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The port of entry in Douglas, Arizona in April 2016.

Migrants camp at Agua Prieta port hoping to claim asylum

Sep 28, 2023 At the port of entry south of Douglas, Arizona, about 100 migrants, mostly families, camp on the sidewalk with air mattress and thin blankets after fleeing violence-stricken parts of Mexico.
Male jaguar photographed in the Dos Cabezas Mountains Nov, 16, 2016.

Rare jaguar sighting sparks excitement in Arizona's Huachuca Mountains

Sep 28, 2023 Jaguar 3 'Sombra' possibly resurfaces in the Sierra Vista Ranger District in the Coronado National Forest
The former Saint Stephen's Episcopal Church in Douglas, AZ. The church was one of two prey to fire damage due to suspected arson. August 31, 2023. *Photo by Summer Hom, AZPM News.*

Man charged with arson relating to burning of two historic churches will represent himself at trial

Sep 28, 2023 Eric Ridenour said in court Tuesday he does not want legal representation
Almost 100 years after the opening of Bisbee's Queen Mine, the Queen Mine Tours opened to the public in 1976. About 50,000 people visit the mine each year.

Water and Copper: How mining's history follows Arizona's feelings about water use in the state

Sep 27, 2023 Mining was Arizona's first billion-dollar industry. As we consider our state's economic drivers and their water use, we ask not only how much water goes into mining but what its aftermath does to water.
An A-10 makes a pass over the runway at Tucson's Davis-Monthan Air Force Base. July 2021.

Air Base Prepares for Potential Government Shutdown

Sep 27, 2023 Military officials are requesting that Congress prioritize defense if they are unable to pass a budget.
The west facade of Old Main on the campus of the University of Arizona. From August, 2019.

Appeals court: UA liable for off campus sexual harassment

Sep 26, 2023 The Monday ruling reversed a lower court's decision.
The sample return capsule from Osiris REx after parachuting into the Utah desert.

OSIRIS-REx successfully returns sample capsule to Earth

Sep 26, 2023 The landing ended a seven year mission to the asteroid Bennu and back.
Border Patrol process migrants near Lukeville on May 10, 2023.

Tucson Sector still busiest in the nation for migrant apprehensions

Sep 25, 2023 In August, Border Patrol's Tucson Sector saw a 16-year high with nearly 49,000 unauthorized migrants apprehended.
Using virtual reality opens a new avenue for learning and experience for mining students.

Virtual reality brings mining closer for UA students

Sep 22, 2023 The technology delivers the clearest image for those wishing to experience mining remotely.
Illustration of Osiris REx sample return capsule re-entering Earth's atmosphere.

Osiris REx asteroid sample set for fast, fiery return to Earth

Sep 22, 2023 The mission's final stage will mark the end of a seven-year journey to Bennu and back.
College students studying during a lecture. September 12, 2023.

1,200 University of Phoenix students to get debt relief

Sep 22, 2023 $37 million will erase student loan balances.
Jaime Rose, Southeast Arizona Behavioral Health Services Recovery Aid (left), and Monica Ybarra, co-chair of the Cochise Addiction Recovery Partnership, talking to Attorney General Kris Mayes during a round table discussion about the opioid settlement funds in Bisbee. July 26, 2023. *Photo by Summer Hom, AZPM News.*

Cochise partnership to propose spending opioid settlement funds

Sep 22, 2023 Cochise County will get $11.8 million
Tamika Sullivan, Director of Behavioral Health at Chiricahua Community Health Centers, Inc., speaks with Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes during a round table discussion with local healthcare providers about how to use the county's share of the opioid settlement funds. July 26, 2023. *Photo by Summer Hom, AZPM News.*

Chiricahua Health Centers honored for Medically Assisted Treatment

Sep 22, 2023 The organization was featured during the Clinton Foundation's annual Global Initiative
The San Pedro River post-Monsoon rain. September 14, 2023.

Housing and Water: How government, environmentalists and developers shape Arizona homes

Sep 20, 2023 The state's mild winters are often a plus for people who move here. So how does that growing population interact with a shrinking water supply?
The Pima County Board of Supervisors sit at a meeting in Tucson, Ariz. on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023. From left to right: Supervisor Sharon Bronson, Supervisor Steve Christy, Supervisor Rex Scott, and Board Chair Adelita Grijalva.

Pima County Board of Supervisors Votes to Investigate Sheriff Nanos

Sep 19, 2023 The board will now decide how an investigation into the Sheriff will proceed.
Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos.

Nanos removes security from Board of Supervisors’ Meetings

Sep 18, 2023 Nanos' move comes days after an announcement that the board would consider a state investigation inquiry.

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