The Buzz: How Trump’s immigration policies affect Southern Arizona
Trump’s sweeping immigration overhaul ignites legal battles, international tension, and questions of constitutional limits.
BORDERIMMIGRATION
January 24, 2025
Pima County closing centers for asylum seekers
The closures are due to new orders from the Trump Administration.
BORDERGOVERNOR KATIE HOBBS
January 24, 2025
Gov. Hobbs says no details yet on Trump’s troop deployment to the border
The Pentagon announced it is deploying 1,500 active duty troops to help secure the southern border, fulfilling plans President Donald Trump laid out in executive orders shortly after he took office.
Progress on Interstate 11 in AZ on hold after lawsuit deal
A stay in a court case means environmental reports will be re-examined.
AZ unemployment rate goes up, but remains under national number
Joblessness ticked up, but is still under where it was at this time a year ago.
ARIZONA GOVERNMENTEDUCATION
January 23, 2025
State Superintendent of Public Instruction outlines 2025 education priorities
Tom Horne discussed school safety, critical race theory, school funding and teacher retention during his State of Education speech.
BORDERGOVERNMENT
January 22, 2025
Pentagon to send thousands of active duty troops to U.S.-Mexico border
The deployment will include ground troops and aircraft.
Mexican border governors declares support for their country’s sovereignty
The governor of the state of Sonora, which borders Arizona, was part of the coalition.
ENVIRONMENT
January 22, 2025
Lawsuit challenges EPA over Hermosa Mine air quality permit in southern Arizona
The Center for Biological Diversity and Patagonia Area Resource Alliance seek to block air permit for critical mineral mine.
IN DEPTH
Online lottery sales bring convenience, concern over problem gambling
A private company is now offering lottery tickets through their website and app in Arizona, increasing the state's online gambling options.
A New Legacy: Tucson considers renaming Columbus Park to honor Tohono O’odham educator
Danny Lopez spent over 30 years teaching the Tohono O'odham Nation's traditional way of life to its people and surrounding community.
The water mystery unfolding in the western U.S.
There's a rural area in Arizona with massive groundwater basins underneath the earth. Water should be plentiful there, but wells are running dry.
Experts question feasibility of Trump's mass deportation promise
President-elect Donald Trump has repeatedly said he is quickly going to deport huge numbers of people when he takes office. But immigration and economic experts say his plan is still unclear and likely not possible.
HEADLINES
Saber teeth in predators evolved many times. Did it lead to their extinction?
A new analysis suggests saber teeth were highly specialized for puncturing prey, ultimately at the cost of durability.
Former head of Planned Parenthood Cecile Richards has died
In a statement, her family confirmed her death, saying she passed away at home, "surrounded by family and her ever-loyal dog, Ollie."
WATCH LIVE: Presidential Inauguration
Live coverage from NPR and PBS News Hour of the presidential inauguration on January 20.
FDA bans the food dye Red No. 3
The petroleum based color additive that's been used for decades, gives foods and drinks bright, flashy coloring.
James Webb Space Telescope's 'little red dots' come into focus
When the cosmic oddballs first showed up in some of JWST's early observations, in December of 2022, it was a surprise.
2 passenger jets came dangerously close to each other in the skies over Phoenix
At their closest point, the two commercial jets flew within about 1,200 feet of each other laterally and 875 feet vertically.
WATCH LIVE: Arizona State of the State Address
Governor Katie Hobbs will outline priorities for the year and kick off the 2025 legislative session.The water mystery unfolding in the western U.S.
There's a rural area in Arizona with massive groundwater basins underneath the earth. Water should be plentiful there, but wells are running dry.
Feeling down? Taking a walk could help, new research shows
Getting your steps in can reduce depression, research finds.RECENT SERIES
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