Border officials report a record number of apprehensions, but most are still being turned away
The Biden administration is still employing a Trump-era policy that allows agents to send almost all migrants back to Mexico.
In Douglas visit, Gov. Doug Ducey calls rising apprehensions a 'man-made crisis' by Biden administriaton
Ducey toured the U.S.-Mexico border with Florida Senator Rick Scott and local law officers, aid groups say they were left out.
CDC says Arizona ranks third in the country for COVID-19 deaths per capita
State reports more than 1,800 new COVID-19 cases and 25 additional deaths
Challenges with distributing COVID-19 vaccine in rural Southern Arizona
Tony Paniagua reports.
Wall construction provided economic boost to border city Douglas
President Biden ordered construction to stop on the new wall system.
Health workers worry about COVID-19 impact on Cochise County farmworkers
Older adults and some frontline workers are getting vaccinated in Arizona, but essential sectors like farms still have a wait ahead
Arizona reports 11,021 new COVID-19 cases, 105 more deaths
Pima County reported 1,555 new cases with 44 deaths
Arizona reports more than 5,100 new COVID-19 cases, 3 deaths
More than 850 news cases in Pima County, nearly 80 in Cochise County
Arizona reports over 5K additional COVID-19 cases, 78 deaths
Hospitalizations are at a record high
Total COVID-19 cases in Arizona now more than 500,000
Pandemic shows no signs of abating
Different perspectives at the Tucson Desert Art Museum.
Also on Arizona Spotlight: An essay about mortality in the time of COVID-19; and a dash of audio madness from the youth of the Scamp Radio (1/2) Hour.
Coronavirus cases surge in Arizona's border counties
Two Arizona counties along the border have experienced dramatic upticks in the last month.
Groups say border wall construction threatens biodiversity of Arizona sky islands
Conservation groups say the animals rely on the ranges to travel between habitats in the U.S. and Mexico.
Pandemic’s impact in Cochise County
Tony Paniagua reports on how businesses and government leaders are adapting.
Lawmakers and advocates push back on wall construction during pandemic
Groups say project funding should be used on COVID-19 supplies and relief.
