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Shod with 84 years of Western tradition, Tucson's Stewart Boot Co. closes shop
After 53 years of bootmaking, Stewart Boot Company's owner Victor Borg prepares to close the doors. The Tucson business shod Hollywood stars and Southern Arizona cowboys alike, but will come to a...
Hobbs & Mayes launch website to answer Arizona abortion questions
Weeks after the Arizona Supreme Court upheld a near-total ban on abortion, upending the legal landscape around the medical procedure, Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs and Attorney General Kris Mayes ...
Rex Scott: RTA Next transportation plan inextricably linked to economic development
"We are inextricably linked in terms of where we live, work, shop and play. It makes no sense to fail to continue a regional approach to improving infrastructure that benefits all of us." — Cou...
FactCheck: Trump’s partisan spin on TikTok
Former President Donald Trump said he wants young voters to know that “Crooked Joe Biden is responsible for banning TikTok,” but a TikTok ban enjoys broad bipartisan support in Congress, and ...
One of Eli Crane’s fundraising consultants was busted for a meth lab in 2016
Arizona Republican Rep. Eli Crane has paid nearly $150,000 to a fundraising consultant who was a rising star in GOP campaign circles until 2016, when she was arrested after police found an active...
Pima County attorney candidates meet in Dem primary forum this weekend
Pima County County Attorney Laura Conover will face prosecutor Mike Jette, her challenger in the July 30 Democratic primary, in a forum this weekend.
6 murals by local artists line Speedway near UA
Murals on Speedway bring pops of color to commutes near the University of Arizona.
Arizona’s 1864 abortion law was made in a women’s rights desert – here’s what life was like then
In the late 1800s, women in Arizona had no direct say in laws governing their bodies, and a 2024 ruling by the Arizona Supreme Court that a 160-year-old territorial law that bans abortion will go...
Backpage executives acquitted of previous prostitution, money laundering convictions
Five months after a jury convicted them on dozens of prostitution and money laundering charges, a federal judge acquitted former executives of the controversial classified advertising website Bac...
Cash-strapped election offices have fewer resources after bans on private grants
Pushed by conservative activists, 28 states over the past four years have banned or restricted local governments’ use of private donations to run cash-strapped election offices, and election of...
In blow to green groups, 9th Circuit upholds federal plan for Colorado River dam
Conservationists lost an appeal to the Ninth Circuit as they attempted to force the federal government to reconsider climate change studies in managing the Glen Canyon Dam and Colorado River.
Arizona abortion law status remains unclear, even as lawmakers near repeal of ban
As state lawmakers push to repeal a near-total ban on abortion, Planned Parenthood of Arizona confirmed that it will continue to provide abortions up to 15 weeks of pregnancy “until the last le...
Annual symposium for Arizona military members & families highlights veteran suicide prevention
Suicide prevention was a key focus of the Arizona Coalition for Military Families’ 14th Annual Statewide Symposium, that brought together resources to focus on strengthening services and suppor...
Az grand jury indicts 11 fake electors for Trump, including Kelli Ward & 2 state senators
A grand jury has indicted 18 people, including two Arizona state senators and the former head of the Arizona Republican Party, in a fake elector scheme that aimed to install Donald Trump as the p...
California bill would allow Arizona doctors to perform abortions in Golden State
Arizona doctors will have the ability to travel to California and perform abortions for their patients under a new bill announced the same day that the Arizona House sent a bill to the state Sena...
Az House votes to repeal 1864 abortion ban upheld by state Supreme Court
After three weeks of trying, the Arizona House of Representatives has voted to repeal a near-total abortion ban that was written in 1864 after the state Supreme Court earlier this month ruled tha...
During forum, Trasoff withdraws from Tucson Council appointment pool
At the end of a public candidate forum Tuesday, former Tucson City Councilmember Nina Trasoff announced she was withdrawing her name from consideration for appointment to the Ward 6 seat.
Biden signs $95 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan into law
President Joe Biden signed a bipartisan emergency spending law to provide an additional $95 billion in aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, that also included a measure requiring the popular app T...
Mayes: Az Supreme Court abortion ban ruling is wrong & should be reconsidered
Attorney General Kris Mayes is calling on the Arizona Supreme Court to reconsider its decision to revive a near-total ban on abortions from 1864, saying that the court’s reasoning for doing so ...
