Apache County’s 2024 election was worse than reported, records show. Now, it faces another test at the polls.
APACHE COUNTY — As Arizona readies itself for a contentious midterm election, voters in remote, windswept Apache County are hoping this time will be different.
The mammoth county is known for pine-topped mountains and rolling high desert hills. It’s also home to a large swath of the country’s largest Native American reservation — the Navajo…
Cynthia Williams was murdered in 2016. Her brother keeps her story alive.
The oldest of four siblings, Cynthia Williams was fiercely protective. She helped hold her family together and dreamed of becoming a nurse. Her little brother remembers watching his sister style…
Pima County supervisors choose Carmine DeBonis Jr. as next administrator
The Pima County Board of Supervisors unanimously selected Carmine DeBonis Jr. as the county’s next administrator Tuesday, choosing a longtime county employee to lead the local government after its first…
TUSD closures list: 14 schools recommended for closure or merger
On Wednesday afternoon, the Tucson Unified School District recommended closing Cavett Elementary and consolidating it with Utterback Middle School — the 13th and 14th schools named as part of recommendations…
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Community activists call on feds to reopen closed public borderlands
About 30 people protested outside the Bureau of Land Management offices on Tucson’s south side Thursday afternoon demanding that public lands along the border…
Keep readingJudge declines to drop deportation case against Tucson DACA recipient Karla Toledo
A federal immigration judge declined Tuesday to drop the deportation case against Tucson resident Karla Toledo, who is enrolled in the Deferred Action for…
Keep readingJuez se niega a desestimar el caso de deportación contra Karla Toledo, beneficiaria de DACA en Tucson
Un juez federal de inmigración se negó el martes a desestimar el caso de deportación contra Karla Toledo, residente de Tucson e inscrita en…
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Dolores Huerta, influential labor leader, feminist and civil rights icon, dies at 96
Dolores Huerta, who co-founded the United Farm Workers union to improve working conditions in the nation’s fruit and vegetable fields…
Fallece Dolores Huerta, influyente líder sindical, ícono feminista y de derechos civiles
Dolores Huerta, quien cofundó el sindicato United Farm Workers para mejorar las condiciones laborales en los campos agrícolas del país…
Free before- and after-school care, more closures ahead: Highlights from quiet TUSD board meeting
Ninety minutes into Tuesday night’s Tucson Unified School District special Governing Board meeting, board member Natalie Luna Rose asked staff…
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