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Unaccompanied minors apprehended by Customs and Border Protection line up inside a temporary processing facility in Donna, Texas on March 17, 2021.

New border bill aims at easing surge of asylum seekers

The bipartisan bill is sponsored by Senator Sinema and Sen. Cornyn.
Cracked earth in the Joshua Tree National Park, where the National Park Service says severe drought and warming temperatures will likely affect the populations and home ranges of many species.

White House announces group to address drought in the West

The interagency group will work with federal, state, local and tribal governments to tackle the water shortages.
COVID-19 vaccinations are administered in a drive-up facility at Banner South. From January 25, 2021.

Two million fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in Arizona

Nearly a third of Arizona residents are now fully vaccinated.
Rows of cots are set up inside the Benedictine Monastery in February 2019. The monastery served as a temporary shelter for migrant families seeking asylum.

Pima County wants state money for migrant transportation

The county wants the state to pay for transporting asylum seekers.
Arizona Gov. Ducey speaks to reporters at a news conference held along the border in Douglas on March 19, 2021.

Ducey calls for emergency declaration at border

Calls migrant surge a "crisis" though numbers have not reached Trump-era levels.
People walk along the Mall in front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.

Kelly and Sinema want feds to pay for National Guard

Arizona’s two U.S. Senators sent a letter to the White House.
Arizona National Guard service members at a COVID-19 drive-thru testing site in the Tohono O'odham Nation in Sells, Arizona, July 6, 2020.

Tohono O'odham Nation removes curfew, and amends other guidelines

The nation is now allowing funeral and wake services to occur after dark.
Downtown Tucson, Oct. 23, 2019.

News roundup: State nixes FEMA vaccination site plans, planetary scientists look ahead

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, April 21.
A U.S. flag on the uniform of a member of the National Guard.

Ducey sends National Guard to the border

The Governor issued an emergency declaration for Arizona’s border counties.
A bundle of syringes at a COVID-19 vaccination site at Tucson Medical Center. January 2021.

No FEMA vaccination pod for Pima County

County plans six smaller mobile sites instead.
Downtown Tucson, Oct, 23, 2019.

News roundup: TUSD could end desegregation order, UA moves vaccination pods indoors

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, April 20.
The Dragonfly helicopter could become the first spacecraft to fly in the atmosphere of one of Saturn's moons.

Planetary scientists look ahead to new airborne explorers

They say the historic Mars Ingenuity helicopter flight is only the beginning.
Downtown Tucson, Oct. 23, 2019.

News roundup: Biden administration responds to refugee backlash, Ducey bans vaccine passports

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, April 19.
A COVID-19 vaccination site set up on the University of Arizona Mall. January 2021.

UA moving vaccination POD indoors

Heat is forcing the shutdown of drive-through vaccinations.
A COVID-19 vaccination record card is received following the administration of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at Banner University South.

Ducey bans vaccine passports

Ducey issued an order banning government use of vaccine passports.
Immigrant children rest at a detention facility in Nogales, Arizona in 2014.

New migrant facilities crop up to ease crowding, again

U.S. officials are scrambling to handle a dramatic spike in children crossing the U.S.-Mexico border alone

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