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Police say a U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration special agent and another person were killed during a shootout on an Amtrak train that stopped in downtown Tucson on Monday morning.

Man involved in deadly 2021 Arizona Amtrak train shooting gets 10 years in prison

Jun 23, 2023 The man pleaded pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute marijuana and two charges related to using and possessing a firearm in relation to drug trafficking.

The Buzz: Revitalizing San Manuel

Jun 23, 2023 Residents want to keep the former company town going, and are looking to build community and bring in jobs.

File image of a Border Patrol vehicle on patrol along the Arizona-Mexico border.

Border officials release footage of shooting death of Tohono O’Odham man

Jun 23, 2023 Customs and Border Protection released a video Thursday showing the body-worn footage from the three Border Patrol agents who shot and killed 58-year-old Raymond Mattia outside his home on May 18.

County tries to bridge "Affordability gap" for homes

Jun 23, 2023 Board funds 203 new and renovated units

Kari Lake during the watch party for Arizona Republicans at the Scottsdale Resort at McCormick Ranch on Nov. 8, 2022.

Arizona Republican election official sues Kari Lake for defamation

Jun 22, 2023 Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer said he's faced “violent vitriol and other dire consequences” because of lies spread by Lake, including death threats and the loss of friendships.

Democratic Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs, center, is flanked by Arizona House Speaker Ben Toma, R-Glendale, left, and Arizona Senate President Warren Petersen, R-Gilbert, right, at Hobbs' state of the state address at the Arizona Capitol in Phoenix on Jan. 9, 2023.

Lawsuit protesting Arizona governor’s refusal to execute prisoner dismissed

Jun 22, 2023 Hobbs has vowed to not carry out any death sentences until there is confidence the state can do so without violating the law.

One of two tankers flies over the Hereford Post office to drop fire retardant on one of three fires reported in Hereford and Palominas. June 22, 2023.

Multiple fires break out in Hereford, Palominas area

Jun 22, 2023 Three fires started around 11 a.m. Thursday

Water levels in Lake Powell, seen here in May 2021, are dipping dangerously low. The federal government has proposed an unprecedented plan to cut back on water supplies for Arizona, Nevada and California. The measure aims to keep water levels high enough to generate hydropower at the Glen Canyon Dam.

Supreme Court rules against Navajo Nation in Colorado River water rights case

Jun 22, 2023 Colorado had argued that siding with the Navajo Nation would undermine existing agreements and disrupt the management of the river.

A billboard is seen in Scottsdale, Ariz., Saturday, June 10, 2023, near the health care facility of the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, which has been affected by a gigantic Medicaid fraud scheme involving sober living homes that promised help to Native Americans seeking to kick alcohol and other additions. Navajo National Attorney General Ethel Branch said Monday, June 12, 2023, that Navajo law enforcement teams that fanned out over metro Phoenix in recent weeks made contact with several hundred Native Americans from various tribes on the streets amid the state crackdown.

Navajo Nation declares widespread Medicaid scam in Arizona a public health state of emergency

Jun 22, 2023 The declaration allows the tribe to add more personnel, travel resources, medical supplies, funding and other means of support to address the ongoing problem.

Cochise Supervisors look at broadband internet coverage

Jun 22, 2023 The majority of the county's rural areas are under-served or unserved.

Boxes containing petitions collected by the People's Defense Initiative were displayed on July 3, 2019, before the group submitted them to Tucson city officials.

Court rules Arizona ban on per-signature pay for ballot initiatives constitutional

Jun 21, 2023 The seven-member panel unanimously agreed the 2017 law does not violate the First Amendment rights of petition circulators.

Bear that fatally attacked man at Arizona campsite didn't have rabies

Jun 21, 2023 The bear acted in what appeared to be an unprovoked predatory attack, Game and Fish officials said.

A view of the Colorado River near the Silver Bridge on the Bright Angel Trail in Grand Canyon National Park. From November 2022.

Tucson releases draft water plan

Jun 21, 2023 The city is now asking for the public to provide feedback on the draft plan.

Environmental groups file lawsuit against the U.S. Forest Service

Jun 20, 2023 The agency authorized two mineral exploration projects in the Patagonia Mountains.

Forest Service vehicles in Tucson with smoke from the Ventana Fire in the background. June 20, 2023

Fire near Ventana Canyon

Jun 20, 2023 The fire started in the Catalina Mountains in the early morning hours of Tuesday.

Hobbs vetoes GOP-backed bill to extend transportation sales tax in Arizona’s biggest county

Jun 20, 2023 The legislation approved in party-line votes would have prohibited the sales tax dollars from being used in Maricopa County to expand a light-rail line to the state Capitol.

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