“Dolores, we’re with you”: Tucson mayor and farmworker families share grief, hope in the movement
Tucson Mayor Regina Romero remembers getting the phone call from the woman she’s looked up to since she was a little girl. She listens with her husband Ruben Reyes. Their friend and mentor, Dolores Huerta, needs to tell them what is coming, needs to say something that will change everything. “It was such a gut…
“Dolores, estamos contigo”: alcaldesa de Tucson y familias campesinas comparten duelo y esperanza en el movimiento
La alcaldesa de Tucson, Regina Romero, recuerda haber recibido la llamada telefónica de la mujer a la que ha admirado desde que era una niña. Escucha junto a su esposo,…
TUSD board votes to cut $10 million after students and families weigh in
The Tucson Unified School District Governing Board voted unanimously Tuesday night on nearly $10 million in budget cuts for the coming fiscal year targeting programs across the district from transportation…
Trump’s Justice Department dropped 23,000 criminal investigations in shift to immigration
This story was originally published by ProPublica. In the first days after Pam Bondi was appointed attorney general last year, the Department of Justice began shutting down pending criminal cases…
UA program offers free health care to Tucson residents
A University of Arizona medical program that started in 1979 with a single clinic serving Central American refugees has grown into 12 student-run free clinics serving Tucson’s most vulnerable residents.
“The idea of doing this is crazy!” UA grad and his dad begin 9,600-mile cycling journey
As a bartender at Empire Pizza in Downtown Tucson last fall, Ethan Pesch told anyone who would listen about his post graduation plans: He was going to ride a bike,…
“Super-strong athletes”: UA wheelchair basketball teams aim for national titles at McKale
Where can you catch a world champion and world-record-holding waterskier who’s also a starter on the University of Arizona wheelchair…
“Atletas súper fuertes”: equipos de baloncesto en silla de ruedas de la UA van por títulos nacionales en McKale
¿Dónde puedes ver a una campeona mundial y poseedora de un récord mundial en esquí acuático y, que además es…
Maricopa County sheriff says his department eliminated racial bias. Data shows otherwise.
Jerry Sheridan says his department has eliminated the racial bias that plagued it under his former boss Joe Arpaio. But…
El sheriff del condado de Maricopa afirma que su departamento eliminó el sesgo racial. Los datos demuestran lo contrario.
En una aparición tras otra en programas de radio, el sheriff Jerry Sheridan ha declarado que su departamento ha erradicado…
Lecturas con sazón: tres autores y una mesa compartida en Tucson
Rick Martínez parte de una idea simple: el chile hecho salsa. Desde ahí, traza un recorrido personal desde sus raíces…
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