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Sunday, June 22nd, 2025
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Good morning, Tucson. Here's your local news at a glance for Sunday, the 22nd of June.
BUSINESS NEWS
- ➤ Hannah Wittke, a 22-year-old entrepreneur, bought Cheers to You Nutrition in Oro Valley after working there for four months and now offers nutritional products and wellness coaching. She built a community spot that has thrived since 2019—she kept the store open during COVID-19 by obtaining essential business status. Arizona Daily Star
CRIME NEWS
- ➤ A third improvised explosive device was found near Parque del Sol in Sahuarita on Friday evening — investigators with the bomb squad and ATF are testing it after two similar discoveries on June 13 and June 20. KGUN 9
- ➤ Police said a shooting on Friday at Quick Trip Pawn on Tucson’s Northside left one man dead—another was wounded with life-threatening injuries and taken to a hospital. Arizona Daily Star
- ➤ Authorities handled three suspicious devices in Sahuarita after a passerby reported one at Parque del Sol about 5:15 a.m. Friday and another was found Friday evening in the same area—officials said they could not yet confirm if the devices were live or fake. Arizona Daily Star
EDUCATION NEWS
- ➤ University of Arizona researchers studied mud at White Sands in New Mexico and found fossil footprints dated (17,000–23,600 years old) that support the idea people arrived in the Americas earlier than once thought; they confirmed their findings (by three labs) and published the study in Science Advances. This research adds strong new evidence to the debate over the timing of human migration to the Western Hemisphere. Arizona Daily Star
GOVERNMENT NEWS
- ➤ Arizona water chief Tom Buschatzke proposed on Tuesday that releases from Lake Powell be set at a fixed percentage of the three-year average natural flow—this plan will replace the old forecast-based method and must be negotiated by all basin states to match water supply with demand. Arizona Daily Star
REAL ESTATE NEWS
- ➤ Redondo Tower in downtown Tucson—built in 1961—is converting its 96 apartment units into condos priced from $289,000 to $550,000 as tenants leave. The project will offer renovated units with set HOA fees and special financing to appeal to local buyers. Arizona Daily Star
SHOP NEWS
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Tucson Speed Dating for Singles Ages 21-39
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