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Quitobaquito pond is fed from the nearby Quitobaquito Springs.

New border wall could further deplete groundwater supplies

Sep 4, 2019 Some scientists and conservationists worry the water needs of the new border wall could put a valuable desert oasis at risk.
Vail high school seniors attending early college at Pima Community College.

Vail high school students make an early jump to college

Sep 3, 2019 Collaboration with Pima Community College builds a bridge to the future.
Aedes aegypti mosquitoes carry diseases.

More West Nile Virus cases being seen throughout Southwest

Sep 3, 2019 Arizona has the most cases of any state this year.
File photo of a highway sign to Hermosillo, Mexico.

Organized crime infiltrates 5 police departments in Sonora

Sep 3, 2019 Violence has been on the rise in Sonora, with 600 killed in the first half of the year.
Sonora's Highway 15 stretches from the U.S.-Mexico border in Nogales to the border with the Mexican state of Sinaloa at Don Estación.

Four-lane highway south of Arizona-Mexico border delayed again

Sep 3, 2019 The highway, originally slated for completion January 2018, is now expected to be finished in October.
Graph of 898 mumps cases among U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainees from September 2018–August 2019, listed by custody status at time of exposure and by week of onset.

CDC reports mumps outbreak in migrant detention facilities

Sep 3, 2019 They found 900 confirmed and probable mumps cases among migrants in 57 detention facilities over the past year.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says e-cigarettes are unsafe for kids, teens and young adults.

Pima County wants public input on smoking age

Sep 3, 2019 The proposal would raise the age to purchase tobacco to 21, including vaping e-cigarettes.
More than one-third of households in Tucson are considered housing cost burdened.

Housing costs in Tucson hit bigger share of lowest earners than state, country

Sep 3, 2019 Spending no more than 30% of income on housing is tougher for those who make less.
Bicycles for the Tugo city bike-share program near Tumamoc Hill on Tucson's west side, 2017.

Tucson's bike share program adding docking stations

Sep 2, 2019 The city says it's bringing Tugo bicycles to more Tucson neighborhoods.
Demonstrators staged a protest outside of Old Main at the University of Arizona on April 10, 2019 in support of three students who were cited for disrupting a presentation given by Border Patrol on campus weeks earlier.

How the UA plans to continue 'campus conversations' this fall

Aug 30, 2019 The events stem from protests last spring concerning the presence of Border Patrol on campus.
Democratic Tucson mayoral candidate and city councilwoman Regina Romero delivers a victory speech the night of the primary election at American Eat Company on August 27, 2019.

Journalists roundtable, Regina Romero, free speech at the UA

Aug 30, 2019 Analyzing the results of the Tucson primary election and looking ahead to the general election.
People on the University of Arizona campus take advantage of a lull in a summer rain storm to get to where they're going, Aug. 28, 2019.

Dry monsoon caused by roaming high-pressure system

Aug 30, 2019 This year's monsoon in Tucson is almost 3.5 inches behind what the area received last year.
Tosi Adegbija, center, listens as UA students discuss computer engineering proposals.

UA professor looking to make your smartphone more efficient

Aug 30, 2019 Tosi Adegbija is studying ways to reduce junk data that clogs memory storage hardware.
Democratic mayoral candidate Regina Romero with supporters on primary election night, Aug. 27, 2019, at her watch party in South Tucson.

Tucson candidates look ahead to general election

Aug 30, 2019 Mayor, City Council and a sanctuary initiative will be put to a vote in November.
A sign for the Indian Health Service.

Report: US Native American health agency at crossroads

Aug 29, 2019 The Indian Health Service has been plagued with problems standing in the way of delivering health care.
A Border Patrol vehicle at the fence on the U.S.-Mexico border near Nogales.

2nd Border Patrol agent convicted of abusing immigrant

Aug 29, 2019 The agent was convicted of punching an immigrant who was in custody.

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