Daily News Roundup: AZ COVID-19 cases top 100K, primary registration due, cross-border infections
Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, July 6
DUSTWUN - A film about life, death & trust on the U.S. / Mexico border.
Also on Arizona Spotlight: How Imago Dei Middle School is building community with food; and - can a borderlands hotel that has survived a century endure the COVID-19 pandemic?
ADOT shifts to virtual training for truck drivers in Mexico during pandemic
The training is part of a program that started in 2016 to help truck drivers avoid long, costly delays at the border.
“'Rona needs to stay away!”: How a single mother stays resilient.
Also on Arizona Spotlight: Free meals for our community; and an interview with César Cuauhtémoc García Hernández, author of "Migrating to Prison: America's Obsession with Locking Up Immigrants".
Border residents brace for change with approach of closure to nonessential travel
Both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border in Douglas were left wondering what comes next as the Friday night restriction neared.
Vehicle crossings at Arizona-Mexico ports fall for second year
While car crossings were down significantly, pedestrian crossings dropped much more modestly.
Douglas is turning to tourism for an economic boost
The city is conducting tours twice a month in the community.
Pence pushes new NAFTA in Green Valley
In a visit Thursday, the Vice President urged locals to push for passage of the USMCA agreement.
Border crossings at Arizona ports of entry down from last year
Pedestrian and vehicle numbers are bad news to border businesses that depend on shoppers from Mexico.
Sigh of relief for border businesses after Mexico tariff threat
Last year, $14.5 billion in imports from Mexico passed through the Nogales commercial port alone.
Cool spring means rush of Mexican grapes before threatened tariffs
Almost all grapes imported from Mexico passed through Nogales ports last year, data show.
Trump Backs Off Border Shutdown But Threatens Auto Tariffs
Trump last week tweeted that he would close the border or large swaths of it if Mexico didn't stop illegal immigration to the U.S.
Trump's Threat to Close Border Stirs Fears of Economic Harm
Politicians, business leaders and and economists warned of blocking cross-border trade and the movement of people.
Sen McSally Says Cross-Border Trade, Travel Should Continue
President Donald Trump threatened to close the border this week over immigration.
Nogales Manager: Drop in Holiday Shoppers From Mexico Not as Severe as Predicted
City Manager Frank Felix said concertina wire and soldiers didn't deter Christmas shoppers coming from Mexico.
