With traditional adobe architecture and contemporary
high-rise buildings standing side-by-side in its downtown, Tucson
reflects the union of early and modern Southwest culture. A center
of Latino culture due to its close proximity to Mexico, the city gains
a youthful feel from its students who attend the University of Arizona.
The school's sports teams draw a major community following, as do
its many top-notch annual events, including the Tucson International
Mariachi Conference and the Fiesta de los Vaqueros. Home to Old Tucson
Studios, which featured movie legends like John Wayne, Tucson's desert
atmosphere, history and beauty make it a prime vacation spot.
Changing laws have made life tougher for illegal immigrants in Arizona, including young people giving up dreams of college and better lives because they are unable to pay out-of-state tuition as required by ...
A man bound at the ankles who fell out of the trunk of a car at a gas station Tuesday and was loaded into another vehicle was found alive at one of the Desert Diamond Casinos south of Tucson.
