Alexia Delgado vino de México y conquistó el fútbol colegial en ASU
Alexia Delgado recogió su cabellera larga y rizada en una coleta, respiró hondo y dejó que la energía de la multitud de aficionados la inundara. Estaba lista, física y mentalmente. Avanzó con su impecable uniforme de la selección americanista por el largo pasillo que conduce a la cancha del Estadio Azteca en la Ciudad de…
Appeals court ruling blocks Hudbay’s massive mining operation in the sacred Santa Rita Mountains
The latest twist in the battle over building the nation’s third largest open-pit copper mine in Southern Arizona’s Santa Rita Mountains has derailed…
$120 million in federal earmarks will fund Yuma Marines and expand Saguaro National Park among 80 projects around Arizona
After an 11-year absence, congressional earmarks are back, with the largest federal allocation of your tax dollars for Arizona projects being $29.3 million…
Hudbay bulldozing mine site in the sacred Santa Ritas despite legal challenges from Indigenous communities
Henry Muñoz has lived through the boom-and-bust cycle of small-town mines. He comes from five generations of Arizona miners, spent years underground digging…
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More space, same vibes: Food Conspiracy Co-op begins big expansion project on Tucson’s Fourth Avenue
The organic food movement was big back east when Fiore Iannacone first moved to Tucson about 50 years ago. So when he went to the quirky-cool Fourth Avenue shopping district and discovered…
How your sales tax dollars are helping Arizona scientists tackle Valley Fever and other desert woes
When there’s a tough problem to solve, like Valley Fever, who you gonna call? The state is calling on a group of Arizona scientists who think of themselves as the “dust busters.”…
Oraciones, milagros y tradiciones de los latinos en Semana Santa
Sentada en una histórica iglesia católica de Arizona, donde las velas encienden…
Prayers, miracles and traditions of Latinos honoring Holy Week
Sitting in a historic Catholic church in Arizona, where candles flicker for…
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Free industrial sewing job training is stitching together the Pascua Yaqui tribe with entrepreneurs
Andy Flores had never seen a sewing machine before. For 27 years, he worked for his Pascua Yaqui Tribe. Part of his work meant caring…
Entrenamiento gratuito de costura industrial está uniendo a la Tribu Pascua Yaqui y el espíritu emprendedor
‘Siempre que alguien invierte en nosotros, invierten en todos nosotros’ Andy Flores jamás había visto una máquina de coser. Durante 27 años, trabajó para su…
The pandemic ended Tucson transit fares, should it stay a free public service forever?
Desiree Collins is riding a public bus in Tucson. It’s winter in Arizona, the pandemic endures, cases of COVID-19 are spiking, and inflation is making…
Reconectando raíces: Voluntarios en Tucson toman acción en contra del racismo y las desigualdades
Es enero y en una huerta en Tucson un grupo de voluntarios labra la tierra. Bajo su suelo crecen raíces en el mes más frío…