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Tucson awarded $2.5M LIHTC funds for new affordable housing

By Tucson Standard | Jun 10, 2024

Published on June 10, 2024

NASA funds UArizona-led project studying Arctic glaciers with airborne radar

By Tucson Standard | Jun 10, 2024

A University of Arizona-led project that uses advanced airborne radar mounted on low-flying aircraft to study Arctic glaciers is one of six new missions to receive funding from NASA. Dubbed Snow4Flow, the mission is led by Jack Holt, a professor in the UArizona Lunar and Planetary Laboratory and the Department of Geosciences. It is one of only two missions selected from 42 proposals to be funded at $30 million. Four other projects will each receive $15 million.

Family & kids events this week in City of Tucson: June 9-15

By Tucson Standard | Jun 9, 2024

Don't miss out on these family & kids events happening in City of Tucson this week.

Family & kids events this week in City of Tucson: June 9-15

By Tucson Standard | Jun 9, 2024

Don't miss out on these family & kids events happening in City of Tucson this week.

Entertainment events this week in City of Tucson: June 9-15

By Tucson Standard | Jun 9, 2024

Don't miss out on these entertainment events happening in City of Tucson this week.

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Tucson Standard area weekly mass times

By Tucson Standard | Jun 8, 2024

The following parishes in the Tucson Standard coverage area hold weekly mass at these designated times.

7,500 illegal immigrants apprehended in Tucson sector this week

By Tucson Standard | Jun 8, 2024

Seven thousand five hundred illegal immigrants were apprehended in the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) Tucson sector during the week ending June 7.

Pedophiles, Rapists, Gang Members: An analysis of May illegal alien arrests in the Tucson Sector

By Tucson Standard News Service | Jun 5, 2024

During fiscal year 2024 to date, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has arrested 29,296 illegal aliens who have previous criminal convictions or who are wanted by law enforcement.

In memoriam of Ray Bradbury's Death Anniversary: acknowledging the contributions of the author and screenwriter (June 5)

By Tucson Standard | Jun 5, 2024

Ray Douglas Bradbury died on June 5, 2012.

Ciscomani leads effort to secure timely disbursement of border patrol overtime pay

By Tucson Standard | Jun 5, 2024

WASHINGTON – U.S. Congressman Juan Ciscomani (AZ-06) led a push this week in the House of Representatives to ensure U.S. Border Patrol (USBP) agents receive promised overtime pay.

Local Government Meetings today in City of Tucson

By Tucson Standard | Jun 4, 2024

City of Tucson Local Government Meetings today.

Tucson adopts measures against extreme heat through new ordinance

By Tucson Standard | Jun 4, 2024

Published on June 4, 2024

Study reveals factors influencing endangered Mount Graham red squirrel's survival strategies

By Tucson Standard | Jun 4, 2024

Isolated from other red squirrels since the end of the Pleistocene glacial period about 10,000 years ago, and previously thought to have gone extinct in the 1960s, the endangered Mount Graham red squirrel has worked its tail off to survive. Nestled in the upper-elevation conifer forests of southeastern Arizona's Pinaleño Mountains, this sub-species of red squirrel is territorially landlocked and highly susceptible to environmental dynamics, including wildfire and drought.