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Last Piece Installed in Naco Border Fence Repair

Work on eight-mile stretch of border fence took four years to complete.

Border Agent's Murder Trial Set for October

Lonnie Swartz faces charges related to a 2012 shooting that left a boy dead on the Mexican side of the border.

Mothers From Both Sides of Border Gather at Fence in Solidarity

One organizer said they came to show togetherness and support.

Arizona Trend: Seniors Becoming Senior Citizens

87-year-old Nogales woman helps others with paperwork, study.

The Border's New Boundaries, Part IV: Natural Wall May Suffice

Big Bend National Park's cliffs along Rio Grande could be enough deterrent.

The Border's New Boundaries, Part III: Silence from Violence

Border journalism has become increasingly deadly, at least for those on the Mexican side.

US Budget: $42B for Homeland Security But None for Wall

Spending includes pedestrian fencing, surveillance towers, patrol roads, gates.

The Border's New Boundaries, Part II: Living On The Edge

Life could change for those with property in the path of a border wall.

The Border's New Boundaries, Part I: Digital Towers

A network of towers and other surveillance tech is used with the goal of monitoring the border 24 hours a day.

Annie Laos, A Tucson Original, Remembered by Friends and Family

Also on Arizona Spotlight: A look at alternatives to a physical border wall; how genome research helps science to understand epilepsy; "I Dream in Widescreen" brings new film makers' work to light.

Interest Group: Border Tax Would Cost Consumers $1.2 Trillion

Americans for Affordable Products says state congressional delegation opposes 20% import tax.

'Solar Border' Would See Dollars Pay for Wall

The proposal puts a privately funded wall on the Mexican side of the border and provides environmental and economic incentives, planners say.

Douglas Mayor Sees Bright Prospects in Port of Entry

The town's history is in copper, but its future may be in border trade.

Rare Meeting Between Tucson Rights Groups, Border Patrol

Interim Border Patrol Sector Chief seeks common ground, promises more meetings.

Tucson Science Rally Gains Momentum as Earth Day Approaches

Also on Arizona Spotlight: Attorney General Sessions gives speech in Nogales; artist Lex Gjurasic stamps out reality; and Arizona's round-tailed ground squirrels get the attention they deserve.

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