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Pages from the United Healthcare website are displayed on a computer screen, Feb. 29, 2024, in New York. UnitedHealth says files with personal information that could cover “a substantial portion of people in America” may have been taken in the cyberattack on its Change Healthcare business. The company said Monday, April 22, 2024 after markets closed that it sees no signs that doctor charts or full medical histories were released after the attack.

UnitedHealth says wide swath of patient files may have been taken in Change cyberattack

Apr 23, 2024 UnitedHealth says files with personal information that could cover a "substantial portion of people in America" may have been taken in the cyberattack on its Change Healthcare business.
Bananas in the produce section of a grocery store.

Kroger, Albertsons — still hoping to merge — agree to sell more stores to satisfy regulators

Apr 22, 2024 The companies now plan to sell 579 Kroger and Albertsons stores in markets where they overlap.
The unhoused often have to travel throughout the city looking to find safe places to settle for the night.

There is hope for the homeless at Sister Josè Women's Center.

Apr 11, 2024 Also on Arizona Spotlight: The holistic housing approach of "I Am You 360"; and 10-Minute Dramas returns with "It's Saturday".
According to a 2023 Pew Research survey, tipping expectations have grown over the past few years.

What is the new etiquette for tipping?

Mar 26, 2024 While some experts say much of the etiquette remains the same, there are a few new variables to keep in mind.
A graph showing the drop in job openings from 4.9% in December 2023 to 4.3% in late January 2024.

February employment statistics show hiring slowdown

Mar 21, 2024 The Arizona Office of Economic Opportunity have released February’s employment report.
President Joe Biden listens to Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger, left, as Intel factory manager Hugh Green listens, during a tour of the Intel Ocotillo Campus, in Chandler, Ariz., Wednesday, March 20, 2024.

Biden touts Arizona as America's 'future' as government invests $8.5 billion in chipmaker Intel

Mar 20, 2024 The Biden administration has predicted that the cash infusion should help the U.S. boost its global share of advanced chip production from zero to 20%.
Full house at Arizona Stadium, 2017.

Study shows UA sports send Tucson economy soaring

Mar 12, 2024 The report cites Wildcats football, basketball and other events bringing big spenders to town.
The Capistrano Apartments, on East 6th Street, is a Tucson apartment complex.

Mayes sues RealPage and 9 major landlords over rising rents

Feb 28, 2024 AG claims RealPage's "revenue management" algorithm is illegal price fixing.
Firefighters work to contain a blaze in Old Bisbee

Bisbee Main Street fire's cause still unknown

Feb 20, 2024 The mayor set to give an update at City Council meeting Tuesday
This map from Opportunity Atlas shows the average income for adults based on where they grew up.

The Buzz: Combatting Generational Poverty in Pima County

Jan 26, 2024 A new effort aims to help those who are born into poverty move up the socio-economic ladder.
U.S. currency in various denominations.

The Buzz: How the state went from a surplus to a deficit

Jan 19, 2024 Two economists walk through how the state is facing a projected $1.7 billion deficit by the end of FY 25 after starting last year with a $2.5 billion surplus.
The Gadsden Hotel in Douglas, AZ. January 4, 2023.

The Gadsden Hotel lays off employees, temporarily closes restaurant and bar

Jan 9, 2024 20 out of 32 employees across the hotel and restaurant were laid off two days after the Christmas holiday
File image of a for sale sign outside a home in the Tucson metropolitan area.

Home affordability continues to shrink in Arizona

Jan 2, 2024 Buying a median priced-home could take more than half an average salary in some AZ counties.
Twenty-dollar bills.

The Buzz: Looking back and ahead at our economy

Dec 29, 2023 Economists say growth is likely to slow, but not stop, in the region and nation.
Stacks of hay bales sit beside an irrigation canal in Imperial Valley on June 20, 2023. Critics have called for reductions to the amount of alfalfa grown with Colorado River water. The particularly thirsty crop is mostly used for cattle feed.

The Buzz: A legislative look-ahead at water and agriculture

Dec 22, 2023 The new legislative session is weeks away, so we look at the state's top water user.
U.S. Representative Juan Ciscomani (right) talks with Benson Mayor Joe Konrad (left) ahead of the round table discussion hosted by the Sierra Vista Area Chamber of Commerce. December 19, 2023.

Ciscomani meets with city and county officials, discuss economic issues surrounding U.S.-Mexico border

Dec 20, 2023 The Congressman criticized the Biden Administration's decision to temporarily close the Lukeville Port of Entry.

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