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Clyde Martin's daughter test rides the 45-foot wood slide in April 2023.

Precision carpentry and fun combine for slides in Sierra Vista

May 1, 2023 A Sierra Vista man builds massive wooden slides.
Cheyenne Cota is one of the baristas at Wanderlust Kaffee and the case manager at Jennifer’s House.

Coffee shop helps women get back on their feet

Apr 25, 2023 The non-profit is for women transitioning back into society.
Illustration of the Pioneer 10 unmanned spacecraft.

Robotic exploration of the outer planets began 50 years ago.

Apr 19, 2023 The University of Arizona joined in the first missions to Jupiter and Saturn.
Flags for Arizona and the United States wave in the wind outside the Cochise County Jail.

Cochise County residents debate paying for a new jail

Apr 13, 2023 A special election in May will help answer that question.
Border BioBlitz volunteers help cleanup trash at the San Pedro River on Saturday, April 1.

BioBlitz aims to clean up the border but also opens eyes

Apr 7, 2023 It is an annual effort to document the biological diversity within a three-mile radius of the border.
Shirley Requard displays a "Resign Heinz" sign at a Pima County Board of Supervisors meeting on February 21, 2023, as supervisor Matt Heinz watches (lower right).

Tucson woman challenges "ban" by Pima County

Apr 3, 2023 County says it can exclude people who slander board members.
Amy Guglielmo, Creative Director for "Reading Rainbow Live."

New Reading Rainbow comes to Tucson

Mar 31, 2023 The popular show is partnering with Literacy Connects
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.

UA releases security assessment outlining systemic safety issues

Mar 27, 2023 The report comes 168 days after President Robert Robbin's announcement of the external investigation.
Views from the Santa Rita Experimental Range.

UA Santa Rita Experimental Range gets long-term lease

Mar 22, 2023 The range was first designated by President Theodore Roosevelt.
Apache Elementary School in Cochise County. March 2023

One room schoolhouse gets law enforcment help

Mar 21, 2023 Apache Elementary gets help with migrants crossing the Cochise County campus.
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.

UA's "chilling" response forces faculty committee to end campus safety investigation

Mar 6, 2023 In a letter to the Faculty Senate, the group details fears of retaliation and "stonewalling" from university leadership.
Dorothy Tompkins

Meet a Sierra Vista civil rights pioneer

Feb 28, 2023 For Dorothy Coston-Tompkins, it’s about service, investing in people, and creating spaces and opportunities for everyone to have their voices heard.
Computers are basically unchanged since the 1990s except they're smaller and faster, like the ones in cell phones.

Crisis stabilization: What happens after the call?

Feb 17, 2023 A look at possible next steps for Arizonans in crisis
A volunteer speaks to migrants keeping warm under an emergency blanket after an early-morning expulsion at the Migrant Resource Center in Agua Prieta.

Cochise County prepares for the end of Title 42

Feb 3, 2023 Officials say that the county lacks resources and direction from federal offices.
Flowers, candles and letters lay in front of the Harshbarger building sign following the murder of Professor Thomas Meixner on Wed. Oct. 5, 2022 at the University of Arizona. Meixner was killed by a former student on campus.

Interim faculty report denounces UA's response ahead of deadly on-campus shooting

Feb 1, 2023 The Committee's 30-page report says that the university’s response was a reaction from a “systemic oversight failure” and did not “address a known chronic trust problem.”
Arizona Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs arrives to give the state of the state address at the Arizona Capitol in Phoenix, Monday, Jan. 9, 2023.

Hobbs focuses on border, schools in 1st speech to lawmakers

Jan 9, 2023 Several Republican lawmakers walked out as Hobbs pledged to promote abortion rights, foreshadowing the contentious fights that confront the new governor in her dealings with the Legislature.

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