Michael Penrod’s daily routine typically involves a 35-mile commute to meet with his clients. Because clients tend to be poor, isolated and in need of legal aid, his workspace spans all of Navajo County’s nearly 10,000 square miles. “Next week is just going to be hell for me,” he said. The legal services Penrod offers,…
For years, the East Valley branch of the NAACP fought to remove Confederate monuments throughout the state. Nothing happened. Fueled by momentum after the August 2017 Charlottesville riots and the toppling of many Confederate monuments throughout the South, East Valley NAACP president Roy M. Tatem, Jr. was hopeful that change would finally be made. But…
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…
