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Sedona explores safe parking for unhoused residents
The city of Sedona is looking at opening a safe place to park for unhoused locals who are working in the area and living in their cars.
Oct. 27, 2023
Family separation suit is headed to trial after Arizona court ruling
A lawsuit brought by a group of asylum seekers includes six fathers and six children separated at the Arizona border under the Trump administration’s zero-tolerance border policy is headed to trial.
Oct. 25, 2023
Pima County rental assistance funds running out
Pima County is winding down a program that provided almost $89 million to help some 17,000 households make rent and utility payments. It started in 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Oct. 25, 2023
Kaibab National Forest now selling Christmas tree permits
The Kaibab National Forest is selling Christmas tree permits on any of the forest’s three ranger districts.
Oct. 25, 2023
Navajo pro bull rider and Apache dance group shine in Glendale
Desert Diamond Arena was the home of Ridge Rider Days, a weekend-long professional bull riding competition that ended earlier this month. It was also an Indigenous showcase featuring a Navajo athlete and an Apache youth dance group.
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Oct. 24, 2023
Pro-Palestine rally in Tucson follows Bidens $14B military aid request for Israel
Demonstrations in Tempe and Tucson over the weekend highlighted the rising death toll in the Palestinian territory of Gaza, where Israeli airstrikes have killed thousands over the last two weeks.
Oct. 24, 2023
Bidens border wall move may represent a shift to the right with Latino voters
The Show spoke with GOP political consultant Mike Madrid about a significant shift to the right for Latino voters in recent years. But not necessarily to the Republican party.
Oct. 24, 2023
Tucson OKs plan to diversify future drinking water sources
The Tucson City Council has approved a plan laid out by municipal authorities to secure drinking water for residents in the coming years.
Oct. 23, 2023
Sheriff’s Office report shows traffic stops for Latinos are longer and result in more arrests
A 2008 class-action lawsuit against the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office lasted through former Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s term and now, through successor Paul Penzone’s.
More law enforecement news
Oct. 20, 2023
Meetings set for Flagstaff residents in flooding zones
The community meetings on Oct. 30 and Nov. 2 will cover ongoing flood control projects, models of what’s next for flood-prone areas and winter preparations.
Oct. 20, 2023
NAU program designed to increase teachers in Native American communities
A Northern Arizona University program is recruiting Native American educators who want to stay in their communities while completing their teaching degrees.
Oct. 19, 2023
Does ex-Navajo president have shot at ousting Crane?
Arlyssa Becenti, indigenous affairs reporter for the Arizona Republic, joined The Show to talk more about Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez's announcement he'd be running against Republican Rep. Eli Crane for a seat in Congress.
Oct. 19, 2023
Report: Asylum seekers face threats waiting on CBP One
A report out this month from the advocacy group Human Rights First looks at how policy enacted after the end of the pandemic-era border restrictions last May has affected asylum seekers.
Oct. 18, 2023
In Geneva, border activists testify on use-of-force and rights issues in U.S.
The UN panel is made up of independent rights experts focused on whether countries are honoring the International Covenant ON Civil and Political Rights — a rights treaty signed by the U.S. and other countries.
Oct. 18, 2023
Phoenix-Hermosillo trade office touts business success, export growth
As Phoenix works to increase business ties with Mexico, Arizona’s largest international trading partner, the city is looking beyond the Mexican state of Sonora.
Oct. 18, 2023
19 count indictment handed down in latest AZ Medicaid fraud scheme
An Arizona grand jury has indicted three people on nearly 20 felony fraud counts, accusing them of filing false billing invoices to AHCCCS, the state’s Medicaid agency.
Oct. 18, 2023
‘CantoMundo’ comes to ASUs Virginia G. Piper Center for Writing
Arizona State University recently announced a national organization that supports Latinx poetry will be housed at its Virginia G. Piper Center for Creative Writing.
Oct. 17, 2023
NATIVE HEALTH becomes 1st IHS facility to receive voter registration agency status in U.S.
Several high-profile local and federal guests arrived, including Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes, who came to present a proclamation to the urban Native clinic during its annual open house and health fair on Saturday.
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Oct. 17, 2023
Family of man killed by Border Patrol says questions remain after meeting
Body-camera footage shows agents and a tribal police officer surrounding Raymond Mattia moments after he surrenders a sheathed knife outside his home in the Tohono O’odham Nation. A flurry of gunshots ring out moments later. He was unarmed.
Oct. 16, 2023
ACLU settlement brings aid, asylum track for migrants
The Trump administration enacted the policy in the spring on 2018, giving border officers the ability to refer adults for criminal prosecution and send their children to separate holding facilities.
Oct. 16, 2023

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