Sharing acorn stew with tribal leaders in San Carlos. Zip lining at Grand Canyon West on Hualapai tribal land. Riding the country’s only tribally-owned mountain roller coaster at Sunrise Park Resort. ...

For sisters Raquel Dee and Theola Harvey remembering loved ones who went missing or have been murdered isn’t just a day, week or month-long observance. It’s every single day since their cousin Darian ...

In the poster for an upcoming concert, Jacob Shije is playing a vintage black-and-white 1960s Silvertone 1446 guitar, a symbol of the Santa Clara Pueblo musician’s love of blues legend Jimmie Vaughan.

When 14-year-old Neveah Alessandro Campos ran away from her uncle’s home in Glendale Saturday afternoon, her mother Ashley Alessandro gave her a day to come back. But when she didn’t, Ashley did what ...

The Pascua Yaqui Tribe’s decision to stop livestreaming its council meetings on social media was paused this week following community concerns over transparency and access. Chairman Julian Hernandez r...

Ahead of the National Day of Awareness for #MMIWG, Rhia Almeida’s family remembers her life and light. She was killed in 2009 in Ajo, Arizona.

A searchable database and map of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, Two-Spirit and Transgender People in Arizona, MMIP, MMIW

Amid growing concern over political violence, Latino community leaders and Republican officials alike await a federal judge’s orders on tightening security at community meetings tied to a longstanding...

The Gila River Indian Community is weighing a new ordinance that would allow for the banishment and disenrollment of tribal members convicted of violent crimes. If adopted, the proposal would mark the...

The Gila River Indian Community in Arizona is considering a new ordinance that would allow for tribal members to be banished or disenrolled if they are convicted of crimes.

The Gila River Indian Community is weighing a new ordinance that would allow for the banishment and disenrollment of tribal members convicted of violent crimes. If adopted, the proposal would mark the...

Georges Maskini is no stranger to being told he doesn’t belong. His parents fled political persecution in the Democratic Republic of Congo and sought refuge in South Africa in 2000, where Georges was ...

If you live in Wards 3, 5 or 6 and received a ballot that doesn’t match your party affiliation, you’re not alone.  Pima County officials last Friday confirmed a recent data error resulted in 358 voter...

Amazon Web Services is revealed to be the company behind the Project Blue data center proposed for Tucson.

During Gov. Katie Hobbs' ceremonial signing of "Emily's Law" on Wednesday, an Arizona Department of Public Safety official confirmed the new Turquoise Alert will not cover runaways.

A bill establishing a new missing person alert system in Arizona was signed into law Tuesday by Gov. Katie Hobbs.  House Bill 2281 proposed the creation of a new Turquoise Alert System that, once acti...

A measure that would establish a new missing person alert system in Arizona was unanimously passed by the House of Representatives on Wednesday, advancing to Gov. Katie Hobbs for final approval.  Hous...

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A Hopi family’s search for Keisha Kootswatewa — missing since 2022 — has been unwavering.  Leading the charge was her cousin, Yolanda Bydonie. She created missing person flyers. Organized ground searc...

A measure that would establish a new missing person alert system in Arizona was amended Wednesday to include minors

A measure that would establish a new missing person alert system in Arizona was amended Wednesday to include minors — addressing a previous gap in the bill’s language that excluded Emily Pike, an Indi...

A proposed state law named for 14-year-old Emily Pike — a member of the San Carlos Apache Tribe who went missing and was later found dead — would not have applied to her disappearance. That’s because ...

The MMIP report, created under the Not Invisible Act, was hailed as a groundbreaking effort to combat violence and systemic challenges Indigenous communities face nationwide

After Arizona state troopers pulled her over in Tucson for driving under the speed limit, Yesenia begged to see her babies. The fear the migrant mother of four lived with — before and after fleeing th...

Rincon Country RV Resorts on the southwest side of Tucson is surrounded by gently rolling hills populated with saguaros. On the highest hill stands a small church with a white cross.  On the last day ...

For Laurie, the biting winter temperatures mean making a careful calculation about where she should sleep each night.  The 67-year-old weighs whether to spend about $40 a night of her monthly Social S...

Today Arizona Luminaria is launching a new database dedicated to Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, Two-Spirit and Transgender People — the first of its kind in Arizona. This is the culmina...

A searchable database and map of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, Two-Spirit and Transgender People in Arizona, MMIP, MMIW

A new investigative documentary delves into deaths in the Pima County jail through interviews with family members who have lost loved ones, public officials and criminal justice experts studying incar...

A new half-cent sales tax proposed by the city of Tucson is projected to raise $800 million over the next decade if approved by voters during a special mail-in election on March 11, 2025.  But city of...

I’m thrilled to announce that veteran journalist Rafael Carranza — who grew up and spent the past decade reporting in our home state — has joined our Arizona Luminaria team full time in partnership wi...

Outgoing Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb signed a state-mandated legal disclosure — under penalty of perjury — that misrepresented his financial history when launching a law enforcement nonprofit in 20...

In the summertime, Keisha Kootswatewa and her family would travel the powwow circuit across the country and into Canada. Her daughters would dance with their dad. And Keisha would spend weeks beforeha...

Havasupai leaders know the school deficiencies found in BIE report are shocking, but are a constant concern for residents.

The Transgender Journalists Association’s Stylebook and Coverage Guide is a tool reporters, editors, and other journalists can use to improve news coverage of trans people and the stories that affect ...