Student Newswire of The University of Arizona School of Journalism

Arizona Sonoran News

Arizona Sonoran News

Student Newswire of The University of Arizona School of Journalism

Arizona Sonoran News

Residents Aim To Remove Arivaca Checkpoint

Residents Aim To Remove Arivaca Checkpoint

Derek Evans April 30, 2014

Multiple residents from the tiny community of Arivaca, Ariz., feel that a nearby border checkpoint has brought inconvenience and harassment. The Border Patrol operates the checkpoint and says it is necessary...

Aztecta Tucson 14 hosts Fabiola Schirrmeister and Paola Blumenkron interview guests for the locally-produced show Arriba Tucson.
Photographed by Derek Evans.

Spanish TV Station To Add HD Programming

Derek Evans April 19, 2014

  Tucson's newest Spanish-language TV station will soon air its four locally-produced programs in high-definition. Azteca Tucson 14, an affiliate of Azteca América, will begin showing in HD next...

City High Hosts Downtown Block Party

City High Hosts Downtown Block Party

Derek Evans April 10, 2014

City High School will host its sixth annual block party downtown Friday to showcase student work. Everyone at the school is excited about the Pennington Street Block Party, said Carrie Brennan, the City...

Students Reach Higher with Youth Group

Derek Evans March 12, 2014

Eighteen- year-old Cholla High School senior John Savala was a troubled student. He was used to getting into fights and may have been headed down the wrong path. Three-and-a-half years ago, he started...

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