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1. Tucson gas prices climb to $4.58 per gallon, more than a dollar above where they were last year (kgun9.com) — Tucson drivers are now paying an average of $4.58 for regular gas, about $1.35 more per gallon than this time last year and above the national average. Local residents describe working extra jobs, switching vehicles, and cutting back on driving as prices have climbed steadily over the past month.
2. Raytheon Wins $20.7 Billion AMRAAM Production Contract (ijr.com) — Raytheon's massive new AMRAAM missile contract will keep major production work in Tucson through at least 2033, supporting local jobs and facility investments. The company says it's nearly doubled output and is targeting 1,900 missiles a year for U.S. forces and allies, though full multiyear funding still depends on Congress.
3. New app aims to help prevent ESA fraud (kold.com) — A Tucson-based report spotlights a new Pathfinder app designed to help Arizona parents avoid accidentally misusing Empowerment Scholarship Account funds and facing stressful clawbacks. With nearly 100,000 families using ESAs and confusing rules on what's allowed, the tool pre-screens purchases and even covers repayment if it makes a mistake, offering local parents extra reassurance.
4. Mom charged in child abuse case dead by apparent suicide (kgun9.com) — A Pinal County sheriff's investigation into a tragic apparent murder-suicide now directly touches Tucson, as the surviving man from the Mammoth-area incident has been transferred to a Tucson hospital. The case follows last week's high-profile search for 15-year-old Ryker Lee from the Three Points area, whose mother, now deceased, had recently faced child abuse charges.
5. From Territorial Saloons to the "Craft Beer Apocalypse": How Arizona Built — and Is Now Testing — Its Brewing Scene (grandcanyontimes.com) — Arizona's craft beer story runs right through Tucson, from Alexander Levin's 19th-century Park Brewery to modern names like Southwest Brewing and Barrio Brewing. The piece traces how Tucson helped anchor the state's brewing industry and explains how today's market pressures, mergers, and closures could shape the future of local taprooms and beer lovers' options.
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