New report finds Pima County Sheriff’s Department has history of not responding to calls from lost migrants
Advocacy group No More Deaths found that the sheriff’s department handled distress calls based on perceived immigration status. Sheriff Nanos disputes the findings, says whether calls are transferred to Border Patrol is based purely on proximity.
Reviving Montezuma Pass: Sky Island Alliance's bold initiative to rewild decommissioned roads
From roads to rivers: volunteers unite to transform old paths into thriving wildlife corridors
Environmental groups raise concerns over proposed border road impact on endangered jaguars and critical habitat
Environmental groups say they want no new construction, in response to a proposed border road and its potential impact on endangered jaguars and other endangered and threatened species.
Pima County schools ask voters to approve locally-funded initiatives
TUSD is asking voters to fund everything from student laptops to school safety infrastructure with prop 496. And Sunnyside is asking for voters to approve props 498 and 499 for a host of operations and capital costs that affect students.
Tap water is cheap. Maybe too cheap.
That means big spending and costs that will get passed along to the millions of people who use that water in sinks, showers and sprinklers.
A look into the politics of Prop. 413
How Tucson’s struggle to pass city council raises is part of a bigger political conversation.
An unprecedented water line in an unprecedented place
In this Tapped episode, Danyelle Khmara delves into the Grand Canyon's water infrastructure challenges and the extraordinary Transcanyon Waterline upgrade, highlighting the complexities of delivering clean water in this iconic natural wonder.
Stopping the violence before it starts
Cochise County program seeks to educate youth and medical providers about domestic violence
AI in the classroom: does it have a place?
Some teachers are concerned, others are embracing the technology
The Buzz: Examining two questionable police incidents in Southern Arizona
Two recent events have led to criticism of separate law enforcement agencies.
Reviving the Santa Cruz River: A decade of clean waters and ecological resurgence
From stagnation to splendor: How wastewater innovation breathed life back into a desert oasis
Osiris REx asteroid sample set for fast, fiery return to Earth
The mission's final stage will mark the end of a seven-year journey to Bennu and back.
Cochise partnership to propose spending opioid settlement funds
Cochise County will get $11.8 million
Housing and Water: How government, environmentalists and developers shape Arizona homes
The state's mild winters are often a plus for people who move here. So how does that growing population interact with a shrinking water supply?
Why is alfalfa one of Arizona's biggest crops?
Three of the 5 Cs that traditionally made up Arizona's economy have to do with agriculture. So how is that industry doing as water gets scarce?
