Hundreds gathered at the University of Arizona’s Bear Down Gym to honor Charlie Kirk, co-founder of Turning Point USA. Attendees celebrated Kirk’s life after a gunman killed him last week, while speaking at Utah Valley University. kvoa.com/news/politics/…

A look inside the Donna R. Liggins recreation center as we are about 20 minutes out from a community meeting on STAR Village. The city aims to open the safe sleeping site off of Grant Road between N 6th and 7th Ave next month, but some residents are pushing back.

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More than 150 chairs are laid out. Among those in attendance is Ward 3 Council Member Kevin Dahl, who’s declined to comment on the site until after this meeting, as well as officials from the Tucson City Manager’s Office. #tucson #Homelessness

Crowd update: the meeting is underway and room is filled, just a few empty seats as people are standing all around the room.

More than 100 people gathered at the Donna R. Liggins Recreation Center in midtown Tucson for a lively discussion about STAR Village. The future midtown safe sleeping site, which will sleep up to 25 people, has been facing opposition from some neighbors. kvoa.com/news/local/sta…

Project Blue is moving forward in Pima County with a new air-cooling design. The proposed data center faced challenges after the Tucson City Council rejected it last month, but it’s forging ahead due to a land sales agreement approved this summer.  kvoa.com/news/local/how…

Christopher Scholtes, a Marana man facing first-degree murder and child abuse charges, is set to go on trial on Oct. 27. Scholtes is accused of leaving his two-year-old daughter in a hot car for hours last July, leading to her death. kvoa.com/news/crime/pim…

More than 60 people gathered on Tucson's south side on Friday night for a vigil against ongoing deportations and detentions by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). kvoa.com/news/local/tuc…

President Donald Trump announced Monday that the FDA will advise doctors not to recommend acetaminophen, commonly known as the brand name Tylenol, to pregnant women due to concerns about an increased risk of autism.  kvoa.com/news/local/fda…

A Tucson park is without a water station after the city removed it late last month, citing "prohibited” items. kvoa.com/news/local/tuc…

More than 4,500 Pima County voters had cast a ballot Tuesday in the Special Election for Arizona’s 7th Congressional District around 5:30 pm. These votes add to what Arizona Secretary of State’s Office says was a strong turnout for early mail-in voting. kvoa.com/news/decision2…

A Tucson woman has been arrested in connection with an online threat that prompted the evacuation of a Tempe City Council meeting late last month. kvoa.com/news/crime/arr…

The Pima County Sheriff's Department is searching for a person of interest following an attempted kidnapping on Tucson's southwest side. News 4 Tucson spoke to a couple who let the woman into their home Tuesday night.  kvoa.com/news/crime/tuc…

Nearly 90 people gathered at Brandi Fenton Memorial Park Thursday to honor victims of homicide with a candlelight vigil. Sheyla Velarde, 27, was one of the individuals remembered.  kvoa.com/news/crime/tuc…

Travelers at Tucson International Airport faced numerous delays and cancellations Friday due to severe storms in Phoenix. Passengers like Jim Glad, from Redmond, Oregon, found themselves grappling with unexpected travel changes and rental car shortages.  kvoa.com/news/local/tuc…

City permits are no longer required to distribute food and drinks in places like city parks. City Manager Tim Thomure announced the  suspension of the "City's Food and Beverage Distribution Permit Program" in a memo Friday.  kvoa.com/news/local/tuc…

The federal government shut down for the first time in more than six years at 9:01 p.m. local time, leaving the immediate impacts in Southern Arizona unclear.  kvoa.com/news/politics/…

Significant changes to Arizona's policy on developmental disabilities are now in effect, which will impact thousands of children across the state. Arizona is changing its testing for determining some caregiving needs, in response to funding cuts. kvoa.com/news/local/str…

A judge has granted local prosecutors access to Julio Aguirre for charges he faces in Pima County. The feds took Aguirre, an undocumented immigrant, into custody shortly after an alleged crime spree in midtown Tucson that left a man dead over the summer. kvoa.com/news/crime/jud…