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US judge issues order in Arizona prison health care case

Apr 8, 2023 A U.S. District Court judge has made permanent an order that aims to improve the way Arizona delivers health care to incarcerated people in state-run prisons.

California condor Number 23 opens his wings, near Mather Point, South Rim Grand Canyon, May 2012.

Avian flu kills 3 California condors in northern Arizona

Apr 8, 2023 A sick female condor suspected of having lead poisoning was found dead on March 20 and testing showed it had Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), the park service said.

Gas prices average in Arizona at $4.295 per gallon, higher than the average in the U.S., according to AAA.

Gas guzzler: Gas prices jump in Arizona to $4+ and rising

Apr 8, 2023 Maricopa County averages at $4.61 per gallon while Navajo County averages $3.74 per gallon.

More than one-third of households in Tucson are considered housing cost burdened.

Unmet need remains as Tucson increases housing services

Apr 7, 2023 According to a new report, Tucson has served nearly 1,600 unsheltered persons but the need remains high.

Cochise County officials ordered to pay legal fees

Apr 7, 2023 The ruling stems from the case filed against the Board of Supervisors for not certifying the 2022 election on time.

The three-story, 89,000-square-foot Applied Research Building will provide new research capabilities with state-of-the-art equipment and technology.

New $85 million home for UA's Space Institute unveiled

Apr 7, 2023 The building first broke ground in 2021.

Protests against the Resolution Copper mine near Oak Flat have been going for years, as shown in this 2015 file photo from a rally at the Capitol.

Tribe warns US government against moving ahead with mine

Apr 7, 2023 San Carlos Apache Tribe Chairman Terry Rambler said during a visit last week that U.S. Forest Service officials confirmed plans to push forward on the publication of the environmental analysis.

The Arizona State Museum on the western mall of the University of Arizona campus.

The Buzz: Why a 32-year-old federal law has failed to bring Native American remains home

Apr 7, 2023 A federal law was supposed to ensure returns of most remains by 1995. So why are thousands of Arizona tribal remains still not back with their people?

Border BioBlitz volunteers help cleanup trash at the San Pedro River on Saturday, April 1.

BioBlitz aims to clean up the border but also opens eyes

Apr 7, 2023 It is an annual effort to document the biological diversity within a three-mile radius of the border.

Glen Canyon Dam holds back Lake Powell, the nation's second-largest reservoir on the Colorado River. The lake is currently at 28% of its capacity.

Tribe, US officials reach deal to save Colorado River water

Apr 6, 2023 The $233 million pact with the Gila River Indian Community, announced in Phoenix, was hailed as an example of the kind of cooperation needed to rescue the river.