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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

                  September 1 recap: Tucson news you may have missed today

                  September 1 recap: Tucson news you may have missed today

                  Get a recap of Tuesday's local news stories from Arizona Daily Star.

                  Friends: Tucson shooting victim used camera to document injustices

                  Friends: Tucson shooting victim used camera to document injustices

                  If Wednesday’s vigil wasn’t for him, Cameron Davis Capara would have been photographing it.

                  Rep. Adelita Grijalva took to the House floor to honor the victims of a hate crime in Tucson, Arizona this weekend.

                  Rep. Adelita Grijalva took to the House floor to honor the victims of a hate crime in Tucson, Arizona this weekend.

                  Rep. Adelita Grijalva took to the House floor to honor the victims of a hate crime in Tucson, Arizona this weekend.

                  Gov. Katie Hobbs speaks during the launch of the Mary and Felipe M. Rodriguez’s integrated business and engineering program at the University of Arizona

                  Gov. Katie Hobbs speaks during the launch of the Mary and Felipe M. Rodriguez’s integrated business and engineering program at the University of Arizona

                  Gov. Katie Hobbs speaks during the launch of the Mary and Felipe M. Rodriguez’s integrated business and engineering program at the University of Arizona.

                  State & Regional

                  Report: Arizona Medical Board's slow response endangers patients

                  Report: Arizona Medical Board's slow response endangers patients

                  It's taking too long for the state board responsible for regulating doctors to deal with complaints, putting patients at risk, a new report says.

                  Two friends killed, another missing in Grand Canyon flooding

                  Two friends killed, another missing in Grand Canyon flooding

                  The identities of two people who died and one person who was still missing after flash flooding at the Grand Canyon have been confirmed by family members and their spokesperson.

                  Flash floods changed the Grand Canyon. Here's what's closed

                  Flash floods changed the Grand Canyon. Here's what's closed

                  Travelers hoping to visit the Grand Canyon in the coming days may want to adjust their plans after devastating flash flooding that has left at least two people dead and more than a dozen others missing.

                  Colorado River cuts could mean higher water bills

                  Colorado River cuts could mean higher water bills

                  About a dozen private water companies in the state regulated by the Arizona Corporation Commission receive water from the Colorado River or the Central Arizona Project.

                  Nation & World

                  Defendant pleads not guilty in Charlie Kirk capital murder case

                  Defendant pleads not guilty in Charlie Kirk capital murder case

                  A judge ruled that Tyler Robinson should face trial, which could carry the death penalty, for the shooting on a Utah college campus last year.

                  Blockade succeeds where sanctions failed as Iran oil exports stall

                  Blockade succeeds where sanctions failed as Iran oil exports stall

                  For the first time on record, Iran has gone about seven weeks without shipping meaningful crude exports through the Strait of Hormuz.

                  US House passes funding bill to avert government shutdown

                  US House passes funding bill to avert government shutdown

                  The stopgap was needed as Congress failed to finish work on the 12 spending bills that fund government programs for the full fiscal year.

                  Chinese shipper COSCO collects intel, US officials say

                  Chinese shipper COSCO collects intel, US officials say

                  China's state-owned shipping giant COSCO uses concealed equipment on board its ships to spy on military communications near the coastlines of target nations including the U.S., two senior Trump administration officials claim.

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                  Double killing in Tucson investigated as a hate crime

                  U of A president defends fall enrollment numbers amid faculty pushback

                  U of A president defends fall enrollment numbers amid faculty pushback

                  Venture-N, a Tucson safe space for LGBTQIA+, shattered by gunfire

                  Venture-N, a Tucson safe space for LGBTQIA+, shattered by gunfire

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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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                  Contributor content. The crypto market does not move in a straight line. It rises, cools off, and builds again.

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                  Reactive vs. Planned Tire Programs for Tucson Fleets in Summer

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                  Contributor content. Learn the benefits of planned tire programs for Tucson freight vehicles during the summer months.

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

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                  Crime

                  Gunman left note about hate; recently moved to Tucson, no connection to victims

                  Gunman left note about hate; recently moved to Tucson, no connection to victims

                  The gunman who killed two men outside a Tucson gay bar early Monday was a new arrival in Tucson who previously lived in Oklahoma, had no apparent connection with the victims and left a note indicating "hate toward the LGBTQIA+ community," police and records say.

                  Gunman left note indicating 'hate toward LGBTQIA+ community,' Tucson police say

                  Gunman left note indicating 'hate toward LGBTQIA+ community,' Tucson police say

                  The gunman who killed two men outside a gay bar had no apparent connection with the victims and left a note indicating the shooting "was a targeted attack motivated by hate toward the LGBTQIA+ community."

                  Double killing in Tucson investigated as a hate crime

                  Double killing in Tucson investigated as a hate crime

                  Two men were shot and killed in the parking lot of a Tucson bar before police say the gunman turned the gun on himself. 

                  Friends: Tucson shooting victim used camera to document injustices

                  Friends: Tucson shooting victim used camera to document injustices

                  If Wednesday’s vigil wasn’t for him, Cameron Davis Capara would have been photographing it.

                  Politics

                  Report: Arizona Medical Board's slow response endangers patients

                  Report: Arizona Medical Board's slow response endangers patients

                  It's taking too long for the state board responsible for regulating doctors to deal with complaints, putting patients at risk, a new report says.

                  Tucson officials condemn homophobia, gun violence after 'hate crime' killings

                  Tucson officials condemn homophobia, gun violence after 'hate crime' killings

                  Tucson officials and community groups condemn a fatal shooting outside a midtown gay bar, investigating it as a hate crime targeting LGBTQIA+ individuals. The suspect committed murder-suicide, leaving a note listing LGBTQIA+ businesses. Authorities describe it as a tragic, isolated incident.

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                  RECORDING: 2026 Arizona General Election Debates: Mine Inspector

                  Mine Inspector candidates Brian Matlock and Walter "Les" Presmyk debate playback.

                  Pima County probes potential data center health risks

                  Pima County probes potential data center health risks

                  A new Pima County report examines how the presence of a data center could affect human health. There's a lot that's not known.

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