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The Buzz: Becoming an informed voter

Sep 6, 2024 As the election approaches, we discuss how to avoid fake news and find good information.

A sign in front of Fondomonte's 10,000 acre farm in La Paz County shows that, as of July 2024, the company is hiring.

Saudi-backed farm Fondomonte receives approval for new well on its property

Sep 6, 2024 The new well is a sign that the company is growing its Arizona operations despite the loss of state land leases.

Governor Katie Hobbs and an ADWR staff member look at a fissure near Willcox, AZ. The fissure is caused by dropping water levels in the aquifer. September 5, 2024

Hobbs willing to use administrative action over water

Sep 6, 2024 The Governor spent the day in Cochise County meeting with farmers and homeowners.

Attorney General’s office raises concerns about policy violations within Pima County Sheriff’s Department

Sep 5, 2024 The investigation started over concerns of the Department’s handling of an alleged sexual assault of female deputy.

Secretary of the U.S. Department Interior Deb Haaland. She represented New Mexico in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2019-2021.

US Interior Secretary announces restoration of the once-endangered Apache trout species in Arizona

Sep 4, 2024 The Apache trout is found only in the streams of eastern Arizona's White Mountains.

Kroger CEO William Rodney McMullen speaks during a Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Competition Policy, Antitrust, and Consumer Rights hearing on the proposed Kroger-Albertsons grocery store merger on Nov. 29, 2022, in Washington.

CEOs of Albertsons and Kroger says shoppers would see lower prices after merger

Sep 4, 2024 The executives argued for what would be the largest grocery chain merger in U.S. history while testifying on Wednesday during a federal court hearing in Oregon.

This map shows an area of land identified by locals as the 15 Circles. State data still shows this land as being leased by Fondomonte, the Saudi-backed alfalfa farmers.

Hedge funds and foreign farms get water, rural Arizonans get empty wells

Sep 4, 2024 A Saudi presence in La Paz County is already well known. So who else is using the area's water?

Grand Canyon pipeline repairs completed; overnight lodging set to resume

Sep 3, 2024 Four significant breaks in the 12.5 mile-long (20 kilometer-long) Transcanyon Waterline had caused the famous tourist destination to shut down overnight hotel stays beginning on Aug. 29.

AZ Dept. of Education survey: teachers leaving due to low pay and student behavioral issues

Sep 3, 2024 The state department's survey also found that a majority agreed that they did not feel respected as K-12 teachers and felt burnt out.

Phoenix officials are seeking public input on updates to the city’s Climate Action Plan, as the region grapples with human-caused climate change, including poor air quality, drought, and extreme heat.

Phoenix weathers 100 days of 100-plus degree temps as heat scorches western US

Sep 3, 2024 That's long since shattered the record of 76 days in a row set back in 1993, according to data from the National Weather Service.

A home for sale in the Sam Hughes neighborhood in Tucson, Arizona.

Southern Arizona's mortgage market rebounding

Sep 3, 2024 The number of loans for homes is among the fastest growth rates in the nation.

The Sonoran Corridor would link I-10 and I-19 south of the Tucson Airport.

ADOT to add 18 new EV charging stations in Arizona

Sep 2, 2024 They said this will help encourage the use of electric vehicles as an alternative to gasoline-powered vehicles.

Former border agent found guilty of kidnapping and assaulting a minor

Aug 30, 2024 A jury found former Customs and Border Protection agent Aaron Mitchell guilty of sexually assaulting and kidnapping a 15-year old girl, who he abducted in Douglas in 2022.