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Arizona Sonoran News

SAFETY

The Southern Arizona Center Against Sexual Assault, 1600 N. Country Club Rd., provides crisis services, advocacy, support, therapy and education for individuals and families impacted by sexual trauma. The organization will be holding its annual fundraiser, Dine Out for Safety, on April 16 in honor of Sexual Assault Awareness Month.

Tucson groups honor survivors for Sexual Assault Awareness Month

Sierra Blaser, Reporter March 28, 2025
Every April, Tucson groups come together to host events in honor of Sexual Assault Awareness Month.
Narcan present at Rawhide convention center Feb. 1, 2025

Reducing harm at live music events in Tucson

Lexi Ramirez, Reporter March 20, 2025

Each year, hundreds of people in Pima County die from accidental overdoses related to fentanyl. Harm reduction efforts aim to prevent those deaths. Overdose deaths are not exclusive to communities struggling...

A number of recent airplane crashes have put spring break travelers on edge. Photo courtesy of David Syphers via Unsplash.

Flight risk: Arizona students weight plans amid air travel concerns

Jimmy Furcini, Reporter March 5, 2025

A series of plane crashes since the Jan. 29 midair collision in Washington, D.C., that claimed 67 lives, has raised concerns among spring break-bound college students and other travelers.  “With...

Cars make u-turns on Tangerine Road as a Union Pacific Railroad freight train blocks the path just after 5 p.m. on Jan. 28. (Courtesy of Nancy Bustos)

Wrong side of the track: Unexpected Union Pacific train stops strand Marana residents

Kaitlyn Wright, Reporter February 11, 2025

As residents made their way home, the cars backed up, stranding some on the shoulder of Interstate 10-Tangerine Road. But the rush-hour traffic wasn’t the issue. For reasons unknown, the train passing...

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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