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Sonoran Desert National Monument.

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

The new rule seeks to redefine priorities and practices at the nation’s largest land manager
Tucson City Council member Steve Kozachik outside City Hall.

Kozachik to leave Tucson City Council

He will take a job with Pima County in April.
People line up to try and land an old tire on the BICAS cactus.

I’m taking this way too seriously as an adult: The growth of mountain biking in Arizona

In two very different stories about one of America's fastest-growing sports, we head to a 24-hour mountain bike relay race. Then we talk to some of the people behind a documentary about spreading mountain biking on the Navajo Nation.
Alex Bowman sits in his car during a practice session for the Daytona 500 auto race at Daytona International Speedway, Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022.

The Buzz: Previewing Season 2 of More Than a Game

AZPM's sports podcast returns with more of the greatest sports stories you've never heard.
A pink sunset lights the sky behind Saguaro National Park east.

The US is springing forward to daylight saving. For Navajo and Hopi tribes, it's a time of confusion

The Navajo Nation, which also stretches into Utah and New Mexico, will reset clocks for one hour later despite being situated between two territories that remain on standard time: the rest of Arizona and the neighboring Hopi reservation.
Stacks of hay bales sit beside an irrigation canal in Imperial Valley on June 20, 2023. Critics have called for reductions to the amount of alfalfa grown with Colorado River water. The particularly thirsty crop is mostly used for cattle feed.

Saudi company quits pumping in Butler Valley Basin, but still has other land holdings

Canceled and not renewed leases make up roughly one-third of Fondomonte's owned and leased land.
Flags from Arizona's 22 federally recognized tribes displayed at the University of Arizona bookstore in November 2020.

The Buzz: The Legacy and impact of Land Grant Institutions

A look at how an 1862 act impacted Native lands and eventually led to UA's fossil fuel use despite climate pledges.
These two Mexican gray wolf pups and siblings were born at the Wolf Conservation Center in New York. They are considered "neonatal" and less than 14 days old.

Annual survey highlights positive trends in Mexican Wolf population recovery

Conservation efforts show encouraging results with cross-fostering and breeding initiatives
Vicki Lewis starring as Maria Callas in Arizona Theatre Company's production of "Master Class"

The life and loves of virtuoso Maria Callas explored in the play "Master Class".

Also on Arizona Spotlight: The International Uranium Film Festival returns to Tucson; the comedy of Elliot Glicksman; and "Stories That Soar!" looks at how children cope with depression.
Bands of discolored rock show that Lake Powell's water levels are lower than they have been for much of its past.

Bureau of Reclamation announces new water conservation agreements

Looks to conserve 3 million-acre-feet of Colorado River water through 2026
Alex Bowman sits in his car during a practice session for the Daytona 500 auto race at Daytona International Speedway, Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022.

They have a passion for it: Meet a pair of Tucson-born professional athletes

Different sports, different generation, but both Alex Bowman and Eddie Leon are among the top athletes Tucson has ever produced.
A boat ramp, once partially submerged under Lake Powell, sticks out of the water on April 10, 2023. The nation's second-largest reservoir, which is filled by the Colorado River, has reached record low levels in recent years. Policymakers are stuck in a standoff about how to reduce demand on the reservoir and river.

Colorado River states to submit competing proposals ahead of deadline for draft of new rules

The states haven't agreed on a plan.
The dome atop the Arizona Capitol Museum at the State Capitol in Phoenix. January 2021.

Hobbs vetoes immigration bill

The bill is similar to a Texas law put on hold by the U.S. Supreme Court.
The First Lady of the United States, Dr. Jill Biden at the Fox Tucson Theatre, in Tucson, Ariz. on. Saturday, March 2. Biden, stopped in Arizona to launch the Women for Biden-Harris initiative, a program intended to mobilize women to re-elect Joe Biden and Kamala Harris.

First Lady Jill Biden stops in Arizona to launch Women for Biden-Harris

Dr. Jill Biden unveils re-election campaign for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, advocates for reproductive healthcare rights.
Oak Flat, near where a copper mine is proposed, is dotted with rugged boulders and desert vegetation.

How Apache Stronghold's fight to protect Oak Flat in central Arizona has played out over the years

Resolution Copper, a subsidiary of international mining giants Rio Tinto and BHP, wants to develop the large deposit of copper ore deep under Oak Flat into a massive mine.
Protests against the Resolution Copper mine near Oak Flat have been going for years, as shown in this 2015 file photo from a rally at the Capitol.

A US appeals court ruling could allow mine development on Oak Flat, land sacred to Apaches

Wendsler Nosie, who has led Apache Stronghold’s fight, vowed to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.

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