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UA swimmer dies of bacterial infection

Feb 3, 2023 No connection to COVID or vaccine in ME's statement.

A black pilar that says "How many will be enough" stands in the middle of the University of Arizona Mall one week after the killing of Professor Thomas Meixner on campus. A few days prior university officials held a candlelight vigil where the pilar stands.

The Buzz: UA Faculty Senate report details events that led to deadly shooting on campus

Feb 3, 2023 The report examines harassing behaviors of the suspected gunman from early in his time at the UA up to the shooting.

A volunteer speaks to migrants keeping warm under an emergency blanket after an early-morning expulsion at the Migrant Resource Center in Agua Prieta.

Cochise County prepares for the end of Title 42

Feb 3, 2023 Officials say that the county lacks resources and direction from federal offices.

Dannels tells Congress Cochise County is not the same as Texas border

Feb 3, 2023 He hopes change will come but he doesn't expect it soon.

Low water levels at Wahweap Bay at Lake Powell along the Upper Colorado River Basin are shown, on June 9, 2021, at the Utah and Arizona border at Wahweap, Ariz.

Interior: $580M headed to 15 tribes to fulfill water rights

Feb 2, 2023 The money will help carry out the agreements that define the tribes' rights to water from rivers and other sources and pay for pipelines, pumping stations, and canals that deliver it to reservations.

Flowers, candles and letters lay in front of the Harshbarger building sign following the murder of Professor Thomas Meixner on Wed. Oct. 5, 2022 at the University of Arizona. Meixner was killed by a former student on campus.

Interim faculty report denounces UA's response ahead of deadly on-campus shooting

Feb 1, 2023 The Committee's 30-page report says that the university’s response was a reaction from a “systemic oversight failure” and did not “address a known chronic trust problem.”

The seven states in the Colorado River basin couldn't agree on a plan to conserve unprecedented amounts of water before a federal deadline. Meanwhile, grim projections for the future of water levels in Lake Mead have forced mandatory cuts to water for some users in the lower basin. Federal authorities are trying to prop up levels in the nation's largest reservoir before they dip too low to generate hydropower or allow the passage of water.

California holdout in agreement over Colorado River cuts

Jan 30, 2023 Six western states that rely on water from the Colorado River have agreed on a model to dramatically cut their use.

After two decades of drought, parts of Lake Mead that were once underwater have been exposed as the lake falls to historically low levels.

Recent snowfalls may slow water level decline at Lake Mead

Jan 30, 2023 Forecasters now expect Lake Mead to finish this year around 1,027 feet elevation, about 19 feet lower than its current level.

A measurement gage at Lees Ferry in Arizona is the location where Colorado River water deliveries from the Upper Basin are legally accounted.

AP Exclusive: Emails reveal tensions in Colorado River talks

Jan 30, 2023 They largely include communication among water officials in Arizona and California, the major users in the river's Lower Basin.

Traffic moves along the notoriously congested stretch of I-10 through tribal land called the Wild Horse Pass Corridor, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023 in Chandler, Ariz.

Should federal grants favor highway repair over expansion?

Jan 29, 2023 The state lost out on federal dollars to expand I-10.

The Arizona flag outside the Arizona Capitol Museum in Phoenix, Arizona.

Yolanda Bejarano elected Arizona Democratic Party chair

Jan 29, 2023 Bejarano's victory is a blow to Gov. Katie Hobbs, who had recruited Maricopa County Supervisor Steve Gallardo to seek the position.

Arizona Republicans pick former Trump official to lead party

Jan 29, 2023 DeWit replaces firebrand Trump ally Kelli Ward, who helped the former president in his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss and was a vocal proponent of his false claim that the election results were fraudulent.

Electrical trade student Nora Marshall, 18, wires a light switch in her electrical class at West-MEC in Buckeye on Sept. 16, 2022.

Building the future: Trade occupations encouraged as demand for skilled labor grows

Jan 29, 2023 The Arizona Commerce Authority estimates that by 2030, the number of people employed in construction and manufacturing jobs in the state are expected to rise 30% and more than 20%, respectively.