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Southern Arizona VA Health Care System in Tucson.

Tucson VA employees seek early exit as Trump-era cuts face legal hurdles

Legal challenges may delay a Trump administration plan to reduce VA staff by 15%.
Ironwood Forest National Monument

Environmental groups rally to defend national monuments from mining

Arizona groups will gather to celebrate and defend Ironwood Forest National Monument and the Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni - Ancestral Footprints of the grand Canyon National Monument.
Water flowing from a faucet.

ADEQ to expand PFAS testing and monitoring with new $5 million investment

Sites in Tucson, Phoenix will undergo targeted testing as part of state-led sampling effort.

Firefighting conditions favorable in grass fire near Patagonia

The Ranch Fire has burned over 2,500 acres after breaking out Tuesday.
A TUSD student receives a vaccine at an immunization clinic at Catalina High School on July 27, 2021.

The past is prologue: Arizona’s rising vaccine opt-outs stir echoes of epidemics past

Doctors and scholars say mistrust, rumors and fear have long complicated disease prevention.
"New Zoo Revue" cast.

"It's the New Zoo Revue, comin' right at you!": A conversation with the hosts of the beloved 1970s kids' show.

Also on Arizona Spotlight: Mike Stark shares the natural history "Starlings: The Curious Odyssey of a Most Hated Bird"; and "Stories that Soar!" asks that we look for beauty beyond the screen.
The entrance of the South32 Hermosa mine site, a critical minerals project that looks to source manganese and zinc.

Federal government denies permit for South 32 mine

The problem with the proposed mine is possible air pollution.
These two Mexican gray wolf pups and siblings were born at the Wolf Conservation Center in New York. They are considered "neonatal" and less than 14 days old.

Wolf pack removed from Arizona den, prompting backlash from conservation groups

Officials cite drought and declining prey as contributing factors in the wolves’ livestock attacks.
A sign in front of Fondomonte's 10,000 acre farm in La Paz County shows that, as of July 2024, the company is hiring.

Hobbs pushes groundwater agreement with lawmakers

Hobbs traveled to western Arizona to get a look at groundwater problems firsthand and talk about the Saudi-owned alfalfa farm.
Tucson Botanical Gardens is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2025. In May, it bought Yume Japanese Gardens of Tucson which is close to, but not contiguous, to Tucson Botanical Gardens.

Tucson Botanical Gardens Buys Neighboring Japanese Gardens

Tucson Botanical plans to operate both gardens, which are not contiguous
The SunZia Transmission Line project crossing through southern Arizona, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025.

Appeals court revives tribal lawsuit against SunZia transmission line

Judges say feds may have bypassed tribal consultation, violating historic preservation law.
Antelope Canyon by Tim H. Murphy

Ending the silence about mental health in Southern Arizona.

Also on Arizona Spotlight: Tucson youth explores emotion and expectations in his book "The Weight of Tomorrow"; and how Ability Dogs of Arizona pairs those in need with canine companions.
Shipping containers are put in place along the U.S.-Mexico border in Cochise County.

Under Trump’s ‘big beautiful bill,’ Arizona could recoup $196M Ducey spent to turn shipping containers into a border wall that lasted 5 months

Leaders in many states from both parties have complained about footing the bill for border security because Biden wasn’t doing enough.
Protests begin outside of the Pima County Superior Court following the reinstatement of an abortion ban on Friday, Sep. 23, 2022.

Reproductive rights advocates sue Arizona over laws regulating abortion

The lawsuit was filed by two providers in the state and the Arizona Medical Association.
With nearly 42,000 incarcerated people, Arizona has one of the largest prison populations in the country.

Arizona plans to carry out its second execution this year

Prosecutors filed a request Thursday with the Arizona Supreme Court to set a briefing schedule leading up to the execution of Richard Kenneth Djerf.
A scale and gavel

Ex-fraternity alumni president sentenced

He was found guilty of stealing money from the organization.

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