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Violeta gets support from her mother, 18-year-old Corina Perez, in the Infant Center run by Sunnyside High School's Teenage Parent Program on March 5, 2019.

Teen Moms, Families Get Child Care Help Through School District

A look at how Sunnyside Unified School District programs have helped hundreds of students.
File image of an infant receiving care at the doctor's office.

Report Ranks Arizona Low for Well-Being of Infants

Understanding the findings with the Children's Action Alliance.
Yosmara Reyes (left), 17, and Corina Perez, 18, interact with their children in the Infant Center operated by Sunnyside High School's Teenage Parent Program on March 5, 2019.

Supporting Teen Moms; Vaccine Exemptions; New Tax Reforms

Plus, how a national report ranks the well-being of newborns in Arizona.
Developer Ross Rulney (right) speaks to Ward 6 City Councilman Steve Kozachik at a public meeting over Rulney's plans for the Benedictine Monastery on June 28, 2018.

Developer on Decision to Turn Monastery Into Temporary Shelter

Ross Rulney eventually plans to build high-end apartments on the property.
A group of migrants walk through a hallway at the Benedictine Monastery in Tucson on February 21, 2019. The monastery is functioning as a temporary shelter for asylum seekers arriving in the U.S.

Inside the Monastery-Turned-Shelter for Migrant Families

Tucson's Benedictine Monastery had been vacant for almost a year before opening its doors to asylum seekers.
Barriers installed by the federal government along the Arizona-Mexico border on the Tohono O'odham Nation.

Trump's Emergency Declaration at Border Likely to Face Challenges

A discussion with constitutional law expert Robert Glennon.
Lake Mead outside of Las Vegas.

New Deadline for Drought Contingency Plan Approaching

Why the plan Arizona passed in January fell short of expectations.
University of Arizona football coach Kevin Sumlin sits down with Lorraine Rivera inside Arizona Stadium for an interview on February 22, 2019.

UA Football Coach Sumlin Sits Down with Arizona 360

Lorraine Rivera asks him about leading one of the state's most closely watched teams.

UA Coach Sumlin; Drought Plan Update; Monastery Migrant Shelter

Plus, a constitutional law expert on the legalities of President Trump's border emergency declaration.
Alex Nowrasteh, senior immigration political analyst at the Cato Institute, speaks to Arizona 360 host Lorraine Rivera via Skype.

What Research Says About Immigrant Crime Rates

One report from the Cato Institute found immigrants are less likely than U.S.-born citizens to be convicted of crimes.
Mary Ann Mendoza and Steve Ronnebeck participate in a town hall event for the We Build the Wall organization hosted by the Quail Creek Republicans in Sahuarita on February 8, 2019. Mendoza and Ronnebeck are the parents of two men killed in separate instances by immigrants in the country illegally.

Arizona 'Angel Parents' Speak About Causes Taken Up After Losing Children

The term describes a parent whose child has been killed by an undocumented immigrant.
Brian Kolfage speaks at a town hall event hosted by the Quail Creek Republicans in Sahuarita on February 8, 2019. Kolfage established the We Build the Wall organization, which is raising funds to build a border wall on private lands.

Veteran Raising Funds for Border Wall Makes Stop in Southern Arizona

Brian Kolfage's GoFundMe campaign to collect donations made headlines nationwide.
Border Patrol Nogales Patrol Agent in Charge Sabri Dikman in the Arizona 360 studio on February 13, 2019.

Understanding the Reasons Behind Concertina Wire in Nogales

A discussion with Nogales Patrol Agent in Charge Sabri Dikman.
Willa Perry-Spears, 10, photographs the wall along the international line in Nogales, Arizona on February 18, 2019. It was her first time at the border.

Reactions to Stepped-Up Border Security in Nogales

Arizona 360 hears from community members and visitors in the city.
Concertina wire lines bollard fencing at the international border in Nogales, Arizona.

Nogales City Leader Reacts to Concertina Wire at Border

Deputy City Manager John Kissinger is also a former Nogales police officer.
A sign warns against trespassing on federal property in front of bollard fencing covered in concertina wire at the international border in Nogales, Arizona.

Nogales Concertina Wire; Border Wall Fundraising; Immigrant Crime Rates

Plus, hearing from so-called "angel parents," whose children were killed by immigrants in the U.S. illegally.

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