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Foreclosures in AZ up but still well below pre-pandemic normals

Aug 10, 2022 Numbers take notable jump as pre-moratorium cases resume and more expected cases join.

Oak Flat, east of Superior, Arizona. A company proposes to build one of the world's largest underground copper mines at this location.

Conservationists file notice of intent to sue EPA over Queen Creek mining waste

Aug 10, 2022 The groups also take aim at the state Department of Environmental Quality.

Fishing is one of the most popular activities at Patagonia Lake State Park.

State issues mercury warning for some fish caught in Patagonia Lake

Aug 10, 2022 The warning only applies to eating Flathead Catfish.

A 2-second image exposure shows Starlink satellites in front of a star field.

University of Arizona graduate tracks satellite constellations for beleagured astronomers

Aug 9, 2022 Her study comes as Space X prepares to launch more sky-cluttering Starlink spacecraft.

This electron microscopic image depicted monkeypox virus particles, obtained from a clinical sample associated with the 2003 prairie dog outbreak. It was a thin section image from of a human skin sample.

Monkeypox: Six cases in Pima County

Aug 9, 2022 County health department director says vaccine supply is "inadequate."

Oak Flat, near where a copper mine is proposed, is dotted with rugged boulders and desert vegetation.

Fight over Resolution Copper Mine drags on

Aug 8, 2022 Both sides expect the fight to continue

A canal carries water from the Colorado River to tribal land in Arizona.

Tribes in the Colorado River basin say they're 'in the dark' as states discuss water conservation

Aug 8, 2022 The complaint comes as Colorado River water users are trying to come up with a new sharing plan.

A bilingual English/Spanish vote sign outside a precinct in Arizona.

Campaigning for the general election begins

Aug 8, 2022 Arizona's candidates for governor launched their general election campaigns over the weekend.

Raquel Fregoso in her Tucson garden. The organization SERI installed her rainwater harvesting system, which includes a big, green cistern on the side of her house.

Strong sense of place

Aug 8, 2022 Tucson made big changes that had big impacts on its water consumption.

A Centers for Disease Control illustration of the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19.

COVID transmission rates dropping in Arizona

Aug 8, 2022 The latest numbers from the CDC show improvement in most counties.

Black-footed ferrets born at the Phoenix Zoo.

5 litters of endangered black-footed ferrets born at Phoenix Zoo

Aug 7, 2022 The ferrets are some of the most endangered animals in North America.

Supreme Court ruling against EPA hurts, may not hobble clean air in Arizona

Aug 7, 2022 The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 includes money to combat climate change.

A young boy lines up with his family outside the refugee assistance office in Tapachula, Mexico, on March 9, 2022. Later in the day, a protest erupted outside the office, with dozens of migrants demanding their paperwork be expedited.

‘All I can do is wait’: Children make up a third of migrants in documentation limbo

Aug 6, 2022 Asylum seekers crowd into Tapachula, Mexico.

Voters cast their ballots at voting booths.

Pinal County names new recorder amid election woes reshuffle

Aug 5, 2022 The move comes one day after the Election Director was fired.

Convictions won’t be tossed in deadly 1970 Tucson hotel fire

Aug 5, 2022 No new evidence of innocence was found.

A sign directs voters to a polling site set up at Temple Emanu-El in Tucson on Nov. 3, 2020.

The Buzz: Primary Election 2022 is in the books

Aug 5, 2022 Some races were close but now the ballot is set for November.

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