‘Unconstitutional hole’: How Pima County jail deaths — one recently ruled a homicide — are part of a grim pattern
“Give me answers!” Melissa Welch shouts, arching her back and aiming her voice toward the flat façade of the Pima County Adult Detention Complex. Two months earlier, inside that jail, guards repeatedly shocked her little brother, Wade Welch, with a taser. Minutes later, he died. “Give me answers! Give me answers!” she screams again. Her…
The love story behind Phoenix Coqui
Open the door to Phoenix Coqui, and the first person you’re likely to see is co-owner Alexis Carbajal rushing a plate to a table or standing behind the cash register,…
Donations to Arizona Luminaria now quadrupled through Dec. 31
As a reader of Arizona Luminaria, you already know that we prioritize deep and contextual community-focused storytelling over profits. Our reporters work tirelessly to produce public service journalism that you…
Se aprueba la Propuesta 308. Soñadora que quiere ser doctora: ‘Todavía no lo puedo creer’
La larga espera para que la soñadora María León inicie su carrera de medicina terminó. La Propuesta 308 es una realidad. Los más recientes resultados revelados de las elecciones muestran…
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Se apruebe o no la Propuesta 308, los soñadores dicen que “ya ganaron”
La noche aún era larga. Los resultados todavía no definían a los ganadores de la contienda electoral 2022 en Arizona. Pero en el cuarto piso…
Mad-dash lawsuit gave Apache County voters extra time in Many Farms
At 8 a.m., Council Delegate Kee Allen Begay Jr. planned to drop his ballot off at the Many Farms Senior Center polling place in Apache…
Historic win in Navajo Nation, while many major Arizona races remain too close to call
One day after the polls have closed on Election Day 2022, and Arizonans are seeing results still trickling in. With 100% of the precincts reporting,…
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