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Mar 4, 2024 | 
kgun9.com | Denelle Veselik |Denelle Confair
MARANA, Ariz. (KGUN) — A local business owner in Marana is channeling her grief for the greater good of her community. Her business Nurse Next Door is helping people across Southern Arizona. Traci Raymond started Nurse Next Door in Marana, but now works all over Southern Arizona, from Nogales to Picture Rocks. "What we do is we do care-giving in the home," Raymond said.
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Mar 1, 2024 | 
kgun9.com | Denelle Veselik |Denelle Confair
MARANA, Ariz. (KGUN) — Marana Unified School District is making history by transforming an old urgent care facility into a new school. IChoose Academy will be located in a building off of North Silverbell Road and West Twin Peaks Road. It will be a personalized learning academy for high school students, with some career technical education programming, according to Dan Streeter, MUSD superintendent. The project is expected to be completed by fall of 2025, serving around 400 students.
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Feb 22, 2024 | 
kgun9.com | Denelle Veselik |Denelle Confair
MARANA, Ariz. (KGUN) — The Tucson Bicycle Marana Time Trial on Friday will bring 600 cyclists to the town, with many of them traveling from all over the country. The event is off North Adonis Road and North Mandarina Boulevard, near I-10 and Tangerine. Many of the participants are traveling to the area from all over the country. "We’ve been here all week, doing a team camp. We've been riding the roads, you know, Mount Lemmon—all that good stuff," Evan Carson said.
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Feb 20, 2024 | 
kgun9.com | Denelle Veselik |Denelle Confair
MARANA, Ariz. (KGUN) — Water is vital to human life and Marana leadership knew that, even back in 1977, when they incorporated 10 square miles in order to retain water rights for current and future residents. Fast forward to today, and the town is working to keep up with the growing demand of water as its population continues to grow. The water reclamation facility in Marana treats about 900,000 gallons of wastewater each day.
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Feb 19, 2024 | 
kgun9.com | Denelle Veselik |Denelle Confair
TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN 9) — It's projected Arizona will be short about 28,100 nurses by 2025. The shortage comes as no surprise to the nurses who work at St. Joseph's Hospital on Tucson's east side. "It doesn't just affect Arizona or even Carondelet," Lynn Watson, Chief Nursing Officer at Carondelet Health Network, said. "It's a national shortage.
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Feb 15, 2024 | 
kgun9.com | Denelle Veselik |Denelle Confair
MARANA, Ariz. (KGUN) — How important is it to you to live by a gas station, grocery store or drug store? For one community, it's been a long time coming to finally get a one-stop-shop that's close and convenient. Many may look at the Fry's construction site off Lon Adams Road and Tangerine as no big deal—but to the community living in the Gladden Farms area in Marana, it's a sight they've been waiting a long time to see.
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Feb 15, 2024 | 
kgun9.com | Denelle Veselik |Denelle Confair
TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — According to the National Center for Health Workforce Analysis, there will be 28,100 fewer registered nurses in Arizona than we need by 2025. "I was a teacher and I just had a moment where I was like, you know what, I really want to go into nursing," Katie Valdez, PCC Nursing Student said. On Wednesday, Pima Community College announced a partnership with Arizona Complete Health.
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Feb 12, 2024 | 
kgun9.com | Denelle Veselik |Denelle Confair
TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — Valentine's Day generates a lot of money for local businesses. But it can also generate money for scammers. The FBI is asking those looking for love to protect themselves from being scammed. Officials say there's been an increase in romance scams and that they frequently prey on seniors. "In Arizona, in 2022, there was over $25 million worth of romance scams.
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Feb 8, 2024 | 
kgun9.com | Denelle Veselik |Denelle Confair
TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — January's job report in the U.S. shows strong gains in employment. Despite added jobs, many employers are struggling to find new hires. Tucson Fire is working to bring more people under its employ. They're hoping to get at least 40 men and women for their next recruiting class. It will be the biggest class they've had in several years. Tucson Fire Chief Chuck Ryan says finding recruits has been a challenge.
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Feb 6, 2024 | 
kgun9.com | Denelle Veselik |Denelle Confair
TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — Navigating life after serving in the military can be challenging. Portraits for Patriots, a local nonprofit is working to make sure veterans in Southern Arizona have all the tools they need to start their next chapter. "It'll be a huge change. So I mean, for the last 20 years since I was 18, the Air Force has been my life," veteran Stephen Bratcher said. Bratcher is looking to put his best smile forward as he works to get a job in the private sector.
