AZ abortions canceled, protesters march as Roe v. Wade is overturned: A running list of resources and updates
Arizonans awaiting treatment at abortion clinics in Phoenix and Tucson had their appointments abruptly canceled Friday morning, just hours after the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision overturning Roe v. Wade. The Supreme Court’s 6-3 decision allowed a Mississippi anti-abortion law to take effect. The Mississippi law is nearly identical to the Arizona law, SB…
UA entomologist and butterfly fangirl Kathleen Prudic is on a mission to study and save our tiny neighbors
We have much to learn from bugs. Attention to detail. An open mind. A willingness to experience life in all its changes. For…
Blues and Roots: Charles Mingus, from Nogales and Watts to music for the ages
When Charles Mingus was born in Nogales in 1922, it was not yet a divided city. A narrow fence in downtown and some…
Generación Confinada: Lo que los jóvenes piensan sobre la violencia de armas, en sus propias palabras
El último día del año académico escolar es prometedor. Se vienen las vacaciones familiares, campamentos de verano, asados al aire libre, fiestas en…
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Generation Lockdown: What young people think about gun violence in their own words
The last day of a school year for children is full of promise. Family vacations, summer camps, cookouts, pool parties, sleepovers, or just driving around your hometown with your friends and a…
Tucson leaders listened to riders and remains only Arizona city to keep bus, streetcar rides free, for now
Allen Benz came to the Tucson City Council budget meeting wearing a red “Make Sun Tran great again” hat and a yellow “Tucson Bus Riders Union” T-shirt. Benz uses the bus for…
Maryvale, Arizona once epitomized the American dream. Then chemicals seeped under the town.
PHOENIX — Maryvale once epitomized the American dream of suburban family life.…
Tucson is about to take action on the future of free transit fares
The Tucson City Council made bus and streetcar rides free during the…
How México’s Alexia Delgado conquered college soccer at ASU on her way to the World Cup
Alexia Delgado pulled back her long, curly hair in a ponytail, took…
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$120 million in federal earmarks will fund Yuma Marines and expand Saguaro National Park among 80 projects around Arizona
After an 11-year absence, congressional earmarks are back, with the largest federal allocation of your tax dollars for Arizona projects being $29.3 million for the…
More space, same vibes: Food Conspiracy Co-op begins big expansion project on Tucson’s Fourth Avenue
The organic food movement was big back east when Fiore Iannacone first moved to Tucson about 50 years ago. So when he went to the…
Oraciones, milagros y tradiciones de los latinos en Semana Santa
Sentada en una histórica iglesia católica de Arizona, donde las velas encienden la fe y las oraciones impregnan las paredes del templo, Guillermina Vázquez recuerda…
Prayers, miracles and traditions of Latinos honoring Holy Week
Sitting in a historic Catholic church in Arizona, where candles flicker for the faithful and prayers permeate temple walls, Guillermina Vázquez remembers when her daughter…