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A U.S. flag on the uniform of a member of the National Guard.

Arizona National Guard fills sandbags to help prevent floods

Jul 17, 2022 Officials are worried about flooding in areas recently burned by wildfire.
A Centers for Disease Control illustration of the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19.

Most Arizona counties have high COVID transmission rates

Jul 15, 2022 Two counties say a more than 100% increase in cases in the last seven days.
Money in politics.

Sierra Vista City Council approves third allocation of CARES act funds

Jul 15, 2022 The money comes due to good financial stewardship of previous awards.
President Trump holds a campaign rally at Tucson International Airport on Oct. 19, 2020.

Trump postpones Arizona rally following ex-wife's death

Jul 15, 2022 The rally in Prescott Valley is supposed support some Arizona Republican candidates
The Milky Way seen from Reddington Pass east of Tucson. May 2022

Virgin Galactic picks Mesa as site for spaceplanes assembly

Jul 14, 2022 The craft will support the company's plans for flights from New Mexico.
Looking east towards downtown Tucson from Tumamoc Hill. From January 2022.

Pima County Issues Ground-Level Ozone Advisory

Jul 14, 2022 Thursday marks the second consecutive day of an advisory.
UA basketball player Parker Jackson-Cartwright scores during a game against Stanford, January 2017.

Heeke named to NCAA committee

Jul 14, 2022 The UA Athletic Director takes the place of UCLA officials

Arizona attorney general asks court to unblock abortion ban

Jul 13, 2022 Brnovich argues a total ban is what the legislature want in place.
A sign warning drivers of high pedestrian traffic on West St. Mary's Road in Tucson on a late October afternoon.

Tucson one of the deadliest cities in the U.S. for pedestrians, study finds

Jul 13, 2022 The Tucson metropolitan area has the 13th highest rate of pedestrian fatalities in the country.
This image from 1971 depicts a 4 year-old girl in Liberia, with numerous monkeypox lesions.

Monkeypox found in Pima County

Jul 13, 2022 Case is the 7th in the state, 1st outside Maricopa County.
More than one-third of households in Tucson are considered housing cost burdened.

Tucson organizations hold rally to demand more action on housing affordability

Jul 12, 2022 The eight groups are led by the Casa Maria Soup Kitchen

Federal judge blocks Arizona's 'personhood' abortion law

Jul 12, 2022 Abortion providers were worried the law can lead to criminal charges like assault or child abuse and allege it is unconstitutionally vague.
A dog waits to be adopted from Pima Animal Care Center

Animal shelter bracing for a tough August

Jul 11, 2022 The Pima Animal Care Center was overcrowded over the July 4th weekend.
Police officers in downtown Tucson on June 24, 2022.

Arizona law limits filming police

Jul 8, 2022 The measure makes it illegal to knowingly film police officers 8 feet or closer without an officer’s permission.
Illustration of a proposed Mars glider.

University of Arizona researchers testing ideas for lightweight Mars glider

Jul 8, 2022 It would coast through the Martian skies far from landers and rovers on the surface.
The San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area in Cochise County, Arizona.

Fort Huachuca receives $2.8M for water and environment conservation projects

Jul 8, 2022 The Army post is working with partners in Sierra Vista.

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