U of A rodeo team gallops on, spurred by new status

By Megan McDonald, Monika Damron and Elizabeth Quinlan/Arizona Sonora News TUCSON- The University of Arizona Rodeo Team, one of the oldest intercollegiate rodeo clubs in the nation, recently became recognized as a collegiate club sport, rather than just as a club. On Saturday, March 16, they saddled up under that new status for a home…

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Street, online harassment? Me too, many women say

“It is not flattering. Its scary, and sometimes your safety feels compromised. You don’t know how far these men will go if they felt like it was okay to say something sexual to a young lady.” By Gabby Mix, Julia McAlonan, Nicole Pon and Ty Hudson Photos by Ty Hudson A big crowd of marchers gathered behind a procession…

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Ban on driving while ‘distracted’ advances in capitol

By Jordan Williams/Arizona Sonora News Capitol Bureau PHOENIX — Distracted driving or texting and driving? How about both? The Arizona Senate considered and passed two different measures for dealing with distracted drivers. The Senate passed Senate Bill 1165 , which would ban texting while driving, by a bipartisan vote of 20-10 Under the bill introduced…

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Sharp increase in fentanyl seizures at southern border

By Madison Bullington/Arizona Sonora News       TUCSON – A confiscation of 254 pounds of fentanyl at the Mariposa Port of Entry in Nogales last month provided a highlight into the pipeline of drugs coming from Mexico.    “People will smuggle drugs any way you can imagine. Whether it be through trucks, produce, cars, planes….

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