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Suspect on run after woman assaulted near Christina Taylor Green Memorial Park
TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) - A woman was assaulted near the Christina Taylor Green Memorial Park at Shannon and Magee in Pima County early on Friday, July 26. The Pima County Sheriff’s Department said it happened around 9:20 a.m. The suspect has been described as a large-build 20-year-old Hispanic...
Pima County is opening two of its pools for DOGS twice in August
We've enjoyed the pool all summer long, but now it's time for our four-legged besties to get in on the action. Dubbed Pupapoolooza, Tucson-area dogs will get to enjoy a swim at two Pima County pools on two Saturdays this month. The pup pool parties are free to attend, but...
Flash flood warnings issued for Pima County
The National Weather Service has issued flash flood warnings for Pima County starting at 4:20 p.m. July 25. The warnings expire at 11:15 p.m. July 25. Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms had produced heavy rainfall across the western portions of the Tucson area this evening, with automated rain gauges reporting the heaviest rainfall between 1.25 and 1.75 inches extending from just east of Reid Park northward to the Catalina Foothills. Flash flooding is ongoing across portions of the...
AZ senator says police efforts to issue her a criminal speeding citation constitute 'political persecution'
A Pima County lawmaker facing a summons for criminal speeding claims she’s the victim of “political persecution.”. In March, a Tucson police officer pulled over Republican Sen. Justine Wadsack (R-Marana) for driving 71 mph in a 35 mph zone. As first reported by the Tucson Sentinel, Wadsack —...
No horse racing next year at Tucson's famous Rillito Racetrack
Officials in Pima County say they’re pausing a search for a new operator of a long-standing horse racing track. Opened in 1943, Rillito Racetrack is a Tucson mainstay that’s heralded as one of the founding sites of modern, formalized Quarter Horse racing. In a memo this month, county...
Arizona gets upgraded credit outlook from SP
(The Center Square) – Arizona now has a positive credit outlook, which means the state continues to be on good economic footing. S&P Global Ratings upgraded the Grand Canyon State’s outlook from “stable” to “positive” citing the state’s economy on the rise and keeping its AA issuer credit rating. According to a press release, that means there’s a “one-in-three” that the rating could increase “over the next two years.” "The...
Alabama man pleads guilty to sending violent online messages to Arizona election workers
An Alabama man pleaded guilty Thursday to sending violent messages to Maricopa County election workers during the state's 2022 primary elections. Between Aug. 2, 2022, to Aug. 4, 2022, 60-year-old Brian Ogstad of Cullman, Alabama, sent multiple threatening direct messages to an Instagram account maintained by Maricopa County Elections, according to the U.S....
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