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Arizona Sonoran News

Arizona Sonoran News

Student Newswire of The University of Arizona School of Journalism

Arizona Sonoran News

The Colorado River at Horseshoe Bend near Page, Arizona. About 39 percent of Arizona's water comes from the Colorado River. Photo taken by Monica Milberg with Arizona Sonora News.

Arizona prepared if water shortages hit

Monica Milberg April 6, 2017

If Arizona runs short of water, it has a plan. As one of the driest states in the country, it has been suffering from droughts for centuries. “Here in Arizona, we store water underground...

The San Pedro River Crosses the US/Mexican Border near Hereford, Arizona. (Photo Credit: http://www.2ndamendmentshow.com/hsst.htm)

Will wall stop resilient San Pedro River from crossing the border?

Taylor Dayton March 17, 2017

The mighty San Pedro River in Southeastern Arizona and Northern Mexico has survived droughts, floods, fires and wars, but will the Trump administration's proposal to build a wall on the U.S.-Mexican...

The San Pedro River doesn't continuously run, though occasionally monsoons change that. Photo by: Erik Kolsrud / Arizona Sonora News

Cascabel rejects development

Erik Kolsrud March 10, 2017

CASCABEL --  A proposed residential community would mean big business for Benson but the people living north along the San Pedro River in Cascabelwant none of it. The Villages at Vigneto,...

House development challenges Benson, San Pedro River

House development challenges Benson, San Pedro River

Erik Kolsrud March 10, 2017

BENSON -- The future of the 70,000-person residential community Villages at Vigneto lives or dies on a single decision by the Army Corps of Engineers, potentially dooming the San Pedro River or reversing...

A Rainbow appears after a rain shower in Marana, AZ on January 14, 2017. (Photo by Taylor Dayton)

Winter storms bring welcome rains and drought relief, but is it enough?

Taylor Dayton February 10, 2017

Recent storms and mountain snow delivered short-term drought relief created happy farmers, brought wildflowers that add color to attract tourists and replenished the water supply. But...

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