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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 Daily Star on this date: July 13

                  Arizona Daily Star on this date: July 13

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

                  Photos: Monsoon 2026

                  Photos: Monsoon 2026

                  A widespread monsoon storm skirted just south and east of Tucson, Ariz., July 9, 2026, dropping some scattered rains and lighting on the outskirts, including Vail, Ariz.

                  Tucson's Top Stories: July 13

                  Tucson's Top Stories: July 13

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

                  Tucson’s Santa Rita Park set to reopen after $8 million makeover

                  Tucson’s Santa Rita Park set to reopen after $8 million makeover

                  An $8 million renovation of Tucson's Santa Rita Par is nearly complete. The park is expected to open in late August.

                  State & Regional

                  Arizona solar farm becomes haven for burrowing owls

                  Arizona solar farm becomes haven for burrowing owls

                  TONOPAH — A burrowing owl sits on top of a weather sensor array as it watches the desert below. A few feet away, its burrow disappears into the sandy soil. 

                  Arizona's pause on data center tax breaks prompts rush before deadline

                  Arizona's pause on data center tax breaks prompts rush before deadline

                  Arizona's latest budget includes a 3-year pause on new applications from data centers for Arizona tax exemptions.

                  Taxpayer-funded ads push Arizona programs, candidates

                  Taxpayer-funded ads push Arizona programs, candidates

                  As Arizona's election season heats up, three of the state's top statewide elected officials are featured in government-funded advertising campaigns that critics say also serve a political purpose.

                  Arizona music teacher admits creating child porn

                  Arizona music teacher admits creating child porn

                  He taught mariachi out of his Phoenix home. He offered private lessons to girls as young as 6. And for years, he recorded not only their music but their nude bodies.

                  Nation & World

                  Trump wants to isolate International Criminal Court

                  Trump wants to isolate International Criminal Court

                  * Options under consideration include travel bans, visa revocations and increased sanctions, State Department official says * Rubio and other US officials are pressuring countries to diplomatically

                  U.S. says Strait of Hormuz is open, Iran says it's closed

                  U.S. says Strait of Hormuz is open, Iran says it's closed

                  President Donald Trump says he is reinstating a U.S. blockade on the Strait of Hormuz, but that it remains open. Iran says it's closed. There is no sign of progress in peace talks, with both sides launching strikes on Monday.

                  Trump moves to tighten federal control of elections ahead of midterms

                  Trump moves to tighten federal control of elections ahead of midterms

                  President Donald Trump is working to gain unprecedented control of the 2026 U.S. midterm elections this fall through a series of new assertions of presidential power.

                  Trump says he deserves Nobel Peace Prize after claiming he ended eight wars

                  Trump says he deserves Nobel Peace Prize after claiming he ended eight wars

                  Donald Trump reiterated aboard Air Force One that he deserves the Nobel Peace Prize, claiming he ended eight wars and highlighting his approach to negotiations. In remarks to reporters, he cited the Congo–Rwanda conflict and asserted that 15 million people were beheaded. The Norwegian Nobel …

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                  Top Arizona lawmakers back feds in border wall construction push

                  Top Arizona lawmakers back feds in border wall construction push

                  U of A fraternities put on probation, fined over hazing claims

                  U of A fraternities put on probation, fined over hazing claims

                  Major two-year project about to start on Tucson I-19 interchange

                  Major two-year project about to start on Tucson I-19 interchange

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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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                  The Treasure Coast Just Yielded Another $1 Million in Spanish Gold: Why Hurricane Season Is a Detector’s Best Friend

                  The Treasure Coast Just Yielded Another $1 Million in Spanish Gold: Why Hurricane Season Is a Detector’s Best Friend

                  Provided content. A recent $1 million Spanish gold discovery off Vero Beach is a great reminder of how hurricane-driven erosion exposes treasure.

                   

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                  How Tucson Injury Victims Can Protect Their Claim After a Car Accident

                  How Tucson Injury Victims Can Protect Their Claim After a Car Accident

                  Contributor content. After an accident, quick action matters. Learn how medical records, evidence collection, and careful insurance communication can help protect a claim.

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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.

                  Humidity: The Midwest's Hidden Comfort and Health Problem

                  Humidity: The Midwest's Hidden Comfort and Health Problem

                  Affiliate content. Learn how to tell if your home has a humidity problem and what you can do to fix it. 

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                  Crime

                  YouTuber arrests near Nancy Guthrie's home raise concerns

                  YouTuber arrests near Nancy Guthrie's home raise concerns

                  A review of records from the Pima County Sheriff's Department raises questions about whether all of the arrests near Nancy Guthrie's Tucson home were warranted.

                  Tucson police make arrest in 2004 child sexual assault

                  Tucson police make arrest in 2004 child sexual assault

                  A 65-year-old man is facing charges in the 2004 sex-assault of his teen foster daughter, Tucson police say.

                  Tucson investigators now know suspect in 1995 killing

                  Tucson investigators now know suspect in 1995 killing

                  A man now linked to the killing of a Tucson man in 1995 is believed to have died in an unrelated crash a few weeks later, police say.

                  Manslaughter case against Tucson hospital worker dismissed

                  Manslaughter case against Tucson hospital worker dismissed

                  Criminal charges filed against a former employee at a Sonora Behavioral Health facility in Tucson were dismissed earlier this week.

                  Politics

                  Arizona's pause on data center tax breaks prompts rush before deadline

                  Arizona's pause on data center tax breaks prompts rush before deadline

                  Arizona's latest budget includes a 3-year pause on new applications from data centers for Arizona tax exemptions.

                  Struggling Arizonans say SNAP failing them

                  Struggling Arizonans say SNAP failing them

                  Britney Gilles parked and got her daughter's stroller out of the car, then looked around the St. Mary's food pantry in Surprise. She didn’t know where to go, so she asked a security guard, who directed her to line up at a window on the side of the building.

                  Lawsuit seeks to block Arizona's 'border security' law

                  Lawsuit seeks to block Arizona's 'border security' law

                  Arizona's Prop 314, crafted by Republican lawmakers and approved by voters, was written to take effect 60 days after federal courts rule that a nearly duplicate Texas law is enforceable. That happened in May.

                  Major two-year project about to start on Tucson I-19 interchange

                  Major two-year project about to start on Tucson I-19 interchange

                  Construction for a new $53.4 million project at the Interstate 19 interchange at West Irvington Road is set to begin July 16. It'll take nearly two years to complete.

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