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Street Smarts

Street Smarts: Namesake of Harrison Road helped create Saguaro National Park

Street Smarts: Namesake of Harrison Road helped create Saguaro National Park

  • By David Leighton Special to the Arizona Daily Star

John Harrison also developed subdivision for African-American soldiers returning from war.

Street Smarts: Developer put family names all over Tucson

Street Smarts: Developer put family names all over Tucson

  • By David Leighton For the Arizona Daily Star

The area where Fred Roberts sold lots, near Alvernon Way and Fifth Street, was considered too far out to work.

Street Smarts: Tucson transit took long, winding road

Street Smarts: Tucson transit took long, winding road

  • By David Leighton For the Arizona Daily Star

Many transportation systems have been used over the years.

Street Smarts: Miner, sheriff played role at O.K. Corral

Street Smarts: Miner, sheriff played role at O.K. Corral

  • By David Leighton Arizona Daily Star

Arizona pioneer spent most of his career in mining and law enforcement.

Street Smarts: Babcock locked UA gates to keep animals out

Street Smarts: Babcock locked UA gates to keep animals out

  • By David Leighton For the Arizona Daily Star

Faced challenges with steadfastness and humor.

Street Smarts: Notorious bad guy died lonely and alone

Street Smarts: Notorious bad guy died lonely and alone

  • By David Leighton For the Arizona Daily Star

OK Corral shooter John Ringo was drinker, gambler ... and constable?

Take the Street Smarts road test

Take the Street Smarts road test

    Readers of David Leighton’s columns will do best at this quiz, which tests how much you know about the history of local street names.

    Street Smarts: Tucson neighborhood originally was chicken colony

    Street Smarts: Tucson neighborhood originally was chicken colony

      Emery Park started as place for people to live, raise poultry

      Street Smarts: Midtown neighborhood one of Tucson's most unusual

      Street Smarts: Midtown neighborhood one of Tucson's most unusual

        Before he was governor, Sam Goddard developed subdivision with large lots, big setbacks

        Street Smarts: Driveway to school became midtown street

        Street Smarts: Driveway to school became midtown street

          Potter Place honors former girls school, wealthy couple that started it.

          Collection: Street Smarts 2015

          Collection: Street Smarts 2015

            Learn how many of Tucson's streets, roads and highways got their names.

            Street Smarts: Road honors The Gregory school

            Street Smarts: Road honors The Gregory school

              Old-money support helps create The Gregory School

              Street Smarts: Camino de Ruiz named for early ranching family

              Street Smarts: Camino de Ruiz named for early ranching family

                Road runs along the northern border of the family homestead.

                Street Smarts: DeLong was merchant, trader, mayor, soldier

                Street Smarts: DeLong was merchant, trader, mayor, soldier

                  Many of many talents, interests remembered with midtown street

                  Local News

                  Arizona wraps their exhibition slate with an 85-54 win over Eastern Washington

                  Arizona wraps their exhibition slate with an 85-54 win over Eastern Washington

                  The Wildcats take down the Eagles in their third and final exhibition match 85-54, October 23, 2026, Tucson, Ariz.

                  Photos: Arizona overwhelms Embry-Riddle 117-44 in their exhibition game

                  Photos: Arizona overwhelms Embry-Riddle 117-44 in their exhibition game

                  The Wildcats get a start to their home schedule with an exhibition thrashing of the Eagles, 117-44, October 22, 2o26, Tucson, Ariz.

                  Photos: Arizona wraps their exhibition slate with an 85-54 win over Eastern Washington

                  Photos: Arizona wraps their exhibition slate with an 85-54 win over Eastern Washington

                  The Wildcats take down the Eagles in their third and final exhibition match 85-54, October 23, 2026, Tucson, Ariz.

                  Photos: Look inside America's newest national park

                  Photos: Look inside America's newest national park

                  President Donald Trump signed the “Chiricahua National Park Act” into law on Tuesday afternoon. Rep. Juan Ciscomani, Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum, and Mayor of Willcox Greg Hancock were joined by dozens of local park rangers for a designation ceremony. 

                  State & Regional

                  FBI touts arrests in Arizona with push to solve missing persons cases

                  FBI touts arrests in Arizona with push to solve missing persons cases

                  Nearly a year has passed since the remains of 16-year-old White Mountain Apache teen Challistia Lulani “Tia” Colelay were found in Knots Landing in Whiteriver. Authorities ruled her death a homicide, but the case remains unsolved, with no arrests made.

                  Arizona utilities spend on both parties

                  Arizona utilities spend on both parties

                  Arizona's major utilities are funding candidates from both parties, while Tucson Electric Power has committed more than $4 million to its Prop. 421 campaign.

                  What Prop. 144 would mean for voting by mail in AZ

                  What Prop. 144 would mean for voting by mail in AZ

                  Proposition 144 would require identification for Arizona mail-in voting, but lawmakers would decide how voters comply after the election.

