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Solutions

Tucson nonprofit opening region's first LGBTQ-dedicated clinic

Tucson nonprofit opening region's first LGBTQ-dedicated clinic

  • Caitlin Schmidt

SAAF Health launched via tele-health last year and already has 250 established patients receiving primary care services. The clinic's physical location will open soon. 

This Tucson preschool helps children with speech disorders thrive

This Tucson preschool helps children with speech disorders thrive

  • Christine Holtgreive

About 1 in 15 children have developmental language delays that often go undiagnosed. The Child Language Center, Wings On Words in Tucson has helped thousands of children since its inception.

Tucson doctors: Mammograms starting at age 40 likely to save lives

Tucson doctors: Mammograms starting at age 40 likely to save lives

  • Caitlin Schmidt

New U.S. guidelines rolling back the starting age for mammograms and requiring notification of patients with dense breast tissue may help detect cancer earlier.

These organizations support breast cancer survivors in Tucson

These organizations support breast cancer survivors in Tucson

  • Christine Holtgreive

Susan G. Komen, a breast cancer foundation, and the Tucson Cancer Conquerors, a group for cancer patients and survivors, are offering support and resources to the Tucson-area community. 

Tucson hospitals use robotics to expedite lung cancer treatment

Tucson hospitals use robotics to expedite lung cancer treatment

  • Caitlin Schmidt

Three Tucson hospitals now have robotic-assisted technology allowing doctors to diagnose lung cancer and determine the extent of its spread in a single procedure.

U of A helpline to support new and expectant moms' mental health

U of A helpline to support new and expectant moms' mental health

  • Caitlin Schmidt

New and expectant mothers experiencing mental health and substance use disorders will soon have support through a 24/7, Tucson-based helpline available to their physicians. 

Check out the latest Southern Arizona solutions news

Check out the latest Southern Arizona solutions news

    Get a roundup of solutions reporting from the Arizona Daily Star at linktr.ee/starsolutions. Video by Caitlin Schmidt / Arizona Daily Star.

    Tucson-based ASU program to train community health workers

    Tucson-based ASU program to train community health workers

      These frontline public health workers have a deep understanding of the communities they serve, researchers say.

      Tucson students showcase inventions designed to fix problems

      Tucson students showcase inventions designed to fix problems

        From clothing design to climbing gear to pooper-scooping and beyond, the students' creations tackled specific issues meaningful in their daily lives. 

        A reusable bag pilot program is launching in Tucson

        A reusable bag pilot program is launching in Tucson

          A pilot program that launched in Tucson on May 1 is testing strategies to reduce plastic waste and encourage customers to use reusable bags. 

          U of A student health club aids Tucson’s homeless

          U of A student health club aids Tucson’s homeless

            The University of Arizona group Street Medicine Tucson offers a monthly mobile clinic.

            Community gardens increase food security, wellbeing for Tucsonans

            Community gardens increase food security, wellbeing for Tucsonans

              Studies have pointed to improvements in several areas of health for people involved in community gardening, including an increase in emotional well-being and physical activity, the report said.

              Check out the latest Southern Arizona solutions news

              Check out the latest Southern Arizona solutions news

                Get a roundup of solutions reporting from the Arizona Daily Star at linktr.ee/starsolutions. Video by Caitlin Schmidt / Arizona Daily Star.

                Lawyers for Literacy pairs Tucson school kids with legal professionals

                Lawyers for Literacy pairs Tucson school kids with legal professionals

                  Tucson lawyers and judges read with students throughout the school year, developing close friendships as the kids' reading development progresses.

                  Local News

                  Arizona Daily Star on this date: March 13

                  Arizona Daily Star on this date: March 13

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

                  Tucson's Top Stories: March 13

                  Tucson's Top Stories: March 13

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

                  Street clean-up

                  Street clean-up

                  5 takeaways from Arizona’s win over UCF in Big 12 Tournament quarterfinals | Michael Lev

                  March 12 recap: Tucson news you may have missed today

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

                  State & Regional

                  Tucson to face historic heat wave

                  Tucson to face historic heat wave

                  A strong ridge of high pressure off the California Coast will bring about a warmer-than-usual weekend to the Tucson region and high temperatures next week that could set new records for March.

                  Arizona election officials seek to shield voter data as US agencies swoop in

                  Arizona election officials seek to shield voter data as US agencies swoop in

                  Two top state officials are telling Arizona counties to refuse to comply with any grand jury subpoenas for private voter records.  

                  Arizona Senate wants to ask voters to double lawmakers' pay

                  Arizona Senate wants to ask voters to double lawmakers' pay

                  Every effort by Arizona lawmakers since 1998 to hike salaries has been rejected by voters. A new measure seeks to scrap the rules for seeking raises.

