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Albertsons-Kroger merger on hold

Jul 25, 2024 Arizona and other states are challenging the merger.

Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate Mark Kelly hits the campaign trail in Tucson. February 23, 2019

Q&AZ: If Mark Kelly becomes VP pick, what will happen to his Arizona Senate seat?

Jul 25, 2024 For some Democrats, Vice President Mark Kelly has a nice ring to it.

A smoky sky glows ominously over eastern Arizona during the Wallow Fire.

Member of an Arizona tribe is accused of starting a wildfire that destroyed 21 homes on reservation

Jul 24, 2024 The wildfire forced the evacuation of more than 400 people.

ByBlocks, produced by ByFusion from non-recyclable plastic waste.

Changes to Tucson’s hard to recycle plastic program in effect

Jul 24, 2024 Plastic items must now be placed in Hefty Renew orange bags.

Arizona has long been a hotspot for golfers looking to keep up their game as weather elsewhere turns cold. But, for just as long, the state has been working to limit water use by golf courses. How much of a part does golf play in Arizona's water issues?

Dry but alive: Rethinking golf's green lawns

Jul 24, 2024 Golf is a commonly blamed culprit of Arizona's water woes. How much water goes to the state's courses?

A male elegant trogon displays some of the colors that have made it very attractive for birders.

Tucson Audubon Society Gets Closer to choosing a New Name

Jul 24, 2024 Organization wants a future without the controversial "Audubon" associations

Riders approach the starting gate and Rillito Racetrack, 2018.

Not off to the races, Pima County suspends horse racing at the Rillito Racetrack in 2025 amid procurement controversy

Jul 24, 2024 County halts the process to ensure fair competition and assess the track's condition.

New report: Detained immigrant deaths were preventable

Jul 23, 2024 A new report published by the ACLU found that immigrant deaths in ICE detention centers were largely caused by lack of oversight and systemic failures, including two deaths in Arizona.

Republicans advocate to keep "unborn human being" in AZ abortion ballot description

Jul 23, 2024 They argue that the term is a direct quote from Arizona's current law, making it impartial.

<a href="https://map22.epa.gov/cimc/superfundZoom&params=0900684&15" target="_blank" style="font-weight:700;margin-right:6px">VIEW THIS MAP FULLSCREEN IN A NEW WINDOW</a>The ten square-mile Tucson International Airport Area Superfund Site is depicted using orange diagonal lines. The site includes Tucson International Airport, Sections of the Tohono O'odham Nation (San Xavier District), Tucson and South Tucson residential areas, and Air Force Plant #44 Raytheon Missile Systems Company (AFP44). The site has contaminated groundwater and soil from former aircraft and electronics manufacturing and aircraft maintenance, fire drill trainings, and the leaking of chemicals from unlined landfills.

US Air Force challenges EPA’s emergency order on PFAS cleanup at Tucson Superfund Site

Jul 23, 2024 Military contests EPA’s jurisdiction and urgency of PFAS threats at Tucson site.

Two volunteers pack bags of snacks to pass out to unhoused people in Tucson at the Historic Y on Sunday, July 22, 2024.

Community group is helping the homeless and redefining religion

Jul 23, 2024 Two bishops in the Liberal Catholic Church International have traded preaching for community organizing.

Mail-in ballot deadline is here

Jul 23, 2024 Check the story to find an early voting site.

Democratic Presidential nominee Joe Biden (left) has selected Senator Kamala Harris (right) as his running mate.

Biden decision won't impact Arizona ballot preparations

Jul 22, 2024 Secretary of State Adrian Fontes said voters actually selected delegates not a candidate during the Presidential Preference Election.

A welcome sign outside the Tucson Unified School District building.

AZ Supreme Court: State not responsible for TUSD desegregation expenses

Jul 22, 2024 The Arizona Supreme Court ruled Monday that the state does not have to reimburse Pima County for taxes levied for Tucson Unified’s programs stemming from its decades-long desegregation case.

A monsoon storm drops localized, heavy rainfall over northwest Tucson, Marana, and Oro Valley. From August 2022.

AZPM’s Mini Severe Storm Guide

Jul 22, 2024 Fast-escalating storm causes widespread damage and power outages, prompting questions about monsoon season and climate change

The negotiators who wrote the Colorado River Compact pose for a photo in 1922. They were deliberate in choosing their words, which still shape a river that supplies 40 million people more than a century later.

These three words from 1922 are at the heart of the latest Colorado River clash

Jul 22, 2024 It’s all rooted in a document called the Colorado River Compact.

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