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Sunday, July 13th, 2025
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Good morning, Tucson. Here's your local news at a glance for Sunday, the 13th of July.
ACCIDENTS NEWS
- ➤ A four-year-old drowned in a residential pool earlier this month, and lifeguards stressed that adults must keep a constant watch over kids while swimming — they advised using bright swimwear and proper fencing with alarm systems to enhance pool safety. KGUN 9
- ➤ A mobile home fire on Friday evening in Three Points displaced three residents as firefighters from the Three Points Fire District—assisted by the Avra Valley Fire District—quickly contained the blaze with no injuries reported while investigators work to determine the cause. KVOA
CRIME NEWS
- ➤ Luis Alberto Herrera-Ramirez was extradited from Mexico City and is now in Maricopa County Jail in Phoenix for felony charges linked to the 2018 abduction of his two young children — he will soon be transferred to the Pima County Sheriff's Department. KVOA
CULTURE NEWS
- ➤ Visitors can tour the new cold storage facility at the Center for Creative Photography to see the methods used to preserve photographic archives—no tour times or additional details were mentioned. Arizona Daily Star
EDUCATION NEWS
- ➤ At the Quincie Douglas Center on Saturday morning, kids on the Southside got free school supplies, sports physicals, vaccinations, and backpacks provided by Target + Geico at the annual back-to-school event sponsored by the City of Tucson. The city will host a similar event on the Eastside at the Ward Two Council Office on Saturday, July 19, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. KGUN 9
ENVIRONMENT NEWS
- ➤ Staffing issues forced Tucson’s National Weather Service to shift its 5 a.m. weather balloon launches to 11 a.m. — a change that experts say may reduce the accuracy of monsoon storm forecasts. Arizona Daily Star
- ➤ Tucson utilities are running a public education campaign that helped homeowners learn about pool removal with a free workshop on Saturday and a new website explaining water and energy costs. Homeowners like Placido dos Santos and Christine Mullins saved money after removing their pools — Tucson Water will host another workshop on Aug. 2. Arizona Daily Star
GOVERNMENT NEWS
- ➤ PCSD closed North El Camino Rinconado just south of East Redington Road due to a large water leak—officials warn drivers to use alternate routes—and Tucson Water is on its way to repair the leak. KOLD News 13
HEALTH NEWS
- ➤ Courtney Williams and her team at Emagine Solutions Technology in Tucson launched The Journey Pregnancy app to help women get better care during pregnancy by offering free health tracking, nutrition tips, and support through an AI doula — a tool that fills gaps where local care is scarce. The app uses Vital View scan technology to monitor blood pressure and tracks symptoms to improve prenatal safety. Arizona Daily Star
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Sixpence None the Richer Concert
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Of Montreal Concert
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Weekly Coloring Day at Pueblo Vida Brewing Company
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