The Ocotillo Apartments and Hotel began to swelter as the Tucson heat crept into the building after residents say building managers cut the power while they were still living there. It was barely noon and the temperature outside was already 95 degrees. “Now it’s just extremely hot. It’s extremely hot,” Denise said, dressed in a […]

Author Archives: Carolina Cuellar
Carolina Cuellar is a bilingual journalist based in Tucson covering South Arizona. Previously she reported on border and immigration issues in the Rio Grande Valley for Texas Public Radio. She has an M.S. in Science Communication and worked as a laboratory researcher before pivoting to journalism. @Wzrd_of_Lnlynss