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Tucson city council tells employees to get vaccinated by December or face firing

Pima County will required COVID-19 vaccinations for employees who interact with medically vulnerable people.

The Arizona State Legislature in Phoenix.

Pima County supervisors appoint Stahl Hamilton to fill Senate vacancy

Stahl Hamilton will fill the Legislative District 10 seat vacated by fellow Tucson Democrat Kirsten Engel.

File image of a U.S. flag at the Capitol.

Watch: Senate hearing for Tucson Police Chief Chris Magnus to lead customs agency

President Joe Biden nominated Magnus to be commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

Dan Millis is a homeowner in the Blenman-Elm neighborhood of Tucson. He stands in front of a guest house in his backyard on October 5th, 2021 that he hopes to replace with a casita.

Tucson develops plan to allow for more casitas

The city will take public comment on Tuesday, October 19th, 2021.

Filmmaker Renee Tajima-Peña on documenting the history of the Asian American experience.

Also on Arizona Spotlight: Paula Poundstone returns to the Fox Theatre; Chris Dashiell previews Film Fest Tucson; and a song from John Coinman.

Tucson Police Chief Chris Magnus on March 31 announces that the remains of Isabel Celis have been found. Celis was 6 years old April 21, 2012, when she was reported missing.

Magnus hearing scheduled for Oct. 19

The Tucson Police Chief is nominated to be the next Commissioner of Customs and Border Protection.

Police say a U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration special agent and another person were killed during a shootout on an Amtrak train that stopped in downtown Tucson on Monday morning.

Gunman who killed agent on Amtrak train identified

Services for DEA agent scheduled for Friday in Tucson.

Luis Alberto Urrea shares the blueprint for "The House of Broken Angels".

Also on Arizona Spotlight: A new doc catches up with creative powerhouse Angelo Moore; and listen to excerpts from "Keep the Singing" by poet Liza Porter.

Police escort a vehicle carrying the body of Drug Enforcement Administration Group Supervisor Michael G. Garbo on Tuesday, October 5, 2021 after he was killed during a shootout at the Amtrak train station in downtown Tucson.

DEA identifies agent killed in Tucson shooting

Michael G. Garbo joined the agency in 2005, the agency said.

Preparing food at the 2017 Tucson Meet Yourself.

Tucson Meet Yourself will be scaled back this year, but still in-person

Festival organizers encourage attendees to socially distance and wear masks.

On the streets with the Tucson police homeless outreach unit

Launched in January, the three-officer unit partners with social services.

Tucson revamps one of its oldest city parks

After years of concerns about safety, Anza Park gets an overhaul

Sonia Manzano has created her own neighborhood to play and learn in, with the new animated series "Alma's Way".

Sonia Manzano created a neighborhood of her own for "Alma's Way".

Also on Arizona Spotlight: Tucson literary pioneers Alva B. Torres and Lydia Otero share stories and friendship; and author Larry Dane Brimner

Four of Tucson's five new electric buses sit at a Sun Tran depot. They were unveiled on September 30th, 2021.

City of Tucson adds five new electric buses to fleet

City officials said it is part of a push to cut carbon emissions.

Looking out at the tower at the Tucson International Airport.

Tucson gets new flight to Los Angeles area via budget airline

The new flights will start this coming holiday season.

Tucson Fire Department responding to a call in downtown Tucson.

Tucson Fire Department receives $5 million from FEMA

The department said it plans to use the money to update equipment and hire more EMTs and firefighters

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