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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

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.

Candidates for Mayor of Tucson. From left to right: Ed Ackerley (I), incumbent Regina Romero (D), and Janet "JL" Wittenbraker (R).

The Buzz: El Tour de Mayor of Tucson

AZPM takes a drive around Tucson with three candidates running in the mayor's race.

A flagpole flies the flag for the Tohono O'odham Nation and the American flag on the nation.

Arizona tribe is protesting the decision not to prosecute Border Patrol agents for fatal shooting

The Tohono O'odham Nation in southern Arizona on Friday blasted the decision by the U.S. Attorney's Office not to prosecute Border Patrol agents who shot and killed a member of the tribe after they were summoned by tribal police.

A still image from the video taken by Lucas Mullikin in Yuma, Ariz. on May 16, 2023. Actions around Mullikin's filming of this incident would lead to his arrest for failure to comply with a lawful police order.

The Buzz: Examining two questionable police incidents in Southern Arizona

Two recent events have led to criticism of separate law enforcement agencies.

The Pima County Board of Supervisors sit at a meeting in Tucson, Ariz. on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023. From left to right: Supervisor Sharon Bronson, Supervisor Steve Christy, Supervisor Rex Scott, and Board Chair Adelita Grijalva.

Pima County Board of Supervisors Votes to Investigate Sheriff Nanos

The board will now decide how an investigation into the Sheriff will proceed.

Pima Supervisor Bronson calls for formal investigation into sexual assault case in the Sheriff's Department

Sheriff Nanos is facing scrutiny for suspending an internal investigation of the incident

University President Robert Robbins and Chief Safety Officer Steve Patterson sit at a press conference on Friday, Aug. 25, 2023.

UA Addresses Campus Safety in Back-to-School Briefing

University officials said safety relies on awareness.

Duane Garvais-Lawrence paints the name of a missing Indigenous woman on his arm before starting a run around the National Mall in Washington, D.C., during the final stop in 2021 for the MMIW Bike Run USA to raise awareness of the issue of missing and murdered Indigenous women.

MMIP task forces are given years to solve a problem centuries in the making

Gov. Katie Hobbs’ Task Force on Missing and Murdered Indigenous People face a “big ask” – to “reduce and end violence against Indigenous people” in the state.

A local advocacy, No Jail Deaths, held a press conference ahead of Thursday's Blue-Ribbon Commission meeting to call for the end to a new jail on Thursday, Aug. 10, 2023 at the Pima County Historic Courthouse.

"Profits over people:" protest ends Pima County meeting about new jail

The meeting lasted about four minutes.

Plexiglass dividers are set up throughout a courtroom at the Pima County Superior Court as part of the building's COVID-19 mitigation protocols. April 2021.

UA shooting suspect looks for insanity defense

A court order is now forcing the University of Arizona to release suspect Murad Dervish's emails after defense requests it.

Family of man killed by border patrol want justice for their loved one

The family of Tohono O’odham member Raymond Mattia say they regularly called Border Patrol when they needed assistance. They say Mattia was a peaceful man and community leader and don’t understand why agents shot him dead outside his home on May 18.

St. Stephen's Episcopal Church was extensively damaged by a fire that authorities say was intentionally started Monday.

Authorities make arson arrest related to two Douglas church fires

A man who lives in Douglas was taken into custody by federal authorities.

File image of a Border Patrol vehicle on patrol along the Arizona-Mexico border.

FBI, tribe's police investigating fatal shooting of tribal member by US Border Patrol agents

Customs and Border Protection officials say agents from the Ajo Border Patrol Station were involved in a fatal shooting on the Tohono O’odham reservation.