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File image of equipment in a trauma room at a hospital in Tucson.

COVID-19 pandemic delays rare disease diagnosis on Arizona's Tribal lands, new study finds

Jul 17, 2023 Testing delays and the focus on response to the initial outbreak of COVID-19 in the region may have been factors.
City Hall in Bisbee, AZ. January 7, 2020

Bisbee City Hall heading towards reconstruction

Jul 17, 2023 The city manager said that inflation and supply chain issues contributed to delays
The U.S. Capitol in Washington D.C.

Navajo president presses Congress for more time, money, for water project

Jul 16, 2023 The project would deliver 37,767 acre-feet of water annually from the San Juan River basin through 300 miles of pipeline to 43 Navajo chapters, the city of Gallup, New Mexico, as well as the Teepee Junction area of the Jicarilla Apache Nation.
Arizona Helping Hands provides birthday gifts to foster children across the state. The gifts can include bikes, clothes, toys, books, and other goodies.

Arizona Helping Hands launches mobile unit to assist foster children and families throughout state

Jul 15, 2023 More than 2,700 foster children were served in 2022, and the organization expects to help more this year as they are averaging assistance for 70 to 80 children each week.
South 32 Hermosa Project in the Patagonia Mountains. The mine development project earned a FAST-41 federal designation which streamlines its permitting process.

Environmental groups seek court order to stop two exploratory mining projects

Jul 14, 2023 The groups filed a lawsuit against the USFS in June.
Navajo President Buu Nygren urged the House Natural Resources Committee to reverse a ban on mining and drilling for 10 miles around Chaco Canyon, saying it deprives tribe members from collecting payment on their mineral allotments and violates the tribe’s sovereignty. July 2023

Navajo witnesses clash over government’s Chaco Canyon mining ban

Jul 14, 2023 A new 20-year moratorium on drilling and mining within 10 miles of the Chaco Canyon tramples on tribal sovereignty and denies Navajo badly needed royalty payments, Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren told lawmakers.
The first panel at The Buzz Live event on July 10, 2023 with guests (from left) Sonia Gasho, Ash Dahlke and Mark Apel and host Christopher Conover (right).

The Buzz Live! Water Conservation and AMAs in Cochise County

Jul 14, 2023 The area's agriculture industry copes with a possible future as a recall vote looms.
Various denominations of U.S. currency.

Cities looking to increase employee wages in budgets for new fiscal year

Jul 14, 2023 The goal is to make salaries more competitive and help retain employees
People with the group No Labels hold signs during a rally on Capitol Hill in Washington, July 18, 2011.

Arizona Democrats file complaint against No Labels over donor secrecy

Jul 13, 2023 Arizona Democrats filed a complaint Thursday with Secretary of State Adrian Fontes.
After two decades of drought, parts of Lake Mead that were once underwater have been exposed as the lake falls to historically low levels.

21st annual Water Resources Research Center brings in international collaborators

Jul 13, 2023 The conference focused on water solutions in a changing arid climate.
The seal of Cochise County.

Douglas AMA challengers get AMA back on the ballot

Jul 13, 2023 The existence of the Douglas AMA will go back to voters in 2023 General Election
Kari Lake during the watch party for Arizona Republicans at the Scottsdale Resort at McCormick Ranch on Nov. 8, 2022.

Attorney says there is no conspiracy tied to decision to move Kari Lake's legal appeal to Pima County

Jul 13, 2023 The move is based on a new Arizona law.
Action from the USA Fencing National Championships and July Challenge in Phoenix, July 5.

Fencing championships draw thousands to Phoenix

Jul 12, 2023 Tucsonans were among those testing their skills against competitors from the USA and around the world.
The Arizona State Capitol Executive Tower in Phoenix. January 2021.

AG Mayes to be acting Governor

Jul 12, 2023 She will be in charge while Governor Hobbs is out of state.

Trump supporter from Arizona who got caught up in a January 6 conspiracy theory sues Fox News

Jul 12, 2023 Raymond Epps, a former Marine who said he was forced from his Arizona home due to threats, is asking for unspecified damages and a jury trial.

Arizona woman who faked being a nurse practitioner during pandemic gets 5-year prison term

Jul 12, 2023 The Arizona Board of Nursing began investigating O’Guinn after she falsely claimed that she was a medical professional

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