                  Your marijuana smoke in my nose? Arizona lawmakers say 'no'

                  Your marijuana smoke in my nose? Arizona lawmakers say 'no'

                  State senators have decided the right to smoke marijuana ends where a neighbor's nose begins.

                  Nation & World

                  Explosion strikes Iran’s capital; NASA clears Artemis rocket | Hot off the Wire podcast

                  Explosion strikes Iran’s capital; NASA clears Artemis rocket | Hot off the Wire podcast

                  🎧 Get the latest national, international and sports news on our daily podcast. 

                  The Latest: US hits pro-government demonstration in Iran as war threatens global economy

                  The Latest: US hits pro-government demonstration in Iran as war threatens global economy

                  As American and Israeli strikes pound the Islamic Republic and Iran attacks Persian Gulf shipping and energy infrastructure, U.S. President Donald Trump posted a new threat to Iran’s leaders on his Truth Social website. “They’ve been killing innocent people all over the world for 47 years, and now I, as the 47th President of the United States of America, am killing them,” Trump wrote. “What a great honor it is to do so!” Intense strikes hit Tehran and areas surrounding Iran’s capital, as Iran continued striking at neighboring Arab Gulf States, helping to drive oil prices back above $100 a barrel.

                  US weather to go nuts with blizzard, polar vortex, heat dome, atmospheric river all at once

                  US weather to go nuts with blizzard, polar vortex, heat dome, atmospheric river all at once

                  Former National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration chief scientist Ryan Maue said he expects extreme weather in all 50 states.

                  A US military refueling plane crashed in Iraq, killing 4. Here's what to know

                  A US military refueling plane crashed in Iraq, killing 4. Here's what to know

                  The U.S. military says a KC-135 refueling aircraft supporting operations against Iran crashed in western Iraq, killing four of its six crew members.

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                  Tucson to face historic heat wave

                  Tucson to face historic heat wave

                  Two Famous Sam’s pubs in Tucson to be redeveloped

                  Two Famous Sam’s pubs in Tucson to be redeveloped

                  Pima Sheriff Chris Nanos fixes résumé errors after Arizona Republic report

                  Pima Sheriff Chris Nanos fixes résumé errors after Arizona Republic report

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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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                  Carfentanil in Pima County: A Drug Deadlier Than Fentanyl Threatens Tucson Streets

                  Contributor content. Southern Arizona’s fentanyl crisis has escalated as Pima County officials warn of carfentanil—an elephant tranquilizer—found in seized counterfeit M30 pills.

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                  Contributor content. Alex Molinaroli is not just trying to initiate reforms in education, but is re-engineering its foundations.

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                  Crime

                  Tucson man sentenced to 10 years in deadly people-smuggling crash

                  Tucson man sentenced to 10 years in deadly people-smuggling crash

                  Samuel Lopez-Ozuna, 20, of Tucson, crashed in 2024 while fleeing Border Patrol south of Tucson while smuggling seven people into the state, federal prosecutors say.

                  City, County tout joint efforts to reduce crime, homelessness

                  City, County tout joint efforts to reduce crime, homelessness

                  Tucson and Pima County leaders recently touted collaborative efforts in addressing issues related to homelessness, drug use and increasing public safety.

                  Families with missing loved ones like Nancy Guthrie face ambiguous loss

                  Families with missing loved ones like Nancy Guthrie face ambiguous loss

                  Faith and community can help families trying to cope with "ambiguous loss" experienced when loved ones like Nancy Guthrie — who disappeared from her Tucson home more than a month ago — go missing.

                  Tucson man fatally shot after minor crash

                  Tucson man fatally shot after minor crash

                  A 34-year-old man was fatally shot during a confrontation that followed a minor crash Thursday evening on Tucson's west side, police say.

                  Politics

                  Unfinished projects a top priority in newly passed RTA Next

                  Unfinished projects a top priority in newly passed RTA Next

                  Local officials say finishing seven carry-over projects and improving public communication are top priorities following passage of RTA Next, the massive regional transportation plan.

                  Arizona Senate wants to ask voters to double lawmakers' pay

                  Arizona Senate wants to ask voters to double lawmakers' pay

                  Every effort by Arizona lawmakers since 1998 to hike salaries has been rejected by voters. A new measure seeks to scrap the rules for seeking raises.

                  Pima Sheriff Chris Nanos fixes résumé errors after Arizona Republic report

                  Pima Sheriff Chris Nanos fixes résumé errors after Arizona Republic report

                  Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos updated his public résumé after The Arizona Republic found it misrepresented his work history.

                  Political Notebook: Surprising RTA Next margin rested on these factors

                  Political Notebook: Surprising RTA Next margin rested on these factors

                  A big-money campaign, a lack of alternatives, a "silent majority" and a shift toward elite opinion helped the RTA Next transportation plan get passed. Plus: TUSD gets probed. 

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