We're excited this week to bring you an excerpt from The Death and Life of Aida Hernandez: A Border Story, by Aaron Bobrow-Strain.
By Jim Nintzel
May 16, 2019
A man stopped for (very) erratic driving actually fell asleep while trying interact with the cop who'd pulled him over.
By Anna Mirocha
May 16, 2019
Two former housemates' conflict over tidiness was followed by a custody battle over a vacuum cleaner...
By Anna Mirocha
May 16, 2019
Tom says goodbye to the finest football coach the Arizona Wildcats ever had.
By Tom Danehy
May 16, 2019
First things first, I sincerely hope that Thomas Torres is allowed to graduate from Desert View High School next week. I hope everything else works out for him, too, but doggone it, he's got to do his part.
By Tom Danehy
May 16, 2019
An electrifying metalworker, or the thoughtful Buddha of Borneo
By Brian Smith
May 16, 2019
'Tis the season for legislation, and, as one might expect, that means more good news for the proliferation of cannabis.
By Nick Meyers
May 16, 2019
As a longtime comic-book nerd, I'm certain I've already seen my big summer of 2019 movie (and judging from the box office, everyone else has, too).
May 9, 2019
Group volunteers said the calls to search for a missing loved one have increased in recent months as a flood of mostly Central American families has surged toward the border.
By Austin Westfall and Cronkite News Service
May 9, 2019
Over the last decade, the state of Arizona has cut preschool funding by tens of millions of dollars.
By Kathleen B. Kunz
May 9, 2019
Nighthawk Biotechnology, Inc. is not a real company, it's the name of Ironwood Ridge science teacher Mark Pincus's biotechnology class.
By Jeff Gardner
May 9, 2019
A meth-using man with an impressive slang vocabulary literally seized domestic power (sort of) by turning off his mother's electricity
By Anna Mirocha
May 9, 2019
Good thing Tom’s not on social media because he’s just asking to be lit up by the idiot fans of Chris Brown and Tyga
By Tom Danehy
May 9, 2019
Huck and Miller battle it out via transportation memos and the Arizona Legislature tackles the porn epidemic.
By Jim Nintzel
May 9, 2019
Arizona is a pretty unique state when it comes to cannabis. We've heard those in the industry call it "the wild west" in reference to relatively lax laws surrounding testing, but it's wild in other ways as well.
By Nick Meyers
May 9, 2019
In this week's issue: Tucson Salvage columnist Brian Salvage brings us a dispatch from Winkelman
By Jim Nintzel
May 2, 2019
Tucson Weekly and its sister papers in the Tucson Local Media empire brought home 16 awards in the annual Arizona Press Club competition.
May 2, 2019
Arizona joined 47 other states Monday, April 22 when Gov. Doug Ducey, joined by members of the Arizona Legislature, signed legislation prohibiting the use of handheld mobile devices while driving.
By Jeff Gardner
May 2, 2019
What is the sound of a major college football program being totally ignored by its once-vibrant fan base?
By Tom Danehy
May 2, 2019
Squint and the filthy copper smelter could be a cathedral. Its tallest spire lifts more than 1,000 feet into milky blue, over jagged cliffs and a layer-cake mountain of mine tailings.
By Brian Smith
May 2, 2019
On one hand, we have cannabis hailed as a miracle drug; on the other, an almost certain precursor to schizophrenia.
By Nick Meyers
May 2, 2019
Cops got a really good workout while working on a case of a bunch of stolen dumbbells.
By Anna Mirocha
May 2, 2019
It seems likely that both sides of a north-side neighbor feud were guilty of shitty deeds, an Oro Valley Police Department report said.
By Anna Mirocha
May 2, 2019
We welcome noted author and ethnobotanist Gary Paul Nabhan back to our pages this week with an essay about the magic of agaves ahead of the Agave Heritage Festival
By Jim Nintzel
Apr 25, 2019
With a primary election coming up in August, mayoral candidates Steve Farley, Randi Dorman and Regina Romero have about four months to win over the hearts and minds of Democratic and independent voters.
By Kathleen B. Kunz
Apr 25, 2019
Education is changing. Perhaps no local institution better proves this than Pima Community College.
