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A bilingual English/Spanish vote sign outside a precinct in Arizona.

Gallego retains strong lead over Lake in August polling

Aug 29, 2024 The Democrat has a seven-point lead over Lake in the latest AZPOP.

Sleeping area at a shelter that's part of the Casa Alitas program on March 1, 2024.

Tucson migrant operation to receive new funding while spending still in question

Aug 29, 2024 Pima County will receive nearly $19 million in federal funding to continue services for asylum seekers who come through Tucson.

Prosecutors in Arizona's fake electors case dispute defendants' allegations of a political motive

Aug 28, 2024 Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Bruce Cohen is considering requests from at least a dozen of 18 people indicted in April to dismiss charges of fraud, conspiracy and forgery.

Breaks in only water pipeline for Grand Canyon prompt shutdown of overnight hotel stays

Aug 28, 2024 Visitors won’t be able to stay overnight in hotels at Grand Canyon National Park after a series of breaks in the only pipeline that serves the popular tourist destination.

Havasu Falls closed indefinitely after deadly flash flood

Aug 28, 2024 Havasupai Tribe and emergency teams assessing damage.

Experts say signs like this one could become more common this fall, as state and national moratoriums on evictions in the face of COVID-19 are lifted. Arizona already has one of the highest rates of housing losses in the nation, a new report says.

Court ruling contributes to July evictions jump

Aug 28, 2024 Evictions jumped 88% from June to July in Pima County.

Illustration of the Cassini spacecraft orbiting Saturn.

Cassini orbited Saturn 20 years ago this summer

Aug 28, 2024 The robotic explorer made historic discoveries about the ringed planet and its moons.

A woman carries her belongings into the Benedictine Monastery shortly after arriving as part of a group of migrants transported by the Department of Homeland Security from El Paso to Tucson on Feb. 21, 2019.

New directive says Border Patrol must return migrants’ belongings

Aug 28, 2024 In the past many migrants have said border officials discarded their things, including legal documents, religious items and medications.

LEFT: Date Palms on the campus on the University of Arizona. July 2024. RIGHT: Arizona alfalfa field with flood irrigation on a sunny day.

From date palms to alfalfa: How Arizona became fertile ground for Saudi farms

Aug 28, 2024 What started with a camel handler would grow into a lucrative trade, but eventually ended in exploitation of lax water laws.

Vice President Kamala Harris speaks to a crowd of 15,000 at Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale on Aug. 9. 2024.

Kamala Harris lowers Arizona's undecided margins in presidential race

Aug 27, 2024 Donald Trump maintains a 3 point lead in the state.

Old Main on the University of Arizona campus.

UofA to launch first Physical Therapy program in 2025

Aug 27, 2024 The program is hoping to help fill a physical therapist shortage in the state.

The Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park on Thursday, Aug. 31. 3% of the Colorado River's base flow comes from perennial springs throughout the its watershed.

Man dies on river trip at Grand Canyon; 5th fatality in less than a month

Aug 27, 2024 Authorities say an 80-year-old man has died after falling from a boat on the Colorado River inside Grand Canyon National Park.

Stephanie Daniel, Menlo Park neighborhood resident and community gardener who visits the park daily, Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024, in Tucson, Ariz.

El Rio Clinic considers parking expansion, Menlo Park residents concerned about community garden

Aug 27, 2024 Menlo Park neighborhood responds to potential changes as El Rio Clinic weighs options for additional employee parking space.

Man charged with making online threats to kill election officials in Colorado and Arizona

Aug 27, 2024 The case is brought as part of the Justice Department’s Election Threats Task Force, which began in June 2021.

Rudy Giuliani did nothing illegal in Arizona's fake elector case, his lawyer says

Aug 26, 2024 While not a fake elector in Arizona, the indictment alleged Giuliani pressured Maricopa County officials and state legislators to change the outcome of Arizona’s results.

U.S. Representative Ruben Gallego (D) (left) and challenger Kari Lake (R) (right) are the running for United States Senate in Arizona.

AZ Police Association backs Democrat Ruben Gallego in U.S. Senate race

Aug 26, 2024 The endorsement comes days after Arizona Police Association President Justin Harris endorsed former President Donald Trump on stage in Glendale.

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