🌱 How a Phoenix night out ended in a rollover near Avra Valley

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In today's newsletter:

• How a Phoenix night out ended in a rollover near Avra Valley

Today's riddle: Why did the barn collapse? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Stiff winds in the afternoon, with a high of 107 and low of 76 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Saturday: Sunny; windy in the afternoon, temps: high: 105, low: 73.
• Sunday: Sunny and windy, with a high of 103 and low of 70 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Phoenix bar patron causes Tucson rollover crash after missing Tempe exit by 100 miles: DPS (fox10phoenix.com) — A wrong-way, rollover crash on I-10 near Avra Valley Road in the Tucson area sent two people to the hospital with minor injuries earlier this month. DPS says an impaired driver leaving a Phoenix bar ended up 100 miles off course, driving west in the eastbound lanes before sideswiping another vehicle. Troopers are using the incident to warn drivers about the dangers of mixing alcohol, marijuana, and driving.
   

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📸 Around Avra Valley

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Avra Valley

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday July 4

• 4th of July Military Appreciation Day & 250th celebration →
  Del Webb at Dove Mountain, 6738 W Cape Royal Trl, Marana
  4:00 pm

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Other local events

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday June 26

• Nothing Bundt Cakes Pop-up at the Tucson Premium Outlets at Marana Center →
  Dove Mountain Brewing Company, 12130 N Dove Mountain Blvd, Marana
  6:00 pm

Tuesday June 30

• Toddler Storytime
  Nanini Branch Library 7300 North Shannon Road, Tucson, AZ 85741
  10:30 am
• Read to a Dog
  Nanini Branch Library 7300 North Shannon Road, Tucson, AZ 85741
  3:30 pm
• Shelf Indulgence Book Club
  Nanini Branch Library 7300 North Shannon Road, Tucson, AZ 85741
  5:00 pm
• Registration Starts
  Santa Cruz Center for Success ELOY, AZ 85131
  11:00 pm

Wednesday July 1

• Family Storytime
  Nanini Branch Library 7300 North Shannon Road, Tucson, AZ 85741
  10:30 am
• Gaming @ Nanini
  Nanini Branch Library 7300 North Shannon Road, Tucson, AZ 85741
  3:00 pm

Thursday July 2

• Library Resources, Tech Help & Job Help
  Nanini Branch Library 7300 North Shannon Road, Tucson, AZ 85741
  10:00 am
• Desert Reptiles
  Nanini Branch Library 7300 North Shannon Road, Tucson, AZ 85741
  10:30 am

Sunday July 5

• Registration Week
  Santa Cruz Center for Success ELOY, AZ 85131
  11:00 pm

Tuesday July 7

• "Magic of Reading" Show
  Nanini Branch Library 7300 North Shannon Road, Tucson, AZ 85741
  10:30 am

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🗞 Nearby News

Marana

• Appeals court affirms Marana development ruling in referendum challenge (chamberbusinessnews.com)
• When the Well Runs Dry: How Water Scarcity May Limit Data Center Development (jdsupra.com)
• Can cows really walk along Tucson roads? Here's where 'open range' still exists in and around the city (kgun9.com)

Oro Valley

• Newly Listed Homes near Oro Valley, AZ — Updated Jun. 25, 2026 (tucson.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: It was un-stable. (Thank you Curt K. for sending it in!)
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