KWBA-TV (Tucson, AZ)

KWBA-TV is a CW-affiliated television station that operates on virtual channel 58 and UHF digital channel 21. It serves the Tucson area in Arizona and is licensed to Sierra Vista. The station is part of the E. W. Scripps Company and operates alongside KGUN-TV, an ABC affiliate licensed to Tucson. Both stations share studio facilities located on East Rosewood Street in East Tucson. The transmitter for KWBA is situated on the Santa Rita Mountains, which are located southeast of the city.

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Linked up: Dunbar Spring residents hopeful as Downtown Links nears completion

22 hours ago | kgun9.com | Eddie Celaya

TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — A major infrastructure project that has reshaped traffic in downtown Tucson for years is finally nearing the finish line, and residents in the surrounding neighborhoods are eager for relief. According to the City of Tucson Department of Transportation and Mobility, Phase Three of the Downtown Links project is slated to wrap up by the end of 2025.
Gov. Hobbs says immigration officers impersonating utility workers is 'concerning'

1 day ago | kgun9.com | Reyna Preciado

TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs is now weighing in on a story KGUN 9 first reported last week involving men who neighbors believed were posing as Tucson Electric Power (TEP) workers in a neighborhood on Tucson's Southside. According to the neighbors, the men initially presented themselves as workers with the utility company, but one of the men eventually shared he was a Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agent. Gov.
Empty pantry causes Douglas Area Food Bank to close its doors to the community

1 day ago | kgun9.com | Alexis Ramanjulu

DOUGLAS, Ariz. (KGUN) — The Douglas Area Food Bank announced earlier this week that its partnership with the Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona had ended. Now, it's closing its doors. "We have no food," said Douglas Area Food Bank President, Javier Fimbres. "You can go in the walk-in, and it's empty.”No food means that the hundreds of people who visit the Douglas Food Bank have to find help elsewhere. “I had four or five people come up because today was a day for giving out food," Fimbres said.
Drier and hotter air into the weekend

2 days ago | kgun9.com | April Madison

TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — Sunny and warmer today!Thanks to an exiting low-pressure system, highs should stay close to seasonal norms today. Building high pressure will bring back the triple-digits Friday into next week. Tucson will flirt with 105 degrees Sunday and Monday.
Find your next pet in Marana with the dogs and cats on Jersey's Journeys

2 days ago | kgun9.com | Claire Graham

MARANA, Ariz. — Here are this week's adoptable pets going on Jersey's Journeys to find their forever homes! They're all up for adoption at Rescue Me Tucson in Marana. - Sandy is a 4-year-old tabby-calico cat with a white chest. She got adopted as a kitten, but somehow got lost, and lived on the streets for about a year before she got scooped up again. She's very grateful to be back in society, because she's very affectionate and curious, and loves being loved!- Mickey is a 6-month-old tuxedo cat.
Dry air and hot temperatures return for the end of the week

2 days ago | kgun9.com | Cuyler Diggs

TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — Dry air returns to southern Arizona and will allow our temperatures to climb back into the low 100s as we approach the weekend. Thursday will give us one more day of upper 90s before the low 100s return for the weekend. By Sunday afternoon, in Tucson, we will come close to seeing our first 105° day of the year. Hot, sunny, breezy weather will keep our wildfire risk high all through the weekend and into the middle of next week.
Soaring over Southern Arizona to a national championship

2 days ago | kgun9.com | Madison Thomas

MARANA, Ariz. (KGUN) — Soaring through the Southern Arizona sky for a chance to represent the United States at the international level is what has brought pilots from all over the country to Marana for an eleven-day event. The Tucson Soaring Club is hosting the Soaring Society of America’s national competition for gliders with 15-meter wingspans. “Each day is pushing the edges of my ability,” said Chuck Pinney.
How archery champion Terry LaBeau got started in the sport

2 days ago | kgun9.com | Jason Barr

ORO VALLEY, Arizona — "You've got to shoot enough arrows to make sure you subconscious mind reacts, or your muscle memory reacts, said Terry LaBeau, as he was just about to shoot an arrow an Naranja Park. LaBeau has plenty of muscle memory. He's been shooting archery for nearly seventy years. It started out in Michigan as a way to stay out of the cold. "I enjoy not only the competition against the archers but also the interaction between the archers and the sport," said LaBeau.
City of Tucson declares Stage II Fire Restrictions to prevent brush fires

2 days ago | kgun9.com | Reyna Preciado

TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — Stage II Fire Restrictions are in full effect after the City of Tucson declared a fire emergency at last night’s city council meeting. This means residents are prohibited from starting open fires, using fireworks, or smoking outdoors in natural areas. That’s because the number of brush fire calls has increased by nearly 90% compared to last year. Wildland Coordinator K.P. Maxwell with the Tucson Fire Department says it’s because of the drought.
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.