                  Taliesin West to reopen after weather-related death

                  Taliesin West to reopen after weather-related death

                  Brother Rogério Renato Mateucci died after he was struck by a piece of acrylic glass that blew off the roof, authorities say.

                  Nation & World

                  Wrongly deported Arizona man left in Equatorial Guinea, despite U.S. flight arrival

                  Wrongly deported Arizona man left in Equatorial Guinea, despite U.S. flight arrival

                  An immigration officer appears to have falsely claimed, in a sworn court filing, that the U.S. government was unable to return a Phoenix man to the U.S. this week because a U.S. flight scheduled to arrive in Equatorial Guinea Friday had been "cancelled."

                  A mystery in Shenandoah National Park

                  RE:PUBLIC reports on a fatality in Shenandoah National Park, where officials delayed public notification for three weeks, raising concerns over transparency.

                  How credit score affects your car insurance

                  How credit score affects your car insurance

                  AssuranceAmerica reports that in most U.S. states, car insurance prices are influenced by credit scores, affecting rates significantly across different regions.

                  Google Maps said no to Trump renaming the Atlantic Ocean

                  Google Maps said no to Trump renaming the Atlantic Ocean

                  Trump says Google Maps discouraged him from renaming the Atlantic Ocean to Trump Ocean.

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                  Wrongly deported Arizona man left in Equatorial Guinea, despite U.S. flight arrival

                  Wrongly deported Arizona man left in Equatorial Guinea, despite U.S. flight arrival

                  TUSD names fifth school proposed to close next year

                  TUSD names fifth school proposed to close next year

                  Copper World to start building mine this year; 1,000 construction jobs planned

                  Copper World to start building mine this year; 1,000 construction jobs planned

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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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                  From 16 teachers to 73,000 members: Pima Federal Credit Union turns 75

                  Content by Pima Federal Credit Union. Despite the substantial growth, Pima Federal’s dedication to the people where it first put down roots hasn’t changed.

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                  Phoenix Holding Backs 24-Year-Old AI Founder Gaurav Gaikwad’s Ace Reputations at $30 Million Valuation

                  Contributor content. Gaikwad wants Ace to build technology potentially capable of helping individuals and organizations understand and navigate that environment.

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                  How More Pet Owners Are Adapting Their Homes for Dogs and Cats

                  How More Pet Owners Are Adapting Their Homes for Dogs and Cats

                  Provided content. Pet ownership has changed how people plan entire rooms, not just how they treat one piece of furniture.

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                  Massage Room Rental Options in Destin for Health Practitioners

                  Provided content. Massage room rentals in Destin can offer a versatile solution for freelance health practitioners seeking to expand their offerings without committing to a permanent space.

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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

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

                  Crime

                  Court filings link teens to recent Tucson gun shop burglaries

                  Court filings link teens to recent Tucson gun shop burglaries

                  Court filings links a group of teens to two separate gun store thefts in Tucson.

                  15 sexual assault reports recorded at U of A since August, but few details released

                  15 sexual assault reports recorded at U of A since August, but few details released

                  The University of Arizona has logged 15 sexual assault reports since August, with three under active police investigation. University officials have declined to release details about the ongoing cases.

                  Trial date set in downtown Tucson shooting that injured 9

                  Trial date set in downtown Tucson shooting that injured 9

                  A Pima County Superior Court judge set the trial date for a Tucson man accused of injuring nine people in a downtown shooting, who were initially listed in critical condition.

                  Several teens arrested in Tucson gun store burglary

                  Several teens arrested in Tucson gun store burglary

                  The Pima County Sheriff's office has arrested "multiple" minors in connection with a smash-and-grab burglary of a Tucson gun shop earlier this month, authorities say.

                  Politics

                  Photos: Look inside America's newest national park

                  Photos: Look inside America's newest national park

                  President Donald Trump signed the “Chiricahua National Park Act” into law on Tuesday afternoon. Rep. Juan Ciscomani, Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum, and Mayor of Willcox Greg Hancock were joined by dozens of local park rangers for a designation ceremony. 

                  Border wall on Tohono O'odham land is a 'stark emergency,' leaders say

                  Border wall on Tohono O'odham land is a 'stark emergency,' leaders say

                  A new filing in the U.S. Court of Appeals' District of Columbia Circuit urges judges to deny a Tohono O'odham Nation's emergency request, arguing that the lawsuit trying to stop border wall construction on tribal land is likely to fail because federal officials have the authority to use borderlands for security purposes.

                  Judge won't delay his decision on Arizona water rules

                  Judge won't delay his decision on Arizona water rules

                  An Arizona judge refused to delay his ruling invalidating groundwater rules that restricted home construction in parts of the Phoenix area.

                  ‘Wonderland of Rocks’ becomes Arizona’s newest national park

                  ‘Wonderland of Rocks’ becomes Arizona’s newest national park

                  Arizona now has four national parks. Chiricahua's new designation is expected to attract more visitors to Willcox and southeastern Arizona.

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