Sec. Pete Buttigieg visits Tucson touting $25M bridge update amidst $2B plan to fix aging US infrastructure
Standing under moody monsoon clouds and near an old Tucson bridge Thursday, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg touted a $2.2 billion transformation for local roads, highways and transit infrastructure in Arizona and throughout the country. After a slew of high-profile transportation failures, there’s little disagreement over the disrepair and danger in aging U.S. infrastructure. But some…
From miracle roadway to wa-wa beds and back — Tucson’s purchase of the No-Tel Motel is part of a revitalization now gaining speed
Let’s say it’s 1940. It’s the Roosevelt era. You’re in a blue coupe driving from the East Coast to San Diego, California. There are no freeways. The only way to…
Whistleblowers say Arizona Border Patrol practice of trashing Sikh turbans is widespread
Workers with ties to a human-rights group are now saying that Arizona Border Patrol agents’ practice of forcing Sikh men to trash their turban extends beyond Yuma and is significantly…
Border Patrol agents are trashing Sikh asylum-seekers’ turbans
YUMA — Gurjodh Singh is leaning against a rusted vehicle barrier — planted like a giant jack in the sand — at the end of the line of migrants. It’s…
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‘No dejaban de aplaudir’: El Ballet de Arizona que resaltó al ícono mexicano Juan Gabriel rompe récords
Una pequeña mesa de madera en la cocina era el escenario del niño Luis Javier Corrales. Cuando escuchaba las canciones de Juan Gabriel, se sentía…
‘They would not stop clapping:’ Arizona ballet spotlighting Mexican icon Juan Gabriel breaks records
Luis Javier Corrales turned a small wooden table inside his grandparents’ kitchen in Havana, Cuba into a kid-sized stage with space for one co-star — …
Where to vote on Election Day in Tucson
Don’t worry about where — just vote. That’s the message Pima County has for its residents who have registered to cast a ballot in this…
‘Happy teachers mean happy kids.’ Why mental health support for Arizona teachers is so important.
By Cami Parrish, Cronkite News GILBERT — Just weeks before teacher Michelle Capriotti is set to leave her family to take a better-paying job in…
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