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UA research focuses on making lithium ion batteries safer

Sep 11, 2024 Fires that break out because of overheating batteries is causing concern for electric car drivers.

Laura Daniel-Davis, Acting Deputy Secretary for the Department of the Interior announces federal investments to support wildland fire management at Saguaro National Park in Tucson, Ariz., on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024. Alongside Daniel-Davis is Tom Torres, Arizona State Forester and Director of the Department of Forestry and Fire Management.

Arizona gets $10 million from the Interior Department for wildland fire support

Sep 11, 2024 DOI Acting Deputy Secretary Laura Daniel-Davis visits Saguaro National Park.

An irrigation ditch using reclaimed water in Marana, AZ. September 2023.

Never closer and never farther away: The fight over updating Arizona's rural groundwater law

Sep 11, 2024 How a group that was formed to fight the problem resulted in two competing bills, neither of which made it out of the legislature.

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals hears arguments on AZ's contested election laws

Sep 10, 2024 The laws in question would require proof of citizenship for state voter registrants and restrict Arizona voters who registered with a federal-only election form from voting for president.

Community events are a priority for neighborhood improvements.

Tucson neighborhood to receive $500,000 in neighborhood improvement funds.

Sep 10, 2024 Choice Neighborhood Improvement Grants are designed for vulnerable communities.

Two "Vote Here" signs sit outside the Armory Park Center on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022 in downtown Tucson.

Trump and Second Gentleman set to visit Tucson on Thursday

Sep 9, 2024 Their visits will come two days after the first presidential debate between the vice president and former president.

A file image of a Pima County Jail inmate.

Pima County Sheriff’s Department stops posting mugshots online

Sep 9, 2024 Pima County joins several other Arizona Sheriff’s Departments that have stopped the practice.

Three-judge panel knocks ban on transgender girls in school sports

Sep 9, 2024 A federal appeals court has upheld a lower court decision to block the state from enforcing a law banning transgender students from school sports.

The downtown Tucson skyline as seen from the base of Sentinel Peak. August 2024.

Tucson's 'Somos Uno' initiative unveils first State of Culture report

Sep 9, 2024 The 'Somos Uno' initiative aims to preserve and grow the city’s cultural heritage through arts, history, and community engagement.

Views of Havasupai Gardens from the top of Bright Angel Trail at Grand Canyon National Park, Thursday, Aug. 31. In 1928, the National Park Service instituted policies that forced the Havasupai Tribe out from Ha'a Gyoh, the vibrant riparian area close to the Colorado River in the inner canyon where they once lived. Colloquially and offensively, known as "Indian Gardens," it wasn’t until last year, that the National Park Service on behalf of the Havasupai Tribe, submitted a letter to the U.S. Board of Geographic Names, to change the name to Havasupai Gardens.

Grand Canyon's main water line has broken dozens of times. Why is it getting a major fix only now?

Sep 8, 2024 The Transcanyon pipeline twists and turns over the canyon's rugged terrain.

Finding reliable sources of information is critical to being an informed voter.

The Buzz: Becoming an informed voter

Sep 6, 2024 As the election approaches, we discuss how to avoid fake news and find good information.

A sign in front of Fondomonte's 10,000 acre farm in La Paz County shows that, as of July 2024, the company is hiring.

Saudi-backed farm Fondomonte receives approval for new well on its property

Sep 6, 2024 The new well is a sign that the company is growing its Arizona operations despite the loss of state land leases.

Governor Katie Hobbs and an ADWR staff member look at a fissure near Willcox, AZ. The fissure is caused by dropping water levels in the aquifer. September 5, 2024

Hobbs willing to use administrative action over water

Sep 6, 2024 The Governor spent the day in Cochise County meeting with farmers and homeowners.

Attorney General’s office raises concerns about policy violations within Pima County Sheriff’s Department

Sep 5, 2024 The investigation started over concerns of the Department’s handling of an alleged sexual assault of female deputy.

Secretary of the U.S. Department Interior Deb Haaland. She represented New Mexico in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2019-2021.

US Interior Secretary announces restoration of the once-endangered Apache trout species in Arizona

Sep 4, 2024 The Apache trout is found only in the streams of eastern Arizona's White Mountains.

Kroger CEO William Rodney McMullen speaks during a Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Competition Policy, Antitrust, and Consumer Rights hearing on the proposed Kroger-Albertsons grocery store merger on Nov. 29, 2022, in Washington.

CEOs of Albertsons and Kroger says shoppers would see lower prices after merger

Sep 4, 2024 The executives argued for what would be the largest grocery chain merger in U.S. history while testifying on Wednesday during a federal court hearing in Oregon.

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