Jail data, water use, market shutdown, border wall: 4 takeaways from supervisors meeting
New Pima County data suggests jail-based treatment programs are helping curb overdose deaths — even as a county official’s word choice raised eyebrows at the Board of Supervisors meeting Tuesday. The board also heard about a food-access program at risk of disappearing under federal cuts, a sudden spike in water use and supervisors waded into…
For the love and the game: What it means for Tucsonans to watch the World Cup together
Fans from across the world are filling cities, stadiums, bars, restaurants, homes and community spaces this summer to see one of the most popular sporting and cultural events in the…
Por amor al fútbol: Habitantes de Tucson viven juntos la Copa del Mundo
Aficionados de todo el mundo llenan ciudades, estadios, bares, restaurantes, hogares y espacios comunitarios este verano para disfrutar de uno de los eventos deportivos y culturales más populares del mundo.…
“A feeling of finality and finesse:” Youth poet pens award-winning works
New to Tucson from South Korea in 2008, Kyung Sun Park found community at the Pima County Public Library. By 2009, her infant son, Trent, accompanied her to read, ask…
“Una sensación de cierre y delicadeza”: un joven poeta escribe obras galardonadas
Recién llegada a Tucson desde Corea del Sur en 2008, Kyung Sun Park encontró una comunidad en la Biblioteca Pública…
AZ Luminaria reporter wins Indigenous Journalists Association’s top investigative award
Please join us in congratulating Diné journalist Chelsea Curtis on being named the 2026 Richard LaCourse Award for Investigative Journalism…
Tras años de violencia doméstica y con sus hijos en prisión, una madre crea libros y red de apoyo
Ocho años pueden parecer sólo un número. Para Sylvia Arana no lo eran. Los convirtió en días. Uno por uno.…
She survived domestic violence and the incarceration of her children. Now she helps others.
Eight years may seem like just a number. For Sylvia Arana, they were not. She turned them into days. One…
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