UA study aims to understand how teacher identity shapes Southern Arizona classrooms
Teaching Korean at an all-boys high school was foundational for Ji Hong’s research as an educational psychologist. But her curiosity about educators was piqued long before that when observing her parents, who were teachers in her native South Korea. That interest and then research came into focus after she attended graduate school in Arizona and…
Pima Community College board unanimously approves tuition hike, votes to put $250 million bond on the ballot
The Pima Community College Governing Board voted unanimously Wednesday night to raise tuition and let voters decide this fall on modernizing facilities, building new workforce training centers and refinancing existing…
Mario Almada, justiciero del cine e ícono del western mexicano, tiene su primera biografía escrita por su hijo
Vestido de negro, pantalón, camisa, chaleco de cuero y un sombrero de vaquero con copa alta, era imposible no distinguir a Mario Almada, el legendario “Justiciero mexicano”. Mientras cruzaba una…
Mario Almada, on-screen vigilante, icon of Mexican Westerns, stars in biography by his eldest son
Dressed in black —pants, shirt, leather vest and a high-crowned cowboy hat — it was impossible not to recognize Mario Almada, the legendary “Mexican Vigilante.” While crossing a street in…
Haitian man seeking asylum dies after untreated tooth infection in Florence ICE detention, official says
A Haitian man seeking asylum and held at the Florence Detention Center became the tenth person to die in 2026 while in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.…
Haitiano que buscaba asilo muere tras infección dental no tratada en centro de detención de ICE en Florence
Un hombre haitiano que solicitaba asilo y estaba detenido en el Centro de Detención de Florence se convirtió en la décima persona en morir en 2026 mientras estaba bajo custodia…
How 3 new Pima County and Tucson programs are addressing addiction, training police
Among city initiatives, county programs and non-profit efforts, there are a kaleidoscope of different ways city officials are working to…
Tucson leaders weigh public power options as TEP franchise agreement is set to expire
Tucson officials debated Tuesday whether the city should move toward public ownership of its electric system as a franchise agreement…
ICE arrests tripled in Arizona last fiscal year as street operations surged
This story is published in partnership with CALÓ News, a nonprofit, community-centered newsroom uplifting Latinos in Arizona and California. Immigration…
Se triplican detenciones de ICE en Arizona en último año fiscal y aumentan operaciones en calles
Esta historia se publica en colaboración con CALÓ News, una sala de redacción comunitaria sin fines de lucro que destaca…
Tucson’s Safe City initiative aims to link people to help. Arrests still drive the strategy.
Officer Frank Oviedo pulled up next to the parking lot of a Speedy Cash on the corner of Grant and…
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