Marana dining challenge sets record with 1,468 visits
Dine & Discover Marana's fourth year drew 367 finishers and nearly 1,500 visits to local restaurants, with a new digital option boosting participation.
Caitlin Schmidt
Caitlin Schmidt is Editor and Publisher of Tucson Spotlight. She previously worked for the Arizona Daily Star and has been reporting on Southern Arizona for 15 years.
Watch the moon with Tucson scientists Saturday
The Planetary Science Institute invites Tucson residents to view the moon through telescopes, meet scientists and explore science art at a free event Saturday.
Tucson teen launches free Constitution class for students
A Tucson high schooler created a free program teaching teens the Constitution, their rights and Arizona law.
Ex-UA professor alleges retaliatory welfare checks
A former UA professor says the university requested two involuntary mental health evaluations after removing him from his tenured position.
Estado gastó $1.1 millones por cuatro demandas contra la UA
La división de gestión de riesgos del estado ha pagado más de $1.1 millones a bufetes de abogados externos para defenderse en cuatro demandas por represalias, según indican los registros.
Audit: $70M transfer left out of UA cash discussion
A state audit says UA's $70 million endowment transfer was missing from a discussion of cash projections given to its governing board.
State spent $1.1M on outside counsel in 4 UA lawsuits
The state's risk management division has paid outside law firms over $1.1 million to defend four retaliation lawsuits, records show.
Judge sides with ABOR, tosses fired UA manager's claim
A Pima County judge ruled in favor of ABOR's motion for summary judgment in a former business manager's 2025 retaliation lawsuit against the board.
Tucson's Desert Survivors parts ways with director
Desert Survivors' board announced Executive Director Hannah Woelke's departure as the Tucson nursery grapples with a growing deficit and years of public criticism over its operations.