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Thrive is one of many kratom brands. It's sold at Maui Smoke Shop at 1148 E Broadway. Photo by Zoey Oberstein, Arizona Sonoran News

Legal but lethal: Pima County sees rise in kratom-related overdose deaths

Zoey Oberstein, Reporter November 17, 2025

The Pima County Health Department has reported eight overdose deaths involving kratom, a legal, over-the-counter dietary supplement, since the beginning of 2025. There were just two deaths in 2024. In...

Las cofundadoras de Tucson Primas, Karen Velasco (izquierda) y Paola Bustamante (derecha). (Cortesía de Tucson Primas)

Tucson Primas forma una comunidad para las jóvenes latinas de Tucson

Isabella María Barrón, Reporter November 17, 2025

Cuando las primas Karen Velasco y Paola Bustamante se reconectaron después de años sin verse, no esperaban que su reencuentro diera origen a una comunidad creciente de jóvenes latinas en Tucson. Ambas...

Tucson Primas co-founders Karen Velasco (left) and Paola Bustamante (right). (Courtesy Tucson Primas)

Tucson Primas builds community for young Latinas in Tucson

Isabella María Barrón, Reporter November 17, 2025

When cousins Karen Velasco and Paola Bustamante reconnected after years apart, they didn’t expect their reunion to spark a growing community of young Latinas in Tucson. Both said they spent much of...

Wyyerd Fiber continues construction in Continental Ranch on Nov. 4, 2025.

Wyyerd Fiber makes its move into SoAZ

Annie Tacey, Reporter November 5, 2025

Phoenix-based Wyyerd Fiber is making a bold push into Southern Arizona, beginning in Marana, as part of its larger effort to bring high-speed fiber internet service to the greater Tucson area. Wyyerd...

A young mariachi singer performs for the crowd in Agua Prieta, Sonora, at last year’s Binational Art Walk. (Courtesy of Border Arts Corridor)

Binational Art Walk celebrates 10 years of cross-border creativity

Isabella María Barrón, Reporter November 5, 2025

Artists and visitors from both sides of the border will fill downtown Douglas and Agua Prieta On Nov. 7 and 8 for the 10th annual Binational Art Walk, a celebration of color, sound and community that has...

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