By Jeff Gardner
Apr 25, 2019
A proposed $88 million hotel project that would have incorporated the downtown's historic Rialto Theatre is dead.
By Jim Nintzel
Apr 25, 2019
Former Arizona AG pursues state constitutional amendment to require disclosure with major campaign contributions and new fundraising numbers in the mayor’s race
By Jim Nintzel
Apr 25, 2019
Tom has a totally excellent plan for a new charter school
By Tom Danehy
Apr 25, 2019
Agaves have been much more than just another pretty face over their centuries of being in symbiotic relationships with other desert dwellers, us humans included.
By Gary Paul Nabhan
Apr 25, 2019
A man who tried to trash a meth pipe claimed he'd just found it in the trash, according to a Pima County Sheriff's Department report.
By Anna Mirocha
Apr 25, 2019
We've got the results of this year's Cannabis Bowl and reviews of some of the finer medicinals in our local dispensaries.
By Jim Nintzel
Apr 18, 2019
A pale orange glow stands as proof of the efforts of a global network of scientists, including a few close to home.
By Jeff Gardner
Apr 18, 2019
For 18 years, Emerge! Center Against Domestic Abuse has hosted an annual luncheon to honor one woman as "Mother of the Year."
By Kathleen B. Kunz
Apr 18, 2019
According to the most recent 2017 study by the Arizona Department of Transportation, a person was killed every 8 hours and 46 minutes in a traffic collision on our roads.
By Brendan Lyons
Apr 18, 2019
Scott and Mark Kelly were identical twins when Scott went into space, but would they be identical when he came back to Earth 340 days later?
By Andrew Howard and Cronkite News Service
Apr 18, 2019
Tom has some thoughts about making Donald Trump a one-term president—and he’s worried the Democrats are gonna blow it
By Tom Danehy
Apr 18, 2019
Desert Bloom owner Aari Ruben believes in the power of marijuana to heal and provide relief.
By David J. Del Grande
Apr 18, 2019
Jane “Grandma” Monday serves up Mary Jane products made with precision and love.
By Emily Dieckman
Apr 18, 2019
While the owners of Glass Geeks didn't plan on selling pipes reaching thousands of dollars apiece, they happily discovered the market would richly reward the craftsmanship in Tucson.
By Jeff Gardner
Apr 18, 2019
With major drugstore chains like Rite Aid and Walgreens now testing out CBD sales in select states, it's clear the more Americans have access to manufactured cannabis products then ever before.
By Jeff Gardner
Apr 18, 2019
Here's a guide through some of the finest products now on the market.
By Tucson Weekly Test Department
Apr 18, 2019
Ladies and gentlemen, it's time once again for the Tucson Weekly Cannabis Bowl!
By Tucson Weekly Staff
Apr 18, 2019
The Southern Arizona Arts & Cultural Alliance has partnered with many creative leaders and educators to bring the communities of Oro Valley and Tucson an interactive summit.
By Briannon Wilfong
Apr 18, 2019
A man at a bustling bus stop suddenly had to pee and, midstream, decided it was better to do so in his pants.
By Anna Mirocha
Apr 18, 2019
Ongoing tension between a man and his (adult) stepson exploded after the latter allegedly ate the former's food
By Anna Mirocha
Apr 18, 2019
Congrats to the UA Women's basketball team!
By Jim Nintzel
Apr 11, 2019
Tensions over immigration policies continue to flare on campus and beyond
By Kathleen B. Kunz
Apr 11, 2019
The final victory, which came the afternoon of April 6 against the Wildcats of Northwestern University, capped off the school's second championship at the postseason event.
By Christopher Boan
Apr 11, 2019
"One of the best parts is that you don't have to be a scientist to participate."
By Jeff Gardner
Apr 11, 2019
This was a real by-golly basketball game with some badass athletes and refs and a championship on the line.
By Tom Danehy
Apr 11, 2019
Arizonans legalized cannabis almost a decade ago, now. Yet patients still must withdraw cash to purchase cannabis products at dispensaries, and dispensaries still must find a way to store massive amounts of cash.
By Nick Meyers
Apr 11, 2019
Two fellow fast-food workers' distaste for each other erupted in a near-choking incident after one of them made a pretty bad joke.
By Anna Mirocha
Apr 11, 2019
