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Late afternoon under the tree canopy near the Boyce Thompson picnic area. Boyce Thompson Arboretum by Bruce McGrew, c. 1980. Watercolor, 22 in. x 30 in.

Celebrating a unique vision with "Bruce McGrew: Continuum".

Nov 22, 2023 Also on Arizona Spotlight: How Prop 308 made higher education attainable for undocumented students; and why Kidz At Play is not a rap group.

40 years of Gould’s turkey restoration success in the Sky Islands

Nov 20, 2023 From local extinction to Thanksgiving triumph, the journey of North America’s largest wild turkey species in Arizona’s southeastern mountains
Lockers at the Pima County Medical Examiner’s Office contain belongings recovered alongside migrants who died in the desert. Death investigators use the items to help determine the person’s identity, and return their remains to family.

New report finds Pima County Sheriff’s Department has history of not responding to calls from lost migrants

Nov 20, 2023 Advocacy group No More Deaths found that the sheriff’s department handled distress calls based on perceived immigration status. Sheriff Nanos disputes the findings, says whether calls are transferred to Border Patrol is based purely on proximity.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services approved more than 6.6 million people to be citizens in the last decade.

New report finds immigrant contributions in the state in the billions

Nov 15, 2023 A new report by the American Immigration Council found that immigrants contribute more than $26 billion annually to the state’s economy, including more than $5 billion from undocumented immigrants.

Tucson Sector sets new record for fentanyl seizures

Nov 14, 2023 In October, Border Patrol's Tucson Sector set a new monthly record for fentanyl seizures, surpassing 220 pounds.
Tucson Sector Chief John Modlin tweeted photos of Border Patrol processing a group of about 1,000 migrants near San Miguel, on the Tohono O'odham Nation.

Tucson Sector continues to see migrant surge

Nov 14, 2023 While the sector continues to be the busiest in the nation, federal and local authorities are able to manage the influx.
View of the San Pedro Valley from Montezuma Pass in Coronado National Memorial, on Wednesday, Oct. 18.

Reviving Montezuma Pass: Sky Island Alliance's bold initiative to rewild decommissioned roads

Nov 11, 2023 From roads to rivers: volunteers unite to transform old paths into thriving wildlife corridors
Arizona state Sen. David Gowan, R-Sierra Vista, said that in 30 years of living near the border, he has not seen immigration as bad as he says it is today. Gowan was in Washington to meet with federal lawmakers on the issue.

Gowan, other officials go to Washington to plead for border action

Nov 10, 2023 The event comes at a time when migrant encounters at the southern border have reached historic highs.

Environmental groups raise concerns over proposed border road impact on endangered jaguars and critical habitat

Nov 8, 2023 Environmental groups say they want no new construction, in response to a proposed border road and its potential impact on endangered jaguars and other endangered and threatened species.

School bus driver charged for allegedly smuggling migrants

Nov 7, 2023 Border Patrol agents arrested a school bus driver last week accused of using a school bus to pick up unauthorized migrants.
Border Patrol processing migrants who crossed the border outside of Lukeville, Arizona, in May 2023.

Tucson Sector rescues increase greatly due to large groups crossing in remote areas

Oct 26, 2023 Fiscal year 2023 data show that Border Patrol’s Tucson Sector saw an eightfold increase in rescues from the previous year
Cochise County Sheriff Mark Dannels speaks at a press conference in Sierra Vista on Oct. 24, 2023.

Dozens of additional law enforcement officers head to Cochise County to deal with border-related crimes

Oct 25, 2023 The Cochise County Sheriff's Office will use state funding to partner with law enforcement agencies throughout the state to increase patrols in the county to manage human smuggling incidents and other border-related crimes.
Border Patrol agents process a group of nearly 250 migrants in Ajo, Arizona, on Wednesday, May 10.

Number of families coming to the border in 2023 grew, especially in Tucson region

Oct 23, 2023 In the 2023 fiscal year, Border Patrol’s Tucson Sector saw a surge in apprehensions of migrant families, as border officials across the nation apprehended more than 3.2 million unauthorized migrants, according to recently released federal data.
Book Cover for "My Life in the Sunshine" by Nail Ayers.

NPR's Steve Inskeep on Abraham Lincoln

Oct 13, 2023 Also on Arizona Spotlight: The Chinese Chorizo Festival returns to Tucson; A conversation with Nabil Ayers on his debut novel; And, a look into this year's Film Fest Tucson.
Since the year 2000, the Pima County Medical Examiner has received nearly 4,000 sets of human remains from people who died crossing the U.S.-Mexico border into Arizona. Here, a cross marking the place where a man in his 30s died in 2009 lays a few hundred yards from one of the water stations the nonprofit Humane Borders sets out for migrants crossing the desert.

Pima County and UA collaborate with other border states to create comprehensive database of migrant deaths across U.S.-Mexico border

Oct 11, 2023 Tucson officials and academics are partnering with researchers from various border regions to establish a comprehensive database tracking migrant deaths along the U.S.-Mexico border, aiming to better understand and address the issue.
The UA School of Theatre, Film & Television's 2023 production of "The Laramie Project".

Remembering Matthew Shepard 25 years later.

Oct 5, 2023 Also on Arizona Spotlight: True Concord Voices & Orchestra celebrates their 20th season with "Songs of America" featuring the work of Raven Chacon; and, Stories the Soar!

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