When the Tombstone pharmacy closed in January after decades of use, the loss was felt. The store was mostly a tourist trap, full of the quaint items you might expect in an old western drug store as well as general items like snacks and bandages. But it still served residents as a modern pharmacy, and…
The simple monument along the San Pedro River is only the beginning of a larger story. Along the river between Tombstone and Sierra Vista is the site of the only battle in Arizona during the Mexican-American War. The combatants: a Mormon battalion and a herd of wild bulls. It went down in history as an…
Native youth suicide rates are 2.5 times the national average and account for 75 percent of deaths among American native youth age 12-20. Suicidal Behaviors in American Natives/American Indians vs. U.S. | Create infographics This data from the Aspen Institute shows suicide is the second leading cause of death, after deaths in result of injuries and…
More and more Arizona police departments boost budgets by seizing houses, cars and cash. It’s legal but questions arise that it encourages police to capture cash and leaves a muddled trail of money taken from some innocent people and deposited into department expense accounts. Between 2004 and 2014 Arizona police seized $382 million from individuals…
The Bisbee Farmers Market is an eclectic mix of locals and visitors roaming through stands of fresh vegetables, meat, leather goods, painted gourds, and homemade pistachio brittle. A table at the edge of the market is brimming with baskets of green beans, sugar snap peas, carrots, zucchini, peppers, cucumbers and potatoes. Jack Lemons, co-owner of…
