Here's your local news at a glance for Friday, the 9th of October.
Good morning, Tucson.
Therapeutic Riding of Tucson will host its annual fundraiser, Hearts and Horses, Saturday, Oct.
10 at Hacienda del Sol (5 to 10 p.m.) to help cover rising fuel and horse-care costs for disabled riders. Proceeds from auctions, entertainment, and a wine pull will keep its programs running.
Sun Tran & Emerge Center Against Domestic Abuse are hosting a Stuff the Bus drive on Oct.
10 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Sam's Club, 4701 N. Stone Ave. to collect essentials for survivors; donations can be dropped off via a bus or donated online.
Ono Hawaiian BBQ opens its first Tucson location today at 6610 E.
Grant Road in the Target parking lot. The restaurant, which brings Southern California flavors to the city, hosts a raffle for 25 promo cards plus a grand opening luau from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Jesus Mascareño built his Tucson tech repair business after coming from Sinaloa and studying at the University of Arizona.
He now works to secure school district contracts and teaches the community how to stay safe online.
Daniel Contreras started his food cart in 1993 — building it into a Tucson staple known for Sonoran hot dogs, burros, caramelos, and churros.
The business celebrates local culture, carrying forward the tradition from Tucson’s first youth mariachi to today’s classrooms.
The Tucson Police Department said a missing 71-year-old man (Pedro Padilla-Castillo) was found safe Wednesday evening after he was last seen at 7:25 a.m. near the Tucson Airport Authority facility.
A University of Arizona astronomer used the James Webb Space Telescope for 11 hours to observe WISE 0855 and confirmed that its water clouds and chemical signals change over time, a pattern similar to Earth weather.
The study marked the first evidence of such processes on a nearby brown dwarf.
South Tucson will see a co-responder program soon that pairs police and behavioral health specialists to address homelessness and fentanyl challenges using $400,000 in opioid settlement funds for a three year pilot at City Hall twice a week — Pima County is hiring staff to support the effort.
The federal government awarded Raytheon a multi-year contract valued at $6.3 billion to produce SM-3 Block IB interceptors at Tucson and Huntsville facilities; the deal will run for five years — with two optional extra years.
Residents and students can explore Tucson favorites by hiking Sentinel Peak, enjoying a study break at Time Market, and dining at Amelia’s Mexican Kitchen.
The guide offers a list of off-campus hotspots that bring fresh local flavor to everyday life.
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