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Fresh snow blankets the Catalina Mountains. From February 2021.

Ponderosa Pine at risk due to megadrought

Jun 9, 2023 New research shows that the species is facing higher mortality rates due to the drought.
John Farley, director of fire test operations at the Naval Research Laboratory, tests the effectiveness of aqueous film-forming foam by spraying it on a gasoline fire. The test took place at the laboratory in Chesapeake Beach, Md. Oct. 25, 2019.

ADEQ, fire departments dispose over 6,000 gallons of firefoam containing PFAS

Jun 9, 2023 The collaboration comes from the AFFF Take Back and Replace pilot-program
Federal officials have installed 500 border lights in the San Bernardino Valley and Wildlife Refuge, according to the Center for Biological Diversity study, though the lights are not currently operational.

Officials looking into turning on border lights

Jun 9, 2023 Customs and Border Protection says it’s looking at turning on lights on the border wall and installing more, just days after an environmental group releases a study and urges officials to remove the lights due to the effects they could have on wildlife.
Various denominations of U.S. currency.

4 in Arizona get prison time for fraudulently getting millions in federal COVID-19 aid

Jun 9, 2023 Federal prosecutors said Thursday four people in three separate cases were recently given “significant prison terms” for taking advantage of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans.
Central Tucson from Sentinel Peak.

The Buzz: An economic update for Southern Arizona and beyond

Jun 9, 2023 Economists say they see some slowing ahead for the area's economy, but belay worries of a recession
This image provided by the Coconino County Emergency Management shows vehicles damaged as a result of a freight train derailment, Wednesday, June 7, 2023 east of Williams, Ariz.

23 freight cars, new vehicles heavily damaged in train derailment in northern Arizona

Jun 8, 2023 There was no immediate word from Texas-based BNSF Railway about the derailment.
View from the north end zone at Arizona Stadium.

Arizona president says realignment talk premature until Pac-12 has hard numbers on TV deal

Jun 8, 2023 The Pac-12's current deal expires after the 2023-24 school year.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (left) and Cochise County Sheriff Mark Dannels (right) convene with seven other county sheriffs at Cochise College's Sierra Vista Campus Wednesday to discuss the U.S. Mexico border. June 7, 2023.

DeSantis brings border plan to Sierra Vista

Jun 7, 2023 The Florida Governor held a rountable discussion with eight county sheriffs from across the country.
A Tucson Unified School District Bus.

TUSD looks to revise outdated student code of conduct

Jun 7, 2023 The board will look to take formal action on the changes at the next meeting.
The Mountain View Officers' Club on Fort Huachuca, AZ. The Fort has submitted a funding proposal to rehabilitate the building as a Range Operations Synchronization Center. May 31, 2023.

Fort Huachuca's historic Mountain View Officers' Club has a new purpose

Jun 7, 2023 The Fort has submitted a purposal for the building to be a Range Operations Synchronization Center.

Arizona least friendly for naked cycling, study finds

Jun 7, 2023 A recent study found that three Arizona cities fell in the bottom 10 of the 200 biggest cities in the U.S. for being a good place to cycle in the nude.
Federal officials have installed 500 border lights in the San Bernardino Valley and Wildlife Refuge, according to the Center for Biological Diversity study, though the lights are not currently operational.

New report counts 1,800 stadium lights near threatened species' habitat

Jun 6, 2023 The Center for Biological Diversity counted lights across 60 miles of protected lands on the U.S.-Mexico border in Arizona. While currently not operational, if turned on, they could affect more than a dozen endangered and threatened species in the region.
A file image of a judge's gavel in a courtroom at the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona.

Ex-teacher sentenced to prison for making death threat against Arizona legislator

Jun 6, 2023 Donald Glenn Brown pleaded guilty in April to a charge of attempting to make a terroristic threat and was sentenced Tuesday in Navajo County Superior Court.
Participants on the 20th annual Migrant Trail Walk carry crosses with the names of those who have died in the U.S.-Mexico borderlands.

Participants continue to walk, 20 years later, to end migrant death in the Arizona borderlands

Jun 6, 2023 During the 20th annual Migrant Trail Walk, participants walked 75 miles, from Sásabe, Sonora, to Tucson to call for changes in immigration policy that would end migrant deaths on the U.S.-Mexico border.
Veterans' Memorial Park in Sierra Vista, AZ. June 5, 2023.

Sierra Vista 'Dad Olympics' heads into its 2nd year

Jun 6, 2023 The annual event has dads compete alongside their kids for prizes
Plexiglass dividers are set up throughout a courtroom at the Pima County Superior Court as part of the building's COVID-19 mitigation protocols. April 2021.

UA shooting suspect looks for insanity defense

Jun 5, 2023 A court order is now forcing the University of Arizona to release suspect Murad Dervish's emails after defense requests it.

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