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Continued political mayhem could drive voters into the independent column ahead of the 2022 midterm election.

Political spotlight pushes Arizona voters into independents

Jul 27, 2021 The number of people who do not prefer either major party is growing.
Member of the Navajo Nation retrieving clean, drinking water at the local well during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Newly introduced bill aims to increase access to clean water in tribal lands

Jul 27, 2021 If passed, the bill could provide billions across a variety of federal programs to improve water infrastructure and operation.
Daniela Chavira and other undocumented students and DACA recipients meet at the Arizona Capitol to speak with representatives.

After Texas ruling on DACA, Arizona Dreamer says life on hold again

Jul 27, 2021 This month a federal judge in Texas ruled the Obama-era program was illegal, suspending new applications and renewals
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 reports 1,441 more COVID-19 cases, no new deaths

Jul 26, 2021 8th day in a row of more than 1,000 cases
File image of the Arizona State Senate building in Phoenix.

Arizona Senate issues new subpoena for 2020 election audit

Jul 26, 2021 Two top Republicans in the Arizona Senate want new materials for the 2020 election audit.
President Donald Trump addresses the crowd during a rally at the Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Phoenix on Feb. 19, 2020.

AP FACT CHECK: Trump is relentless in election fabrications

Jul 24, 2021 Former president peddles debunked allegations in Arizona visit
Nurses protest staffing shortages outside St. Mary's Hospital in Tucson on July 14, 2021.

Health care challenges, border travel restrictions, tourism recovery

Jul 23, 2021 Plus, efforts to boost COVID vaccination rates in rural areas of southern Arizona
Visitors examine displays at the University of Arizona Alfie Norville Gem and Mineral Museum's new location in downtown Tucson. July 2021.

Full Tourism Rebound Could Take Years in Arizona

Jul 23, 2021 The governor recently announced a new tourism initiative that will be funded with over $100 million in federal aid.
Pedestrians at the midway point on their way up Tumamoc Hill.

Human remains found on Tumamoc Hill

Jul 23, 2021 UAPD says the identity of the person and their cause of death is still unknown.
Tall grass grows in a field in the White Mountains of Arizona.

White Mountain Apache Tribe to reinstate 10 p.m. curfew

Jul 22, 2021 After 12 new cases in 24 hours, the tribe will move to Phase 3 restrictions. It also canceled its upcoming fair and rodeo.
A dispensary employee weighing and portioning marijuana.

Marijuana sales stabilizing in Arizona

Jul 22, 2021 The state is getting millions a month in tax revenue from the sales.
This five day precipitation forecast map released by the National Weather Service on July 21, 2021 shows that much of the state's midsection is expected to get at least one inch of rainfall, with some areas receiving up to three inches, by Saturday night. Nearly all of the state is under a flash flood watch through 11:00 p.m. Saturday.

Flash flood watch through Saturday

Jul 22, 2021 NWS predicts 2006-style rainstorms into the weekend.
The Mescal movie set in Benson

New owners plan to rebuild iconic Mescal Movie Set in Benson

Jul 21, 2021 It once made Benson one of the most recognizable western cinematic towns on the big screen
Twenty-dollar bills.

Arizona offering return-to-work bonus

Jul 20, 2021 People who are back in the workforce are eligible for up to $2,000.
An A-10 makes a pass over the runway at Tucson's Davis-Monthan Air Force Base. July 2021.

Davis-Monthan big part of A-10 future

Jul 20, 2021 The Tucson base is working to keep the aging warplane flying.
Jeff Bezos with his proposed lunar lander.

Bezos' private space program could yield dividends for researchers

Jul 20, 2021 Scientists anticipate less-expensive access to Earth orbit and the moon.

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