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Fire managers have restricted campfires in Arizona to limit the risk of human-caused fire following a wet winter.

Some fire restrictions ease ahead of the holiday weekend

Jul 1, 2022 Officials warn to always check restriction status before starting a fire.

The U.S.-Mexico border in Southern Arizona, photographed from the air in August 2021.

Ducey signs bill directing $335M to build border fence

Jun 30, 2022 The fencing legislation does not say where, when or how the barriers and technology will be installed and no planning document was available.

A city limits sign in Sierra Vista.

Sierra Vista City Council votes to approve tentative budget of $204 million

Jun 30, 2022 Grants and census changes help increase the budget.

A Mexican wolf.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service updates rules and goals for preserving Mexican wolves

Jun 30, 2022 The new changes are meant to increase the population and manage its interactions with livestock operators and nearby communities.

Green Valley hospital closes

Jun 30, 2022 Medical staffing crisis caused wages to skyrocket, says CEO.

A Tucson Fire Department vehicle and gear.

Rethinking 911

Jun 29, 2022 Leaders from Tucson, other cities create blueprint for new emergency response systems

The first scientific images from the James Webb Space Telescope are due July 12.

James Webb Telescope ready for science

Jun 29, 2022 Scientists say all the spacecraft's instruments are aligned for operation.

Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich in Phoenix, January 2019.

Arizona AG will ask court to lift injunction on state abortion ban

Jun 29, 2022 Brnovich says law banning abortion is back in effect following Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade.

The Arizona State Capitol Executive Tower in Phoenix. January 2021.

Ducey OKs $18B budget upping school, infrastructure spending

Jun 28, 2022 The governor on Tuesday gave his blessing to an $18 billion spending plan that uses a record surplus to invest in education and infrastructure.

Former Congressman Matt Salmon used a video to announce his entrance in the Republican gubernatorial primary in Arizona. June 16, 2021

Salmon drops out of GOP primary race for Arizona governor

Jun 28, 2022 The former congressman says it became clear he couldn't win.

Researchers say the smell of the monsoon is good for your health.

Arizonans benefit from the special scent of the monsoon

Jun 28, 2022 Scientists find evidence of health benefits in the desert rain.

In recent years the College of Medicine had zero or one Indigenous graduate per class, but in the spring of 2019, eight members of American Indian tribes became the latest doctors from the UA.

Indigenous students to get full University of Arizona tuition

Jun 27, 2022 University will pay tuition and fees for all who qualify.

The Central Arizona Project moves water from the Colorado River to southern Arizona. July 2021

ASU online water tool updates help Arizonans learn about waterways

Jun 27, 2022 The project covers shortages, farmland data, pollution levels and other aspects of water usage.

The Sutter Telescope System installed at Winer Observatory near Tucson.

Asteroid hunters find a telescope testing center near Tucson

Jun 27, 2022 The company is tracking potentially valuable asteroids for future mining trips.

Protesters lined Congress St. after the U.S. Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v Wade on June 24th, 2022.

Tucson greets Roe reversal with protests

Jun 25, 2022 The crowd blocked Congress St and several intersections downtown.

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

Court allows Resolution Copper Mine to continue

Jun 25, 2022 Apache Stronghold did not prove its religious concerns were enough to stop the mine.

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