Jesse Tomas and her father Guermo after they were reunited in Tucson.
Nancy Montoya
Featured on the June 29, 2018 edition of ARIZONA SPOTLIGHT with host Mark McLemore:
- Nancy Montoya shares the dramatic story of a father and daughter from Guatemala who were separated and then reunited while seeking asylum at the U.S. / Mexico border.
The ankle bracelet that ICE requires Guermo Tomas to wear until his day in court to request asylum in the United States.Nancy Montoya
- The recently released photograph of a jaguar pelt seems to confirm that a male jaguar seen prowling in Arizona has been killed by poachers. Mark talks to Randy Serraglio, Southwest Conservation Advocate at The Center for Biological Diversity, and Arizona Game and Fish spokesman Mark Hart about this incident, and the future for jaguars in Southern Arizona.
A photo of a Jaguar in the Huachuca Mountains taken on Dec. 1, 2016Arizona Game and Fish Department
Government officials received this picture of a jaguar pelt, and biologists say its spots correspond to those on a jaguar seen in pictures taken by a trail camera in Arizona.
Arizona Game and Fish
- And, meet Ciara Peterson, a 12-year old from Tucson who is a consistent champion at the National Braille Challenge, where blind and visually-impaired students from across the U.S. and Canada compete in literacy and translation events. Ciara is joined in the interview by her sister Kaylee and mom Kiana.
AZPM crew member Gage Judd shows Ciara Peterson how to operate one of the station's television cameras. Although she is blind, Ciara is interested in multi-media production, and works with her sister to make her own videos for social media.Carolyn Yaussy
Kaylee, Ciara and Kiana in AZPM's 'Arizona 360' television studio Carolyn Yaussy
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