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The U.S. - Mexico Border Wall near Sierra Vista.

Biden sending 1,500 troops for Mexico border migrant surge

May 2, 2023 Military personnel will do data entry, warehouse support and other administrative tasks so that U.S. Customs and Border Protection can focus on fieldwork.
One of the U.S. Border Patrol's integrated fixed towers built on a hill in Cochise County.

Map of border surveillance towers shows growing ‘virtual wall’ along US southern border

Apr 29, 2023 Arizona was an early adopter of surveillance towers when the CBP program was launched in the 2000s.
University associate professor and author, Tim Z. Hernandez, visits the headstone in Fresno where most of the 1948 airplane crash victims were buried.

Airplane Crash from 1948 is Revisited and Researched

Apr 28, 2023 A professor and author is trying to find the families of all 32 victims.
The stinknet weed (Oncosiphon pilulifer), seen here with a key for scale, was being traded as Globe chamomile before being renamed. Scientists say it is an invasive plant in our region.

Why this wildflower is worrying naturalists in Arizona.

Apr 27, 2023 Also on Arizona Spotlight: Martha Retallick on her "City Nature"; German fellow visits the AZPM Studio; and, a look into a Dolly Parton themed dance party.
A woman and child embrace along the border in San Luis Río Colorado, Sonora where migrants seeking asylum formed an encampment along the sidewalk as they waited to make formal requests with U.S. Customs officers at the San Luis Port of Entry in December 2018.

Sinema, Southern Arizona mayors and county officials discuss impact of immigration on border communities.

Apr 26, 2023 The U.S. Senate Homeland Security Committee comes weeks before Title 42 expires.
Border BioBlitz volunteers help cleanup trash at the San Pedro River on Saturday, April 1.

BioBlitz aims to clean up the border but also opens eyes

Apr 7, 2023 It is an annual effort to document the biological diversity within a three-mile radius of the border.
Apache Elementary School in Cochise County. March 2023

One room schoolhouse gets law enforcment help

Mar 21, 2023 Apache Elementary gets help with migrants crossing the Cochise County campus.
The seal of Cochise County.

Cochise County getting more border enforcement vehicles

Mar 15, 2023 The money comes from an amended agreement with the state.
Republican U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy visited Southern Arizona on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023. McCarthy was joined along with four freshmen representatives, including Arizona's Juan Ciscomani. The trip gained pushback from Democrats who called it a "photo opportunity."

The Buzz: Congress' new interest in the AZ/Mexico border

Mar 3, 2023 As congressional representatives flock to the state, we ask if their rhetoric is true.

New archive documents the lives of detained asylum seekers and migrants

Feb 24, 2023 The series includes a dozen oral histories, artwork and letters from migrants.
Santa Cruz County rancher George Alan Kelly, who is accused of first-degree murder in the death of a Mexican man.

Prosecutor: Arizona border rancher shot at unarmed migrants

Feb 22, 2023 Court filing asserts that George Alan Kelly began shooting at the group “out of nowhere” without a warning or a request to leave.
Santa Cruz County rancher George Alan Kelly, who is accused of first-degree murder in the death of a Mexican man.

Arizona rancher murder complaint amended with assault counts

Feb 22, 2023 The two counts of aggravated assault are the first mention that others may have been injured in the incident.
Republican U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy speaks about "gaps in the border" during a press gaggle along the Southern Arizona border on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023 in Hereford, AZ. During his trip, McCarthy emphasized the need for more hearings along the border and asked for Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas to visit and listen to locals.

U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy visits Southern Arizona border

Feb 17, 2023 This is McCarthy's first visit to the border in his new leadership role.
Tucsonans protest the events in Charlottesville, Virginia.

White nationalist dies before Tucson trial

Feb 15, 2023 Teddy von Nukem was one of the key faces of the 2017 Unite the Right march,
File image of border fencing in Cochise County, Arizona.

Arizona rancher denies killing Mexican shot dead by border

Feb 13, 2023 Lawyer for the defendant says he did shoot at armed smugglers earlier in the day.

Children of the Holocaust: The survival story of Pawel Lichter.

Feb 8, 2023 Also on Arizona Spotlight: An upcoming benefit looks to bring peace back to Sonoran Desert skies; and a new song from Gabrielle Pietrangelo.

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