AZ Week: State Wine Industry Blooming
Arizona's geography, climate make for a unique taste in the wine, putting the state's wineries on the map.
Grijalva Visits Tucson VA Hospital, Calls It One of Best
Congressman tours facility to find out what administrators there are doing correctly; says blame for PHX issues should also fall on Congress.
UA Research Aims to Improve Concussion Diagnosis
Drive for study is to develop tools that can be more sensitive at catching low-grade injury; technology records brain activity along scalp.
Central American Youth Overwhelm Immigration System
Illegal crossings rise sharply in Texas; teens, younger children being brought to Arizona by federal officers.
Tucson City Manager Miranda Says He Accomplished His Goals
Richard Miranda retires after 39 years with the city, 3 years as manager, 10 as police chief.
AZ Week: Foster Parents, Child Advocates Demand Better System
Brewer signs 2 overhaul bills establishing department to replace CPS; years of crisis mode operation drove issue.
Spike in Unaccompanied Minors Apprehended at Border
Most Central American youth appearing in Texas trying to cross into US illegally; Arizona feels effects as border region resources drained.
Performance Piece Explores Culture of Border Region
Sonoran Strange raises questions about life in along the U.S.-Mexico borderlands; piece includes video projection; bilingual performance art.
AZ Illustrated Politics: Friday, May 23, 2014
Interview with Republican gubernatorial candidate Frank Rigg; comments by congressional hopeful Gary Kiehne.
AZ Week: Community Remembers Monument Fire Destruction
In June 2011 a fire started burning within the Coronado Natl. Forest, eventually spreading to about 29K acres in Huachuca Mountains.
LGBT Global Persecution Leads to Asylum Seekers in Southern AZ
Marco Antonio Galdino left São Paulo in 1995, lives in Tucson while he awaits appeal of refugee rejection.
South Tucson Police Change SB 1070 Enforcement Policy
Responding to ACLU complaint, department agrees to rewrite immigration policy.
AZ Federal Court Nearing Full Strength With New Appointees
Earlier this year, court operating on as few as 7 judges; very low number for district that sees most criminal cases in the country.
PCC Allowed to Again Enroll New Student Vets
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs suspended enrollment of new vets at Pima in March, citing a number of shortcomings including poor record keeping.
AZ Illustrated Politics: Friday, May 16, 2014
Jim Nintzel sat down with Republican Gary Kiehne, a rancher hoping to face U.S. Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick in the CD 1 race.
