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The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality approved a permit to allow A.A. Sydcol to handle and store hazardous waste in Yuma County. The proposed space is shown here. The county also must approve a special use permit.

‘We’re not the place’: Yuma County residents fight hazardous waste permit

Jul 30, 2023 Many Yuma residents want to stop the county from approving the proposal, saying they’re worried about toxic chemicals potentially contaminating their air, land and water.

The extreme heat wave that blasted the Southwest is abating with late arriving monsoon rains

Jul 29, 2023 Forecasters expect that by Monday at the latest, people in metro Phoenix will begin seeing high temperatures under 110 degrees.
The former county courthouse in Globe is now home to the Cobre Valley Center for the Arts.

The Buzz: Walking Through Historic Globe, Arizona

Jul 28, 2023 The city is more developed than many of its Copper Corridor neighbors thanks to its history as a headquarters for the mining industry.
The Peralta Regional Park in Pinal County was funded by the Land and Water Conservation Fund and completed in February. Situated in the Superstition Mountains, the park has multi-use motorized trails, ramadas and campsites.

Arizona State Parks & Trails awarded over $6 million

Jul 27, 2023 The funding is available for outdoor recreation, conservation projects.
A close shot of wind turbines at a wind farm.

Arizona ranks among top 10 states for clean energy jobs & projects, report finds

Jul 27, 2023 Recent report finds Arizona stands out as one of the top 10 states for clean energy jobs and projects, benefiting from $8.3 billion in private investments since the implementation of the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act.
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.

Arizona Attorney General, Cochise County residents raise concerns about Kroger and Albertsons merger

Jul 27, 2023 The merger agreement is set to be completed in early 2024
Agents with the Border Patrol Search, Trauma and Rescue team (BORSTAR) provide first aid to a man (not pictured) who flagged down a car for help off a highway in Pima County on April 9, 2019. The man told agents he was from Guatemala and had been lost the desert for several days.

Border Patrol rescues in the Arizona borderlands climb as extreme heat continues

Jul 26, 2023 Amidst ongoing extreme heat, Border Patrol rescues surge in the Arizona borderlands, and officials continue to find human remains.
Illustration depicts formation of orbiting objects around a planetary disk.

UA astronomers investigate planetary formation process

Jul 26, 2023 They discovered an new exoplanet developing in a solar system 500 light years from Earth.

Hobbs: "the universal school voucher program is unsustainable" as new cost projections come in

Jul 26, 2023 The projections come one day after two of the program's top officials resign.
Tucson students head to buses after getting out of class.

Top officials for school voucher program resign as program faces unprecedented growth

Jul 25, 2023 ESA executive director Christine Accurso announced her resignation via Twitter Tuesday morning.
The U.S. - Mexico Border Wall near Sierra Vista.

Mexican citizen dies after falling from border wall near San Luis, Arizona

Jul 25, 2023 A man died near San Luis, Arizona, after climbing the border wall and falling on the U.S. side. Another individual who fell was injured but is in stable condition.
Shipping containers are put in place along the U.S.-Mexico border in Cochise County.

Arizona's defunct border wall project could help with Tucson's affordable housing efforts

Jul 25, 2023 Tucson City Council Member Steve Kozachik advocates for converting shipping containers that were part of former Gov. Doug Ducey's defunct $200 million border wall project into tiny homes to accommodate the city's affordable housing needs.
Cochise County is looking to prepare the Miracle Valley Bible College property for auction. The property was deeded to the state in March 2022.

Miracle Valley Bible College is eligible for listing on National and Arizona Registers of Historic Places

Jul 25, 2023 The proporty will be auctioned off: a date for that auction has yet to be announced
A line of lockers at a high school.

Mayes warns families of school voucher risks, but faces push back from Horne

Jul 25, 2023 Mayes’ warning comes just as the school semester starts to ramp back up in some districts
Hot weather shut-ins are susceptible to summer Seasonal Affective Disorder.

Historic heat wave can impact mental health

Jul 25, 2023 Summer Seasonal Affective Disorder grips shut-ins with symptoms including depression and insomnia.
A file image of a judge's gavel in a courtroom at the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona.

New report offers ideas to fix asylum backlog

Jul 22, 2023 The Migration Policy Institute says fixing both the court system and immigration reform are needed to solve irregular migration. But in the absence of legislative reform, their new report offers ways to streamline the asylum process.

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