How a new jaguar on Tohono O’odham lands in Southern Arizona got his name
His name is O:ṣhad Ñu:kudam, or “Jaguar Protector” in the O’odham language. Exactly as it should be, says 8-year-old Kii’yaa’nii Ross, who is Yaqui, Purepecha and Navajo and refers to herself as “an Indigenous Diné girl.” O:ṣhad Ñu:kudam is pronounced Oh-sha-dt Noo-koo-dum. Kii’yaa’nii helped with the naming and calls it the perfect choice for the…
Legal challenges continue for SunZia transmission line through Arizona
This story is published in partnership with Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, independent news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. Sign up for the ICN newsletter here. When Peter Else…
Feds new approach to combat fentanyl starts in Nogales
Three officials from three different three-lettered federal agencies — CBP, DEA, HSI — recently took turns standing behind a podium a few dozen yards north of the US-México border to…
What happens to my mail-in ballot? Pima County Recorder’s office holding behind-the-scenes events
The Pima County Recorder’s Office held their first ever public event Friday, May 3 to explain the “life of a ballot.” Members of the media and about ten community members…
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15 years after a 7-year-old’s life was taken, her light guides her family’s path forward
In the summer of 2009, Rhia Almeida stood about 4 feet tall. On her tiptoes, she reached her mom’s chest,…
Gov. Hobbs signs 1864 abortion law repeal, but when it takes effect remains uncertain
With a stroke of a pen on Thursday, Gov. Katie Hobbs struck down a 160-year-old near-total abortion ban. Just a…
UA president responds to protests, announces policy enforcements
Following an evening and morning of unrest and violent police confrontation with students and demonstrators at the University of Arizona,…
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