In the heart of cowboy country, Renee Cooper has been on a mission for 22 years. Cooper, Cochise County’s director of the Women, Infants and Children Program and its breastfeeding coordinator, is determined to provide mothers with the support and education necessary to breastfeed. As lead for the Cochise County Breastfeeding Task Force (CCBF), she is…
“Who you gonna call?” my friends and I sang as we pulled up to the Copper Queen Hotel in Bisbee. “Ghostbusters!” The oldest continually run hotel in the country has never shut her doors and turned 114 on President’s Day. That makes the Copper Queen a hub for ghost-seekers — it’s rumored that 16 ghosts have been seen…
Al redondear la barricada de madera afuera del Teatro Bird Cage, el guarda hizo un alto a medio paso cuando se le pidió ayuda. “Estamos atrapados”, dijo un hombre de unos 40 años, apuntando a su SUV que estaba siendo obstruido por otros autos, camionetas y motocicletas por todos lados. El guarda, Sgto. Dan Fischer…
Take our short quiz to find out what iconic Arizona Sonoran Desert animal you are. Click here to see the other animals you were not. Victoria Teplitz is a reporter for Arizona Sonora News, a service from the School of Journalism with the University of Arizona. Contact her at vteplitz@email.arizona.edu
The Ocelot, one of the rare gorgeous cats that has been endangered since 1982, according to Pima County information. The predator is mostly awake at night and stays in shady areas during the day. Click here for more information. The Lesser Long Nosed Bat migrates to Arizona for its summer vacation. It loves fruit and sweet…
