AZ Luminaria

Hola, Gracias for making Arizona Luminaria part of your week. We are always grateful to hear from you. In today’s newsletter: đź“… A Pima County official described jailed people as “bad hombres” at Tuesday’s meeting — and three more takeaways from the Board of Supervisors this week. Read more.

Nuevos datos del condado de Pima sugieren que los programas de tratamiento dentro de las cárceles están ayudando a reducir las muertes por sobredosis, incluso cuando la elección de ciertas palabras por parte de una funcionaria del condado generó críticas durante la reunión de la Junta de Supervisores del martes.

Aficionados de todo el mundo llenan ciudades, estadios, bares, restaurantes, hogares y espacios comunitarios este verano para disfrutar de uno de los eventos deportivos y culturales más populares del mundo. La 23.ª Copa Mundial masculina de la FIFA, que se celebra este verano, es la primera en contar con 48 selecciones y tres países anfitriones: Canadá, México y Estados Unidos.

Recién llegada a Tucson desde Corea del Sur en 2008, Kyung Sun Park encontró una comunidad en la Biblioteca Pública del Condado de Pima. Para 2009, su hijo Trent, entonces un bebé, la acompañaba a leer, hacer preguntas, practicar inglés y cargar libros de regreso a casa. Esas visitas a la biblioteca sentaron las bases de su amor por la lectura, por supuesto.

New Pima County data suggests jail-based treatment programs are helping curb overdose deaths — even as a county official’s word choice raised eyebrows at the Board of Supervisors meeting Tuesday. The board also heard about a food-access program at risk of disappearing under federal cuts, a sudden spike in water use and supervisors waded into national immigration politics with a vote on a border wall. Here are four things to know.

Fans from across the world are filling cities, stadiums, bars, restaurants, homes and community spaces this summer to see one of the most popular sporting and cultural events in the world. The 23rd FIFA men’s World Cup soccer tournament this summer is the first to feature 48 teams in three host countries: Canada, Mexico and the United States.

New to Tucson from South Korea in 2008, Kyung Sun Park found community at the Pima County Public Library. By 2009, her infant son, Trent, accompanied her to read, ask questions, practice English and lug home books. Those library visits laid the foundation for a love of reading, sure. The trips also opened up opportunities for new language: Storytime and reading programs in English instead of their native Korean and chess-related games.

Please join us in congratulating Diné journalist Chelsea Curtis on being named the 2026 Richard LaCourse Award for Investigative Journalism recipient by the Indigenous Journalists Association for her in-depth investigative reporting with Arizona Luminaria. Named for Yakama journalist Richard LaCourse, the award honors groundbreaking work by Indigenous journalists who serve as watchdogs, using innovative reporting and storytelling to create meaningful change in their communities.

Hola! In these brutally hot months, we hope you are still finding ways to enjoy the desert beauty and the fauna that adapts and thrives. From slinky sand-hued lizards and spirited spotted Gila woodpeckers to busy thirsty bees and fiercely territorial emerald-and ruby-painted hummingbirds. Watch for more reporting this summer on how the heat affects the most vulnerable among us. For now, please read and share our latest coverage from your communities.

El Gran Lago Salado, que dio su nombre a Salt Lake City, o el Mar de Salton, puede parecer muy lejano de las extensiones sonorenses de Tucson. Pero la autora de Tucson y colaboradora de Arizona Luminaria, Caroline Tracey, dice que estos cuerpos de agua pueden enseñarnos sobre la región en la que vivimos y sobre nosotros mismos.