Neighboring governors Hobbs, Durazo sign off on environmental plan to address cross-border air, water, waste and wildlife issues
New strategic plan prioritizes sustainable solutions for shared environmental challenges along the Arizona-Sonora border.
Vance repeats mass deportation promises at second Tucson rally
"We gotta get those people out of our country," he said.
Dragonfly Festival honors Tucson’s Santa Cruz River restoration
From wastewater to wildlife, how Tucson’s Heritage Project Reach became a thriving river ecosystem.
U.S. to hand over pest inspections of Mexican avocados to Mexico
California avocado growers are fuming about a U.S. decision to halt inspections of Mexican orchards by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
As Colorado River states await water cuts, they struggle to find agreement on longer-term plans
Years of overuse combined with rising temperatures and drought have meant less water flows in the Colorado today than in decades past.
US arrests 2 leaders of Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel: ‘El Mayo’ Zambada and son of 'El Chapo'
A Mexican federal official told The Associated Press that Zambada and Guzmán López arrived in the United States on a private plane and turned themselves in to authorities.
"Taking the camel to the drive-in?" Historian David Leighton's history of the Reid Park Zoo
Also on Arizona Spotlight: Visit the Word of Mouth Print Space; celebrate imagination at the Library's Megamania!! Festival; and meet the founder of the Naco Wellness Initiative.
Change in asylum rules creates influx of migrants in Sonora shelter
A migrant shelter in Nogales, Sonora, is having a large increase in migrants being returned to Mexico after crossing the border into Arizona, including many families and children.
Even fewer critically endangered vaquitas sighted in Mexico this year
Researchers say only six to eight of the porpoises were sighted.
Arizona troopers warn Congress that lifting weight limit on trucks will make highways more dangerous
Backers say the idea would improve the supply chain.
Blocked from asylum, migrants juggle their choices
Under Biden's asylum ban, migrants can either go home or try to cross into the U.S. again
Biden is said to be finalizing plans for migrant limits as part of a US-Mexico border clampdown
It would shut off asylum requests and automatically deny entrance to migrants once the number of people encountered by American border officials exceeded a new daily threshold.
Family of slain migrant still seeks justice after mistrial
The Mexican consul in Nogales says the family of a Mexican man killed on the property of Nogales rancher George Alan Kelly is still hoping for justice, after the case ended in a mistrial.
Coronado National Forest launches Cochran Fellowship Program
Cross-border collaborative training in southeastern Arizona
Judge allows Mexico’s case against Arizona gun dealers to proceed
A federal judge in Tucson ruled Monday that Mexico’s case against five Arizona gun dealers is allowed to proceed. The gun dealers sought to have the entire case thrown out.
