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U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) speaks at a press conference in Tel Aviv, Israel.

Kelly among U.S Senate delegation in Israel

Oct 16, 2023 The junior senator from Arizona was with a group that had to take shelter during Hamas rocket fire.
An election worker verifies a ballot on a screen inside the Maricopa County Recorders Office, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022, in Phoenix. On Friday, Dec. 2, The Associated Press reported on stories circulating online incorrectly claiming Arizona’s Maricopa County announced that more than 540,000 voters visited voting centers on Election Day and that only 248,000 Election Day ballots were counted. Therefore, the county “lost” some 292,000 votes.

Former Clerk of the Board takes helm of Cochise County's elections department

Oct 16, 2023 Tim Mattix will be Cochise County's new elections director
Two "Vote Here" signs sit outside the Armory Park Center on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022 in downtown Tucson.

Arizona Greens push to regain party recognition and get on 2024 ballot

Oct 15, 2023 Parties looking to qualify for recognition must submit at least 34,127 valid signatures to the Secretary of State’s office by Nov. 30.
A health professional examines a patient.

AHCCCS reaches out to recipients, community to help with Medicaid ‘unwinding’

Oct 14, 2023 States are now removing people from their enrollment systems because the enhanced federal funding that paid for expanding Medicaid during the COVID-19 pandemic, is ending.
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes asked Cochise County residents to share their thoughts on the Kroger and Albertsons merger agreement at the Ethel Berger Center. July 26, 2023.

Attorney General Calls for Reversal of Abortion Pill Ruling

Oct 13, 2023 Mayes filed an amicus brief along with 22 other states.
A flagpole flies the flag for the Tohono O'odham Nation and the American flag on the nation.

Arizona tribe is protesting the decision not to prosecute Border Patrol agents for fatal shooting

Oct 13, 2023 The Tohono O'odham Nation in southern Arizona on Friday blasted the decision by the U.S. Attorney's Office not to prosecute Border Patrol agents who shot and killed a member of the tribe after they were summoned by tribal police.
A still image from the video taken by Lucas Mullikin in Yuma, Ariz. on May 16, 2023. Actions around Mullikin's filming of this incident would lead to his arrest for failure to comply with a lawful police order.

The Buzz: Examining two questionable police incidents in Southern Arizona

Oct 13, 2023 Two recent events have led to criticism of separate law enforcement agencies.
The west facade of Old Main on the campus of the University of Arizona. From August, 2019.

Pro-Palestine protest canceled following UA President statement

Oct 12, 2023 The protest organized by the Students for Justice in Palestine was one of many that were supposed to take place today.
A photo of the solar eclipse from August 2017, taken on the University of Arizona campus.

“Ring of Fire” solar eclipse coming Saturday morning

Oct 12, 2023 The peak annular eclipse will happen in Tucson at 9:33 a.m on Oct. 14.
A view of the outside of the OSIRIS-REx sample collector. Sample material from asteroid Bennu can be seen on the middle right. Scientists have found evidence of both carbon and water in initial analysis of this material. The bulk of the sample is located inside.

OSIRIS-REx brings home largest carbon rich sample

Oct 11, 2023 NASA revealed its preliminary findings Wednesday morning.
Bands of discolored rock show that Lake Powell's water levels are lower than they have been for much of its past.

When a reservoir is more than just stored water

Oct 11, 2023 Reservoirs are a common solution to the seasonal ebbs and flows of river water. But, for some communities, they are so much more.
Since the year 2000, the Pima County Medical Examiner has received nearly 4,000 sets of human remains from people who died crossing the U.S.-Mexico border into Arizona. Here, a cross marking the place where a man in his 30s died in 2009 lays a few hundred yards from one of the water stations the nonprofit Humane Borders sets out for migrants crossing the desert.

Pima County and UA collaborate with other border states to create comprehensive database of migrant deaths across U.S.-Mexico border

Oct 11, 2023 Tucson officials and academics are partnering with researchers from various border regions to establish a comprehensive database tracking migrant deaths along the U.S.-Mexico border, aiming to better understand and address the issue.
Republican candidate Kari Lake waves to supporters as she arrives on stage to announce her plans to run for the Arizona U.S. Senate seat during a rally, on Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023, in Scottsdale, Ariz.

Kari Lake begins Senate campaign as she keeps fighting her loss in the last election

Oct 10, 2023 Lake launched a U.S. Senate campaign for an Arizona seat in a splashy Scottsdale rally on Tuesday, having never conceded that she lost last year's race for Arizona governor.
Effluent gushes out of the outfall, into the Santa Cruz River. The outfall of water is constantly flowing, but there is a diurnal fluctuation due to cyclical human water use.

Reviving the Santa Cruz River: A decade of clean waters and ecological resurgence

Oct 10, 2023 From stagnation to splendor: How wastewater innovation breathed life back into a desert oasis
A photo that Human Society CEO Steve Farley says was provided by the anonymous rescue of this animal in its forever home.

Humane Society to hire second investigator in search for missing pets

Oct 10, 2023 The humane societies of Southern Arizona and San Diego are teaming up to hire a private investigator as they continue their investigation into the whereabouts of 250 small pets covertly given to a family with ties to a snake feeder business.
The Red Cross is beginning its summer blood drive early to avoid shortages later.

American Red Cross holds first LGBTQ+ blood drive in Arizona

Oct 10, 2023 The blood drive took place during Tucson's pride festival.

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