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Commercial trucks travel through the Mariposa Port of Entry in Nogales.

Tensions at Texas border meant increased commercial crossing in Nogales

Apr 18, 2022 Delays and blockades that stemmed from new inspections on northbound commercial vehicles pushed some additional cargo traffic to Arizona’s border.

Water levels in Lake Powell, seen here in May 2021, are dipping dangerously low. The federal government has proposed an unprecedented plan to cut back on water supplies for Arizona, Nevada and California. The measure aims to keep water levels high enough to generate hydropower at the Glen Canyon Dam.

Lake Powell is critically low, and still shrinking. Here’s what happens next

Apr 16, 2022 The future of the reservoir is largely uncertain, but climate science and recent actions by the government are providing some hints as to what might happen in the near future.

Pond near Quitobaquito Springs March 8, 2020.

Pond renewal work slated for Quitobaquito Springs

Apr 14, 2022 The spring’s flow and its human-made pond dipped drastically in 2020, amid record high summer temperatures and drought, and as construction crews built the border wall.

The H.Wilson Sundt Generating Station at 3950 E. Irvington Road is seen in this image from a Tucson Electric Power video on YouTube.

Regulators approve rate increase for Tucson Electric Power customers

Apr 14, 2022 Tucson Electric Power customers will see their monthly bills go up by about four dollars on average.

A stretch of border fencing east of Douglas constructed as part of President Trump's initiative to erect a taller wall along the southern border. November 2020.

Mexican woman dies trying to climb border wall near Douglas

Apr 14, 2022 Griselda Verduzco Armenta, 31, was found Monday night along a stretch of 30-foot tall border fence some 10 miles west of Douglas.

Demonstrators protest in favor of protections for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients.

DACA recipients can now apply to renew status online

Apr 14, 2022 Up until now, that paperwork had to be mailed into the agency and getting a response could take months.

A view of the Santa Rita Mountains from Rancho Sahuarita.

New manufactured housing comes to Sahuarita

Apr 13, 2022 The new homes will be less expensive and produce less waste on site.

The family of Tuskegee Airman George W. Biggs cut the ribbon as the Davis Monthan Resilience Center is named after Major Biggs - April 2022

Nogales-born Tuskeegee Airman George Biggs honored at Davis Monthan Air Force Base

Apr 13, 2022 Major Biggs, also the son of Buffalo Soldier Levi Biggs, flew combat missions in Korea and Vietnam

Four tech companies will have access to the laboratory at Biosphere 2 for research.

Biosphere 2 starts a tech incubator

Apr 13, 2022 The laboratory welcomed four tech startups in a ribbon cutting ceremony.

The late-afternoon sun on Lake Powell, April 2018.

Interior Department considers emergency cutbacks to water supplies

Apr 12, 2022 Reductions would be felt most sharply in Central Arizona.

Legislature moving to add new teacher certification paths

Apr 11, 2022 Opponents argue it will allow unqualified people to teach.

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

Arizona House votes to delay controversial new election law

Apr 11, 2022 As it stands now, the law would likely go into effect between the primary and general elections this year.

A group walks through the desert from Punta Chueca toward Saaps, where the Comcaac Nation held a historic gathering to demand water on March 27, 2021.

Comcaac Nation in Sonora renews historic march to ancestral site

Apr 11, 2022 An Indigenous nation in Sonora held a historic gathering last year to demand water for their communities on the Sea of Cortez. Now, they’re meeting again. This time in honor of their ancestors.