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Lawyers for inmates ask judge to take over health care services in Arizona prisons

They say the Arizona corrections department lacks the leadership to comply with changes ordered by a judge in a 2012 lawsuit over the quality of health care for prisoners.

Native communities in Arizona to receive $500,000 grant to combat opioid misuse

Grant will support prevention, treatment, and recovery efforts in tribal and urban Indian communities.

Foreclosures up statewide over the past year

Increases could have a variety of causes combining to force people from homes.

Arizona AG sues John Deere over right to repair, alleging market monopoly

Case argues Deere’s software locks farmers into costly dealer -only repairs.

PBS shutters DEI office

The public broadcaster says it is closing its Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) office to comply with a recent executive order from President Donald Trump.

Court sets March 19 date for first execution in Arizona in over 2 years

In one of the 2022 executions, the state was criticized for taking too long to insert an IV for lethal injection into a condemned prisoner.

AZ state Democrats: Tucson must expand public safety funding within existing budget

Arizona Rep. Alma Hernandez and Rep. Consuelo Hernandez said the proposed sales tax increase will disproportionately hurt low-income families.

AZ House lawmaker asks that feds waive Endangered Species Act for military

Gail Griffin's bill would send a letter with the request to the president and both chambers of Congress.

Tucson Bishop leaving for Detroit

He will become Archbishop in late March.

Private jets collide at Scottsdale Airport in Arizona, killing 1 person, authorities say

The collision Monday afternoon comes after three major U.S. aviation disasters in the past two weeks.

AZ Senate President calls for Arizona’s public universities to end DEI programs

Republican Warren Petersen said universities could lose federal funding if they do not comply with President Trump’s executive order.

ADEQ approves South32 Hermosa Project expansion for tailings storage

South32 secures amendment to Aquifer Protection Permit.

AZ Senate President asks to meet with Interior Secretary to talk uranium mining

This is Senate President Warren Petersen's second attempt to rescind former President Joe Biden's 2023 designation of the Grand Canyon National Monument.

Nogales, Son., announces 400 National Guard Members and opens shelter for deported nationals

The mayor of Nogales, Sonora, says 400 Mexican National Guard members are arriving as part of the agreement made by Mexico’s president to bolster border security.

Top AZ education official not worried about immigration raids at schools

Tom Horne does not expect students to be targeted.

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