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Frank Granados, with the Santa Cruz County Emergency Response Team, teaches a class for first responders on dealing with the the drug fentanyl.

Danger for First Responders: Skin Contact with Fentanyl

Border officials say the powerful opioid is showing up all over Arizona.
A four-part series on the border.

Auditors Question Success of Border Surveillance Towers

Comes amid Customs and Border Protection plans to obtain and test new border surveillance, technology, like drones.
One of the U.S. Border Patrol's integrated fixed towers built on a hill in Cochise County.

Border Officials Praise Technology, Ask for More

Mobile towers and drones are on the Border Patrol's list.
James Burns awaits the end of his self-imposed solitary confinement in the La Paz County Jail in Parker, Arizona.

Solitary Thoughts

A special edition of Arizona Spotlight focused on solitary confinement - and its cause and effects.
The badge of the Pima County Sheriff's Department.

State to Review Misuse of Funds by Pima County Sheriff's Deputy

Arizona attorney general will look into whether former Chief Deputy Radtke broke state laws.
Even stealing mail is a federal crime, some thieves target mailboxes searching for checks and other valuables.

Cochise County Targeted in Mail Theft

Officials say they will often target rural areas with poorly lit streets.
The entrance to the Nogales Border Patrol Station, February 2017.

Border Patrol Union Urges Screenings Following Thyroid Cancer in Agents

Union VP says the evidence seems to be pointing to X-ray scanners at checkpoints.
A Tucson Police car.

City Seeks Citizens to Review Prop 101 Public Safety Spending

The oversight commission will look at sales tax revenues going to the Tucson police and fire departments.
A woman crosses the street in Nogales, Sonora.

Deportations Give Shape to Changing Border Demographics

Deportees finding themselves in country of birth, separated from country they call home.
Plane drops retardant on the Lizard Fire, burning near Cochise Stronghold in Southeastern Arizona June 9, 2017.

Winds Drive Cochise County Wildfire to 14,900 Acres

Brush, grass scorched, power line threatened; containment at 5 percent.

Traffic Program Finds 1 in 7 Driving Without Seat Belts

TPD also noted 6 instances of children riding in the car unrestrained.
The Gila topminnows are bred in two county aquariums and transported in an aerated bucket.

Planting Fish to Kill Mosquitoes: 'This Is Historical'

Endangered fish species going into swimming pool to eat larvae.
A HAWK pedestrian crossing similar to this will go along 22nd Street near Santa Rita Park.

Tucson Pedestrian Deaths Up Sharply; Jaywalking Blamed

Officer: 'The person who is most responsible for your safety is you. You need to pay attention.'
The downtown Tucson Police Department station, South Stone Avenue.

Probation Changes Drive Down State's Recidivism Rate

Arizona is one of five states that has seen a double-digit drop in those re-entering prison.

Attorney General Wants Help Fighting Phone Scammers

State launches pilot program in Pima County aimed at helping people 60 and older.
Mexican soldiers work in the mountains of Sinaloa burning this marijuana field, part of an eradication program supported by the United States.

Trump Wants to Cut US Aid to Mexican Drug Cartel Fight

Budget proposal calls for cutting funding to Mexican policy, military almost in half.

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