“Hope is an action”: Lochiel cottonwoods razed for border wall live on in cuttings and ofrenda
Maxie Adler holds her hands to the side of her face and grins, staring at the cuttings with baby sprouts from elder cottonwoods — known as grandmother and abuela — that once stood strong at the border in Lochiel. She reaches down to carefully cradle a small planter. Skinny stems now at a Tucson garden…
TUSD board votes Tuesday whether to preserve free Pima College dual-enrollment fees
As Ali Al Kinani sat in his German I class as a University High School freshman, nerves set in. With the foreign language course, he was also concurrently attending Pima…
TUSD Superintendent removes Dunham Elementary from school closure list
Dunham Elementary School will not be recommended for closure next school year, the Tucson Unified School District confirmed. The eastside school with an A grade, according to the state, was…
Tucsonan Sundareshan to be next Arizona Senate president
This article was originally published by Arizona Mirror. On the heels of their historic win across the state, Democratic lawmakers announced Friday that Sen. Priya Sundareshan, D-Tucson, will be the…
Borderlands Bulletins
Tracking the impact of immigration enforcement on Southern Arizona communities
Community activists call on feds to reopen closed public borderlands
About 30 people protested outside the Bureau of Land Management offices on Tucson’s south side Thursday afternoon demanding that public lands along the border…
Keep readingJudge declines to drop deportation case against Tucson DACA recipient Karla Toledo
A federal immigration judge declined Tuesday to drop the deportation case against Tucson resident Karla Toledo, who is enrolled in the Deferred Action for…
Keep readingJuez se niega a desestimar el caso de deportación contra Karla Toledo, beneficiaria de DACA en Tucson
Un juez federal de inmigración se negó el martes a desestimar el caso de deportación contra Karla Toledo, residente de Tucson e inscrita en…
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2026 Arizona election results
Pima County and Tucson races, updated as votes are counted.
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“Fewer, better-prepared students:” 5 insights on the University of Arizona’s enrollment drop
University of Arizona enrollment has dropped 10% in the last year, with 5,280 fewer students compared to fall 2025 —…
Pima County has 7,000 ballots left, should finish count Monday
The Pima County Elections department said Friday night it has about 7,000 ballots left to count and should finish on…
“It’s something historic”: New citizen reflects on first U.S. midterm vote in Tucson
Magda Barragan steps out of her truck sporting sunglasses and a yellow envelope at 10 a.m. Monday before Election Day. …
Tucson accepts $4.2M police grant, says Trump immigration conditions don’t apply
A $4.2 million federal grant for new police vehicles drew pushback Wednesday for immigration enforcement conditions attached to the money,…
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