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Meth seized by Drug Enforcement Administration agents near Phoenix in September 2018. The drugs were taken to the agency's warehouse in Phoenix.

Battling Addiction; Meth Seizures Triple in Arizona

Dec 14, 2018 Plus, a lawsuit accuses Arizona of violating the National Voting Registration Act.

Navajo Council Delegate Amber Kanazbah Crotty sits alongside indigenous women giving testimony before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs about missing and murdered indigenous people.

Congress Considers Legislation to Help Tribes Solve Cases of Missing People

Dec 14, 2018 Laws under consideration could improve tracking databases and increase funding for services like domestic violence shelters.

Children play at a playground in Tucson.

Arizona Fails to Allocate Early Childhood Education Funds Efficiently, Report Finds

Dec 14, 2018 Bipartisan agency says governor could make necessary fixes to the system.

U.S. Sen. Jon Kyl in the Arizona Public Media studios, Oct. 23, 2018.

Jon Kyl to Leave Senate at the End of the Year

Dec 14, 2018 The announcement forces another appointment from Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey.

Efforts of Native American Students Change TUSD Stance on Graduation Wear

Dec 14, 2018 Student-led organizing has temporarily changed the policy to allow Native American regalia at the ceremony.

Low water levels at Lake Mead outside Las Vegas are prompting water leaders throughout the Western U.S. to undertake negotiations over the Colorado River's future.

Top Water Official Gives States Deadline for Colorado River Drought Deal

Dec 14, 2018 A final deal will require federal legislation and approval by the Arizona Legislature.

Marcelo Ebrard is Mexico's secretary of foreign affairs and former mayor of Mexico City.

Mexico to Pump $30B Into Central America to Slow Migration

Dec 14, 2018 The development plan would benefit Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador.

Development and the San Pedro

Dec 13, 2018 The Arizona Supreme Court sided with a homebuilder in Sierra Vista despite concerns about the San Pedro River.

A flag flies by the dome of the U.S. Capitol.

Arizona Congressional Members Flake, McSally Say Goodbye

Dec 13, 2018 Sen. Jeff Flake and Rep. Martha McSally delivered farewell addresses Thursday.

Gold coins are among the unclaimed property being auctioned off by the Arizona Department of Revenue in December 2018

Things People Leave Behind: Forgotten Valuables Up for Auction

Dec 13, 2018 Items up for bid include gold, silver, and collectibles left in safe deposit boxes.

Above Yosemite National Park in California, looking out the window of a Twin Otter aircraft carrying NASA's Airborne Snow Observatory on April 3, 2013.

UA Scientists Identifying Exactly Where Snowmass is Declining

Dec 13, 2018 Findings suggest the West has lost significant snowpack over last three decades.

Tucson Police Chief Chris Magnus, March 2017.

TPD Chief Magnus Testifies Before Senate Committee

Dec 12, 2018 Tucson's police chief talked about community policing near the border.

The TUSD Governing Board at its Dec. 11, 2018 meeting.

TUSD Won't Offer Controversial Economics Course

Dec 12, 2018 No governing board members offered support for the course in the wake of a review.

Commission Will Recommend New Mayor, Council Pay

Dec 12, 2018 The last proposal was rejected by voters in 2017.

Ann Kirkpatrick speaks at the Democratic watch party in Pima County, Nov. 6, 2018.

Incoming Rep Kirkpatrick Promises a 'No' to Trump's Border Wall

Dec 11, 2018 The incoming Democrat says she'll oppose any immigration bill that includes a border wall.

A Border Patrol agent sits in his vehicle, June 2018.

ACLU: Cross-Certification Used to Profile Immigrants

Dec 11, 2018 The practice is legal if the border patrol agent has been cross-certified by the Pima County Sheriff's Office.

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