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

Decline in rural hospitals

Decline in rural hospitals

Kethia Kong November 19, 2015

The closing of the city’s lone hospital was the talk of the town. It’s been nearly four months since the closing of Cochise Regional Hospital in Douglas, but some Douglas residents talk about it like...

Vogans Alley Bar has been closed for months. The bar is in need of a new wall, roof, and structural restoration. Photo by: Kethia Kong/Arizona Sonora News Service

Crumbling Tombstone buildings present problem

Kethia Kong November 19, 2015

It was supposed to be a busy Labor Day weekend for the Tombstone Oil and Vinegar Co. The holidays always brought a surge of tourists into the old western town. But when the wall of a next door business...

After gun show shooting Tombstone saying no to blanks

After gun show shooting Tombstone saying ‘no’ to blanks

Kethia Kong October 29, 2015

The town is noticeably quieter, the streets more empty.Allen Street hasn’t felt the same since the shooting in the Helldorado festival.“Tombstone just hasn’t felt like Tombstone without gun skits...

A janitor vacuums the floor of a classroom in Tombstone High School. Photo by: Emily Lai/Arizona Sonora News

TUSD #1 prepares for budget cuts

Kethia Kong September 21, 2015

There hasn’t been an easy day for Robert Devere since he’s taken over as the superintendent for Tombstone Unified School District.“He’s been working on how to make everything work with the state’s...

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