TUCSON - It's no secret the City of Tucson is in debt. On Wednesday, the City Council got a detailed look at how deeply in debt Tucson is. Numbers show that if voters don't agree to pay a higher city sales tax, Tucson's red ink is projected to be $51 million dollars by 2012.
As the Tucson city council starts the process of grabbing some land it needs along the planned route of the new modern streetcar, other issues have come up, funding. After the the Federal Transportation Administration denied a $19 million grant to fund the modern streetcar, the City of Tucson is now concerned about how to fund the project. "The strategies we've pursued is to look for any and all ...
Tucson police are investigating a series of burglaries near the University of Arizona they believe are sexually motivated.
The Tucson City Council voted unanimously this afternoon to immediately raise nearly $2.9 million by collecting more in existing taxes and making additional cuts.
TUCSON - Tucson police are investigating a morning homicide on the east side. According to TPD, around 12:47am Wednesday, an officer found a man with obvious signs of trauma in the middle of the road on Beverly Ave. just south of 22nd St.
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A Tucson police officer working early Wednesday found the body of a man lying on a street with what are described as obvious signs of trauma. The body was discovered just before 1 a.m. in the area of South 22nd Street near Craycroft Road. Police haven't said how the man died. Homicide detectives and other investigators responded to the scene and continue to investigate. The ...
TUCSON, Ariz. -- Tucson has it's 40th homicide of 2010. That matches the total number of homicides recorded in 2009. A body was found lying in a car wash just south of 22nd Street at Beverly early Wednesday morning. That's near 22nd and Craycroft. Police say they are not sure if the man was killed there or dumped there. Sgt. Diana Lopez, a Tucson police public information officer, said the ...
TUCSON - Tucson Police have identified the person of interest in the hit and run that critically injured a toddler Monday night. Officials say they know the driver of the white van that they say hit a parked car, causing it to hit and injure a 2-year-old girl.
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - Sun Tran riders are likely to see higher fares in the Tucson area. Tucson City Manager Mike Letcher is asking the City Council for permission to begin a process that would raise fares on Sun Tran buses and Sun Van transportation for the disabled.
TUCSON - On Wednesday, the Tucson City Council will talk again about what it will do if voters refuse to increase the city's sales tax. Proposition 400, which will be on the ballot in November, would bring in money the city says it needs to keep everyday services up to par.
