Across Cochise County, colorful, bathtub-sized boxes await those who are curious enough to peek inside. Last October marked the beginning of Free Book Boxes in Cochise County — a federally funded project that has distributed more than 2,000 books in various locations across the county. “People are really picking a lot of books and feeling…
For years, the dark alleyway of Bisbee’s Brewery Gulch, known as the Broadway Stairs, had a reputation as a hot spot for drug use. The recent addition of lighting brightened up the area, but it isn’t the only thing transforming the alley into a tourist destination. A pop-up art gallery of funky thrift store finds…
The flu struck four times the number of people in Arizona this season as it did the previous season, and the mortality rate has more than doubled. That is an astounding 27,444 people this season with the flu compared to last seasons 5,534 in Arizona, according to the Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS). A total…
Arizona has the fifth-highest percentage of unpaid child support cases in the U.S., according to the most recent data from fiscal year 2016 from the Office of Child Support Enforcement. In fiscal year 2016, 64 percent of child support cases in Arizona were not being paid. The state with the highest proportion of unpaid…
Tombstone, formed 13 years after the Civil War ended, opened its city streets to a parade of Confederate flags in the first week of March, bringing criticism that racism is alive and well in town. Much to the chagrin of local African-Americans and advocacy organizations, nearly 20 Confederate enthusiasts took to the streets, stars and…
