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Residents of the Malibu Apartments complex sit outside their units.

Housing Crisis: The Amphi Panteras advocate for residents of the Malibu Apartments in Tucson

May 8, 2024 In Tucson’s Amphi neighborhood, a tenant activist group is focusing their attention on the Malibu Apartments where tenants are fighting for their rights.
A woman writes a postcard to the Tucson Mayor and Council asking them to reconsider a city ordinance that requires a permit to distribute food to 10 or more people in city parks on Friday, March 15, 2024.

Despite growing gaps in homeless services, community assistance groups feel unsupported

May 6, 2024 Mutual aid organizers report the feelings of hostility have increased this year.
The Arizona state Capitol on March 3, 2020.

Changing their tune: Turmoil within Republicans over abortion and its election impact

Apr 30, 2024 Arizona's senate requires some bipartisan support to repeal the 1864 near-total ban. But, some Republicans are fighting to keep the ban, while others are wavering.
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Navigating the Arizona Housing Crisis: Millennials struggle to afford the American Dream

Apr 29, 2024 Exploring barriers for young buyers amidst soaring prices and dwindling inventory.
Homes under construction at a new development in Marana. March 2021.

Hot weather brings annual housing concerns to Arizona

Apr 29, 2024 City planners seek to create policies to keep residents cool and relieve the affordable housing crisis.
A marker at the Park of the Canals in Mesa shows a map of the ancient canal system dug by the ancestral Sonoran Desert people.

Ancient farmers dug canals that shaped Phoenix's modern water system

Apr 18, 2024 Those ancient farmers have been referred to as the "Hohokam" but it’s not the name of a tribe or a people, and their O'Odham, Hopi, and Zuni descendants do not call them that.
Wreckage from a 1956 midair collision sits on the floor of the Grand Canyon.

Two planes collided over the Grand Canyon and forever changed aviation

Apr 17, 2024 In the back of Flagstaff Citizen’s Cemetery hides a memorial for what was once the deadliest commercial airline disaster in U.S. history.
The Yuma Quartermaster Depot.

Yuma Quartermaster Depot home to iconic Arizona history

Apr 16, 2024 The building housed the U.S. Army and Customs Service.
The original sculpture of Tom Mix's horse "Tony Junior." designed by Fernando Arriola and created in 1947 by prisoners at the Arizona State Prison in Florence, sits atop a stone monument outside the Pinal County Historical Museum in Florence. It originally topped the Tom Mix Monument just off Highway 79 but was stolen and missing for years. It was recovered after a replacement sculpture had been installed on the monument, so it was attached atop a new stone pyramid outside the museum and dedicated in 1994.

Roadside monument honors the 1st cowboy star

Apr 15, 2024 Tom Mix died in a 1940 crash south of Florence.

Hours after near-total ban upheld: Providers in AZ abortion clinic fear for patients' lives

Apr 10, 2024 On Tuesday, the Arizona Supreme Court upheld a Civil War-era law that bans nearly all abortions, except to save the life of a pregnant person.
People wait for assistance at a shelter that's part of the Casa Alitas program on March 1, 2024.

Federal dollars for asylum seekers in Tucson on verge of running out as Congress releases spending deal

Mar 21, 2024 Congressional leaders unveiled a spending package with $650 million for short-term asylum services like Casa Alitas in Tucson. However, approval and allocation may come too late to avoid street releases.
A mail-in ballot from the 2023 Pima County Election.

Few surprises expected in Arizona’s Presidential Preference Election

Mar 19, 2024 Strategists said they’d be on the lookout for protest voters against President Biden for his handling of Israel and Palestine.
Cochise County is looking to prepare the Miracle Valley Bible College property for auction. The property was deeded to the state in March 2022.

Cochise Supervisors approve $70,000 to clean up Miracle Valley Bible College property

Mar 18, 2024 The purpose of the funds are to prepare the property for auction later this year
The University of Arizona men's basketball team battles against USC in their Pac-12 Tournament game.

UPDATE: The madness has started for UA

Mar 14, 2024 Conference tournaments signal the start of NCAA Basketball Championship season.
Arthur Franklin while he served aboard the USS Arizona.

USS Arizona collection grows at UA

Mar 14, 2024 The public can get a first-hand look at life on-board.
Sonoran Desert National Monument.

Balancing Act: The proposed Public Lands Rule aims to transform Bureau of Land Management’s stewardship

Mar 11, 2024 The new rule seeks to redefine priorities and practices at the nation’s largest land manager

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