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Rancho Sahuarita has grown fast, and its water utility has had to grow quickly with it.

We should go where the water is

Aug 29, 2022 Arizona’s economy runs on growth. But as the state is forced to make cuts in its water usage, it will have to reconsider what the housing developments built to accommodate that growth look like and even how many more people it can realistically handle.

Lute Olson coaching.

Remembering Lute: Two years after his death

Aug 28, 2022 Olson remains important figure to former players.

Driven in large part by COVID-19, life expectancy in the U.S. fell by 1.8 years in 2020, down from 78.8 years in 2019 to 77 years, the sharpest decline since World War II. Arizona’s drop was even steeper, falling from 78.8 to 76.3 years, one of the biggest declines in the nation.

Arizona life expectancy fell an ‘extraordinary’ 2.5 years in 2020

Aug 27, 2022 It was one of the steepest drops in the nation.

Voting Initiative Stricken

Aug 26, 2022 The state Supreme Court agreed with a lower court judge to throw the measure off the ballot.

This photo provided by Caltrans shows a washed-out section of Interstate 10 near Desert Center, Calif., Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022. Eastbound traffic on Interstate 10 in the Southern California desert was blocked Thursday after flash floods washed out the roadway. The latest round of flooding caused by monsoonal thunderstorms hit Wednesday evening and also impacted other desert highways.

Officials hope to reopen flood-damaged LA to Phoenix highway

Aug 26, 2022 The damage happened near the Arizona-California border.

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.

The Buzz: How will more Colorado River water cuts affect Southern Arizona?

Aug 26, 2022 Tucson's rights means municipal users aren't likely to feel the pinch, but the same can't be said for agriculture.

Flashing lights on top of a police car.

Pima County constable, 3 others killed

Aug 25, 2022 She was shot Thursday while serving an eviction notice.

A mail-in ballot. Arizona

Ruling keeps Arizona voting access measure on the ballot

Aug 25, 2022 The ruling could still be appealed to the Arizona Supreme Court.

Lights mounted on the tops of Tucson Police cruisers in a parking lot outside of the department's headquarters.

Former Tucson police officer charged with manslaughter in November shooting

Aug 25, 2022 Tucson Police Department fired Ryan Remington after the shooting.

The Arizona Capitol Museum building at the State Capitol in Phoenix.

Cochise County schools meet with state lawmakers

Aug 25, 2022 A cap on school spending was the topic of conversation.

Arizona Supreme Court rejects challenges to 2 initiatives

Aug 25, 2022 A decision on a third initiative could come Thursday.

An armed suspect sits in the back of a UAPD patrol vehicle, surrounded by officers.

University of Arizona Police arrest armed man on campus

Aug 24, 2022 22-year-old suspect evaded officers for less than an hour.

Volunteers prepare to distribute food in a drive-thru line organized by the Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona. March 2020.

Demand for food bank services is growing in Southern Arizona

Aug 24, 2022 Inflation and COVID-19 are contributing factors

The Central Arizona Project canal north of Phoenix moves water from Lake Pleasant to southern Arizona. July 2021

Tucson keeps same water order despite drought

Aug 23, 2022 Kozachick urged council to "lead by example" and cut water order.

An eviction hearing takes place virtually in the courtroom of Judge Ronald Newman at the Pima County Consolidated Justice Court on Aug. 11, 2021.

Pima County evictions already higher than last year

Aug 23, 2022 That's as the city and county go back to pre-pandemic processes for handling them.

Police officers in downtown Tucson on June 24, 2022.

ACLU, news organizations sue over law limiting filming of police

Aug 23, 2022 The law makes it illegal to knowingly film police officers 8 feet or closer without an officer’s permission.

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