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Bella Vista Elementary School Principal, Dr. Mary Slaydon, works on math exercises with second grade students in the school's Title 1 program. November 6, 2023.

Sierra Vista elementary school selected as finalist for National Title 1 Distinguished Award

Nov 7, 2023 Bella Vista Elementary School was one out of 14 schools in Arizona to be nominated for the award

Supporters of Cochise County Supervisor Tom Crosby. April 2023

Subpoenaed County Supervisor set up fundraiser for legal fees

Nov 7, 2023 Tom Crosby set up an fundraiser with a goal of raising $100,000

Arizona wide receiver Montana Lemonious-Craig scores a touchdown against UCLA defensive back Jaylin Davies and defensive lineman Laiatu Latu during the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023, in Tucson, Ariz.

University of Arizona football team wins its way to postseason play

Nov 7, 2023 The squad is expected to be invited to a bowl game for the first time since 2017.

Members and volunteers of St. Vincent de Paul food bank in Douglas, AZ. November 3, 2023.

Food banks seek extra donations ahead of holiday season

Nov 7, 2023 Food banks around the couty say the rise in the cost of food has made it harder to get food

Ashton Johnson uses his drip torch during a prescribed burn operation in Kaibab National Forest on Oct. 5, 2023. Fire crews planned to burn around 2,300 acres of land that day.

Fighting fire with fire: How prescribed burns protect forests in northern Arizona

Nov 6, 2023 The prescribed burns in Kaibab National Forest are part of the U.S. Forest Service’s 10-year wildfire crisis strategy, which aims to combat wildfires in high-risk forest landscapes.

Since the 1980s Tucsonans have replaced their green lawns with decomposed granite and opted for plants like palo verde trees and cacti, which can endure long periods of drought and extreme heat.

That green lawn may not be so green: Gas-powered equipment are heavy polluters

Nov 5, 2023 Gas-powered lawn equipment in Arizona emitted 445,908 tons of carbon dioxide in 2020, the polluting equivalent of putting 98,162 cars on the road, a new report says.

A person walks past tarps, cloths, and tents set up as temporary living spaces on West Madison Street in “The Zone,” the area surrounding the Human Services Campus in Phoenix on March 1, 2023.

Phoenix finishes clearing downtown homeless encampment after finding shelter for more than 500

Nov 4, 2023 The hundreds of tents that once lined blocks of streets in the area are now gone.

Election Task Force calls for changes to AZ law on voting rights, registration and training

Nov 4, 2023 The task force came up with 16 proposals to adress staff, security and voting rights

Sheriff Nanos will be criminally investigated by AZ Attorney General

Nov 3, 2023 The investigation will look into the Sheriff’s handling of the sexual assault of a female deputy last year.

Regional and local leaders came to celebrate the kick off event for the new University of Arizona Western Environmental Science Technical Assistance Center for Environmental Justice (WEST EJC) at the Pima County Abrams Public Health Center in Tucson, Ariz., on Wednesday, Nov. 1.<br/><br/>From left to right: City of Tucson Mayor Regina Romero, EPA Regional Tribal Operations Committee Co-Chair Laura Ebbert, Regional Administrator for EPA Martha Guzman, Chair of the Pima County Board of Supervisors Adelita Grijalva, Dean of the Mel & Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, Iman Hakim, Pima County Health Director Theresa Cullen, Deputy County Administrator, Francisco Garcia.

University of Arizona leads the way in western environmental justice initiatives

Nov 3, 2023 Empowering communities and bridging gaps: UA's role in transforming environmental equity

File image of a voting sign outside of a polling place in Tucson.

Pima County schools ask voters to approve locally-funded initiatives

Nov 3, 2023 TUSD is asking voters to fund everything from student laptops to school safety infrastructure with prop 496. And Sunnyside is asking for voters to approve props 498 and 499 for a host of operations and capital costs that affect students.

University of Arizona officials announced the public portion of their Fuel Wonder fundraising campaign on Nov. 3, 2023

The University of Arizona is taking its fundraising campaign public

Nov 3, 2023 The Fuel Wonder campaign has a $120 million head start.

The Pinyon Plain Mine shaft in Coconino County, on Wednesday, Aug. 30. In 2016, the mine shaft punctured a perched aquifer that contained natural levels of uranium, requiring the mining company Energy Fuels to pump water to the surface to an impoundment for treatment.

Navigating murky waters: how laws and regulations can hinder tribal initiatives

Nov 3, 2023 In this tapped episode, Katya Mendoza and Paola Rodriguez explore the intersection of preserving tribal heritage, defending precious resources and reforming mining laws.

Median rental costs in Southern Arizona have almost doubled since 2005. The Buzz examines the rental market and how it's affecting Arizonans.

The Buzz examines Southern Arizona's home rental market

Nov 3, 2023 Rent costs have outpaced wage growth, leading to issues for many renters and growth in help for those households.

These two Mexican gray wolf pups and siblings were born at the Wolf Conservation Center in New York. They are considered "neonatal" and less than 14 days old.

Biologists are keeping a close eye on a rare Mexican wolf that is wandering out of bounds

Nov 3, 2023 This marks the second time the wolf — identified as F2754 — has ventured north.

The remains of the old Bisbee City Hall, which is located on the corner of Arizona Street and Tener Avenue in Warren. July 17, 2023.

Bisbee City Council approves bid for reconstruction of City Hall

Nov 3, 2023 The council unanimously approved a Tucson contractor to reconstuct city hall

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