Photos: The Week That Was
Another photographic look back at the doings around the Old Pueblo, October 6-10, 2026, Tucson, Ariz.
A woman in the audience holds up her protest sign as others speak out about a proposed ICE facility during open comments at a town council meeting, Marana, Ariz., October 6, 2026.
Vivian Juan-Saunders, the first woman to serve as char of the Tohono O?odham Nation, wipes away tears as she listens to the speech from current chair of the Nation, Verlon Jose, during a prayer vigil highlighting the environmental destruction by the construction of the border wall, Tucson, Ariz., October 7, 2026. Hundreds turned out for the vigil noting the environmental damage currently happening along the border, including the desecration of sites sacred to the Tohono O?odham.
A falcon flies off with an early snack, one of the first Mexican free-tail bats to emerge from the roost under the Campbell Avenue Bridge over the Rillito River, Tucson, Ariz., October 8, 2026. Tens of thousands of the bats make their home under the bridge through the summer, emerging at sunset to find insects to eat. With October in full swing, the colony should be heading south back to Mexico any day now for the winter.
Tens of thousands of Mexican free-tail bats fly off to the southwest in the last of the light, emerging for the night’s hunt from the understructure of the Campbell Avenue Bridge over the Rillito River, Tucson, Ariz., October 8, 2026.
The Tucson Badgers get suited up as they prepare to face Canyon del Oro, Tucson, Ariz., October 9, 2026.
Canyon del Oro's Tai Holmes (23) and the Dorados celebrate after coming out on top of a defensive slog 10-3 over Tucson High, Tucson, Ariz., October 9, 2026.
Peoria's center fielder Tai Peete (22) looks for the ball after thinking he made a wall climbing catch on what ended up being a two-RBI homer by Mesa’s Jake Casey (4) in an Arizona Fall League game, Tucson, Ariz., October 10, 2026.
Mesa’s second baseman Nazzan Zanetello (24) slaps the tag on Peoria's Tai Peete (22) too late as Peete swipes second during the the third inning of their Arizona Fall League game, Tucson, Ariz., October 10, 2026.
Mesa's left fielder Harrison Feinberg (47) makes the diving catch to rob Peoria's Carlos Sanchez (12) of a hit in the fifth inning of their Arizona Fall League game, Tucson, Ariz., October 10, 2026.
Scottsdale's Brendan Summerhill (21) tosses a ball he signed back to a fan from the tunnel to the locker room after the Scorpions beat Salt River 10-2 in the nightcap of an Arizona Fall League double header, Tucson, Ariz., October 10, 2026.
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