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The sun sets over Tucson in July 2020, which was the hottest July on record.

Climate tool brings the bad news

Sep 11, 2022 Advocates hope that brings good outcomes
Construction Area Only sign

Federal funds for water projects a fraction of what Arizona says it needs

Sep 10, 2022 The state says it needs more than $1 billion.

US to award $35M in grants to tribes for 988 crisis line

Sep 10, 2022 Arizona has more than 20 federally recognized tribes.
The Tucson Police Department, like many others around the country, is actively trying to find qualified applicants who want to join the force.

TPD official up for Seattle Police Chief

Sep 9, 2022 Assistant Chief Kevin Hall is a finalist for the job.
A vacant lot is used as a place to stack and assemble sandbags for use by residents whose properties are at risk of flooding.

The Buzz: A strong monsoon brings road closures and floods

Sep 9, 2022 Why does some infrastructure get overwhelmed by above-average summer rain?
The historic courthouse in downtown Tucson.

Pima County employees to receive time off for Juneteenth commemoration

Sep 9, 2022 County supervisors vote to add paid time off, but employees have choice in when to take it.
The seal of Cochise County.

Cochise County commuters should expect some road delays

Sep 6, 2022 Soil tests will result in lane restrictions
Migrants wait near the end of a border wall Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022, near Yuma, Ariz.

Tale of two borders

Sep 6, 2022 Mexicans not seen at busy Arizona crossings
Senator Mark Kelly speaks at press conference with U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland on Infrastructure Act funds in Phoenix on February 22, 2022.

Sinema and Kelly among those sanctioned by Russia

Sep 5, 2022 The Russian government announced sanctions on more than two dozen Americans.
The Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona provides food to about 200,000 people each year.

AmeriCorps grant gives Arizona food banks more resources to help food insecurity

Sep 5, 2022 The grant will send 33 volunteers across the state.

Court says local health centers can challenge AHCCCS on reimbursements

Sep 3, 2022 The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed the case against AHCCCS.
Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs

Hobbs declines to meet Lake in live Arizona governor debate

Sep 3, 2022 Kelly agrees to debate Masters
Border Patrol agents patrol along a line of shipping containers stacked near the border Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022, near Yuma, Ariz.

Tribe: Arizona built border barrier against its wishes

Sep 2, 2022 The Cocophah Indian Tribe has a number of concerns.
A For Rent sign in front of a home in the Sam Hughes neighborhood.

The Buzz: How the short-term rental market is changing in Arizona

Sep 2, 2022 The state's hold on regulations has loosened, but some municipalities want more control.
The Arizona Senate's contractors count ballots from Maricopa County inside the Veterans Memorial Coliseum during May 2021.

Arizona Supreme Court: Senate can keep audit records secret

Aug 31, 2022 The unanimous ruling means the public may never know much of what lawmakers were telling the contractors hired to recount 2.1 million ballots from Maricopa County.
Mark Finchem, a Republican candidate for Arizona Secretary of State, waves to the crowd as he arrives to speak at a Save America rally Friday, July 22, 2022, in Prescott, Ariz.

Judge tosses defamation suit brought by Finchem and Gosar

Aug 30, 2022 Neither candidate has said whether or not they will appeal.

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