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The Contreras Fire burns in the Baboquivari Mountains. June 17, 2022

4 buildings at Kitt Peak lost in wildfire

Jun 18, 2022 Officials are still trying to assess damage.
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.

Under federal pressure, Colorado River water managers face unprecedented call for conservation

Jun 18, 2022 States have 60 days to craft a deal.
An A-10 from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base fires its gun at the Goldwater Range during the Hawgsmoke competiton. June 2016

Davis-Monthan A-10s safe

Jun 18, 2022 A defense spending bill moving through the Senate has good news for Arizona military bases.
A vote here sign outside of a polling place in Tucson. November 2020.

Arizona AG's effort to require redo of election rules denied

Jun 18, 2022 The 2019 rules stay in effect.
The H.Wilson Sundt Generating Station at 3950 E. Irvington Road is seen in this image from a Tucson Electric Power video on YouTube.

Tucson Electric Power seeking nearly 12% rate increase

Jun 17, 2022 Public hearings will be held in Tucson.
Part of the Contreras Fire burning near the Kitt Peak Nationla Observatory on June 16, 2022.

Wildfire reaches Kitt Peak National Observatory

Jun 17, 2022 The Contreras Fire has grown to about 11,500 acres.
The shoes of children as they sit in a row inside a kindergarten classroom.

Education in the summer

Jun 17, 2022 This week, The Buzz focuses on education and the summer ahead.
File image of equipment in a trauma room at a hospital in Tucson.

Study says Arizona isn't doing enough to protect consumers from high medical debt

Jun 17, 2022 It calls for policy changes to address the issue.

Tucson sets up hotline for homeless people

Jun 17, 2022 Aims to connect people with shelter, food, other needs.
More than one-third of households in Tucson are considered housing cost burdened.

Study says rigid housing laws are contributing to Arizona's housing shortage

Jun 16, 2022 It also says municipalities can make zoning changes to encourage more housing.
An aerial view of Kitt Peak National Observatory. From February 2022.

Wildfire continues to grow east of Sells

Jun 16, 2022 The Contreras Fire grew to about 11,500 acres on Thursday, prompting evacuation of Kitt Peak.
A sign directs participants to an active shooter training workshop hosted by the Pima County Sheriff's Department at Cienega High School on July 5, 2018.

Police chiefs prepare for mass shooting

Jun 16, 2022 Area law enforcement doesn't want another Uvalde.

Biden nominates Phoenix election attorney to 9th Circuit

Jun 15, 2022 Roopali Desai is a well-known election law lawyer.
U.S. Supreme Court

Justices dismiss Trump-era immigration case

Jun 15, 2022 Ruling is a loss for Arizona's Attorney General.
The dome atop the Arizona Capitol Museum at the State Capitol in Phoenix. January 2021.

House committee advances school voucher expansion

Jun 15, 2022 Any student could qualify for the state's voucher program, under a bill filed by Republicans this week.
U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court ruling could transform how immigration policy is challenged

Jun 15, 2022 The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that immigrants cannot band together to challenge immigration policy in any lower federal court.

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