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Still image from a video released by the public relations department of Customs and Border Protection showing the start to construction of border wall prototypes.

2,700 Scientists: Planned Border Wall a Threat to Biodiversity

Scientists from 47 countries reviewed a scientific paper and concluded Trump's border wall will be an ecological disaster.

The Pima County Sheriff's headquarters on E. Benson Highway.

Federal Law Enforcement Grants Appear on Supervisors' Agenda Again

Operation Stonegarden grant debate began in February and has been put off numerous times.

Rural Southern Arizona Utility Building Solar Farm

Trico Electric Cooperative's Avion solar facility is expected to power up to 3,000 homes.

Statistics show most addicted smokers begin their habit before turning 21 years of age.

Tucson Council to Consider Raising Age to Buy Tobacco

Members to explore options for increasing minimum purchasing age to 21.

Spring snowmelt in C.C. Cragin Reservoir, 2017.

Forest Thinning, Burning Project OK'd to Protect Reservoir

The plan is aimed at preventing severe fire, erosion and flooding.

A sign for Arizona State University, in Tempe.

Universities Get $6M for Investigative Journalism Centers

The graduate-level programs will focus on training hands-on investigative journalists.

Salt River Canyon wilderness area, May 2016.

Invasive Snail Threatens Ecosystem of Arizona's Salt River

Apple snails were likely introduced into the river's ecosystem illegally from someone's aquarium.

A changing climate is prolonging and intensifying heat waves, scientists say, driving wildfires.

Study: Droughts Are Growing Hotter Under Climate Change

Stressors may include environmental and social impacts of drought and heatwaves, driving more frequent wildfires, worsening air quality and stressing crops and livestock.

A cluster of pecans growing at Green Valley Pecan Company in Sahuarita.

RNC Midterm Strategy; Immigrant Shelter Oversight; National Guard at Ports

Plus, an interview with Arizona gubernatorial candidate David Garcia.

Jan, a puppy, makes a visit to a Pima County Supervisors meeting for PACC's Pause for Paws program, April 17, 2018.

PACC: Fewer Animals Euthanized, No Increase in Bites

The county shelter suggests in a report that while efforts to release more animals through adoption have increased, dangers associated with them have not.