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The lights atop a vehicle belonging to Agua Prieta, Mexico police. A Mexican flag is visible in the background. October 2019.

US arrests 2 leaders of Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel: ‘El Mayo’ Zambada and son of 'El Chapo'

Jul 25, 2024 A Mexican federal official told The Associated Press that Zambada and Guzmán López arrived in the United States on a private plane and turned themselves in to authorities.
The Colorado River, just north of the Navajo Bridge in Northern Arizona.

Tribal leaders advocate for historic water rights settlement in DC

Jul 25, 2024 Navajo and Hopi leaders urged Congress to pass a bill addressing their water crisis, proposing a $1.75 billion pipeline to bring Colorado River water to their communities.
Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate Mark Kelly hits the campaign trail in Tucson. February 23, 2019

Q&AZ: If Mark Kelly becomes VP pick, what will happen to his Arizona Senate seat?

Jul 25, 2024 For some Democrats, Vice President Mark Kelly has a nice ring to it.
President Biden speaks during an address to the nation from the White House Oval Office about his decision to not seek reelection, July 24, 2024.

4 takeaways from President Biden’s Oval Office address

Jul 25, 2024 President Biden addressed the nation about his decision to not seek reelection from the Oval Office at the White House on Wednesday.
Arizona has long been a hotspot for golfers looking to keep up their game as weather elsewhere turns cold. But, for just as long, the state has been working to limit water use by golf courses. How much of a part does golf play in Arizona's water issues?

Dry but alive: Rethinking golf's green lawns

Jul 24, 2024 Golf is a commonly blamed culprit of Arizona's water woes. How much water goes to the state's courses?
Riders approach the starting gate and Rillito Racetrack, 2018.

Not off to the races, Pima County suspends horse racing at the Rillito Racetrack in 2025 amid procurement controversy

Jul 24, 2024 County halts the process to ensure fair competition and assess the track's condition.

New report: Detained immigrant deaths were preventable

Jul 23, 2024 A new report published by the ACLU found that immigrant deaths in ICE detention centers were largely caused by lack of oversight and systemic failures, including two deaths in Arizona.

Republicans advocate to keep "unborn human being" in AZ abortion ballot description

Jul 23, 2024 They argue that the term is a direct quote from Arizona's current law, making it impartial.
<a href="https://map22.epa.gov/cimc/superfundZoom&params=0900684&15" target="_blank" style="font-weight:700;margin-right:6px">VIEW THIS MAP FULLSCREEN IN A NEW WINDOW</a>The ten square-mile Tucson International Airport Area Superfund Site is depicted using orange diagonal lines. The site includes Tucson International Airport, Sections of the Tohono O'odham Nation (San Xavier District), Tucson and South Tucson residential areas, and Air Force Plant #44 Raytheon Missile Systems Company (AFP44). The site has contaminated groundwater and soil from former aircraft and electronics manufacturing and aircraft maintenance, fire drill trainings, and the leaking of chemicals from unlined landfills.

US Air Force challenges EPA’s emergency order on PFAS cleanup at Tucson Superfund Site

Jul 23, 2024 Military contests EPA’s jurisdiction and urgency of PFAS threats at Tucson site.
Democratic Presidential nominee Joe Biden (left) has selected Senator Kamala Harris (right) as his running mate.

Biden decision won't impact Arizona ballot preparations

Jul 22, 2024 Secretary of State Adrian Fontes said voters actually selected delegates not a candidate during the Presidential Preference Election.
The negotiators who wrote the Colorado River Compact pose for a photo in 1922. They were deliberate in choosing their words, which still shape a river that supplies 40 million people more than a century later.

These three words from 1922 are at the heart of the latest Colorado River clash

Jul 22, 2024 It’s all rooted in a document called the Colorado River Compact.
President Joseph R. Biden disembarks Air Force One at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, Dec. 6, 2022. Members of the 56th Fighter Wing supported President Biden’s visit to Arizona, where he toured a newly constructed semiconductor manufacturing facility.

Arizona lawmakers react to Biden dropping reelection bid

Jul 21, 2024 A familiar name is floated for the replacement ticket.
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 drops out of 2024 race after disastrous debate inflamed age concerns and he endorses Harris

Jul 21, 2024 The decision comes after escalating pressure from Biden’s Democratic allies to step aside.
The FDA headquarters in Silver Spring, Md.

Arizona poised to provide MDMA therapy to first responders with PTSD if the FDA approves the psychedelic

Jul 20, 2024 The Arizona Legislature added MDMA-assisted therapy to the list of treatments available to first responders with PTSD under the state’s workers’ comp plan.
An unemployment insurance claims office.

AZ unemployment drops, remains at record low

Jul 18, 2024 The rate drop counters common seasonal trends.
Sen. Jeff Flake is shown in Zimbabwe in this photo shared on social media.

Former Senator Jeff Flake announces he's leaving as Turkish ambassador before general election

Jul 16, 2024 The former senator has been an outspoken critic of former President Trump.

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