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Photos: Protest against Project Blue data center in Tucson
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Photos: Protest against Project Blue data center in Tucson

  • Mamta Popat

Demonstrators held signs and chanted at the Project Blue data center construction site, at S. Houghton Road and E. Brekke Road, on May 28, 2026. Beale Infrastructure, the company behind Project Blue, was approved for permits to drill two wells on the property. 

Photos: The Antiques Roadshow makes a stop in Tucson
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Photos: The Antiques Roadshow makes a stop in Tucson

  • Mamta Popat

About 16,000 people applied for a chance to come to the Tucson stop of Antiques Roadshow.

Photos: No. 1 Salpointe Catholic defeats No. 2 Mica Mountain, in the 4A state championship
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Photos: No. 1 Salpointe Catholic defeats No. 2 Mica Mountain, in the 4A state championship

  • Mamta Popat

No. 1 Salpointe Catholic defeated No. 2 Mica Mountain, 4-2, in the 4A state championship game Monday evening at Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium in Tucson.

Photos: Home Depot Foundation and Habitat for Humanity Tucson team up to build homes
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Photos: Home Depot Foundation and Habitat for Humanity Tucson team up to build homes

  • Mamta Popat

Two dozen volunteers came together to work on a home in the Angels Crossing neighborhood for a Vietnam veteran and his wife, as part of a work day sponsored by The Home Depot Foundation and Habitat for Humanity Tucson on April 23, 2026. 

Photos: Center for Creative Photography announces acquisition of nine photography archives
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Photos: Center for Creative Photography announces acquisition of nine photography archives

  • Mamta Popat

The Center for Creative Photography, CCP, at the University of Arizona announced the acquisition of archives from nine photographers including former Arizona Daily Star photo editor Jack Dykinga, a Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer who is a renown nature photographer.

Photos: Fans greet Arizona men's basketball team in Tucson after Final Four loss
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Photos: Fans greet Arizona men's basketball team in Tucson after Final Four loss

  • Mamta Popat

Fans waited in the heat outside of McKale Center on April 5, 2026 to greet the Arizona men's basketball team as they returned from Indianapolis after their Final Four loss to Michigan the night before.

Photos: Protesters gather at Tucson's Reid Park for 'No Kings' rally
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Photos: Protesters gather at Tucson's Reid Park for 'No Kings' rally

  • Mamta Popat

Protesters in Tucson joined the more than 3,000 “No Kings” demonstrations planned across the country on Saturday, March 28, 2026, to push back on President Donald Trump’s policies and to express their general discontent towards his agenda.

Photos: Arizona Wildcat fans gather in Tucson to welcome back the men's basketball team
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Photos: Arizona Wildcat fans gather in Tucson to welcome back the men's basketball team

  • Mamta Popat

Arizona men's basketball beat Purdue 79-64 in the West Regional final Saturday, March 28, 2026 in San Jose, to snap a streak of five straight losses in the Elite Eight. They are headed to the Final Four for the first time in 25 years.

Photos: 57th Annual Fourth Avenue Spring Street Fair
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Photos: 57th Annual Fourth Avenue Spring Street Fair

  • Mamta Popat

The 57th Annual Fourth Avenue Spring Street Fair returns to the Historic 4th Avenue. It features 300 artisans, local food vendors, and live entertainment. It is free to the public. The event runs Friday and Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Sunday 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. 

Photos: UFW founders César Chávez and Dolores Huerta in Tucson over the years
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Photos: UFW founders César Chávez and Dolores Huerta in Tucson over the years

  • Mamta Popat

Dolores Huerta, co-founder with Cesar Chavez of the United Farm Workers of America union, and others told the New York Times, for a report published March 18, that Chavez sexually abused them, including two women who said the abuse started when they were 12 and 13 in the 1970s. The New York …

Photos: Arizona Wildcats gather with fans for Selection Sunday
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Photos: Arizona Wildcats gather with fans for Selection Sunday

  • Mamta Popat

The Arizona Wildcats were given the No. 1 NCAA Tournament seed in the West Region, and assigned a first-round game Sunday in San Diego. Their Friday game will be against LIU.

Photos: Wildflowers blooming in Tucson
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Photos: Wildflowers blooming in Tucson

  • Mamta Popat Grace Trejo

As the days grow longer and the temperature warms up, wildflowers are beginning to bloom along city roads and out on hiking trails.

Photos: Arizona wins Big 12-title by defeating Iowa State, 73-57 in Tucson
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Photos: Arizona wins Big 12-title by defeating Iowa State, 73-57 in Tucson

  • Mamta Popat

The Arizona Wildcats clinched the Big-12 title with a win over Iowa State, 73-57 on Senior Night.

In photos: The disappearance of Nancy Guthrie
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In photos: The disappearance of Nancy Guthrie

  • Mamta Popat Grace Trejo

Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of NBC "Today" show host Savannah Guthrie went missing from her home in Tucson on February 1 in what investigators believe was an abduction.

Photos: Drivers line up at Ashes-to-Go drive-thru at Tucson church
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Photos: Drivers line up at Ashes-to-Go drive-thru at Tucson church

  • Mamta Popat

The First Christian Church hosted an Ashes-to-Go drive-thru event in the parking lot on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026. The message of the day is to remind people that humans are imperfect and that God's grace and forgiveness is always offered. Ash Wednesday signifies the start of Lent.

Photos: Arizona Daily Star photographer Mamta Popat's favorite photos from 2025
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Photos: Arizona Daily Star photographer Mamta Popat's favorite photos from 2025

  • Mamta Popat

Look through some of Mamta Popat's favorite photos from 2025. 

Photos: No. 1 Arizona men's basketball beats South Dakota State in Tucson
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Photos: No. 1 Arizona men's basketball beats South Dakota State in Tucson

  • Mamta Popat

Arizona senior guard Jaden Bradley collected the first double-double of his college career with 13 points and 10 assists while freshman forward Koa Peat had a career-high 14 rebounds to help the Wildcats beat South Dakota State 99-71 on Monday, Dec. 29, 2025, at McKale Center and finish nonc…

Photos: No. 1 Arizona men's basketball rolls over Bethune-Cookman in Tucson
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Photos: No. 1 Arizona men's basketball rolls over Bethune-Cookman in Tucson

  • Mamta Popat

Arizona Wildcats beat Bethune-Cookman 107-71 to reach best start ever under Tommy Lloyd on Monday night, Dec. 22, 2025.

Photos: Arizona women's basketball falls short in late rally against Utah in Tucson, 63-62.
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Photos: Arizona women's basketball falls short in late rally against Utah in Tucson, 63-62.

  • Mamta Popat

Utah (10-3, 1-0) beat the Wildcats 63-62 on Monday afternoon in the four-corner rivals’ first Big 12 games of the season.

Photos: Arizona women's basketball defeats Chicago State in Tucson
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Photos: Arizona women's basketball defeats Chicago State in Tucson

  • Mamta Popat

Arizona Wildcats defeats Chicago State at McKale Center on Dec. 15, 2025, 89-70.

Photos: Arizona women's basketball holds off Eastern Kentucky, ends 2-game skid
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Photos: Arizona women's basketball holds off Eastern Kentucky, ends 2-game skid

  • Mamta Popat

The Arizona women’s basketball team withstood a late rally to defeat Eastern Kentucky 87-83 Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, at McKale Center.

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