Pat Parris

Tucson

Anchor at KGUN-TV (Tucson, AZ)

Anchor at KWBA-TV (Tucson, AZ)

Main Anchor at @kgun9 in Tucson

Articles

Giving Project: Helping the 2025 Honor Flight Southern Arizona take off

2 days ago | kgun9.com | Pat Parris

TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — It's a new month, but a familiar nonprofit for our KGUN 9 Giving Project. For the second straight June, we're focusing on Honor Flight Southern Arizona. They again need our help taking our veterans to Washington, D.C to tour the memorials dedicated to their service. A hero's welcome home last November, as a group of 25 veterans returned from an Honor Flight to our nation's capital. It's an Honor Flight that almost didn't take off.
Legend of the Iron Door Mine

4 days ago | kgun9.com | Pat Parris

TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — There was the California Gold Rush of the 1850s and the Tucson Gold Rush of the late 1880s. Prospectors by the thousands descended on the Santa Catalina Mountains searching in the Cañada del Oro, or 'Canyon of Gold'. That is just part of the legend of the Iron Door Mine. "Had no idea there was mining up there," said author and publisher Robert Zucker.
One-on-one with Rep. Ciscomani after vote in favor of 'Big Beautiful Bill'

2 weeks ago | kgun9.com | Pat Parris

TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — Early this morning, House Republicans voted to approve President Trump's legislative package—H.R.1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act—that combines tax breaks, spending cuts and border security. Southeastern Arizona Rep. Juan Ciscomani (R-6) voted with his party to approve the bill and send it to the Senate. I had a chance to sit down with him this afternoon after he returned to Tucson.
Former St. Mary's nurse shares personal connection to Seven Sisters' Tucson history

3 weeks ago | kgun9.com | Pat Parris

TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — 155 years ago this month, seven nuns made the dangerous journey by foot and covered wagon from San Diego to Tucson. Known as the Seven Sisters of St. Joseph, they started St. Mary's Hospital in 1880, and opened the state's first nursing school in 1906. One of their graduates, Alma Maish, reached out to me by email to share her personal 'Sisters of St. Joseph' story, after seeing our recent Absolutely Arizona segment on the history of the sisters in Tucson.
Pima Council on Aging: Helping loved ones 'age in place'

3 weeks ago | kgun9.com | Pat Parris

TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — Pima Council on Aging has been providing services to our older population since 1967. The recipient of KGUN 9's May Giving Project, this Southern Arizona nonprofit has hundreds of resources and programs available today. Some of those programs are focused on supporting the growing number of people caring for their loved ones in their homes.
ADOT says no changes planned yet for I-19 metric signs

3 weeks ago | kgun9.com | Pat Parris

SAHUARITA, Ariz. (KGUN) — According to a recent report in the Wall Street Journal, the US Department of Transportation is looking at the possibility of converting I-19—the Interstate from Tucson to Nogales—from kilometers to miles. In the article, A U.S. DOT spokesman told the journal that I-19 will be reviewed as part of the agency's "efforts to restore American standards."However, Arizona Department of Transportation officials say that have received no such communication from the US agency.
How the Seven Sisters' desert journey 155 years ago shaped Tucson history

3 weeks ago | kgun9.com | Pat Parris

TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — The story of the seven Sisters of St. Joseph is about a journey of faith and courage, and a story you've likely never heard before. But if not for the sisters' courageous journey, Tucson may never have become the city it is today. "Their history, and the history of Tucson, and the history of Arizona, is one in the same," Father Ian Burgess, the historian at St. Mary's Hospital, said.
Pima Council on Aging helps older adults live and age well

1 month ago | kgun9.com | Pat Parris

TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — May is designated as Older Americans Month. For May's Giving Project, in which we shine a spotlight on a Southern Arizona nonprofit, we're raising awareness of the program offerings and terrific work at the Pima Council on Aging. More than 21% of people living in Pima County are 65 years old or older.
A Salute to Tucson's Centenarians as they 'flip the script on aging'

1 month ago | kgun9.com | Pat Parris

TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — It's a rare occasion when 32 Tucsonans, all 100 years old or older, gather together in a single location. I had the honor of acting as a master of ceremonies for this memorable "Salute to Centenarians" at the Tucson Tucson Jewish Community Center Friday, and annual event put on by the Pima Council on Aging and Tucson Medical Center. Anna Clay Rutherford, 108, was born during World War I. She's thought to be the oldest person living in Pima County.
Tucson Sector Chief welcomes military help at border

1 month ago | kgun9.com | Pat Parris

TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — The most dramatic impact of the first 100 days of Donald Trump's second term has been at the border. According to Homeland Security, border encounters are down 93% since he took office. Tucson Sector Chief Sean McGoffin tells KGUN 9 that his Border Patrol agents can now focus on their jobs instead of processing migrants. "The most important thing is we're no longer in the processing business," said McGoffin.