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The Tucson Roadrunners are still in the desert after an offseason of questions, changes, and uncertainty.

Tucson Roadrunners battle uncertainty, changes to keep professional hockey alive in Arizona

Questions surrounding the Roadrunners’ future in Arizona exploded after the relocation of the Coyotes’ hockey operations.
Bo Yang, UA professor of landscape architecture and urban planning at the Campus Agricultural Center in Tucson, Ariz., on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2014. Yang is a faculty advisor for the Smart Tree Watering project.

UA tree watering project aims to conserve water and reduce urban heat

From rainwater harvesting to mulching, researchers find ways to grow resilient trees.
Aspen trees atop Mt. Lemmon.

Autumn among the aspens.

Also on Arizona Spotlight: Lyse Doucet, chief international correspondent for the BBC, receives the 2024 Zenger Award for Press Freedom from the UA School of Journalism; and Richard Cachor Taylor's talks about his book "Birds of Arizona".
Supporters say a new Santa Cruz River Urban National Wildlife Refuge would enhance the Tucson metropolitan area and beyond. Currently, paths along the river are popular for pedestrians, bicyclists and other users.

Pima County advances plans for Santa Cruz River conservation and wildlife refuge

New partnership aims to protect the Santa Cruz River’s riparian habitat and promote environmental education.
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.

Tucson City Council will revisit permit system for feeding unhoused in public parks

They moved to examine the issue and report back in 60 days.
Students and community members march on the University of Arizona campus on Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024.

Pro-Palestinian protestors, activists react to next Trump administration

“Anybody who sympathizes with the plight of the Palestinians is worried, for good reason,” an organizer said.
DUSK Music Festival is on November 9th and 10th in downtown Tucson at Jácome Plaza. The festival has live music, food and art.

DUSK Music Festival returns to Tucson.

Also on Arizona Spotlight: Voices from the Tucson Pride Festival; emerging UA filmmakers take the stage at San Diego Comic-Con; and historian David Leighton shares the star-studded story of Nick C. Hall.
Two "Vote Here" signs sit outside the Armory Park Center on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022 in downtown Tucson.

How some of Pima County’s youngest voters feel about casting their ballots

Arizona’s Gen Z voters set to shape the 2024 election.
U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona speaks with administrators and educators at Tucson Unified's TUSD’s Roskruge Bilingual K-8 Magnet school on Oct. 31, 2024.

U.S. Education Secretary praises Tucson's bilingual education

Calls is the best he has ever seen.
Arizona Youth Climate Coalition members at the Tucson Unified School District Governing Board meeting in Tucson, Ariz., on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024. Local students showed support for the passage of the TUSD Climate Resolution Act, which was researched, written and lobbied by students aged 13-20.

Tucson Unified School District approves climate action plan led by students, targets net-zero by 2040

New policy prioritizes clean energy, sustainable practices and a comprehensive climate education.
Esme Canelos stars as Tina and Owen Green stars as Basil in a new Ten-Minute Drama called "The Jack-O-Lantern" by Alejandro Canelos. "The Jack-O-Latern" wreaks havoc on two suburban young adults.

The 16th Annual Haunted Halloween Arizona Spotlight!

Featuring: The stars of Live Theatre Workshop's "Misery"; Broadway designer David Korins' creations from "Beetlejuice"; a ghost story from "Stories That Soar!"; and the supernatural invades suburbia in the Ten-Minute Drama "The Jack-O-Lantern".
Among other programs, the Assistance League of Tucson provides new sneakers, clothing, backpacks and other items to hundreds of school children each year.

The Assistance League of Tucson celebrates 65 years of helping community members.

Since being founded in the late 1950s, the organization has continued to grow.
"Gaudy Sorrow" cover art by Valerie Galloway.

"Gaudy Sorrow" is author Barbara Seyda's memoir of love and loss.

Also on Arizona Spotlight: Find out how the Assistance League of Tucson has been helping people in need for 65 years; and cold blooded critters (and those who love them) gather for the 22nd Tucson Reptile & Amphibian Show.
F-16 from the 162nd Fighter Wing, based in Tucson.

U.S. Air Force complies with EPA order on PFAS cleanup at Tucson Superfund Site

EPA approves Air Force plan to address PFAS contamination and water safety efforts at Tucson International Airport Superfund Site.
Former President Barack Obama at Cesar Chavez High School in Phoenix, Ariz., for a Democratic rally ahead of the midterm elections, Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022.

Obama’s Tucson stop highlights push for early voting in Arizona

Former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and former Obama speechwriter David Litt emphasize issues that matter to Arizona voters in advance of the visit.
Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos.

AZLuminaria defends reporter after Sheriff Nanos accuses misconduct

Criminal Justice reporter John Washington reimbursed an inmate for the cost of phone calls from the jail, according to AZLuminaria.

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