the years

          Photos: Tucson's Winterhaven Festival of Lights through the years

            The annual Winterhaven Festival of Lights during the Christmas holiday season in the 1950s, 60s and 70s. 

            Photos: Cortaro General Store (now Arizona Pavillions) in 1978

            Photos: Cortaro General Store (now Arizona Pavillions) in 1978

              The sleepy Cortaro General Store was one of a handful of buildings and tenants at Cortaro Road and I-10 in the late 70s. The store's quiet life was peppered with a suicide in the phone booth in 1959, an armed robbery and robbery, a stabbing of a store clerk in the 70s and a sink hole in 1982…

              Photos: Strategic Air Command bombers in Tucson

              Photos: Strategic Air Command bombers in Tucson

                In 1953, the Strategic Air Command brought the jet age to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson with dozens of Boeing B-47 Stratojet bombers as part of U.S. efforts to counter the Soviet threat of invasion. The planes could carry conventional and nuclear payloads 3,000 miles before refuelin…

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                Photos: Arizona football media day at Davis Sports Center

                Photos: Arizona football media day at Davis Sports Center

                Arizona football hosts media day inside Davis Sports Center on Tuesday afternoon.

                Photos: Arizona fall football practice returns to Tomey Field

                Photos: Arizona fall football practice returns to Tomey Field

                Arizona football kicks off its first week of fall training camp on Wednesday morning at Tomey Field and Davis Sports Center. 

                Photos: Weathering Tucson's summer heat

                Photos: Weathering Tucson's summer heat

                Arizona Daily Star photographers capture summer heat across Southern Arizona.

                Watch a supernova explosion from 500 million light-years away

                Watch a supernova explosion from 500 million light-years away

                A Kitt Peak telescope helped chart the rare supernova event.

                State & Regional

                Judge rebuffs Arizona official, won't delay takeover of prison health system

                Judge rebuffs Arizona official, won't delay takeover of prison health system

                PHOENIX — A federal judge rejected a bid by the Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry to delay her takeover of Arizona's prison health system.

                Dutch Bros to buy Salad and Go assets

                Dutch Bros to buy Salad and Go assets

                Tempe-based Dutch Bros has submitted documents to purchase the assets of the closing Salad and Go, according to documents filed in the Southern District of Texas Bankruptcy Court.

                Accused Washington wildfire arsonist killed his father in Arizona

                Accused Washington wildfire arsonist killed his father in Arizona

                A man accused of arson after authorities say he caused a major wildfire near Spokane, Washington, was convicted of manslaughter in Arizona after he fatally shot his father at their Mesa home in 2010.

                Report: AZ Gov. Katie Hobbs picks Republican-turned-independent as running mate

                Report: AZ Gov. Katie Hobbs picks Republican-turned-independent as running mate

                Democrat Katie Hobbs has tapped former Mesa Mayor John Giles, a Republican, to join her on the ticket in her bid for reelection, reports say.

                Nation & World

                Senate confirms Trump pick for CDC director

                Senate confirms Trump pick for CDC director

                Dr. Erica Schwartz was confirmed after Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. last year fired Susan Monarez over a clash on vaccines.

                Progressive El-Sayed wins Michigan primary

                Progressive El-Sayed wins Michigan primary

                The Democratic Party's progressive wing scored a high-profile victory when Abdul El-Sayed won Michigan's U.S. Senate primary, according to media projections Wednesday, giving its antiestablishment message a boost ahead of November's midterm elections.

                Armed man arrested at SoCal golf course days before Trump visit

                Armed man arrested at SoCal golf course days before Trump visit

                An armed man was arrested on Sunday after federal agents said they observed him taking photographs and appearing to monitor security-planning activities throughout the Trump National Golf Club, days before the president was scheduled to visit the Southern California course.

                Lawyers want Reflecting Pool case tossed for good

                Lawyers want Reflecting Pool case tossed for good

                Lawyers for the former Olympian charged with damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool are asking a court to throw out the case for good and ban prosecutors from bringing charges at a later date.

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                Report: AZ Gov. Katie Hobbs picks Republican-turned-independent as running mate

                Report: AZ Gov. Katie Hobbs picks Republican-turned-independent as running mate

                Missing Tucson woman found dead

                Missing Tucson woman found dead

                Hazardous chemical spill in Sonora could affect San Pedro basin, hydrologist says

                Hazardous chemical spill in Sonora could affect San Pedro basin, hydrologist says

                Crime

                23 photos from inside the Macon County Jail through the years

                23 photos from inside the Macon County Jail through the years

                Check out the inside of the Macon County Jail through photos from the Herald & Review archives. More archive photos at herald-review.com.

