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Adults and children at Border Patrol's Central Processing Center in McAllen, Texas, June 17, 2018.

Releases of Migrant Families Expands Along Southwest Border

The government has been releasing hundreds of undocumented immigrant families in Arizona.
U.S. Sen. Jon Kyl in the Arizona Public Media studios, Oct. 23, 2018.

Sen Jon Kyl on Drought, Nuclear Treaties and Trade

The senator from Arizona made his first official trip to Tucson.
The main branch of the Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona.

Trade War Helps Local Food Bank

Millions of pounds of extra food is on the way to Southern Arizona.
Children at a Southwest Key facility in Tucson, July 13, 2018

Southwest Key to Pay $73K Fine, Give Up Licenses for 2 Shelters

The operator of immigrant children shelters will also stop taking in children in Arizona until the state OKs it.
A student walking down a hallway.

Education Board Adopts New History, Science Standards

The revisions include edits following an outcry over how the draft standards addressed evolution.
Still image from a Department of State video including Vice President Mike Pence, Secretary of State Michael Pompeo, and Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen, with leaders from Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador at the second Conference for Prosperity and Security in Central America, Oct. 11, 2018.

Mexico Underlines Sovereignty Amid Tweets on Migrant Caravan

Officials from both countries denied Trump had any influence on Mexico's immigration policy.
Two women fill out their ballots at a polling place in Pima County.

Tucson Forum to Address 'Voter Crisis'

Arizona turnout is among the lowest in the nation.
A pond at Reid Park.

Voters to Decide on $225M Bond Plan to Improve Tucson Parks

The city's bond package would borrow to pay for improvements to most of Tucson's parks as well as pedestrian and bicycling mobility projects.
Challenger Rep. Nicolas Pierson and incumbent Dem. Raul Grijalva await the start of their televised debate in the Congressional District 3 race, Wednesday, October 17, 2018, Tucson, Ariz.

CD3 Candidates See Separate Paths Forward on Immigration

One of 9 U.S. House districts that border Mexico, the topic looms large in Southwestern Arizona.
A view of Downtown Tucson and the Catalina Mountains from "A" Mountain.

State Puts Hourly Air Quality Info Online

A website will let you know levels of ozone and particulate matter.
Irma Navarez the mother of two missing adult children speaks at a rally in Colorado for Missing Migrants, Sept. 5, 2018.

FBI May Help Identify Migrant Remains Found Along US-Mexico Border

The Forensic Border Coalition says the FBI has the most extensive DNA database in the world.
Kyrsten Sinema, left, and Martha McSally.

Poll Shows McSally Leading in Senate Race

An analyst says a Green Party candidate and TV ads have been chipping away at support for Sinema.
Governor Mike Pence of Indiana speaking at the 2015 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Maryland.

Pence to Attend Mexico's Presidential Inauguration

The vice president's visit is diplomatic protocol, but an Arizona researcher says it speaks to the administrations' relationship.
Candidates for the 2nd Congressional District, Democrat Ann Kirkpatrick, left, and Republican Lea Marquez Peterson, shake hands following a televised debate at the Tucson Jewish Community Center, Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2018, Tucson, Arizona.

CD2 Candidates at Odds on Southern Arizona Issues

Democrat Ann Kirkpatrick and Republican Lea Marquez Peterson vie to represent Pima and Cochise Counties district.
The Arizona Capitol Building. January 2017

Likely New Member Ushers in Accessibility at Arizona House

Jennifer Longdon's probable victory has prompted a list of improvements to increase building accessibility.
U.S. Sen. Jeff Flake speaks on the Senate floor about sexual assault allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, Sept. 26, 2018.

Divided Senate Advances Kavanaugh Nomination Toward Weekend

Sen. Jeff Flake, who had wavered, said he will vote to confirm the nominee unless something changes.

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