In Sierra Vista, Ramon Rosario Jr. retrieves his mail from the offices of KWR Construction. Rosario no longer works for the company, but he still holds the management in high regard. “I’ve been with them for seven years; they are good people,” Rosario said. “All of them are good people.” Kind words like Rosario’s…
On an early weekday morning, a young man clings to his mother, a story of deep ambition and curiosity is told through his eyes. Unknown to him at the time, he became a member of a bigger cause, a union strike, one of many major political scenes that will influence him. Jacob Jones-Martinez, 41, is…
The last gunfight at the Old Tombstone Western Theme Park, on Sunday, April, 15, began with a safety warning. Then, Lee McKechnie explains the code of the West: the “good guy” always wins. McKechnie wants a louder response from the audience, so he cracks a round from his pistol, jolting the crowd with a bang….
It’s a relatively quiet Friday afternoon for Joy Kemp, deputy public defender for Cochise County. With no court hearings to attend and no client meetings, she tucks herself away in her Sierra Vista office. There’s still plenty of work to be done. Her email inbox has fallen a bit behind. Next, it’s researching and preparing…
Juvenile drug courts, once employed statewide to give youthful offenders a second chance, are now few and far between. Cochise County Superior Court is one of the few exceptions. According to azcourts.gov, out of the 11 county courts in Southern Arizona, less than half have juvenile drug court programs. “Cochise County has decided that…
