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Archive Tucson is a project of the University of Arizona Libraries' Special Collections to preserve the stories of our neighbors in Tucson and Southern Arizona.

Archive Tucson: Moving into a white neighborhood

Sep 25, 2019 Joel Turner describes the interactions he experienced moving into a white neighborhood in midtown Tucson in the 1960s.
Fishing boats float on the Sea of Cortez outside the little town of San Felipe, Baja California, in October 2018.

Without government aid, fishermen in Mexico return to endangered porpoise habitat

Sep 25, 2019 Fishermen in the Sea of Cortez say they haven't received compensation like in previous years, so they're returning to the vaquita marina's waters for shrimp season.
A building northwest of Willcox was damaged by an EF-1 tornado on Sept. 23, 2019.

No mere dust devil: Tornado near Willcox a rarity for Arizona

Sep 24, 2019 The tornado reached speeds of 90-100 mph and injured two people.
The San Pedro River just north of the international border with Mexico.

Deal will use Bisbee wastewater to recharge San Pedro River aquifer

Sep 24, 2019 The project is meant to support the health of the river following decades of agricultural pumping.
Marijuana at a dispensary being weighed and portioned by an employee.

Panel to present research on medical marijuana

Sep 24, 2019 Organizers are calling Wednesday's symposium the first of its kind in Arizona.
Students protest on the University of Arizona campus Sept. 13, 2019, over the university's response to a reported assault on a black student by two white students.

UA suspends men accused of assaulting black student

Sep 24, 2019 Matthew Frazier and Matthew Rawlings are facing charges of misdemeanor assault in connection with the Sept. 10 incident.
Sen. Marth McSally (R) during an interview with Arizona 360 at the Fresh Produce Association of the Americas in Nogales, Arizona on January 22, 2019.

McSally defends Huachuca money going to border wall

Sep 24, 2019 The U.S. senator from Arizona says $30 million will be replaced in a future budget.
A bike lane in the Armory Park neighborhood

City of Tucson seeks input on bike boulevard projects

Sep 24, 2019 Staffers from the city's Department of Transportation will be holding multiple events to generate design ideas.
Romaine lettuce field in Arizona. Lettuce is the state's top cash crop, according to the UA Cooperative Extension.

UA researchers put food safety under a microscope in Yuma

Sep 24, 2019 A study is looking into the reasons behind persistent E. coli outbreaks in the produce growing region.
An electric bus being showcased in front of the Tucson Electric Power headquarters on Sept. 18, 2019. The city of Tucson plans to lease a bus from the California-based Gillig for a pilot program beginning next spring.

Tucson is getting electric buses, but more people are choosing to drive

Sep 24, 2019 The buses could reduce the city's greenhouse gas emissions, but ridership is at a 10-year low.
A voting location sign at the University of Arizona.

Nationwide effort aims to increase registered voters Tuesday

Sep 23, 2019 National Voter Registration Day targets eligible voters who might otherwise miss their chance to register or update their info.
Two soldiers stand watch as an engineering battalion installs concertina wire along the border wall in Nogales on Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018. The soldiers' deployment to the U.S.-Mexico border is part of Operation Secure Line.

Grijalva and others push for transparency on border military deployment

Sep 23, 2019 34 members of Congress are urging the Department of Defense to investigate President Trump’s use of military troops on the border.
Bison in a corral on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon, September 2019.

31 bison from Grand Canyon sent to Oklahoma tribe

Sep 23, 2019 Park officials say the hundreds of bison at the park are harming water sources and the landscape.
A keyboard on a desk.

More data needed to bridge digital divide, expand high-speed internet

Sep 23, 2019 About 18% of Arizonans are thought to be underserved by the number of available internet providers.
A map showing the approximate location and perimeter of the Johnson Fire near Prescott, dated Sept. 22, 2019.

Wildfire evacuation forces 1,000 Prescott-area residents from their homes

Sep 23, 2019 The Johnson fire started on the last full day of summer.
Vaping devices and materials confiscated from students at Marana High School.

Vaping on campus, new El Tour CEO, Arizona politics

Sep 20, 2019 How Pima County and one school district are working to discourage vaping among teens.

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