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Arizona Sonoran News

Student Newswire of The University of Arizona School of Journalism

Arizona Sonoran News


A security vehicle stationed outside a Target store, reflecting heightened measures to combat the surge in organized retail crime in Tucson, which has seen significant financial losses since the pandemic.

Combating Organized Retail Crime in Tucson: The Crucial Role of Community Awareness

Samuel Schneider, Arizona Sonoran News May 1, 2024

Organized retail crime in Tucson is escalating into a significant concern, with thefts rapidly becoming more sophisticated and costly.  Tucson Police Officer Sean Payne said organized retail crime...

Pro-Palestine protesters wave flags in support of a ceasefire in Gaza.

Peaceful ‘All Out For Palestine’ rally brings out all sides

Jackson Kimball, Reporter and Photographer April 25, 2024

A diverse crowd of University of Arizona students, professors, law enforcement, pro-Palestinian activists and pro-Israeli activists turned out Thursday afternoon on the UA campus for the “All Out for...

Abortion activists scrambling after 1864 ban upheld

Abortion activists scrambling after 1864 ban upheld

Jackson Kimball, Reporter April 23, 2024

The reinstatement of Arizona’s Civil War era abortion ban leaves Arizonans with limited access to safe abortions and has abortion providers up in arms.     The state Supreme Court on April...

Protestors gathered in downtown Tucson just hours after the Arizona Supreme Court ruled that an 1864 abortion ban can be enforced. Photo by Amy Fitch-Heacock.

In wake of abortion ruling, activists start fighting back

Erika Howlett April 12, 2024

Opponents of the state Supreme Court’s move on Tuesday to uphold an 1864 law that bans nearly all abortion in the state are already filing legal challenges to the decision, and activists have doubled-down...

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