Arizona congressional delegation introduces $5 billion tribal water rights legislation
The legislation would ratify a settlement agreement that was approved by each of the tribes in May.
Public meeting will discuss new Sabino Canyon visitor center
The Thursday meeting will include a first look at initial plans for the redesign
"Taking the camel to the drive-in?" Historian David Leighton's history of the Reid Park Zoo
Also on Arizona Spotlight: Visit the Word of Mouth Print Space; celebrate imagination at the Library's Megamania!! Festival; and meet the founder of the Naco Wellness Initiative.
Local businesses set up community water stations in the face of extreme heat
The new community partnership is an effort to keep unhoused Tucsonans safe.
Persistent heat wave in the US expected to shatter new records as it bakes West and swelters in East
Phoenix topped out at 114 F, just shy of the record of 116 F dating to 1942.
NASA map shows temperatures up to 160 degrees on Phoenix streets, sidewalks
Surface temperatures that hot can cause severe contact burns within minutes or seconds.
International athletes watch from sidelines as U.S. peers cash in on NIL deals
In July 2021, the NCAA approved a policy that allows college athletes to monetize their NIL.
Pima County heat-related deaths in June topped 2023's totals
Days with high temperatures also saw a notable increase from the previous year.
Curling in the desert: Ability360 champions wheelchair curling in Arizona heat
Ability360 capitalized on the momentum from May to June by hosting six weeks of wheelchair curling clinics at the Coyotes Curling Club in Tempe.
US agency to fight invasive bass threatening humpback chub, other protected fish in Grand Canyon
It is the latest move in a battle to keep non-native smallmouth bass and green sunfish at bay in an area of the Colorado River below the Glen Canyon Dam.
Grijalva says Biden should get out of Presidential race
He is the second House Democrat to call for a new nominee.
Arizona group aiming to institute open primaries submits signatures to get on the ballot
The group says they’ve gathered 584,124 signatures, far above the 383,923 threshold they needed to meet to get the measure on the ballot.
The Buzz: Revisiting an historic Arizona labor dispute
A look back 107 years to the deportation of pro-union miners from Arizona mines.
Smuggler receives 10 years after leaving woman in borderlands to die
A federal judge in Tucson sentenced a human smuggler to 10 years in prison for crimes that include an incident ending in the death of a young mother after he left her in the desert.
Arizonans rally for reproductive rights: Record-breaking signatures to secure abortion access on ballot
Arizona for Abortion Access gathers over 823,000 signatures, doubling the required number, to place the right to abortion on the November ballot.
