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Border Patrol process families and children who crossed the border near Lukeville, Arizona, at a makeshift processing center, in December 2023.

Mexican families fleeing violence grows exponentially in Tucson Sector

Feb 12, 2024 The number of Mexican families crossing the U.S.-Mexico border grew nationwide in 2023, but nowhere is that more true than in Arizona’s Tucson Sector where the number of Mexican people in a family grew from 8,500 in 2022 to more than 120-thousand.
Climber Nicki Manzanares prepares to belay for another climber up a climbing route on Mount Lemmon. The belayer on the ground supports the climber above from falling with the help of the anchors in the rock wall. Photo taken on Jan. 29, 2024.

Arizona rock climbers speak out against National Park Service

Feb 11, 2024 The anchors used by climbers is the issue.

GOP organizations sue Arizona's top election official in latest dispute over election manual

Feb 10, 2024 The suit alleges violations of public comment and public disclosure requirements, along with specific provisions state officials approved for the manual.
Two health care workers take a break at Tucson Medical Center during a COVID-19 vaccination event. January 2021.

Arizona projected to have largest nursing shortage in U.S. in 2025

Feb 10, 2024 Researchers warn the continuing shortage could cause clinical errors that lead to higher mortality rates for patients.
Old Main located at the University of Arizona.

UA outlines nearly $30 Million in cuts in a new report to Gov. Hobbs

Feb 9, 2024 A large part of that is the elimination of vacant positions.
File image of equipment in a trauma room at a hospital in Tucson.

The Buzz: Organ and tissue donation in Arizona

Feb 9, 2024 A look at how transplants happen, and what it's like to live through one.
"Bobcat Avery" relaxes in a Tucson backyard west of I-10

Bobcats Take Center Stage in Tucson Study

Feb 9, 2024 Scientists and residents join forces to learn about the felines
Tree rings tell a story of natural history.

Put a ring on it for Valentine's Day talk at College of Science Lecture Series

Feb 9, 2024 Tree rings can reveal natural hsitory dating back thousands of years.
City of Tucson's council chambers in downtown.

Legal questions arise over City of Tucson’s call for a special tax election in August

Feb 8, 2024 State law and Tucson’s city charter are at odds over the issue of calling elections for the approval of new taxes.
Anna and her foal Tikiti Maji were two of the endangered Grevy's zebras on display at the Reid Park Zoo in Tucson. Tikiti died on February 6, 2024, after running into a fence surrounding the enclosure and suffering a neck injury.

Tucson zoo mourns death of 6-week-old zebra

Feb 8, 2024 Tikiti Maji was born Christmas day and named in a public competition.
A view of the dome atop the Arizona Capitol Museum at the State Capitol in Phoenix. January 2021.

AZ GOP frustrated over new election bill

Feb 7, 2024 If the bill passes and is signed into law, it would solve an election calendar issue that could happen if a recount is needed for the primary election.
Construction on the Cochise College Sierra Vista campus dorms, Bugen Hall. January 31, 2024.

Cochise College plans to have students in dorms on Sierra Vista campus in January 2025

Feb 7, 2024 The new housing complex will be named Bugen Hall after George Bugen
A prototype image of the BlackStar Orbital Technologies Corporation SpaceDrone.

BlackStar Orbital SpaceDrone Manufacturing Facility coming to Sierra Vista in 2026

Feb 6, 2024 The company will build and test its portable satellite called the SpaceDrone at the new facility
File image of the exterior of the Arizona State House of Representatives in Phoenix.

Republicans pass voting center ban in the AZ House

Feb 6, 2024 The bill would instead establish voting precincts of 1,000 people.

Man serving life in prison for 2014 death of Tucson teen faces retrial in killing of 6-year-old girl

Feb 6, 2024 Jury selection began Tuesday in the second murder trial for Christopher Clements in the Isabel Celis case.
Spiral galaxy NGC 1300, 69 million light years from Earth. Imaged by from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope,

James Webb Space Telescope reveals views of spiral galaxies

Feb 6, 2024 Scientists are getting new information about our own Milky Way.

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