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An ore cart, encrusted in invasive mussel shells, rests on a ledge above a receding Lake Powell.

‘It’s getting close’: As the megadrought grinds on, Arizona working to meet water demands

Sep 18, 2022 Satellite photos show a dramatic change.
A diamondback rattlesnake flicks its tongue.

Rattlesnakes and toads out during monsoon season

Sep 17, 2022 Herpatologists get plenty of rattlesnake calls in August.
A woman receives a COVID-19 vaccine during a mobile event run by Pima County and Tucson Medical Center outside St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church on March 6, 2021.

Pima County teams up with UA for COVID vaccines

Sep 16, 2022 The clinic will offer the new bivalent vaccines.

Arizona Legislature won't defend law limiting police filming

Sep 16, 2022 A federal judge had already put the law on hold.
Melissa Ayun, who joined the Tucson Police Department in 2005, says she is grateful for the career opportunities and benefits.

The Buzz: Law enforcement recruiting and shortages in Southern Arizona

Sep 16, 2022 How are law enforcement agencies being hit by a shortage of staff and what are they doing to fill open positions with diverse staff?
Garnett Querta fills his water truck from a fire hydrant on the Hualapai reservation Monday, Aug. 15, 2022, in Peach Springs, Ariz. The water pulled from the ground here will be piped dozens of miles across the rugged landscape to serve the roughly 600,000 tourists a year who visit the Grand Canyon on the Hualapai reservation in northwestern Arizona — an operation that's the tribe's main source of revenue.

State of unease: Colorado basin tribes without water rights

Sep 16, 2022 Hualapai tribal land in northwestern Arizona borders 100 miles of the Colorado River, but the tribe can't draw from it.
Some restaurants opened for dine-in service on Monday, while others said they plan to wait until they feel it's safe for staff and customers.

Arizona's minimum wage set to increase

Sep 15, 2022 State law mandates it go up with inflation.
A view of the mall at the University of Arizona taken from the Student Union.

U.S. Space Command chooses UA as inaugural partner in new program

Sep 15, 2022 University's long history in space research cited
Treated wastewater, like this sample in Carson, California, could soon become a bigger part of the West's water portfolio. Cities in the drought-stricken Colorado River basin are putting big money behind project

Water managers see promise in recycling sewage

Sep 15, 2022 It could be a solution for the shrinking Colorado River
Auditors examine ballots during Maricopa county vote audit

Arizona GOP candidates appeal ruling against hand counts

Sep 14, 2022 Lake and Finchem are turning to the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
The Hopi Reservation in northeastern Arizona covers 2,532 square miles and is surrounded by the vast Navajo Nation Reservation. Distance from Veterans Affairs services and lack of transportation plague many Native American veterans.

Dept. of Interior finishes removal of Native American racial slur

Sep 14, 2022 Nearly 650 locations were renamed across the United States including dozens in Arizona,
Lockers at the Pima County Medical Examiner’s Office contain belongings recovered alongside migrants who died in the desert. Death investigators use the items to help determine the person’s identity, and return their remains to family.

Migrant deaths declined as encounters rose

Sep 14, 2022 Advocates warn against relaxing.
Scientists say sensor testing for COVID-19 can be an improvement over tests performed with nasal swabs or saliva.

Free COVID testing availaible

Sep 13, 2022 SonoraQuest labs is offering the service at 50 sites in Arizona.
Phoenix Suns owner Robert Sarver watches the team play against the Memphis Grizzlies during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Phoenix, Dec. 11, 2019. The NBA has suspended Phoenix Suns and Phoenix Mercury owner Robert Sarver for one year, plus fined him $10 million, after an investigation found that he had engaged in what the league called “workplace misconduct and organizational deficiencies." The findings of the league's report, published Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022, came nearly a year after the NBA asked a law firm to investigate allegations that Sarver had a history of racist, misogynistic and hostile incidents over his nearly two-decade tenure overseeing the franchise.

Suns owner Sarver suspended 1 year, fined $10M after probe

Sep 13, 2022 The NBA said he engaged in "workplace misconduct and organizational deficiencies."
Lanterns light the sky at the annual Benson Lantern Festival. Sept. 2022

Lanterns fill the sky over Benson

Sep 13, 2022 The annual festival is a time of joy and rememberance.
Arizona flags fly at half-staff.

Former Arizona mine inspector Joe Hart dead at 78

Sep 12, 2022 He was mine inspector for 15 years.

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