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Astronaut Charles M. Duke Jr., lunar module pilot of the Apollo 16 lunar landing mission, is photographed collecting lunar samples at Station no. 1 during the first Apollo 16 extravehicular activity at the Descartes landing site. This picture, looking eastward, was taken by Astronaut John W. Young, commander. Duke is standing at the rim of Plum crater, which is 40 meters in diameter and 10 meters deep. The parked Lunar Roving Vehicle can be seen in the left background.

Geoff Notkin on the past - and future - of space exploration.

Also on Arizona Spotlight: Mexican rock stars sing out about immigration; and a party to celebrate the "The Queen of the Night" at Tohono Chul.
Archie is a big brown bat, and has been taken care of by Bob & Debbie Beucher since being rescued more than sixteen years ago.

Bat night at the Mission Garden

Also: A new facility in Nogales, Sonora to help migrants following the Trump administration's "Remain in Mexico" policy; and strangers find common ground with "One Small Step".
Treated water from the International Outfall Interceptor, a pipeline that carries raw sewage from Nogales, Mexico to a water treatment facility in Rio Rico, Arizona.

Senators, representatives from Arizona try to deal with border sewage pipe

Four members of the Arizona delegation filed bills aimed at maintaining the leaky line.
Guatemalan father with his 5 year old daughter. It took father and daughter almost two weeks to get to the Arizona border. They are asylum seekers staying at a temporary shelter opened by the City of Tucson to relieve the overflow of migrants at Tucson shelters. (April 18, 2019)

The City of Tucson Offers Hope to Migrants in Need

Also on Arizona Spotlight: Go backstage at Tucson High Magnet School to preview "Our Border Town"; Tucson poet laureate TC Tolbert receives grant from the Academy of American Poets; And, what would you do with the blessing of extra time to be alive?
The port of entry in Douglas, Arizona in April 2016.

Douglas, Cochise County Approve Location for New Port Of Entry

A new commercial port would be aimed at easing the flow of traffic and industry, as the current port serves both commercial and passenger vehicles.
Myriam Moscona's parents were born in Bulgaria and settled in Mexico after World War II.

Sephardic Jews and Their Language Inspire Mexican Writer

Myriam Moscona focuses on her heritage and the language of her elders: Ladino, also called Judeo-Spanish.
"Hold On To Your Weaves" (2018) / photograph by Kennady Schneider

#Black - Exploring Identity with Photography

Also on Arizona Spotlight: A "Go Fund Me" campaign for the border wall; An author's journey in search of her Sephardic Jewish heritage; and the world debut of the play "The Hall of Final Ruin."
Mexico City officials set up a shelter for migrants in a stadium for a week in November 2018.

As New Caravan Reaches Its Southern Border, Mexico Mulls Long-Term Immigration Plan

Mexico is caught between the harsh realities pushing people out of northern Central America and divisive political drama in the U.S.
Actor and playwright Jim Brochu portrays actor and artist Zero Mostel in "Zero Hour".

Exploring "Zero Hour", and the Rebellion of Zero Mostel

Also on Arizona Spotlight: A family separated for 6 years by the U.S. / Mexico border; Gary Paul Nabhan on "Food from the Radical Center"; and the Zoppè Family Circus legacy.
Mexican President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador says he'll push for anti-poverty programs in meeting with members of the U.S. Cabinet.

Arizona, Phoenix Leadership to Join Mexican Presidential Inauguration

Delegations from the state and capital are heading to Mexico City for the inauguration of Andrés Manuel López Obrador on Saturday.
Angie Dickinson at Old Tucson Studios during the filming of "Rio Bravo" in 1959.

Return to Rio Bravo

Also on Arizona Spotlight: How the Kino Border Initiative is aiding migrant families; Tucson mystery writer bases novel around opioid addiction; and remembering filmmaker Nicolas Roeg.
Raw sewage pools up near the Naco Port of Entry in Arizona after a pump was unable to handle the flow of effluent and ruptured.

Cochise County to Hold Town Hall on Sewage Concerns

Vaccination clinic also set to prevent infection
Raw sewage flows through the Naco Port of Entry and into Arizona after a pump was unable to handle the flow of effluent and ruptured.

Sewer Pipe Rupture From Mexico Into US Partly Contained

The rupture caused raw sewage to flow from Naco, Mexico into the border town of Naco, Arizona.
20 students from Nogales, Arizona and 20 from Nogales, Mexico take part in a unique program about listening at the border wall that runs through their city.

Listening Beyond the Wall

Also on Arizona Spotlight: "Cleopatra - No Submissive Woman"; bobcats in the backyard; and how Film Tucson is bringing Hollywood back to The Old Pueblo.
A truck at the Mariposa Port of Entry in Nogales at the Arizona-Mexico border.

US and Mexico Tentatively Set to Replace NAFTA With New Deal

The administration still needs to negotiate with the third party in NAFTA: Canada.
A Customs and Border Protection image accompanying a press release about a group of 128 migrants detained at the U.S.-Mexico border.

128 Migrants 'Abandoned' Along US-Mexico Border

All facing deportation after being found Friday.

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