Tim Steller's column: TEP's proposed 14% increase faces harsh expert rebukeFor Star subscribers: The old debates at the Arizona Corporation Commission are over whether utilities should make a 9% or 10.5% profit. Now an expert says that's way too high and costly to customers.
- Gabriela Rico
For Star subscribers: Apothecurious: Taps, Bottles & Community seeks the feel of an old apothecary with a mix of beer, wine, mocktails, lectures, board games and books.
- Prerana Sannappanavar
Faculty leaders say University of Arizona President Suresh Garimella has refused to commit to details of how he will share decision-making, as required by law, with faculty and staff.
- Gabriela Rico
For Subscribers: A combination of revenue generating projects and affordable housing possibilities for Tucson's downtown area debated.
- Tim Steller
In 1989, two men who spoke of "satanic verses" in the Quran were labeled apostates. One, a Tucson Muslim leader, was killed. The other, author Salman Rushdie, speaks in Tucson Sunday.
- Tony Davis
Major cuts in Colorado River water use will likely be needed next year in Arizona and other Western states, several experts say.
- Gabriela Rico
For Subscribers: The restaurants on North Oracle Road and East Irvington Road will become different businesses.
Tucson Unified School District borrowed money from its unemployment insurance account to buy a new headquarters. That approach helps explain why the district is in a budget crisis.
Arizona will take nearly a $3 trillion total economic hit and lose millions of jobs that would have come to the state by 2060 if Central Arizona Project deliveries are halted by the federal government, a new report from the project's governing agency says.
The closed mine in San Manuel could reopen under a deal announced by a Canadian company that also wants to develop a major new mine 55 miles northeast of Tucson.
For Star subscribers: Construction and related industries have continued pouring money into the campaing in favor of Pima County's regional-transportation plan. Plus, more on RTA ballots and a lawsuit.
For Subscribers: Yong Sheng Herbs is set to open this sprint at a new location on East Broadway near South Tucson Boulevard.
For Star subscribers: The outbreak of war in Iran brings to a head a problem surging in Trump's second term — Congress members like Tucson's Juan Ciscomani handing their power to the president.
For Star subscribers: For years, developers tried to build a tower near the U of A campus in midtown Tucson. They won neighbors' assent by promising it wouldn't be student housing. Now it'll be a dorm.
Construction speeds along at the South32 Hermosa mine in the Patagonia Mountains southeast of Tucson, even with final U.S. approval of the project still months away.
A new Central Arizona Project video sends a dire warning about potential cuts to water supplies, but some water experts say it's too alarmist.
For Subscribers: Fairway Cigars will open at 2900 E. Broadway this spring.
For Star subscribers: RTA Next locks the Tucson area into a renewed transportation tax and plan for 20 years — a long time and a risk. But it's a sure thing unlike the other ideas Tucsonans may have.
Some rhinos and giraffes could find room to roam in Sahuarita under a plan by the Phoenix Zoo for a wild animal conservation park and safari attraction south of Tucson.
Gov. Katie Hobbs won't intervene to block a planned state land sale in the Santa Rita Mountains that likely will open up 160 acres for tailings disposal for the Copper World mining project, a spokeswoman for the governor said.
For Subscribers: Turquoise Wine Bar, which has a has monthly rotating selection of wines and other beverages, is set to open this year in Tucson's Catalina Foothills.
Federal officials are moving forward with a "drastic" backup plan after seven states missed a critical deadline to save the depleted Colorado River. The proposal would hit the Central Arizona Project the hardest, forcing a historic shift in how Tucson and Phoenix manage their long-term drinking supplies.
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For Star subscribers: From the search for Nancy Guthrie to official state business, Arizona’s public agencies still rely on the platform formerly known as Twitter. Columnist Tim Steller argues that with the rise of AI-generated misinformation and "divisive" leadership, it's time for a strategic move to safer alternatives.
For Star subscribers: Delivering the paper on horseback, horseshoeing from a deputy sheriff's patrol car, playing cowboy polo and making steel sculpture. Tucson artist Jerry Harris has stories to tell.
For Star subscribers: The "publicity pamphlet" for the two-question ballot is 280 pages long and cost round $800,000. It's dominated by Tucson leaders arguing for the transportation plan and its tax.
For Subscribers: The first of three local Shake Shack locations will open its doors next week in Casas Adobes Plaza, on the corner of North Oracle and West Ina roads.
For Star subscribers: Outgoing Tucson Police Chief Chad Kasmar is only 48 and four years into his job, but he decided to take a less pressure-filled role with Pima County to prioritize the personal.
For Star subscribers: Once again, a sensational crime has made Tucson the focus of global attention. That's not a good thing, as a local family's suffering is compounded by the attention.
The University of Arizona is focusing on mining as one of its strengths and initiatives, and expects increased federal funding for it as the Trump administration emphasizes interest in critical minerals, including copper and rare earth minerals.
Halftime at the first big game belonged to the University of Arizona Symphonic Marching Band.