After turning 18, many foster children in Tucson end up homeless – so many, in fact, that youth shelters are struggling to meet the growing...
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Ranching In No Man’s Land
Jim Chilton, a fifth-generation Arizona rancher, faces threats from the border and also growing pressure from conservationists.
Threat Rising for Sky Islands
Conservationists say this unique micro-climate habitat is now threatened by development and rising temperatures.
Horses for Slaughter
Many horses bought in Arizona are sent to meat processing plants in Mexico despite the recent lifting of a ban on horse slaughtering in the...
“We Have a Paper”
At 11:53 a.m. on Saturday, New York Times Student Journalism Institute Director Don Hecker announced to the newsroom that the paper was ready to be...
Tucson Street Style
East meets Old West as cowboy boots mix with skinny jeans in an audio slide show of fashion trends across Tucson.
A Tribal Celebration From All Corners of the World
Representatives of nearly 200 tribal nations gathered in Pima County for powwow circles and other traditional celebrations of their heritage.
An Isolated Community Speaks
The town of Summit, Ariz. — about 13 miles south of Tucson, 60 miles north of the Mexican border — can seem like a place...
During the Institute, students are working journalists supervised by reporters and editors from The New York Times and The Boston Globe. Opportunities for students include reporting, copy editing, photography, Web production, print and Web design, and video journalism. Institute graduates now work at major news organizations, including The Associated Press, The Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post and The New York Times itself, and dozens of midsize news organizations.