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Astronaut Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin works on the moon's surface during the Apollo 11 moonwalk, July 20, 1969.

UA scientists mark moon landing's 50th anniversary

Jul 15, 2019 The university's lunar lab played key role in Apollo 11 mission planning.
Border Patrol's Yuma Sector new tent compound will hold 500 people.

Out of room on Arizona's border

Jul 2, 2019 Arizona’s border with Mexico is becoming an epicenter for asylum seekers from Central America.
Gila topminnows wait to be introduced to new habitat in the acequia at Mission Garden.

Native Arizona fish finds new home in Tucson's Mission Garden

Jul 1, 2019 Last week, one of Arizona’s most historically prolific native fish was introduced into some new habitat at the Mission Garden.
Rashel Olalde and Bethany Neumann

Filling the gap for Tucson's homeless students

Jun 24, 2019 As housing affordability continues to drop in Arizona, charitable organizations stretch to address the steep disadvantages facing young people experiencing homelessness.
Barcelona Manor, a northwest Tucson condominium built in 1972. A one bedroom unit in this development that sold for $36,400 in 2013 was advertised for $78,000 in 2019 — a 114% increase over six years. Buyers are finding similar changes across the low-cost Tucson real estate market.

Affordable Tucson homes in short supply

Jun 24, 2019 Condo and townhome buyers have seen prices spike.
Habitat for Humanity Tucson builds houses and provides home repair, among other services.

Building more than houses in one Tucson neighborhood

Jun 24, 2019 Habitat for Humanity Tucson and a coalition of partners are working to improve and track quality of life in the Amphi neighborhood.
The exterior of Banner University Medical Center.

Clashes between doctors and Border Patrol may be putting migrant health at risk

Jun 20, 2019 A health and human rights group says agents sometimes exceed the limits of their mandate.
Gary Turner uses his turf harvester to peel 2-by-5-foot strips grass at his Washington City farm. He says the land and the water rights are so valuable in this fast-growing area that he often gets offers for the property in the heart of Utah redrock country.

Utah presses forward with pipeline plans despite Colorado River Basin constraints

Jun 14, 2019 The pipeline would be like dipping a 140-mile straw into Lake Powell halfway across the state.
The Green River is a main branch of the Colorado River.

Dams could protect ranchers from climate change's drought, but could they also contribute to it?

Jun 13, 2019 Wyoming is moving forward on building or expanding several reservoirs on the Green River, a main branch of the Colorado River.
Gross Reservoir is a key piece of Denver Water’s delivery system. A proposal to expand the dam that holds up the lake has galvanized opponents who live near it.

On stressed Colorado River, states test how many more diversions watershed can bear

Jun 12, 2019 The river is running short on water, and this is pushing some states to tap into every available drop before things get worse.
Benito Encinas' teenage son, Emilio, hands him a bicycle from the top of a recent load of used Arizona goods that he brought back to the Hector Espino Tianguis.

Sonoran flea markets give new life to used Arizona goods

Jun 4, 2019 In Arizona, it's common to see southbound pickups loaded to capacity with household goods. Many are headed to Mexico's tianguis.
Two children playing baseball on the street in Yalambojoch.

Surge in Family Migration Leaving Void in Rural Guatemalan Schools, Communities

Mar 29, 2019 Chairs pile up in the classrooms of villages where debt cycles and tougher immigration enforcement mean a new migration trend: parents traveling with younger children.

Southern Arizona's Titan Missile Museum: Cold War History

May 17, 2017 Staff sees one-of-a-kind site as a chance to ensure future generations learn of nuclear war threat.

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