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Arizona Sonoran News

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Construction crews work on a wildlife corridor and ramp along Interstate 10 near Avra Valley Road on Wednesday, April 15, 2025.

Wildlife will soon slither, sneak and clomp under I-10 more safely

Kyra Berg, Jamieson-Metcalf Scholar April 17, 2025

A new wildlife ramp taking shape between the Tucson and Tortolita mountains will give rock squirrels, lizards, javelina, mule deer, mountain lions and other critters a safer way to navigate beneath one...

A couple sit on the ground to watch the vigil on April 10, 2025.

Coalición de Derechos Humanos hosts a vigil for Raúl Grijalva

Sara Richardson, Reporter April 14, 2025

On Thursday, April 10, the Coalición de Derechos Humanos, an organization that promotes the migrants’ human and civil rights, hosted a vigil for former congressman Raúl Grijalva, who died from complications...

Agave grows wild in Tucson including in the Mission Garden.

Tucson’s Agave Heritage Festival about much more than margaritas

Delaney Penn, Reporter April 9, 2025

The Agave Heritage Festival returns April 10–13, adding a little more energy to Tucson's already lively food scene. There will be a lot going on in the city that celebrates the agave plant's long history...

Melanie Cooley, an education specialist, teaches a class on native edibles at Watershed Management Group on Sept. 19, 2024. Photo courtesy of WMG.

Rising temps, falling funding

Leah Steinberg, Reporter March 28, 2025

With federal funding decreasing and Southern Arizona temperatures rising, the Watershed Management Group is grappling with how to keep its nonprofit running while supporting water conservation.  Watershed...

A building formerly known as the Corner Market in El Presidio, Tucson, Ariz. on Feb. 20, 2025. (Photo by Noemie Pichevin)

El Presidio: Then, now and in the future

Noemie Pichevin, Reporter March 27, 2025

Faded paint on the side of the adobe building lets you know what it once was: “Corner Market.” Pedestrians stopped to take photos of the late 1800s building and its neighbors. Just beyond the southern...

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