Blake Phillips

2 weeks ago | kgun9.com | Blake Phillips

TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — Taryn Wood is only a freshman at Mica Mountain High School. But she is behind a petition with over 2,500 signatures. The goal is better traffic safety outside her school for the over 1,300 students. “We've had tons of instances where there's almost been wrecks, like very close calls,” says Wood. Mica Mountain principal Nemer Hassey says part of the problem is that Valencia is connected from Houghton to Old Spanish Trail.

3 weeks ago | kgun9.com | Blake Phillips

TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — New Vail Chamber of Commerce Dr. Denise Bowls is putting on the first of many future events, Friday. This one, being a Women in Business brunch, aimed to move roadblocks out of the way for women in Southern Arizona. "It allows you to have the opportunity to meet powerhouses in the community that you otherwise just wouldn't talk to, or have the opportunity to meet on a daily basis, or just to gain insight on their journey," says Bowls.

3 weeks ago | kgun9.com | Blake Phillips

TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — Changes could be coming to two Sun Tran routes. Sun Tran and the Department of Transportation and Mobility had identified five routes as low-performing:Route 5 (Pima Street / West Speedway Boulevard)Route 15 (Campbell Road)Route 21 (Wesy Congress Street / Silverbell Road)Route 22 (El Rio Drive / West Speedway Boulevard)Route 61 (La Cholla Boulevard)As of right now, the focus is on a restructuring of Route 5 and Route 22.

4 weeks ago | kgun9.com | Blake Phillips

TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — The final step of the original Houghton Road Improvement Project is finally underway, with crews from Southwest Gas, Tucson Electric Power, and others beginning to move utilities out of the way. "We're relocating and upgrading some underground distribution facilities. Those are basically lower voltage power lines that serve homes and businesses in the immediate area, so we are moving those to a different location," says Joseph Barrios, a spokesperson for TEP.

1 month ago | kgun9.com | Blake Phillips

TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — The Tucson Police Department says a man is charged with the murder of a 73-year-old woman days after an alleged act of domestic violence sent her to the hospital. In a press release Tuesday, TPD says officers initially responded to 25 East Roger Road on April 29 for a report of an injured female. When they arrived, they located both 73-year-old Susan Ainsworth Gustafson and 61-year-old John Edward Sullivan in an RV parked on the property.