Pima County officials address challenges of homelessness following Supreme Court ruling
Local leaders highlight need for resources and humane solutions.
Arizona researchers tackle urban heat with innovative weather data collection
UA team partners with DOE’s Brookhaven Lab to study and mitigate extreme heat in the Southwest.
Why "Breaking Bread" is a different approach to political discussion.
Also on Arizona Spotlight: How art can help with in-hospital healing; Luis Alberto Urrea on how his literature career began; and "Stories That Soar!" considers the meaning of love.
Texas man dies while hiking at Grand Canyon National Park
Park officials said that during the summer, temperatures on exposed parts of the trail can reach over 120 degrees Fahrenheit (49 degrees Celsius) in the shade.
Evacuation orders lifted for some Arizona residents forced from their homes days ago by a wildfire
The Boulder View Fire was 19% contained Sunday after charring nearly 6 square miles.
Arizona wildfire advances after forcing evacuations near Phoenix
As of Saturday night the fire was 0% contained.
Scorching heat in the US Southwest kills three migrants in the desert near the Arizona-Mexico border
The U.S. Border Patrol reported Friday that the bodies of two men, ages 44 and 18, and a 17-year-old girl were found in the desert.
ASU and UCLA launch Latino Data Hub Action Lab to empower, educate policy advocates
New initiative harnesses census data to inform policies impacting Latino communities in Arizona.
AZ doctors can perform later-term abortions in emergencies, AG says
Mayes clarified the exceptions to Arizona law in an opinion released Thursday.
The Buzz: The coming state budget has its critics
Worries about shorted funding, misallocated funds and existing problems cause concern for some.
Transgender prison inmate assaulted by cellmate in Arizona gets $10K judgment in civil rights suit
She was seeking nearly $300,000 in damages.
Homeland Security says border arrests fall more than 40% since Biden's halt to asylum processing
Border Patrol’s average daily arrests over a seven-day period have fallen below 2,400 from before President Joe Biden’s proclamation took effect June 5.
Arizona authorities are investigating theft of device that allows access to vote tabulators
“This is not your average theft,” Maricopa County Sheriff Russ Skinner said at a news conference in Phoenix.
Alex Meruelo backing out of ownership of Coyotes after land auction shelved, AP source says
Meruelo's decision to walk away from the franchise comes four days after the Arizona State Land Department announced it was canceling an auction for a 110-acre tract of land in north Phoenix that had been targeted for a new arena.
Does Arizona have enough water?
Phoenix-area cities are spending big to make sure it does.
