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Fraternities at the University of Arizona are all temporarily suspended; a protest at the border continues as agents make way for another wall; and Tucson schools review last year’s finances to plan for future spending.

Federal agents bulldoze what’s known as the “grandmother” cottonwood tree ahead of more wall construction at the Arizona-Sonora border; time is ticking to submit your input on a Trump administration proposal to repeal the "Roadless Rule" on forest land; and food banks bear the challenges of record-high diesel costs.

ICE signs a contract in Marana, Raytheon gets a big contract of its own, and southern Arizona gets a new national park… fingers crossed! Also: non-native tortoises are on the loose in Tucson.

AA Tucson-based humanitarian group loses permits to provide water to migrants in the desert; scientists take a look at a rainy winter for Tucson; Gen Z students talk to AZPM about why they're staying away from the polls; and more...

An Arizona monument is one step closer to getting an upgrade; a look back at a wetter-than-normal monsoon for Southern Arizona; Tucson prepares for hundreds of tabletop games; and more...

The federal government finalizes a contract for a detention facility in Marana; residents in Sahuarita question a potential data center; an Arizona lawmaker attempts to pump the brakes on a federal gas tax; and more...

A Tucson-based company gets a major contract to develop missiles; as border wall construction continues, a piece of public land in Arizona gets less public; a local group attempts to find homes for an unlikely reptile; and more...

A hurricane off the coast of Mexico is set to bring strong rainfall to Southern Arizona; a generations-old Tucson newspaper gets a new owner; a community college in Graham County expands its programming; and more...

Pima County put a pause on data centers, TUSD talked to parents about possible school closures and a sacred site got a major historical reappraisal… after being destroyed by border-wall bulldozers. Also: tiny owls!

The UA says enrollment is down, and that’s a good thing; Nogales residents see the border wall coming through their town; Meet the man who bought a bank; and more...