J.D. Wallace

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TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) - The summer sun offers solar customers the benefit of electricity, but the tax benefit could sunset under the Big Beautiful Bill. Those who have already put solar panels on their home say the tax benefit helped shine light on why to make that move. Without it, paying off a system of panels and batteries takes longer. From pumping water in the pool to pumping cool air into the house, summertime can heat up an electric bill.

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TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) - Jana Giron will spend nearly 16 years in prison for a deadly Oro Valley crash. A jury found Jana Giron guilty on two counts of negligent homicide and one count of endangerment on Friday, May 2. In court this afternoon, June 16, a judge sentenced Giron to 80 months for each count of negligent homicide and 30 months for endangerment. The sentences were ordered to be served consecutively. Giron was given 45 days’ credit for time served.

1 week ago | kold.com | J.D. Wallace

TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) - A man has been arrested in connection with a fatal hit-and-run pedestrian crash in Pima County last month. The Pima County Sheriff’s Department said a deputy pulled over the suspect vehicle around 8 p.m. on Saturday, June 14. The PCSD said the driver, 71-year-old Jesus Loyo-Torres, was arrested on a charge of leaving the scene of a fatal crash. Loyo-Torres “made admissions regarding the incident but denied being aware a person had been struck,” the PCSD said in a release.

2 weeks ago | kold.com | J.D. Wallace

TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) - With a balanced budget, the University of Arizona has plans for a changing future. Impacts on international students and federal grants have the university providing specific goals for the next year to the Arizona Board of Regents during a meeting in Tucson on Thursday. Student success, research for the future, and community engagement are three main topics after digging out of a deficit over the past year and a half.

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TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) - Activists responding to ICE operations are concerned that this type of enforcement can be confused with crackdowns on human smuggling. Both situations use unmarked vehicles and masked identities, which have attorneys and human rights groups raising red flags that immigrants could be given a false impression.