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Photo gallery: Tim Kaine speech at Tucson’s Sunnyside High School
Download high resolution images from Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Kaine’s speech at Sunnyside High School here. All photos may be republished with credit: Rebecca Noble / Arizona Sonora...
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Vintage Cochise County: Arizona wines come into their own
By NATALIA V. NAVARRO Arizona Sonora News Small groups of families and friends wanderedx the dozens of local wine, art, and food tents at the Willcox Wine Country Festival on a Sunday in October. A...
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For Syrian refugees in Tucson, the fog of war yields to a struggle to persevere
By NOUR HAKI Arizona Sonora News A young girl shrieks to her mother for help. She is trapped underneath the rubble of what was once her home. The boom of the air missiles echo in the air, overpowering...
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A new movie’s perspective (actually 6 perspectives) on the O.K. Corral gunfight
Arizona Sonora News (Location photo: Tombstone Rashomon, Alex Cox Films) Like most Americans with an interest in Old West history, you probably think you know the basic story of the Gunfight at O.K....
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Tucson 3rd in U.S. for job growth … Wait, never mind!
By GABRIELLA VUKELIC Arizona Sonora News It was a news release guaranteed to get the attention of any local news-assignment editor: As the economic jobs picture improves nationally, Tucson was ranked...
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Coalition Works for a Healthier South Tucson
By CHRISTINA DURAN El Independiente Anna Aguilar, a resident of South Tucson, cleans a mural on Fourth Avenue near Benson Highway during a clean-up, a part of a larger beautification project organized...
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Military retirees in Tucson: 4,000 planes at the Air Force ‘Boneyard’
Retired planes in the aircraft “Boneyard.” (Photo by Luke Soroko) BY LUKE SOROKO Arizona Sonora News Every Fall, snowbirds join locals and other visitors to experience Tucson’s hidden gem. The Air...
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Snowbirds back in Southern Arizona, and the wild outdoors beckon
By AMBER WHITE Arizona Sonora News It’s the start of the winter holiday season, and the snowbirds are on their way back to Arizona in their annual migration. Their arrival changes the demographic scene...
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In usually quiet Lake Havasu, the party gets hearty come Spring Break time
BY LEAH MERRALL Arizona Sonora News On the western border of central Arizona sits Lake Havasu City, a relatively quiet town of around 50,000 beside the Colorado River that’s characterized by its large...
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All aboard the celebration of Tucson’s railroad heritage
BY ALEXIS WRIGHT Arizona Sonora News Chug, chug, chug, chug. Whoosh. You can hear a rumbling beast in the distance. Children enjoying warm a Saturday afternoon run to catch a glimpse of it as it speeds...
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In Tombstone, memories of a famed clown who was sad, not ‘creepy’
(Illustration by Mikayla Mace / Arizona Sonora News) By KYLE KOCHEVAR Arizona Sonora News We’ve had a lot of “creepy clown” news since the end of summer. In a craze spreading through the country,...
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Santa Rita Park: haven for some, hazard or others
By Emily Ellis El Independiente Jay Kim, left, a member of The Loving Church, hands out donuts at Santa Rita Park on 22nd Street. The members of the church feed people in the park Tuesday through...
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USS Arizona monument dedicated on UA mall for Pearl Harbor 75th anniversary
By KYLE KOCHEVAR Arizona Sonora News UPDATE: The USS Arizona memorial on the University of Arizona mall was dedicated on Sunday, Dec. 4, as the anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack arrives on Dec. 7....
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A ‘dive bar’ hopes bikers can forget those Chinese lanterns
By NICHOLAS A. JOHNSON Arizona Sonora News Back in 2013, the Bashful Bandit, a bar on Speedway Boulevard popular with motorcyclists, was chosen to be featured on a new national cable TV program called...
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The Space Race of the past launched astronomy’s future in Tucson
By MIKAYLA MACE Arizona Sonora News On July 20, 1969, 600 million people watched Neil Armstrong set foot on the moon and say, “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.” Little did...
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In Southern Arizona cowboy country, the seasons and years add up
Peggy Rowley, with her husband Jon, discusses the life of a rancher on the Santa Lucia Ranch. (Photo by Sydney Richardson / Arizona Sonora News) By SYDNEY RICHARDSON Arizona Sonora News A cowboy, at...
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Santa Rita Park: A haven for some, a hazard or others
By EMILY ELLIS Arizona Sonora News (Emily Ellis is a reporter for El Independiente) Jay Kim, left, a member of The Loving Church, hands out donuts at Santa Rita Park on 22nd Street. The members of...
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Cochise County economy lags as Fort Huachuca jobs plunge
By DANYELLE KHMARA Arizona Sonora News Kmart in Sierra Vista, Arizona will close its doors. About a dozen Cochise businesses, in a variety of sectors, closed over the past year, including the county’s...
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Future of S. Arizona desert farming and development floats on water
By ELIZABETH EATON Arizona Sonora News Service A harvester makes its way down a row of pecan tress at the Green Valley Pecan Company on Monday, Dec. 5, 2016. GREEN VALLEY — Row after row of pecan trees...
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A relative of the desert haboob: The less predictable dust-channel
By MIKAYLA MACE Arizona Sonora News (Photo: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) Everyone in Arizona knows what haboobs are: A towering wall of dust, sometimes a half-mile high and a...
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