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AJO – It was a simple message scrawled into a basalt rock lying near-empty cans of beans and jugs of water that volunteers had left deep in the Sonoran Desert for undocumented immigrants passing through: “Gracias.” But to Mikal Jakubal, who, as a volunteer with the Ajo Samaritans, had been making weekly trips into the backcountry to stock water drop locations, the note was affirmation that the group’s efforts were appreciated. “For the most part, we will never hear from...

Advertisement: “You can’t even describe what we are doing as a Band-Aid on a gushing wound,” Jakubal said. He said a long history of U.S. policies in Latin America has contributed to the reasons migrants are risking their lives to trek for days through harsh terrain in hopes of finding better lives in the U.S. In other words, Jakubal said, “what’s going on at the border now is like a symptom on top of a symptom on top of a symptom of the ...

Latest coronavirus headlines from Tucson, Pima County and across Arizona: Pima County Morgue At Capacity, Brings In Refrigerated Trucks; Pima County Opens Registration For Phase 1B; Past TUSD Board President Michael Hicks Dies Of Coronavirus; Coronavirus Outbreak Closes Pima County Attorney's Office

As Maricopa County and others move into Phase 1B of vaccine distribution here, more Arizonans are able to schedule COVID-19 appointments to get their shots. In the Valley, the state Department of Health Services has vaccinated more than 12,500 people at its first mass vaccination site at State Farm Stadium in Glendale. Health department director Dr. Cara Christ says the site should be able to give about 6,000 shots per day. “As we get more of a supply of vaccine and we can ensure that we wo...

Donald J. Trump made history on Wednesday as the first president to be impeached twice. After four years — and several decades – of saying whatever he wants, it will be a matter of speech that lands the final blow. He is charged with incitement of insurrection for spurring on the mob that stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. The charge of “incitement” has been deployed many times in the past, often directed at agendas far different from Trump’s. On Sept. 12, 1918, Eugene V. Debs, the ...

If youre able to go above and beyond to help us during this important time, please consider making an additional financial contribution. Click here to contribute. The Office of the Medical Examiner reported a near-record breaking year for undocumented border-crosser deaths in 2020, with 220 remains recovered in Pima County. On Oct. 8, County Administrator Chuck Huckelberry reported 177 UBC remains recovered in the first three quarters of 2020, and projected 200 by years end. The county define...

As Biden Prepares to Take Office, a New Rush at the Border The president-elect has promised a more humane border policy. But devastated economies and natural disasters in Latin America have fueled a spike in migration that could make pledges hard to keep. Francisco Velasquez, a young Guatemalan who lost his home in a hurricane, hoped to work in Florida but was arrested by Border Patrol agents and returned to Mexico.Credit...Adriana Zehbrauskas for The New York Times SASABE, Ariz. — By the tim...

>> i didnt want to take chance. money doesnt bring your life back. you need the money, take the money, good luck, and just leave in peace. nothing more than that, you know. >> hess takes the money, but not before thanking henry for the cash. >> thank you very much. i appreciate it. and i really am sorry. and if i ever get back on my feet again, sir, ill bring it back. >> henry and hess then respectably bid adieu to each other. >> im sorry. >> god with you. >> thank you very much. and with you to...

Polite robber. this surveillance video immediately goes viral. after it appears on the local news and leads authorities to hess just days later. not surprisingly, hess handles the arrest quite well. >> a couple of days later, some police, they came to my store towards the car and they told me the guy was very polite when we went to arrest him. he was so polite, waiting for them. >> hess confesses to robbing henrys store with a pellet gun, and is arrested for first degree robbery. but it turns ou...

Coffee, if you have coffee. i say yeah, you can help yourself. he took like two minutes making a cup of coffee, just pouring a cup of coffee. and he came to the counter and pay for the coffee. >> thank you. >> but 65-year-old gregory hess has more on his mind than a cup of joe. he pulls out a gun and demands, or rather requests, the money from henrys cash register. >> would you do me a favor? >> yes. >> would you empty that till for me, please, put it right here. >> what do you mean? >> empty th...