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Motorists wait to cross at the Dennis DeConcini Port of Entry in Nogales, Sonora, in February 2019.

U.S. to reopen land borders in November for fully vaccinated

Oct 12, 2021 All international visitors will need to be vaccinated against the coronavirus.

The Arizona Senate's contractors count ballots from Maricopa County inside the Veterans Memorial Coliseum during May 2021.

Judge to review Arizona audit records for possible release

Oct 12, 2021 An Arizona judge has ordered the state Senate to immediately provide text messages and emails related to the Senate Republicans’ partisan review of the 2020 vote count.

Tucson Police Chief Chris Magnus on March 31 announces that the remains of Isabel Celis have been found. Celis was 6 years old April 21, 2012, when she was reported missing.

Magnus hearing scheduled for Oct. 19

Oct 12, 2021 The Tucson Police Chief is nominated to be the next Commissioner of Customs and Border Protection.

This transmission electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2—also known as 2019-nCoV, the virus that causes COVID-19—isolated from a patient in the U.S.

Arizona reports 2,029 additional virus cases, 71 more deaths

Oct 12, 2021 The seven-day rolling average of daily new cases in Arizona declined from 2,500.7 on Sept. 26 to 2,260.9 on Sunday.

Marijuana at a dispensary being weighed and portioned by an employee.

State says 87 ZIP codes disproportionately impacted by past marijuana laws

Oct 12, 2021 The list includes 87 ZIP codes, covering much of South Tucson as well as tribal lands across the state.

Endangered Gila topminnow being reintroduced to a new habitat at Mission Garden, March 2021.

Monsoon brings positive impact to Santa Cruz, other waterways

Oct 11, 2021 River watchers say the rainfall replenished aquifers and aided the fish population.

Pima Association of Governments Senior Transportation Planner David Mitchell counts pedestrians and bicycles at the corner of Grant Road and 6th Ave on Monday, October 11th, 2021, as part of an annual data collection effort.

Pima Association of Governments starts month-long pedestrian and bicycle count

Oct 11, 2021 Local governments will use the numbers collected to make decisions about transportation projects and public health outreach.

Flagstaff residents voted on a measure in 2016 to raise the minimum wage in the city to $15 by 2021.

Judge sides with Flagstaff over state in minimum wage fight

Oct 11, 2021 A judge has blocked Arizona from collecting $1.1 million from the city of Flagstaff to compensate for its minimum wage that is higher than the state's rate.

Foreign Secretary Marcelo Ebrard speaks at a press conference in this photo published March 28, 2019.

Top ranking U.S., Mexican officials announce new bilateral security agreement

Oct 11, 2021 Foreign Secretary Marcelo Ebrard said that with the new agreement, the Merida Initiative is being left behind.

Police say a U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration special agent and another person were killed during a shootout on an Amtrak train that stopped in downtown Tucson on Monday morning.

DEA agent slain in Amtrak shooting remembered as key leader

Oct 9, 2021 Dozens of family, friends and colleagues filled Calvary Chapel in Tucson on Friday to honor Michael Garbo.

Biden signs proclamation marking Indigenous Peoples Day in 2021

Oct 8, 2021 The proclamation is similar to one Gov. Doug Ducey signed in 2020, marking October 11 of that year as Indigenous Peoples Day.

Pima Community College Downtown Campus.

Education secretary promotes free community college plan in Tucson

Oct 8, 2021 Biden administration says 5.5 million students would be able to go to community college without paying.

The Arizona Senate's contractors count ballots from Maricopa County inside the Veterans Memorial Coliseum during May 2021.

House panel examines Arizona election review effects

Oct 8, 2021 Head of company hired to lead the election review was invited to the congressional hearing but did not attend.

Water tower at the Tohono O'odham Community College

TOCC advertising free tuition for Indigenous students

Oct 7, 2021 The rare pandemic-era deal may soon be indefinite for the tribal community college.

The Colorado River Basin continues to be sapped dry by increasing temperatures and diminished precipitation.

New water year begins with most of the basin in drought

Oct 7, 2021 Forecasters think this year will bring “La Niña” conditions, which tends to mean a warmer and drier winter for the Southwest.

Police say a U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration special agent and another person were killed during a shootout on an Amtrak train that stopped in downtown Tucson on Monday morning.

Gunman who killed agent on Amtrak train identified

Oct 7, 2021 Services for DEA agent scheduled for Friday in Tucson.

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