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Melissa Ayun joined the Tucson Police Department in 2005 and became a recruiter in 2019.

Facing vacancies, police departments seek to hire officers

Recruiters are looking for qualified applicants.

Pima County sues the City of Tucson over water

The suit is the result of a policy regarding water prices.
Pima County Administrator Chuck Huckelberry at his desk in 2019.

Pima County administrator hospitalized

Chuck Huckelberry was hit by a vehicle Saturday.
Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich in Phoenix, January 2019.

Brnovich says City of Tucson can’t require COVID-19 vaccines

The Attorney General says the requirement violates state bans on vaccine mandates.
The radio station in the Pascua Yaqui Tribe's reservation, which formerly housed the tribe's early voting site.

Legal settlement is a win for Pascua Yaqui voting rights.

Also on Arizona Spotlight: Understanding Lewy Body Dementia; and remembering NPR broadcaster Neal Conan through his love of comic books.
Guns on display in a Tucson store.

Tucson homicide rate soars

The increase is part of a national trend.
Tucson Police Chief Chris Magnus watches body camera video from a TPD officer who shot a suspect accused of shooting multiple people on Sunday, July 19, 2021.

TPD still looking for answers in Sunday shooting

The suspect was prohibited from owning a gun.
Passengers approach the remodeled security checkpoint at Tucson International Airport.

Tucson International Airport wants steady money

Airport Authority head tells Congress to keep funding steady.
The city is reducing curbside recycling pickup in an effort to save money and adapt to global shifts in the industry.

Tucson checking contents of recycling bins

Contaminated materials in the recycling stream are costing the city $30,000 a month
The City of Tucson now requires glass for recycling to be placed in bins, not curbside containers.

Economics drives glass recycling

Tucson keeps its used glass local.
A Tucson Fire Department vehicle and gear.

Tucson invests for pension payments

The city is trying to get rid of a long-term, billion-dollar debt.
Oak Flat, east of Superior, Arizona. A company proposes to build one of the world's largest underground copper mines at this location.

Lauren Redniss on "Oak Flat: A Fight for Sacred Land in the American West".

Also on Arizona Spotlight: The hidden history of Tucson's Barnum Hill; living with dementia during the pandemic; and a short story read by Aurelie Sheehan.
Tucson Mayor Regina Romero delivers her first State of the City address. Dec. 2, 2020

State of the City: 'Resilient,' according to Mayor Romero

Tucson’s mayor delivers her first State of the City address.
Tucson Mayor Regina Romero sits for an interview with Arizona 360 on April 23, 2020.

Tucson mayor and City Council approve mandatory curfew

The nightly curfew will take effect on Friday evening at 10 p.m.
The view of the Tucson Skyline from A Mountain. Oct. 23, 2019.

News roundup: President Trump visits Tucson, city asks UA to test all students, high fashion coming to Tucson

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Oct. 19
The Tucson Skyline. October 23, 2019.

News roundup: AZ unemployment on the rise, Ducey says state will celebrate Indigenous Peoples' Day

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, September 23

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