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News roundup: Biden nominates TPD chief to lead CBP, new housing for asylum seekers to open near airport

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, April 12.

A scene from the Oak Flat campground, a site sacred to Apache peoples and the epicenter of lawsuits trying to block the development of a large copper mine.

Arizonans attend board meeting of international company proposing copper mine at Oak Flat

Leaders in the effort to oppose the mining project ask shareholders to abandon the project and leave Arizona.

Tucson Police Department Chief Chris Magnus, at a June 24, 2020 media briefing.

TPD Chief Chris Magnus to be nominated to lead Customs and Border Protection

Magnus is a known critic of former President Trump's border policies

A health care worker prepares doses of the COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination event in Globe on March 13, 2021.

More than 4 million COVID vaccine doses administered in Arizona

More than 2.5 million have received the first dose, more than 1.6 are fully vaccinated

A view of Tucson from a hiking trail on the city's west side.

Tucson officials learn more about planned migrant facility near airport

The planned facility likely will hold 150-200 unaccompanied minors

A masked teacher offers instruction to a student at the International School of Tucson. February 2021.

Education notebook: Tucson schools face learning losses and funding challenges

A look back at this week's education stories in Southern Arizona and the state.

U.S. Border Patrol agents near Sasabe, Arizona, March 22.

New border apprehension numbers need context, advocates say

CBP data shows more than 170,000 total apprehensions at the border in March, including record number of children.

News roundup: Arizona prepares for fire season, border communities see uptick in apprehensions

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, April 9.

A volunteer speaks to migrants keeping warm under an emergency blanket after an early-morning expulsion at the Migrant Resource Center in Agua Prieta.

Border officials report a record number of apprehensions, but most are still being turned away

The Biden administration is still employing a Trump-era policy that allows agents to send almost all migrants back to Mexico.

A U.S. flag on the uniform of a member of the National Guard.

Arizona National Guard gets new commander

Brig. General Kerry Muehlenbeck is the first woman to lead the Arizona National Guard.

Governor Doug Ducey addresses members of the media in front of a portion of border wall near the Douglas Municipal Airport on March 19, 2021.

Ducey willing to pay for National Guard at the border

The governor says the White House is “ignoring the border”.

The Bighorn Fire burns in the Pusch Ridge Wilderness near Oro Valley on Saturday, June 6, 2020. The fire was caused by lightning on the evening of June 5, 2020.

How drought and constant fire are impacting Arizona

Conditions in the Southwest are getting drier, but there is some possibility for hope later this year.

Cocopah Indian Tribe Vice-Chairwoman Rosa J. Long getting her second Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine dose in January 2020.

COVID-19 vaccine clinic for Native Americans in downtown Tucson

If registered for the event, members of federally recognized tribes can get a shot at the Tucson Indian Center Saturday.

News roundup: TMC vaccination site moves to Udall Park, fire in Dudleyville threatens homes

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, April 8.

News roundup: UA lets go of Sean Miller, allows guests at graduation

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, April 7.

TMC COVID-19 vaccination site moving to Udall Park

With the temperatures increasing, TMC's outdoor COVID-19 vaccination clinic moves inside.

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