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Statue of the short-faced bear at Lubbock Lake Landmark, a natural history museum in Lubbock, Texas.

"Chasing the Ghost Bear: On the Trail of America’s Lost Super Beast" with author Mike Stark.

Oct 20, 2022 Also on Arizona Spotlight: A young Arizona filmmaker who makes epics in miniature, and Susan Cummins Miller on "Making Silent Stones Sing".
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.

Grand jury indicts suspect in UA shooting with seven felony charges

Oct 19, 2022 Charges range from one count of first degree murder to three counts of endangerment.
Girl Scouts from Tucson Troop 6.

MacKenzie Scott gives Girl Scouts $84.5 million, largest in history

Oct 18, 2022 Girl Scouts of Southern Arizona was one of the 29 councils that received funding.
A black pilar that says "How many will be enough" stands in the middle of the University of Arizona Mall one week after the killing of Professor Thomas Meixner on campus. A few days prior university officials held a candlelight vigil where the pilar stands.

University of Arizona president emails timeline of steps prior to shooting

Oct 18, 2022 President Robert Robbins details steps the university and UAPD took throughout the nine months before the shooting.
Cochise County Courthouse in Bisbee, Arizona

A new mental health department for schools is coming to Cochise County

Oct 14, 2022 The money is coming from the state.
The Fact Check Arizona podcast will cover the 2022 Arizona election season.

Fact Check Arizona: Ep. 2 Examining the allegations made by schools superintendent candidates

Oct 11, 2022 Both candidates have attacked the other over certain claims. Here's a look at how true they are.
Girl Scouts sell cookies with digital technology.

Girl Scouts of Southern Arizona receive $30k grant from Tohono O’odham Nation

Oct 11, 2022 The money will be used to expand Girl Scout programs into low income and Native American communities.
Students attend a biology class at BASIS Oro Valley.

Candidates for Arizona superintendent of public instruction have starkly different philosophies

Oct 10, 2022 Democrat Kathy Hoffman is running for reelection while Republican Tom Horne is hoping to get his old job back.

Court documents reveal suspect in UA shooting was banned from university

Oct 7, 2022 46-year-old Murad Dervish had been expelled and barred from the University of Arizona in February 2022.
File image of an empty classroom at Sabino H. S.

University of Arizona aims to help teachers get students back on track after the pandemic

Oct 3, 2022 Psychology students and instructors offer their expertise to help the transition back to in-person learning.
The Arizona Capitol, in Phoenix.

Huge Arizona school voucher plan in effect after foes fail

Sep 30, 2022 Opponents failed to collect enough signatures to put the law on hold.
An empty classroom at Gridley Middle School in Tucson. November 2020.

Signature numbers debated in Arizona voucher challenge

Sep 26, 2022 Supporters of the ESA expansion say not enough signatures were collected to block the law.
A row of empty lockers in a hallway at Marana Middle School.

The Buzz: How Arizona's lack of school mental health staff affects students

Sep 24, 2022 Arizona has some of the worst student-to-mental-health-professional ratios in the US.
A masked teacher offers instruction to a student at the International School of Tucson. February 2021.

Arizona hopes to reduce enormous teacher shortage through mentoring, paid tuition

Sep 19, 2022 The Arizona Teacher's Academy is helping.
A view of the mall at the University of Arizona taken from the Student Union.

U.S. Space Command chooses UA as inaugural partner in new program

Sep 15, 2022 University's long history in space research cited
The west facade of Old Main on the campus of the University of Arizona. From August, 2019.

UA language and culture programs receive federal grant money

Sep 12, 2022 The funds will also improve studies in less commonly taught languages.

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