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Arizona Sonoran News

Arizona Sonoran News

Student Newswire of The University of Arizona School of Journalism

Arizona Sonoran News

Snowbirds and winter visitors playing bingo at an RV resort. Photo by Christian Torres/ Arizona Sonora News Service

Snowbirds: Arizona’s winter economic driver

Cristian Torres March 1, 2018

Snowbirds are an important economic drive to Arizona as they migrate for a few months into Arizona to escape the northern winter. Every winter, the sun belt region gets an increase in population...

Public perception of police may precipitate increased violence

Public perception of police may precipitate increased violence

Mike Beckwith March 24, 2016

 PERCENTAGE OF ANNUAL STATEWIDE AGGRAVATED ASSAULTS ON OFFICERS IN MARICOPA COUNTY Police officers in Maricopa County claim they are assaulted at a higher rate than elsewhere in Arizona, and Sheriff...

Front page of the Arizona Daily Star, June 13, 1961.

The fight for medical education in Arizona, 50 years later

Carson Suggs March 24, 2016

One of the defining moments of the rivalry between the University of Arizona and Arizona State University happened not on the basketball court, but in legislative halls and Board of Regents meetings. A...

Arizona's animal shelter epidemic

Arizona’s animal shelter epidemic

Lauren Ikenn February 18, 2016

    Roxy, a French Bulldog-Chihuahua mix, is the talk of Arizona. She was the first-ever Arizona shelter dog to go to Animal Planet’s Puppy Bowl. This 6-pound puppy and her best...

Jeff Wick / The Daily Wildcat
Tucson PD and riot police try to control an angry crowd after the Wildcat basketball game Saturday night.

Part 2: A statewide audit shows arms to spare

Daniel Desrochers May 6, 2015

Thirty-three percent of the law enforcement agencies in the state don’t follow the law, an Arizona Sonora News investigation has found.When sent a Freedom of Information request for an inventory of their...

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