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Arizona Sonoran News

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Francis Knott Jr and his executives breaking ground on phase one in Tucson, Ariz on Wednesday, November 20, 2024.

A place to grow youth Hockey in Southern Arizona

Patrick Moore, Reporter December 18, 2024

      TUCSON, Ariz—- Tucson, with a population of more than 500,000 people, is home to a major research university with Division 1 college sports teams.  Minor league hockey team the Tucson Roadrunners...

Three protesters ride a motorcycle on Avenue Libertador in Chacao on July 29, following the Venezuelan presidential elections. That day, residents from the poorest neighborhoods, including Petare—a former socialist stronghold, the biggest favela of Latin America—poured into the streets of Caracas to denounce electoral fraud. The avenue, a key artery connecting eastern Caracas, became a focal point for demonstrations and repression, as disillusionment spread from the working-class barrios to the city's urban core.

From Caracas to Arizona: How Venezuela’s crisis shapes the Sonoran border and why the U.S. has a dog in the fight

Arizona Sonoran News, Reporter December 15, 2024

A new Venezuelan migration movement might be underway, poised to become the largest exodus since the country’s political crisis began more than a decade ago.  The International Federation of Red...

A thriving native edible rain garden at the entrance of Watershed Management Groups Living Lab Learning Center on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024. During WMG’s Native Edible Tree project event, participants were taken around the site to learn about rain gardens.

Native edible plants and their benefits

Gracie Kayko, Reporter December 11, 2024

In the northern region of the Sonoran Desert, surrounded by five mountain ranges and 350 days of sunshine, lies Tucson where native edible plants grow.  The saguaro, barrel and nopal cacti are staples...

Sofia Chavez picks out grapes at the Trader Joes off Campbell on Sunday, Dec. 8.

Shake up your New Year with these traditions from around the world

Makenzie Dilworth, Reporter December 11, 2024

New Year’s Eve in America is all about fireworks, fancy parties and that stroke-of-midnight kiss. We’re glued to the TV watching the ball drop in Times Square and when it's zero, we pop the cork...

TFD Wildland Team working with equipment to battle a wildfire in 2024. (Courtesy of Tucson Fire Department Wildland Team)

When rain becomes fuel: How last summer’s monsoons could ignite this year’s wildfires

Emily Tibbetts, Reporter December 11, 2024

Tucson faces a growing wildfire threat in the new year, fueled by last summer’s heavy monsoons.  While last summer’s rain brought relief to the desert, it also started the growth of grasses and...

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