Douglas Local Archive
Local News Stories
- Press release: Brownfield sites approved for environmental assessments
- Arizona Department of Health Services: ZIP code COVID-19 search tool
- Cochise College Student Photojournalism Projects
- Dispatch: Coronavirus testing blitz coming to Cochise County
- Dispatch: Douglas’ public facilities to remain closed as Ducey extends stay-at-home directive until May 15
- AZ Central: Driver caught smuggling 14 migrants hidden inside pickup truck near Douglas
- Arizona Public Media: Easing COVID-19 restrictions, Cochise County impact, workplace safety
- Arizona Public Media: Pandemic’s impact in Cochise County
- KGUN9: Douglas and the effects of social distancing due to COVID-19
- Dispatch: COVID-19 'aggregated data' to be released by Cochise County with 10th case; locations not to be included
- Dispatch: COVID-19 impacting local businesses
- Dispatch: DFD opens second station as COVID-19 effort increases
- AZ Public Media: Cochise County, more space may slow coronavirus spread, but presents a challenge for care
- Fox: Gov. Ducey announces electric utility relief agreement for Arizona residents
- Dispatch: Second COVID-19 case confirmed in Cochise County
- Arizona Public Media: In Cochise County, more space may slow coronavirus spread, but presents a challenge for care
- AZ Jewish Post: Bus tour will examine Douglas history
- Washington Post: Where Trump border wall rises, these ranchers see defeat
- AZ Central: 3 Arizona cities are among the worst U.S. cities to live, according to an online ranking. Here's why
- Untold Arizona: DouglaPrieta Co-op Empowers Women, Keeps Families Together
- Dispatch: Released documents show environmental concerns as wall construction begins
- Douglas Dispatch: City Sewage Connections begin in Bay Acres
- U.S. News: Suit over border patrol detention conditions goes to trial
- KJZZ: In Cochise County, residents with serious mental illness often end up in jail
- Press Release: Mining company begins polarization survey in Cochise County
- Dispatch: Stevenson Elementary given A grade by ADE
- Video: Border Patrol destroying endangered species habitat
- Police: Douglas residents advised to avoid "unnecessary" travel to Agua Prieta
- AZPM: Douglas is turning to tourism for an economic boost
- KVOA: Lockdown lifted at Douglas High School
- ABC: Two Earthquakes Registered near Douglas
- Douglas Will Enchant You with Tales of Its Mining and Ranching Past.
Relevant Stories
- KGUN9: Cochise County reports first coronavirus-related death
- National Park Service: Southeast Arizona National Parks Modify Operations to Implement Local Health Guidance
- Dispatch: Douglas gyms open; owners more than ready
- Arizona Daily Star: Border hysteria misrepresents, hurts border towns
- AZ Central: 'It's a bit complicated': Delayed COVID-19 test results make it difficult to understand the spread in Arizona
- Fronteras Desk: Q&AZ: Arizona Caregiver Tries To Navigate State Unemployment System
- AZ Central: Protesters in Mexico block lanes at Arizona border crossing to demand stricter coronavirus screenings
- Politico: Pentagon sends more troops to the border ahead of SCOTUS decision
- The Atlantic: The Hidden Crisis in Rural America
- ProPublica: A Group of Agents Rose Through the Ranks to Lead the Border Patrol. They’re Leaving It in Crisis.
- Phoenix Times: Arizona Quietly Sells 16,810 Acres to Freeport-McMoRan for Mining Waste
- AZ Central: Megafarms and deeper wells are draining the water beneath rural Arizona – quietly, irreversibly
- NPR: Jury acquits aid worker accused of helping border-crossing migrants in AZ
- ProPublica: Pharmaceutical Companies Luring Mexicans Across the Border
- Politico: Big Brother on the U.S. Border?
Factstacks
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- The Rivera Building Brownfield Site Grant
- Help! Is this true?
- What’s open in Douglas
- Student Project: Digital Media Spring 2020
- Tipping servers and take-out deliverers
- FactBriefs
- Small business resources during COVID-19
- Helpful programs in Douglas
- Supplies and Services in Douglas
- COVID-19 Related Closures in Cochise/Douglas
- Douglas Animal Shelter
- Homes demolitions
- Parking Reconfiguration on G Avenue
- City of Douglas Mayor and Council
- Port of Entry Expansion in Douglas-Agua Prieta
- How do people from Douglas identify?
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