                Wellsville man accused of giving drugs to Pharaoh's witness faces new charges

                Wellsville man accused of giving drugs to Pharaoh's witness faces new charges

                A new indictment has added two kidnapping and six witness tampering charges against an Allegany County man under federal investigation since a government witness in the Pharaoh’s strip club case turned up dead in his home.

                Prosecutors say Wellsville man tampered with government witnesses

                Prosecutors say Wellsville man tampered with government witnesses

                Assistant U.S. Attorney Nicholas Cooper told a judge that his office intends to file witness tampering charges against Simon P. Gogolack 39, of Wellsville.

                Wellsville man accused of giving drugs to Pharaoh's witness who died

                Wellsville man accused of giving drugs to Pharaoh's witness who died

                A Southern Tier man with a history of drug-related charges has become entangled in the FBI’s probe into the death of a government witness in the Pharaoh’s strip club case.

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                US manufacturing may fall 1.9 million workers short by 2033 as reshoring accelerates

                US manufacturing may fall 1.9 million workers short by 2033 as reshoring accelerates

                Provided content. U.S. manufacturing may need 3.8 million workers by 2033, with 1.9 million jobs unfilled as reshoring surges. Why productivity now beats hiring.

                 

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                What Really Happens When You Call for Emergency HVAC Help at 2 AM

                What Really Happens When You Call for Emergency HVAC Help at 2 AM

                Affiliate content. Learn what to do if you need an emergency HVAC repair. 

                Buying or Selling a Midwest Home? What the HVAC System Is Really Worth at Closing

                Buying or Selling a Midwest Home? What the HVAC System Is Really Worth at Closing

                Affiliate content.  Learn why it is important to check the HVAC system when buying or selling home. 

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                What Your Home's Age Reveals About the HVAC Problems Coming Your Way

                What Your Home's Age Reveals About the HVAC Problems Coming Your Way

                Affiliate content. Learn the most common HVAC problems based on the age of your home.

                Crime

                Tucson police seek tips in 1982 killing

                Tucson police seek tips in 1982 killing

                Investigators are seeking tips in the unsolved death of a 19-year-old Tucson woman who disappeared in 1982.

                Tucson man arrested in mass shooting faces 29  counts

                Tucson man arrested in mass shooting faces 29 counts

                Nine people were shot and wounded about 2 a.m. July 19 along East Congress Street in downtown Tucson.

                FBI: Hair in Nancy Guthrie home not linked to a suspect

                FBI: Hair in Nancy Guthrie home not linked to a suspect

                The FBI says har found in the Tucson home of Nancy Guthrie could not be linked to a possible suspect in her disappearance case.

                Men briefly detained in Guthrie case file $3.5M claim against sheriff’s department

                Men briefly detained in Guthrie case file $3.5M claim against sheriff’s department

                Two men detained in connection to the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie have filed a notice of claim against the Pima County Sheriff’s Department for $3.25 million in damages, alleging they were wrongfully arrested.

                Politics

                Judge rebuffs Arizona official, won't delay takeover of prison health system

                Judge rebuffs Arizona official, won't delay takeover of prison health system

                PHOENIX — A federal judge rejected a bid by the Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry to delay her takeover of Arizona's prison health system.

                Tucson Water customers to see no immediate change under river cutback plan

                Tucson Water customers to see no immediate change under river cutback plan

                Tucson Water says customers won't see immediate changes as officials review a federal proposal to cut Colorado River water supplies.

                Hobbs wants pay-to-play inquiry over but hasn't agreed to interview with AG's Office

                Hobbs wants pay-to-play inquiry over but hasn't agreed to interview with AG's Office

                PHOENIX — Gov. Katie Hobbs said Tuesday she's looking forward to the end of a year-long investigation by Attorney General Kris Mayes about whether she was involved in an alleged "pay-to-play'' scheme.

                Rep. Hernandez embraces term limits despite Democratic criticism

                Rep. Hernandez embraces term limits despite Democratic criticism

                Rep. Alma Hernandez,  D-Tucson, was selected in July to join the board of directors for U.S. Term Limits.

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