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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.

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.

President Joe Biden awards Gabrielle Giffords the Presidential Medal of Freedom at the White House. July 7, 2022

Biden awards Medal of Freedom to Giffords and McCain

Jul 7, 2022 The medal is the highest civilian award in the nation.

Abortion amendment will not appear on ballot

Jul 7, 2022 Organizers say they will shift efforts to get measure on the ballot in 2024.

The shoes of children as they sit in a row inside a kindergarten classroom.

Arizona OKs biggest US school voucher plan, faces challenge

Jul 7, 2022 Arizona has the most expansive education options in the nation and will have the most comprehensive voucher system if the bill takes effect.

File image of the Pima County Administration Building in downtown Tucson.

Pima Board of Supervisors lifts vaccine mandate for temp election workers

Jul 7, 2022 Decision is designed to ensure an adequate number of workers for August primaries

Tucson Starbucks votes in favor of unionizing

Jul 6, 2022 The Starbucks is the first in the city and fifth in the state to join a growing national movement.

Lake Mead and the rest of the Colorado River system are shrinking rapidly. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation has called for new conservation measures, asking states to conserve a tremendously large amount of water, and giving them a 60-day timeline to formulate a plan for those reductions.

Governor signs $1.2B water plan as Arizona faces cutbacks

Jul 6, 2022 A $1 billion fund will help get new water supplies into Arizona, including a possible desalination plant Ducey has touted.

A woman fills out a ballot at a polling place inside Temple Emanu-El in Tucson on Aug. 4, 2020.

Federal government sues Arizona over new voting law

Jul 5, 2022 Lawsuit targets provisions requiring voters to list birthplace and provide proof of citizenship.

This transmission electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2—also known as 2019-nCoV, the virus that causes COVID-19—isolated from a patient in the U.S.

Arizona COVID transmission numbers climb

Jul 5, 2022 Most of the state is now considered to have a high transmission rate.

Bacterial outbreak found at Arizona's largest state hatchery

Jul 4, 2022 Officials say some of the sick fish may have been released.

File image of an Arizona voter registration form.

Voter registration deadline nearing

Jul 4, 2022 The deadline to register to vote in the August primary is here.

A vote here sign outside of a polling place in Tucson. November 2020.

Top election officials in Arizona county leave amid threats

Jul 4, 2022 Officials say they have had enough after a year and half of threats.

Protestors gathered at the Centennial Pavilion stage in Veteran's Memorial Park in Sierra Vista to protest the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. July 2, 2022

Protests continue over holiday weekend

Jul 4, 2022 People protesting the Supreme Court overturning Roe v Wade were out across the country including in Tucson and Sierra Vista.

Gabrielle Giffords, Mark Kelly and Chuck Huckelberry speak before the ceremony marking the ninth anniversary of Tucson's Jan. 8, 2011 mass shooting.

Biden to award Medal of Freedom to Giffords, McCain

Jul 1, 2022 The medal is the nation's highest civilian honor.

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