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(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...

Sen. Jon Kyl, left, and Congresswoman Martha McSally during a roundtable discussion on veterans' issues with Congresswoman Martha McSally, Sen. Jon Kyl and Lea Marquez Peterson at the Trident Grill in Tucson on Oct. 23, 2018.

With Senate loss, McSally looks to find a lane

Eddie Celaya November 7, 2018

  Close elections are old hat to Martha McSally, both wins and losses. But after losing to Democrat Kyrsten Sinema in her race for Senate, McSally faces an uncertain future for the first time...

Secretary of State Democratic candidate Katie Hobbs talks to a supporter at a Meet & Greet on Oct. 28, 2018. Photograph by: Nickella Pierre ©/Arizona Sonora News

Year of the Wo(Man)?

Nickella Pierre November 7, 2018

The midterms were a victory for women across the nation. The historic elections held Tuesday night elected many firsts of different races and orientations leading the way for Congress to become...

Erik Schoenecker and Dan Duffey arrive at the Pima County Republican Party headquaters. Duffey, state data director for the Arizona GOP, worked on President Donald Trump’s campaign in Philadelphia. (Photo by: David J. Del Grande / The Tombstone Epitaph)

Dems, GOP craft 2nd District voter turnout strategies

David Del Grande February 14, 2018

With Democratic enthusiasm surging, record-breaking turnout might come to Arizona’s Second Congressional District midterm election, said Ron Barber, a former holder of the seat.  “If that...

CLIMAS director, Daniel Ferguson in his office at The University of Arizona. Photograph by Jules Zappone, Arizona Sonora News ©2017.

University of Arizona climate researchers worried about funding cuts for future projects

Jules Zappone December 6, 2017

One month ago, a forest fire in California burned over 200,000 acres, destroyed 2,800 homes and killed 41 people. Two months ago, Hurricane Maria ripped through Puerto Rico and left millions of people...

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