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Children play at a shelter for migrant families and women in Nogales, Sonora. April 2021.

Sonoran shelter at Arizona border aids migrants with active MPP cases

Apr 30, 2021 Tony Paniagua visited a facility in Nogales, Sonora

Election conspiracies live on with audit by Arizona Senate Republicans

Apr 25, 2021 The process is alarming election professionals who fear the auditors are not up to the complex task
A sign for Quitobaquito.

‘A safe haven, a home’

Apr 25, 2021 O’odham communities fight against border wall construction at Quitobaquito Springs.
A view of a mountain range east of Douglas near the border.

Cochise County border, supporting teachers & students, UA vaccine study

Apr 23, 2021 Plus, Pima County Superior Court resumes jury trials. A look inside the courthouse.
Cochise County Sheriff Mark Dannels sits for an interview at his office in Bisbee on April 20, 2021.

Cochise County sheriff says office has lost “manageable control” of border

Apr 23, 2021 Plus, a former hotel in Benson is now a temporary shelter for unaccompanied minors seeking asylum.
A U.S. flag on the uniform of a member of the National Guard.

Ducey sends National Guard to the border

Apr 20, 2021 The Governor issued an emergency declaration for Arizona’s border counties.
The Student Union Memorial Center at the University of Arizona.

COVID variants, mask studies, Sun Tran services

Apr 17, 2021 Plus, an update on key events at the Arizona Legislature.
A group of Tohono O'odham, Hia C-ed O'odham, Pascua Yaqui and their non-Indigenous allies gathered, Sunday, March 8, 2020, beside the pond fed by Quitobaquito Springs to discuss how building the border wall and pumping local groundwater to make cement is harming the area cherished by the local Indigenous peoples.

Tribal nations: changes coming with the American Rescue Plan and a new federal administration

Apr 16, 2021 Secretary Deb Haaland discusses national building possibilities funded by the 'largest single investment in Indian Country.'
U.S. Border Patrol agents near Sasabe, Arizona, March 22.

New border apprehension numbers need context, advocates say

Apr 9, 2021 CBP data shows more than 170,000 total apprehensions at the border in March, including record number of children.
The Bighorn Fire burns in the Pusch Ridge Wilderness near Oro Valley on Saturday, June 6, 2020. The fire was caused by lightning on the evening of June 5, 2020.

How drought and constant fire are impacting Arizona

Apr 9, 2021 Conditions in the Southwest are getting drier, but there is some possibility for hope later this year.
A volunteer speaks to migrants keeping warm under an emergency blanket after an early-morning expulsion at the Migrant Resource Center in Agua Prieta.

Border officials report a record number of apprehensions, but most are still being turned away

Apr 8, 2021 The Biden administration is still employing a Trump-era policy that allows agents to send almost all migrants back to Mexico.
Elise Osenga maintains one of Aspen Global Change Institute's 10 soil moisture monitors. Researchers use data from stations like this one to figure out how much snowmelt and precipitation will reach rivers and streams.

When water is scarce, some researchers go underground to find out why

Apr 6, 2021 The amount of moisture held in the ground can play a big role in how much water makes it down to rivers and reservoirs.
A poster on the storefront of Tap and Bottle in Tucson informs customers that masks are required to enter. January 2021.

Local mask mandates, Children’s Museum reopens, travel restrictions

Apr 2, 2021 The city of Tucson and Pima County plan to keep mask mandates in place, despite Gov. Ducey's executive order that phases out local ordinances.
Recently vaccinated residents of Nogales, Sonora, wait while being monitored for possible side effects on March 11, 2021.

Global vaccine disparities pose unique challenges for border communities

Apr 2, 2021 Vaccinations are humming along in Arizona. But in neighboring Sonora, the pace is much slower.
The Colorado River weaves through the Sonoran desert near Yuma, Arizona.

Colorado River tribes aim to establish ‘one unified voice’ in policy talks

Apr 1, 2021 Those reliant on the river’s flows for agricultural, municipal and industrial use are gearing up for years of negotiation over future policies.
A mail-in ballot. Arizona

Arizona legislature proposes controversial changes to election laws

Mar 26, 2021 Voting advocates criticize bills that could change the permanent early voting list or mail-in ballots.

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