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View of the University of Arizona campus.

Arizona universities to continue reduced tuition for some undocumented immigrants

Aug 23, 2019 Any student who graduates from an Arizona high school is eligible.
Flags representing the United States and Mexico are bundled together decoratively.

Leaders from Arizona and Sonora meet to strengthen political and economic bonds

Aug 23, 2019 The officials discussed trade, tourism and development at the annual "megaregion" meeting.
A light-rail stop in Phoenix.

Phoenix: Thousands of ballots for light rail measure pour in

Aug 23, 2019 A ballot initiative is asking if the expansion of the rail system should be halted.
DEA photo of a reported 90,000 fentanyl pills, published Aug. 22, 2019.

Agent: Arizona's spike in seized fentanyl pills 'alarming'

Aug 23, 2019 More than 1 million pills have been seized in the state this year.
Assault-style weapons for sale at R & A Tactical in Tucson, Aug. 22, 2019

A look at Arizona gun laws

Aug 22, 2019 Recent mass shootings raised gun control legislation questions again.
UA professor Michael Marty, center, with two students in his biochemistry lab.

Tiny molecules can make a big impact in the battle against disease

Aug 22, 2019 UA research into anti-microbial peptides could help develop therapeutic drugs.
Americans receive more than 4 billion robocalls a month.

Arizona attorney general signs nationwide anti-robocall agreement

Aug 22, 2019 The voluntary pact with 12 major phone companies has no deadlines or enforcement mechanism.
A voting location sign at the University of Arizona, 2018.

Tucson man charged with voter fraud

Aug 22, 2019 The man allegedly voted in Arizona and Nevada.
Students at the University of Arizona campus.

Arizona appeals court rejects AG's tuition lawsuit

Aug 22, 2019 The suit alleges tuition is too high at the state's public universities.
In 2016, mine-shaft drilling pierced shallow aquifers, causing water pumped from the mine to spike.

Environmental groups call on Arizona to close uranium mine

Aug 22, 2019 The groups cite flooding of the mine that threatens to contaminate drinking water.
Tomatoes on their way north across the U.S.-Mexico border.

Last-minute deal struck in Mexican tomato standoff

Aug 21, 2019 The deal could settle a long period of uncertainty over the importation of tomatoes from Mexico.
Adults and children at Border Patrol's Central Processing Center in McAllen, Texas, June 17, 2018.

Trump moves to end limits on detention of migrant children

Aug 21, 2019 The new rules would allow the government to hold families in detention much longer than 20 days, which critics say would traumatize migrant children.
Sonora's Highway 15 stretches from the U.S.-Mexico border in Nogales to the border with the Mexican state of Sinaloa at Don Estación.

Promised inauguration of Sonoran highway called off

Aug 21, 2019 Three dates have been set and missed for completion of the highway that runs from Sinaloa to the Arizona border.
Gov. Doug Ducey, June 2019.

Ducey backs court orders to require mental health evaluations

Aug 21, 2019 The governor said law enforcement needs tools to keep firearms away from people with mental health problems.
Republican Martha McSally, left, and Democrat Mark Kelly.

Mark Kelly leads Martha McSally in new poll

Aug 20, 2019 It is the first time either candidate's lead has been outside the margin of error in the race for U.S. Senate.
Looking west toward the San Rafael Valley and the Patagonia Mountains.

Drilling project proposed for Patagonia Mountains

Aug 20, 2019 The Coronado National Forest wants public input on a mining exploration project.

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