Here's your local news at a glance for Wednesday, the 19th of August.
Good morning, Tucson.
A Tucson woman with Colombian ties is working with local nonprofits to help earthquake victims after a 7.4 quake devastated her childhood home.
She is coordinating donations at Batey Puerto Rican Gastronomy (4230 N. Oracle Rd. #100) until Aug. 28.
Sun Link Streetcar 105 is returning to service today for University of Arizona students after its crash last year.
Tucson officials say the streetcar is undergoing safety checks & improvements before resuming regular operations.
Tickets for Tucson's first St. Jude Dream Home Giveaway will go on sale soon to help cover patient costs (housing, food, and travel) and boost hospital research.
A Palominas School District bus caught fire, but a quick-thinking driver evacuated all five students safely before flames spread (district mechanics are now investigating the cause).
Sun Link Streetcar 105 returned to service Tuesday after a year-long repair following a crash near Fourth Avenue and Eighth Street (caused by human error), and riders now enjoy trains every 10 to 12 minutes.
Raytheon has secured nearly $23 billion to boost Tomahawk cruise missile production in Tucson under a seven-year deal announced Aug.
17; the contract will ramp up building over 1,000 missiles a year with partnerships among small and mid-sized suppliers.
Tucson City Council approved a three-year lease for city-owned office space downtown (near Stone and Alameda) to house the new Tucson School for the Blind after the state school closed.
A new U.S. News and World Report study shows Arizona lost its nation's top-ranked public high school and several charter schools are now ranked among the nation's best (based on updated performance metrics).
The University of Arizona now requires all first-year students to live on campus — 1,500 new Wildcats move in today.
After a crash last year, Sun Link streetcar 105—known as the Comeback Car—returned to service Tuesday for University students, though some riders voiced mixed opinions on its repairs and expected shorter wait times.
The Center for Biological Diversity reported that construction crews bulldozed protected desert land at Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument on Aug.
18 for a second border wall.
Local health experts warn that extreme heat may risk student safety as temperatures soar while kids return to class.
They advise parents to combine water with electrolytes (using proper hydration guidelines) and schedule 15-minute breaks in the shade to help prevent heat illness.
Two Tucson moms who lost their children to fentanyl are turning their grief into action by raising drug awareness through Narcan distribution and a planned billboard campaign; Guerrero (whose son died from a cocaine-fentanyl mix) hands out Narcan locally while Tadeo stresses that fentanyl risks affect everyone.
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