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Arizona Sonoran News

Andrés Caballero’s “Borderland Masks” highlights the deep connection between lucha libre fans and their roots along the U.S.-Mexico border. (Photo by Andrés Caballero 2024)

UA grad student brings lucha libre fans’ stories to life in upcoming exhibition

Zoe Montaño, Reporter October 16, 2024

The wrestling may be staged, but the community created by lucha libre is anything but scripted. Lucha libre, or “free fight,” is often known as professional Mexican wrestling, with roots tracing...

Beto Ureña depicted here 16 years after the invasion of Baghdad holding a plaque remake of the famous photograph of him during the war that was given to him by his unit, 3/7, after the end of his enlistment in the Marines. (Photo by Alberto Quiroz).

From Marine veteran to respiratory therapist

December 18, 2019

By Alberto Quiroz/Arizona Sonora News When they finish high school, some students go on to college while others enter the workforce. A select few, enlist into the Armed Services. Jose Alberto Ureña...

(Photo Courtesy Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Department) Santa Cruz County Sheriff Tony Estrada has served as the county's sheriff for over 25 years. He is currently the only Hispanic sheriff in Arizona.

Tony Estrada: an old, new sheriff for Arizona

Eddie Celaya December 5, 2018

Arizona is known for its tough-on-crime sheriffs. An image of a take-no-prisoners lawman is part of the state’s reputation.  Tony Estrada of Santa Cruz County, currently Arizona’s...

Video: The Kino Border Initiative aids migrants in their journey to cross the border

Carmen Valencia April 17, 2018

It’s an organization that is changing the lives of those who try to cross into the United States to provide a better lifestyle for them and their families. I traveled to Nogales Sonora to visit the...

Erik Kolsrud/Arizona Sonora News

Legislative Roundup: Calling for customs, ISPs, electric bikes, Native coders

Erik Kolsrud March 22, 2018

PHOENIX -- Gov. Doug Ducey started this week off with a press conference on gun safety, repeating a vow to increase the data sent into the gun registration database, despite calls from reporters to...

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