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Voters extend zoo sales tax for Tucson's Reid Park Zoo

Voters extend zoo sales tax for Tucson's Reid Park Zoo

  • Analeise Mayor

Proposition 422 reauthorizes and extends a sales tax that benefits the zoo from Jan. 1, 2028 to Dec. 31, 2047. Unofficial results showed it received about 72% of the vote.

Photos: Arizona meets TCU

Photos: Arizona meets TCU

  • Kelly Presnell

The Wildcats looking to get back to winning ways against the visiting Horned Frogs, November 6, 2026, Tucson, Ariz.

Judge denies bid to temporarily halt Hermosa mine expansion south of Tucson

Judge denies bid to temporarily halt Hermosa mine expansion south of Tucson

  • Henry Brean

A federal judge has allowed construction tied to the $3.3 billion Hermosa mine to continue on public land while an environmental lawsuit proceeds.

Photos: Arizona get back in the win column, 104-84 over Cal Poly

Photos: Arizona get back in the win column, 104-84 over Cal Poly

  • Kelly Presnell

The Wildcats take down Cal Poly 104-84 to open the pre-conference home schedule, November 5, 2026, Tucson, Ariz.

Tucson speaks up: Letters to the editor for the week of Nov. 6, 2026

Tucson speaks up: Letters to the editor for the week of Nov. 6, 2026

    Our weekly round-up of letters published in the Arizona Daily Star.

    Pedestrian killed in suspected DUI hit-and-run crash in Tucson

    Pedestrian killed in suspected DUI hit-and-run crash in Tucson

    • Griffin Salkowski

    A 42-year-old man died days after being struck in a hit-and-run crash on Tucson's west side last week.

    Motorcyclist killed in two-vehicle Oro Valley crash

    Motorcyclist killed in two-vehicle Oro Valley crash

    • Griffin Salkowski

    A motorcyclist was killed Thursday in a two-vehicle crash in Oro Valley, police said.

    Mendoza ousts Ciscomani, flips southern Arizona House seat blue

    Mendoza ousts Ciscomani, flips southern Arizona House seat blue

      Two-term U.S Rep. Juan Ciscomani has been unseated by Democrat JoAnna Mendoza for southern Arizona's congressional district 6, NBC and Decision Desk HQ report.

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          Tucson prosecutor placed on leave as police investigate 'possible misconduct'

          Tucson prosecutor placed on leave as police investigate 'possible misconduct'

            Tucson city prosecutor Matthew Walker has been placed on paid leave as police investigate possible misconduct involving a stalking case connected to his wife.

            Tucson-born restauranteur Sam Fox leaves namesake company

            Tucson-born restauranteur Sam Fox leaves namesake company

              For Star subscribers: Sam Fox, the Tucson-born restaurateur, is leaving Fox Restaurant Concepts, his namesake company, to focus on Author & Edit Hospitality, the Phoenix-based company he launched four years ago.

              3M commits $7.35 billion to settle 'forever chemicals'-related claims

              3M commits $7.35 billion to settle 'forever chemicals'-related claims

                Industrial conglomerate 3M said it will commit nearly $7.35 billion over nine years to settle PFAS "forever chemicals"-related personal injury claims.

                SpaceX proposes massive data center in Southern Arizona

                SpaceX proposes massive data center in Southern Arizona

                  If built by SpaceX, the development proposed near the Willcox Playa, would become one of the biggest data centers in the country, and the biggest in Arizona.

                  Arizona Daily Star on this date: November 6

                  Arizona Daily Star on this date: November 6

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                  Tucson weather forecast for November 6

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                  Tucson's Top Stories: November 6

                  Tucson's Top Stories: November 6

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

                  November 5 recap: Tucson news you may have missed today

                  November 5 recap: Tucson news you may have missed today

                  Thursday's news: What you missed while you were at work.

                  Arizona election results 2026: Live updates from Tucson

                  Arizona election results 2026: Live updates from Tucson

                  Follow live Election Day 2026 coverage on Tucson.com, with updates throughout the day on Arizona races, Tucson propositions, voting information and election results as polls close.

                  Arizona’s longest-running sci-fi convention returns

                  Arizona’s longest-running sci-fi convention returns

                  TusCon, Arizona’s longest-running science fiction, fantasy and horror convention, will return this fall with a unique interactive theatrical partnership.

                  Pedestrian fatally struck by vehicle on Tucson's south side

                  Pedestrian fatally struck by vehicle on Tucson's south side

                  A 30-year-old man struck by a vehicle on Halloween night on the city's south side died four days later, Tucson police say.

                  Tim Steller’s column: Now in power, Arizona Dems must prioritize to-do list

                  Tim Steller’s column: Now in power, Arizona Dems must prioritize to-do list

                  For Star subscribers: Arizona Democrats, led by Tucson legislators, have a big chance to show they can govern Arizona effectively. Here are the things they should do, and how they should do them.

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                  Tucson-born restauranteur Sam Fox leaves namesake company

                  Tucson-born restauranteur Sam Fox leaves namesake company

                  Tucson prosecutor placed on leave as police investigate 'possible misconduct'

                  Tucson prosecutor placed on leave as police investigate 'possible misconduct'

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                  Effort to identify USS Arizona unknowns gets underway in Hawaii

                  Effort to identify USS Arizona unknowns gets underway in Hawaii

                  Military forensic investigators have begun exhuming graves of the unknown in Hawaii in hopes of identifying USS Arizona crewmen killed in the Pearl Harbor attack 85 years ago.

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                  Arizona trooper faces more serious sex-crime charge

                  Arizona trooper faces more serious sex-crime charge

                  An Arizona trooper accused of sexual misconduct with a stranded motorist he was called to help is now facing a more serious charge of sexual assault of a vulnerable adult, authorities say.

                  Southern Arizona's Hermosa Mine expansion paused for now

                  Southern Arizona's Hermosa Mine expansion paused for now

                  The Hermosa critical minerals mine and UniSource Energy have agreed to pause work for a week on public land in the Patagonia Mountains, while a federal judge considers halting the mine's expansion altogether until a lawsuit against the project can be heard.

                  Florida plane crash victim’s art blossomed at University of Arizona

                  Florida plane crash victim’s art blossomed at University of Arizona

                  Helen Sharp, one of the South Florida business jet crash victims, attended the University of Arizona between 2004 and 2008.

                  Tucson at the polls: Election Day 2026 in photos

                  Tucson at the polls: Election Day 2026 in photos

                  Voters go to the polls to cast their ballots in the midterm elections on Nov. 3, 2026, around Tucson.

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