Good morning, Tucson.

City officials invite residents to celebrate the reopening of Santa Rita Park at 401 E.

22nd St after an $8 million renovation. The festivities include a ribbon-cutting at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 2 & a movie in the park on Saturday, Oct. 3.

Students in Vail Unified School District are running a 10-year diaper drive — collecting donations for the Arizona Diaper Bank — to help Southern Arizona families in need.

Pima County leaders approved a $250,000 safety and beautification grant program for small businesses with up to $10,000 available for upgrades like installing cameras and updating signage.

The Southern Arizona Hispanic Chamber of Commerce will manage applications beginning Friday, Oct. 30.

New research shows the 200-foot-long Las Playas Intaglio is at least 6,500 years old and older than the Egyptian pyramids.

Border wall contractors damaged part of this sacred etching in April near the border despite protection efforts by the Tohono O'odham Nation.

University of Arizona fraternity Sigma Tau Gamma was suspended after allegations of hazing — including forced alcohol consumption and ingesting live goldfish — and it must meet with the Dean of Students Office to address the claims.

The University of Arizona welcomed its largest-ever Honors College class with 1,270 students along with an entering class of 8,498 undergraduates this fall.

Nearly 70% of first-year students are Arizona residents, and increased transfer enrollments highlight the university’s focus on local access to higher education.

Researchers filmed jaguar 'Cinco' at three new sites in the mountains south of Tucson since August, with a female jaguar seen near the border hinting at a developing breeding population (the sightings occur as new border wall construction may limit wildlife corridors).

Late monsoon rains have brought the largest wave of American snout butterflies since 2021 to local gardens and washes as they migrate from South Texas and Northern Mexico.

Experts say drivers should slow down when passing damp spots so the butterflies can feed undisturbed.

City officials plan to expand homeless shelter options in response to the declared housing emergency from February.

The new initiative aims to provide more shelter capacity for the approximately 1,200 people sleeping on the streets each night.

A viral video taken last Friday showed a Sun Tran bus stop at 29th Street and Alvernon Way packed with people, raising concerns as children waited for the bus amid drug use.

City officials are addressing the issue with a Safe City Initiative + deploying six ambassadors and fixes by October.

Pima County broke ground on Sept.

24 on a $30.3M project to build a 134-mile fiber optic network aimed at expanding high-speed internet access for underserved areas at Three Points Fire Station (7400 South Sandario Road). The two-year Middle Mile project will help rural communities connect to better service providers.

Mosaic Quarter, a large sports complex under construction near I-10 and Kino, will open this spring with an IcePlex featuring three rinks and a sports field house by summer.

Frank Knott’s project, which includes murals by local artists, plans an opening weekend event expected to draw about 4,000 people.

The Arizona Wildcats will host their Red-Blue Showcase at McKale Center at ALKEME Arena on Sept.

26, featuring a three-point contest, dunk contest, and Adaptive Athletics scrimmage with doors opening at 1 p.m. An after-party will follow at Bear Down Field + offering live music and local giveaways.