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Rio Rico Fire District’s new $2 million training facility – a versatile, configurable building that hosts live fire up to 1,200 degrees Fahrenheit – will serve as a statewide and even binational training hub for firefighters.

Fire Chief Adam Amezaga expects the tower to be used more than 150 times a year.

“Before we had to go all the way to Pima County to get this training or Maricopa,” he said.

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By @alessandra.dezubeldia

The Nogales City Council has named three finalists for its next city manager with interviews set for May 29 and a decision expected soon.

The national recruitment, led by the Duffy Group, generated 271 candidates; the six top were presented to the council, which is moving forward with Alberto Perez, Benjamin Marchant and Greg Lucero.

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By @alessandra.dezubeldia

https://www.santacruzcountyaz.gov/986/Voter-Information

Nogales Community Development (NCD) recently wrapped up this year’s federal Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program, saving residents more than $100,000 in filing costs and securing nearly $1 million in refunds, while also selling a Grand Avenue property to strengthen the nonprofit's long-term financial stability.

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By @alessandra.dezubeldia

Arizona has rolled out new and expanded programs over the past two years to help working families keep up with rising utility costs, and the governor’s office says it wants more Southern Arizona residents and contractors to take part.

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By @alessandra.dezubeldia

Nogales High School's senior class said one last goodbye at Apache Stadium on May 22, crossing the stage and leaving as graduates.

The keynote speech was given by Manuel Felix, an NHS alum and founder of AZ Cyber Initiative. Principal Renee Travers presented Merit of Excellence awards to Pamela Carbajal and Jose Nico Bernal.

The school bid them goodbye in brilliant, fiery fashion at the end of the night.

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By @grhmkrwnghs

Thursday night marked the end of a chapter for 353 Rio Rico High School seniors, and the school put on a show to usher them on to the next one.

The graduation ceremony featured speeches from student leaders as well as school and district officials. Class president Maria Fernanda Reyes called for a moment of silence during her remarks to honor classmate Jose Luis Valenzuela Jr., who passed away in 2024.

After degrees were conferred, the night ended with fireworks and many, many hugs.

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By @grhmkrwnghs

Nogales officials say that nearly $1.6 million in unpaid utility bills are straining the city’s water and sewer funds as they move to tighten collections on delinquent accounts.

An aging report — an internal accounting snapshot that shows how much customers owe and how long those bills have gone unpaid — put water delinquencies at about $686,000 and sewer at $903,486, according to Interim City Manager Steve Pauken.

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By @alessandra.dezubeldia

Twenty-seven Pierson High School graduates and 28 NUSD Online graduates marked the end of their high school careers in a shared ceremony May 19 on the Pierson Field.

Students from each school made remarks and several scholarships were presented from local businesses that chipped in to help Nogales students pursue their dreams.

Principal Jigar Mehta and keynote speaker Jasmin Ayala reminded the graduates that far from being the beginning of the end of their lives, this is only the end of the beginning.

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By @grhmkrwnghs

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