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Three U.S. residents were shot at and one was killed in the early morning hours of Dec. 16, 2023 about halfway between Altar and Santa Ana in Sonora, Mexico.

Three U.S. residents shot at on Sonoran highway

Dec 19, 2023 Three US residents traveling in Mexico on one of the alternate routes to Rocky Point were shot on Saturday, and one was killed. The shooting happened on Highway 2 in Sonora.
Participants in the annual SV Glow Ride cruising down Tacoma St. in Sierra Vista. December 16, 2023.

Sierra Vista Glow Ride brings holiday lights and cheer to Sierra Vista's neighborhoods

Dec 19, 2023 The event and charity has raised more than $26,000 dollars last year
Border Patrol process hundreds of migrants on Dec. 5, 2023. Many are from African countries — Senegal, Guinea and Mauritania — and a smaller number are from India and Central and South America. Many say they came through a cut in the border wall.

It's not clear what National Guard will do on the border

Dec 19, 2023 Following Governor Katie Hobbs' executive order to deploy National Guard members to the border, Arizona officials are still hashing out what that will look like.
A view of newly-constructed border fencing in Sasabe. June 2021.

Dozens of pets left in border town wracked with cartel violence

Dec 16, 2023 When the majority of Sasabe, Sonora, fled due to cartel violence, people had no choice but to leave their pets behind. Volunteers work to get food to the animals and the few families left behind.
Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs announced that Cochise County will be receiving $41 million dollars from the state to enhance border security during a press conference at Cochise College's Sierra Vista campus Wednesday. July 19, 2023.

Hobbs sends National Guard to the border

Dec 16, 2023 Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs signed an executive order Friday to send up to 243 service members to help with border enforcement measures.
A Pima County correctional officer glances inside a cell at the county jail.

Blue Ribbon Commission asking for public feedback before releasing jail report

Dec 16, 2023 The commission will release a final recommendation on whether the county should build a new $400 million jail early next year.
The entrance of the South32 Hermosa mine site, a critical minerals project that looks to source manganese and zinc.

New project developments underway for South32 Hermosa project

Dec 16, 2023 Mining company addresses community health, workforce development and transparency in Hermosa critical minerals project

The Buzz: Arizona navigates legal uncertainty with two conflicting abortion bans

Dec 16, 2023 Arizona contends with a legal tangle over two conflicting abortion laws, leaving providers and patients in uncertainty.
Deputy Chief John McMahon, a use-of-force and tactical-review expert from the Los Angeles Police Department, reviews 2022 body camera footage from the death of Wade Welch in the Pima County Jail on Thursday, Dec. 14, 2023.

County will not prosecute corrections officers involved in death of jail inmate Wade Welch

Dec 14, 2023 An independent investigation found the officers’ actions were within the law of restraining an inmate.
The west side of Old Main on the University of Arizona campus.

UA faces fiscal storm: CFO resigns amid sweeping financial revamp

Dec 13, 2023 The University of Arizona unveiled major financial reforms amid the departure of its Chief Financial Officer.
Traffic in downtown Tucson.

Local leaders advocate swift action on EPA’s greenhouse gas standards for vehicles

Dec 13, 2023 Driving change: Calls for accelerated emission standards gain momentum as communities look to embrace cleaner, safer transportation solutions
A house being renovated in Bisbee, AZ, through the workforce housing program with the City of Bisbee, Step Up Bisbee Naco nonprofit and Southeast Arizona Renovations, LLC. November 30, 2023.

Bisbee housing program aims to renovate and sell homes at 20% below market value to address housing shortage

Dec 13, 2023 The program hopes to provide housing as a way to retain workers.
Over 100 UA students gathered on the UA Mall to counter-protest the anti-abortion group, the Center for Bio-Ethical Reform's demonstration "Genocide Awareness Project," that depicted graphic images on Thursday, April 13.

An abortion ban enacted in 1864 is under review in the Arizona Supreme Court

Dec 12, 2023 The state’s high court is reviewing a lower-court decision that said doctors couldn’t be charged for performing the procedure in the first 15 weeks of pregnancy because other Arizona laws over the years have allowed them to provide abortions.
A participant waits at an information session on composting and Tucson's new FoodCycle at Home program in Tucson, Ariz., on Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023.

Tucson to launch at-home composting program next year

Dec 12, 2023 Composting keeps harmful greenhouse gases out of landfills.
The sun rises over a field in Northern Arizona.

UA’s College of Public Health secures $3.8 million NIH grant to pioneer climate change and health research

Dec 12, 2023 SCORCH initiative focuses on forecasting, adaptive responses and community resilience

Arizona abortion laws clash: High-stakes court battle set to unfold

Dec 11, 2023 The case, Planned Parenthood vs. Mayes/Hazelrigg, will decide Arizona's abortion landscape.

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