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University of Arizona College of Applied Science and Technology (CAST) Dean Dr. Gary Packard talking about the plan to move CAST to the West End. June 2, 2023.

UA College of Applied Sci & Tech moves to SV's West End

Jun 5, 2023 The new location will be off of Garden Ave. in Sierra Vista

Phoenix officials are seeking public input on updates to the city’s Climate Action Plan, as the region grapples with human-caused climate change, including poor air quality, drought, and extreme heat.

For more blue skies, Phoenix asks residents to blue-sky climate plan ideas

Jun 4, 2023 This week’s meeting aimed to get public feedback for a draft update that will be released later this summer.

Bettman: NHL still committed to keeping Coyotes in Arizona after arena referendum failed

Jun 4, 2023 “It’s a good market, and if we can make it work, we’ll make it work,” Bettman said.

Ballots from the general election are boxed up at the Maricopa County Recorders Office in Phoenix, Monday, Nov. 14, 2022.

Fact Check Maricopa voting machines changed

Jun 3, 2023 NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week.

Retired Phoenix police officer in landmark Miranda rights case dies at 87

Jun 3, 2023 On March 13, 1963, Cooley arrested Ernesto Miranda in the kidnap and rape of an 18-year-old Phoenix woman

Established in 1924, the Chiricahua National Monument is up for redesignation to national park status. The monument could become Arizona's fourth national park.

The Buzz: Efforts to make Chiricahua National Monument a national park

Jun 2, 2023 Will the Wonderland of Rocks could become Arizona’s Fourth National Park?

The Central Arizona Project moves water from the Colorado River to southern Arizona. July 2021

Arizona to restrict some new construction in fast-growing areas of Phoenix reliant on groundwater

Jun 1, 2023 Officials said the move would not affect existing homeowners who already have assured water supplies.

Star, a two-year-old pit bull terrier, has been at the Pima Animal Care Center since Oct. 7, 2022. She was rescued by an animal protection officer.

Expanded telemedicine services for veterinarian care combats access shortage

Jun 1, 2023 The new Arizona law was signed by Governor Katie Hobbs in early May.

Former Cochise County Elections Dir. gets $130K settlement payout

Jun 1, 2023 The county will pay $75,000 of the $130,000 settlement

A view from Coconino Overlook at the north rim of the Grand Canyon.

Arizona governor urging Biden to designate tribally proposed monument at Grand Canyon

May 31, 2023 Hobbs told Biden that she is committed to preserving cultural and natural treasures throughout Arizona and said the Grand Canyon is a “culturally sacred place stewarded by Indigenous Peoples for centuries.”

A cloudy sky over Old Main at the University of Arizona.

Federal grant pushes UA to create new program to support first gen Latino students

May 30, 2023 The $3 million grant is expected to support the project for the next five years.

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.

Arizona AG Kris Mayes sues manufacturers for PFAS contamination

May 30, 2023 The companies have known about the 'forever chemicals' for decades

Women prepare food for dozens of families at Centro de Esperanza migrant shelter in Sonoyta, Sonora.

Post Title 42, some migrants have hope of gaining asylum

May 30, 2023 With improvements to the federal CBP One app, some migrants who wait along the U.S.-Mexico border in Sonora have hope they’ll get an appointment to seek asylum while others still wait with little change in sight.

Michael Kotutwa Johnson says Hopi corn “has 10 to 15 times more mineral content” than supermarket corn. He hopes to share it with the Hopi people and believes they will see an improvement in health.

Honor your ‘mother’: Working to keep traditional ways, types of Hopi corn

May 29, 2023 “Corn represents our mother, and we need to take care of her so she can take care of us.”

Census data shows that Pinal County had two of the fastest-growing cities in the nation from 2021 to 2022, and a housing boom to match. Its 3.5% rise in housing units was the fastest in the state.

Room to boom: Pinal County housing grew at fastest rate in state

May 28, 2023 The number of housing units in Pinal County grew by an estimated 3.5% from July 2021 to July 2022.

A person walks past tarps, cloths, and tents set up as temporary living spaces on West Madison Street in “The Zone,” the area surrounding the Human Services Campus in Phoenix on March 1, 2023.

Phoenix faces dueling lawsuits over homeless crisis as advocates scramble for more shelter

May 27, 2023 The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in 2019 that homeless people cannot be criminalized for sleeping outside if no alternatives exist.

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