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Pima County Sheriff deputies arrest a KJZZ reporter as she covered a demonstration outside the UA Tech/Raytheon in southeast Tucson on Nov. 30, 2023.

Sheriff’s deputies arrest Tucson reporter covering protest

Nov 30, 2023 Pima County Sheriff’s deputies arrested reporter Alisa Reznick as she walked to her car while on the job covering a demonstration for a ceasefire in Gaza.
Cochise County Supervisors Peggy Judd and Tom Crosby. November 28, 2023

Indicted Cochise County Supervisors could be suspended from holding public office if convicted

Nov 30, 2023 The two Republicans have been indicted for two felonies by a state grand jury
Republican U.S. Senate candidate speaks in Tucson in October 2023.

Kari Lake loses suit to see ballot envelopes in 3rd trial tied to Arizona election defeat

Nov 30, 2023 Maricopa County Superior Court Judge John Hannah Jr. argued their release would undermine the ballot verification process in future elections.
Cochise County Supervisors Peggy Judd and Tom Crosby. November 28, 2023

Cochise County supervisors indicted on election-related felonies

Nov 29, 2023 Republicans Peggy Judd and Tom Crosby were indicted by a State Grand Jury.
A file image of the Sonoran Desert.

Pima County to Reorganize Environmental Departments next year

Nov 29, 2023 The new Conservation Lands and Resources Department is expected to be completed next summer.
Tucson City Hall

AZ Secretary of State seeks legal advice on Tucson's city council salary raise

Nov 28, 2023 Secretary of State Adrian Fontes will wait for the legal analysis of Attorney General Kris Mayes before answering the Tucson City Council's request that will determine whether or not a recount is needed.
Behind the scenes at TV game show Jeopardy.

Game show contestant behavior yields clues to stress response

Nov 28, 2023 UA researchers are tracking how often players blink to determine our reactions to adversity.
Kris Mayes, a Democratic candidate for Arizona attorney general, smiles before a debate against Republican Abraham Hamadeh on Sept. 28, 2022.

AZ Attorney General sues pharmaceutical companies for insulin prices

Nov 27, 2023 The suit seeks civil penalties from companies like OptumRx and Eli Lilly.
Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter photograph shows double crater impact of a spent rocket stage on the far side of the moon.

UA space trackers identify rogue rocket stage that hit the moon

Nov 27, 2023 They stress the threat of space junk could extend all the way to lunar orbit.
Journey Bush, age 2 and an half, sits on Santa's lap and tells him and Mrs. Claus what she wants for Christmas during the 11th annual Santa on the West End event in Sierra Vista. November 26, 2023.

11th Santa on the West End brings Christmas Cheer to Sierra Vista's West End

Nov 27, 2023 The charity event is run by local Mary Borunda and helps more than 200 kids a year
Solar panels from the McNeal solar farm owned by Silicon Ranch, a solar company based out of Tennessee. Silicon Ranch and Sulphur Springs Valley Electric Cooperative partnered together on the project and added a new SSVEC substation near the solar farm.

Local electric cooperative and Tennessee solar company collaborate on solar farm in McNeal

Nov 27, 2023 The solar farm and substation serve around 3,000 homes in the area
The Arizona State Museum on the western mall of the University of Arizona campus.

The Buzz: Why a 32-year-old federal law has failed to bring Native American remains home

Nov 24, 2023 A federal law was supposed to ensure returns of most remains by 1995. So why are thousands of Arizona tribal remains still not back with their people?
From left to right: Ann Kerr ("Angus Ann") and Allison Silibovsky ("Allie Dog") stand in front of the Oscar-Meyer Weinermobile in Tucson, Ariz. on Friday, Nov. 17. The iconic vehicle has been a part of the brand since the 1930s.

Relishing their jobs: Meet the wonder women of the Weinermobile

Nov 24, 2023 Oscar-Meyer “hotdoggers” spend a full year driving the iconic hot dog across the country.
Ridgeview Farm in Paulden raises chickens and turkeys.

Arizona Thanksgiving meal cost down 28% as turkey prices decrease

Nov 23, 2023 Arizona consumers faced “historically high” prices for their Thanksgiving meal ingredients in 2022.
The view on Canyon De Flores Dr. behind Castle and Cooke Arizona's Holiday development. The Buffalo Soldier Ranch housing development will be located to the east, behind the Holiday development. Two access points for the Buffalo Soldier Ranch development will be on Canyon De Flores Dr. November 21, 2023.

Sierra Vista City Council approves final plat plan for Buffalo Soldier Ranch housing development

Nov 22, 2023 The new development will span about 111 acres and house a maximum of 349 homes
A local advocacy group, No Jail Deaths, continues a public meeting after the Pima County Adult Detention Center Blue Ribbon Commission decided to end the meeting due to disruption from the protestors on Thursday, Aug. 10, 2023 at the Pima County Historic Courthouse.

Activist groups protest new jail ahead of findings report

Nov 21, 2023 Members of No Jail Deaths, Community Care Tucson, and Community on Wheels spoke out against a potential new jail at the Pima County Board of Supervisors this week.

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