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Superintendent Gabriel Trujillo is proposing to close Secrist Middle and move 6th–8th graders into a separate middle-school academy on the Santa Rita High campus starting in August 2028, with teachers transferring; the TUSD Governing Board will consider the list at Dec.

8 meeting after a hearing on Nov. 17.

STAR Village will operate at the same site for at least another year after a one-year pilot that served 138 people, 42% moving to more permanent housing.

Old Pueblo Community Services will replace Primavera as operator, and year two will cost about $300,000 from city general fund and mayor/council rollover.

The Salvation Army Tucson launched its 2026 Red Kettle Campaign to return bell-ringing to storefronts across Southern Arizona, saying 82 cents of every dollar stays local; organizers are recruiting paid + volunteer bell ringers with sign-ups at salvationarmy.org.

Tucson Unified recommends consolidating Secrist Middle into Santa Rita High as a separate middle school “secondary academy” starting in August 2028 for the 2028-2029 year, with separate classes, lunch periods, bell schedule, and staff transfers.

A public meeting is scheduled today for community comment.

The U.S. Department of Energy announced Monday at Freeport-Sierrita Mine that the University of Arizona is one of 16 schools getting $1 million as part of a $16 million program to train mining and critical minerals professionals to help fill an expected shortfall of up to 6,000 jobs over the next decade.

About 2,200 members of IAMAW Local 933 voted Sunday to ratify a five-year contract with Raytheon in Tucson that went into effect Monday, delivering roughly 24% average compounded raises over the contract, thousands in bonuses, 401(k) matches, improved PTO, and expanded training and advancement opportunities.

A Powerball ticket worth $50,000 was sold at the Walmart Neighborhood Market at 8640 E.

Broadway Blvd. on Saturday, Oct. 24, Arizona Lottery officials said, and the winning numbers were 4, 5, 15, 19, 55 with Powerball 19.

The U.S. Department of Defense awarded $41 million to Tucson Unified School District to upgrade Frank Borman K-8 on Davis Monthan Air Force Base, funding classroom, safety, and infrastructure improvements that will begin later this year.