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Ednotes

Education notes: TUSD offers scholarship for youth entrepreneur program

  • Yoohyun Jung

Education news from Tucson and Southern Arizona.

Education Notes: Marana invites public to view new textbook

  • Yoohyun Jung

Education news from Tucson and Southern Arizona.

St. Joseph Catholic School hosts open house Saturday

  • Alexis Huicochea

Families can tour the private school campus, meet teachers. 

Classes continue as gas leak is monitored at TUSD's Kellond Elementary

  • Alexis Huicochea

The small leak is located in an alley behind the school.

Saint Ambrose Catholic School hosts open house Sunday

  • Alexis Huicochea

Meet teachers, learn about programming at open house event.

AZ Department of Education launches one-stop online shop for parents

AZ Department of Education launches one-stop online shop for parents

  • Alexis Huicochea

Resources include school finders, test scores, special education services, college/career options.

Rincon/University High marching band hits the streets

Rincon/University High marching band hits the streets

  • Alexis Huicochea

Band was recognized during the superintendent's monthly report to the Governing Board. 

Rincon/University High marching band hits the streets

Rincon/University High marching band hits the streets

    Band was recognized during the superintendent's monthly report to the Governing Board. 

    Ironwood HS marching band headed to Hawaii

    Ironwood HS marching band headed to Hawaii

      The band will be in a Pearl Harbor memorial parade.

      Photos: Sierra Chess Club

      Photos: Sierra Chess Club

        Sierra 2-8 School in the Sunnyside Unified School District has Southern Arizona's largest chess club. School officials say that participating in chess not only helps children's brains engage but also provides a safe place for kids to be before and after school and during lunch.

        TUSD recall organizer fails to make filing deadline

        TUSD recall organizer fails to make filing deadline

          The organizer was charged with collecting 15,067 signatures for each board member.

          Two TUSD audit committee members resign

            The volunteer members both have spouses employed by the district. 

            Photos: Kids get science up close

            Photos: Kids get science up close

              Science is fascinating and fun for hundreds of students at 2015 Arizona STEM Adventure at Pima Community College.

              TUSD to lease closed school to Tucson church

              TUSD to lease closed school to Tucson church

                The church will occupy about one-third of the former Lyons Elementary. 

                Local News

                Photos: Arizona fall football camp, practice 14

                Photos: Arizona fall football camp, practice 14

                Arizona fall football camp continues inside Davis Sports Center and Tomey Field on Saturday morning. 

                Arizona Daily Star on this date: August 23

                Arizona Daily Star on this date: August 23

                See the A1 covers from the past for this day in history.

                Tucson's Top Stories: August 23

                Tucson's Top Stories: August 23

                Get your morning recap of today's local news and read the full stories here: tucne.ws/morning

                Photos: Sabino falls to Valley Christian 7-0, high school football

                Photos: Sabino falls to Valley Christian 7-0, high school football

                High school football kicked off with the Sabercats dropping their home opener in a defensive fight to the Trojans 7-0, Tucson, Ariz., August 21, 2026.

                State & Regional

                Prescott Valley mayor charged with misdemeanor assault after bar fight

                Prescott Valley mayor charged with misdemeanor assault after bar fight

                The mayor of Prescott Valley is facing criminal charges after he got into a fight at a bar.

                National groups ramp up spending in rural AZ congressional district

                National groups ramp up spending in rural AZ congressional district

                Arizona is exploring projects to secure water from underused California supplies amid its own shortages, but these efforts face significant technological, regulatory, and political challenges, especially given California's own water scarcity issues.

                2 Phoenix officers arrested after violent traffic stop

                2 Phoenix officers arrested after violent traffic stop

                PHOENIX — Phoenix police arrested Officers Luis Vasquez Jr. and Antonio Felix on multiple felony charges in connection with a violent Aug. 5 traffic stop and also fired them from the force, Police Chief Matt Giordano said Saturday.

                Mayes faces political blowback after clearing Hobbs

                Mayes faces political blowback after clearing Hobbs

                A seven-page memo cleared Governor Katie Hobbs of criminal wrongdoing in a bribery probe, noting a precedent where a previous GOP attorney general also declined charges against a governor from his party, highlighting the political sensitivity of the investigation during ongoing election campaigns

                Nation & World

                Las Vegas startup turns desert air into water

                Las Vegas startup turns desert air into water

                It sounds like an illusion from a Las Vegas magic show.

                Canada announces tariffs retaliation

                Canada announces tariffs retaliation

                President Donald Trump's promised 50% tariffs on some Canadian goods went into effect just after midnight on Aug. 22, after the United States and its northern neighbor failed to reach a trade agreement.

                Israeli airstrikes in Gaza kill two people

                Israeli airstrikes in Gaza kill two people

                CAIRO — Two Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip on Sunday killed at least two people, including a 4-year-old boy, and wounded seven others, Palestinian health officials said.

                Iran: New US sanctions will fail

                Iran: New US sanctions will fail

                DUBAI — Iran's foreign minister dismissed the threat of new U.S. sanctions as a sign of desperation on Sunday and said the expected new measures would fail to defeat Tehran.

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                Expansion planned for Border Patrol's I-19 checkpoint south of Tucson

                Expansion planned for Border Patrol's I-19 checkpoint south of Tucson

                Second man linked to killing of Tucson police recruit found

                Second man linked to killing of Tucson police recruit found

                This Tucson cleaners hanging it up after more than a century

                This Tucson cleaners hanging it up after more than a century

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                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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                Crime

                Second man linked to killing of Tucson police recruit found

                Second man linked to killing of Tucson police recruit found

                The second of three people investigators have linked to the killing this week of a Tucson police recruit has been located. A third person in the investigation remains on the run. 

                Man arrested in killing of Tucson police recruit

                Man arrested in killing of Tucson police recruit

                A 39-year-old man linked to the killing of a Tucson police recruit was apprehended Saturday morning at a hotel, the Pima County Sheriff's Department said.

                Man suspected in Tucson police recruit killing has extensive criminal record

                Man suspected in Tucson police recruit killing has extensive criminal record

                Alex James Barnett, named as a suspect in the killing of Carlos Ramirez, a Tucson police recruit, has a criminal record that includes domestic violence, burglary, theft and child abuse, court records show.

                Tucson police: Man shot dead by teen during gun-sale meetup

                Tucson police: Man shot dead by teen during gun-sale meetup

                An 18-year-old man used a gun stolen during a gun-sale meetup to shoot and kill a Tucson man at a seperate meetup to buy a gun weeks later, court records say.

                Politics

                National groups ramp up spending in rural AZ congressional district

                National groups ramp up spending in rural AZ congressional district

                Arizona is exploring projects to secure water from underused California supplies amid its own shortages, but these efforts face significant technological, regulatory, and political challenges, especially given California's own water scarcity issues.

                Arizona AG: Gov. Hobbs won't face charges in bribery probe

                Arizona AG: Gov. Hobbs won't face charges in bribery probe

                Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes has cleared Gov. Katie Hobbs of criminal wrongdoing in a bribery investigation of Hobbs' ties to a donor who received more lucrative state contracts, but revealed the contractor had donated another $150,000 to a secretive legal defense fund benefiting the governor.

                Two Tucson City Council members won't seek re-election

                Two Tucson City Council members won't seek re-election

                Two members of the Tucson city council say they will not be seeking re-election next year.

                Midtown Tucson intersection to be closed this weekend

                Midtown Tucson intersection to be closed this weekend

                The intersection of East Fifth Street and North Alvernon Way to close for the weekend beginning Friday for ongoing road construction.

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