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Pima County, South Tucson Agree On Jail Debt Settlement

For years, small city had owed the county $2M for cost of housing inmates, who were arrested in its city limits, in county jails.

Jaguar Project in Sonora Working Hard to Protect These Felines

They're kept in rugged, isolated territory, where they're being protected from hunting or other human activity.

Protest Planned at ICE Office in Phoenix

Some of those who shut down deportation proceedings in Tucson last week plan to prevent federal work today, too.

UA's Women Wheelchair Basketball Players Heading to 2016 Paralympics

Three team members have committed to travel to Rio de Janeiro for the games "Gold medal...that's what we want."

AZ Week: Nonprofits Recovering from Recession

New strategies, reinvention, retrenchment as donors move more toward supporting human service needs.

Updated: Immigration Activists Protest Operation Streamline

Protesters blocked two buses filled with suspected undocumented immigrants being transported to fed courthouse for immediate deportation; 18 arrested, charged with a felony.

North AZ Towns Losing Millions Over Closure of Grand Canyon

Government shutdown costing the region about $12M, estimates say; town of Tusayan has felt much impact since most income comes from canyon's tourism.

Enforcement of SB 1070 Continues to Spark Protest

Traffic stop and required immigration call leads to blockade of police, pepper spraying, arrests in Tucson.

Barber Cosponsors Bill To Pay Survivor Benefits

Government shutdown prevents paying military families who have lost loved ones; bill unanimously passed the House.

Future of Baseball in Southern AZ May Be in Limbo

As stadiums seat empty and amid future move of the Tucson Padres to El Paso for the 2014 season.

Rangers Citing Grand Canyon Intruders in Shutdown

21 people caught trying to hike in or go past locked gates in national park closed by federal government.

Part of SB 1070 Struck Down by Federal Appeals Court

'Harboring and transporting aliens' clause called void because of its vagueness and is preempted by fed law.

Brewer Orders State Money Used for Family Welfare Payments

Fed shutdown led to cutoff of funding for thousands of poor in AZ; governor allocates $650K temporarily.

African Birds Thrive in Phoenix

Population for the rosy-faced lovebirds, also known as the peach-faced lovebirds, has grown during the past few decades, as has its popularity.

Elected Officials in AZ Continue Shutdown Criticism

GOP lawmaker: 'Mean-spirited actions' by Obama; Dem congressman: 'Congress failing to do its job.'

AZ Attorney General: Federal Voter Forms Not For State Elections

New challenge to fed authority comes as secretary of state asks for legal advice on AZ vs US voter registration.

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