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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...

Sen. Bernie Sanders, center, Rep. Greg Casar, left, and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez at a rally in Tucson on March 22, 2025.

Bernie Sanders and AOC draw huge crowd to Tucson’s Catalina High School

Kyra Berg, Jamieson-Metcalf Scholar March 22, 2025

As 20,000 people filled the sidewalks and then the stands at Catalina High School to see progressive leaders from the east coast talk about restoring democracy and standing together — first they heard...

Buses line up outside an Arizona public high school in this 2021 file photo. (File photo by Kelly Richmond/Cronkite News)

Arizona school lunch bill blocked in legislature despite bipartisan support

Kyra Berg, Jamieson-Metcalf Scholar March 20, 2025

A bill to expand free school lunches for low-income students in Arizona sponsored by a Tucson-area lawmaker is dead for now, but funding for the proposal could still come up in budget talks. Rep. Nancy...

Natalie Shepp, climate manager for the Pima County Department of Environmental Quality, talks to cyclists last October at Cyclovia in Armory Park in Downtown Tucson.  (Photo courtesy of Pima County)

With federal funding cuts looming, Pima County must step up on climate initiatives

John-Amos Stompoly, Reporter March 19, 2025

Political uncertainty is not deterring a local climate official from continuing her work to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and mitigate climate change effects on underserved communities in Pima County. Natalie...

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