LOCAL PEOPLE
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How a chart-topping British Invader helped Tucson’s Linda Ronstadt hit it big
Peter Asher produced records for Tucson’s Linda Ronstadt—a woman he refers to as “one of the greatest singers I’ve ever heard in my life.”
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This Phoenix family just won the ‘Great Christmas Light Fight’
If Christmas spirit had a ZIP code, it would probably forward its mail straight to north Phoenix because The Biggest Little Christmas in Phoenix just snagged a very big win.
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Ordinary Arizonans who performed extraordinary acts of kindness in 2025
Small acts of kindness can quickly turn extraordinary, as evidenced by these 13 stories of Arizonans doing good.
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This new book shows off photos from Arizona’s 90 ‘most pristine places’
The founder of Arizona Wilderness Brewing Co. just released a book of photos showing off the state’s 90 “most pristine places.”
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Hazel Chandler, who fought for cleaner air and climate action in Arizona, dies at 80
Hazel Chandler’s family is asking those who would like to honor the activist’s memory to consider planting a tree, preferably a native species, to provide shade for Arizonans.
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Arizona political giant Alfredo Gutierrez remembered at celebration of life
People gathered on the afternoon of Oct. 26 at the Salvation Army Kroc Center in Phoenix for a celebration of the life of Alfredo Gutiérrez, a progressive political leader whose influence in Arizona spanned decades.
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Sandra Rambler, San Carlos Apache activist, journalist and mother, dies at 69
Sandra Rambler, a longtime San Carlos Apache activist, journalist, and council secretary, died Aug. 20. She was 69.
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Phoenix arts hero Robbie Pfeffer graces the ‘America’s Got Talent’ stage
Robbie Pfeffer, frontman of local band Playboy Manbaby and Copper Courier contributor, made a memorable appearance on “America’s Got Talent.”
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In Walworth County, neighbors rallied for rides—and rediscovered what it means to be a community
The case that locals made for expanding transportation service to Sundays was different. They argued that the people of Walworth County didn’t only need to get to the grocery store and doctor’s office—they also needed to get to each other.
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San Carlos Apache teenager’s death reverberates through Indigenous communities and beyond
Emily Pike’s tragic death is stirring heavy emotions and spotlighting a crisis that has long plagued Indigenous communities, where a disproportionate number of people have been killed or have gone missing.
