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Judge blocks injunction, allowing for exploratory mining in Patagonia Mountains

The eight environmental justice groups have moved to file an appeal.

State Superintendent of Public Instruction files lawsuit against Governor and Attorney General

Suit seeks to inforce English-language immerision teaching in Arizona public schools.

70-year-old Tucson man sentenced after migrant smuggling and high-speed Border Patrol chase

Michael Ortiz has been sentenced to nearly four years in prison for smuggling migrants after leading Border Patrol on a high-speed chase.

AZ Supreme Court agrees to hear abortion challenge

The state's 15-week abortion ban will be decided by the justices.

Rancher's murder trial to proceed

George Alan Kelly’s second-degree murder trial is set to proceed after a reluctant eye-witness agrees to testify in border shooting.

New report offers ideas to fix asylum backlog

The Migration Policy Institute says fixing both the court system and immigration reform are needed to solve irregular migration. But in the absence of legislative reform, their new report offers ways to streamline the asylum process.

Judge blocks AZ law, transgender girls now allowed to compete on women's school sports teams

The preliminary injunction comes as some school districts start heading back.

Ballot question to remove Douglas AMA is thrown out

Cochise County officials said a lawsuit brought by the EDF forced the decision.

Cochise Supervisors' quest for conducting 100% hand count continues in court

The board appealed the previous ruling that prevented the board from hand-counting all the ballots in the 2022 General Election

Pima County to connect people in the criminal justice system to needed services

Pima County is launching a program to connect people being released from jail with services to empower them and reduce recidivism in Pima County.

Trump supporter from Arizona who got caught up in a January 6 conspiracy theory sues Fox News

Raymond Epps, a former Marine who said he was forced from his Arizona home due to threats, is asking for unspecified damages and a jury trial.

Arizona woman who faked being a nurse practitioner during pandemic gets 5-year prison term

The Arizona Board of Nursing began investigating O’Guinn after she falsely claimed that she was a medical professional

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