With Arizona Coyotes leaving, relocation talk clouds Roadrunners’ future in Tucson
Following the announcement of the Arizona Coyotes’ $1.2 billion relocation to Salt Lake City, another relocation rumor now swirls around the AHL Tucson Roadrunners and a move to Arizona State�...
Millions of salaried workers to become eligible for overtime under new rule
The U.S. Department of Labor announced a final rule that will affect roughly 4 million workers and means salaried workers who are employed in the executive, administrative or professional industr...
Hobbs vetoes anti-trans shower bill
Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs pulled out her veto stamp again to strike down another GOP anti-transgender bill aimed at banning trans students from using school showers designated for the gender th...
Newly minted American citizens could sway 2024 election — if they vote
Between 2016 and 2020, more than 62,000 people in Arizona became naturalized citizens, and that number has the potential to sway election results in a swing state known for tight races.
FTC bans noncompete agreements nationwide
The FTC issued a landmark ruling with a broad ban on noncompete agreements for U.S. workers that will also void existing noncompetes and compels employers to provide workers with notice that thei...
Biden administration expands privacy rights for abortion care
DHHS announced an addition to HIPAA that prohibits health care providers from sharing personal health information pertaining to lawful reproductive care with bodies seeking to investigate or impo...
Collin Senior hits walk-off homer as Pima baseball splits with Az Western
The Pima Community College baseball team (41-13, 24-11 in ACCAC) hosted their final regular season home doubleheader on Tuesday against Arizona Western College (36-14, 23-13).
Pima softball snaps 26-game win streak with loss to Central Az
The Pima Community College softball team’s (35-10, 22-4 in ACCAC) improbable winning streak came to an end on Tuesday at Central Arizona College (18-17, 14-14).
Attorney argues religious freedom laws protect Tucson Raytheon protestors from prosecution
Four people arrested during a November protest at the University of Arizona's Tech Park argued trespassing charges should dismissed because they were exercising their sincere beliefs and are prot...
Fired head of U.S. election agency got unauthorized $31,000 raise
Steven Frid, former executive director of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission, obtained a substantial pay increase without the knowledge of EAC commissioners, expensed Harvard University cour...
Normally quiet Az legislative proceedings were anything but last week
As Republicans in the Arizona House of Representatives devised and executed a plan on April 17 to block Democrats’ efforts to repeal the state’s 1864 abortion ban, scores of opponents of abor...
Arizona groundwater regulation weaknesses exploited by industrial-scale agriculture
The Douglas basin has seen agricultural development explode in recent years, and despite attempts to limit groundwater usage, the increase in pumping - at an intensity not previously - is largely...
Fontes & Mayes say Hamadeh should be fined more than $50k for his latest failed election challenge
Republican Abraham Hamadeh should be fined more than $50,000 for filing a groundless lawsuit to overturn his 2022 defeat, say Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes and Secretary of State Adrian Fon...
TikTok fears point to larger problem: Poor media literacy in the social media age
The proposed legislation to ban the video social media app TikTok was motivated by a set of national security concerns - but some of the arguments are stronger than others.
Arizona Vintage Base Ball League celebrates sport’s history in yearly Bisbee tournament
The Arizona Vintage Base Ball League - a local league with teams ranging from Tucson to Yuma to Mesa - that plays baseball using rules from 1863, culminates the season in Bisbee with the two-day ...
‘We’re not in this alone’: How an Arizona program gives support, mentorship to dads
With the help of the Arizona Department of Child Safety’s Office of Prevention, the Dads Together program officially began in 2021, and now offers one-on-one mentoring and a 13-week course call...
Kings, queens of Catalina Foothills High tennis seek another crown
The 2024 AIA Division II Team Championship tennis playoffs begin Tuesday, and schools will be trying to do something team has done in years: take down the tennis juggernaut that is Catalina Footh...
'Fair chance hiring' of formerly incarcerated is 'common sense,' says County Atty Conover
Pima County Attorney Laura Conover joined a panel of local business owners, along with the co-founder of Second Chance Tucson, to encourage companies to hire people who were previously behind bar...
Trial of Southern Az rancher accused of murdering migrant ends with hung jury
After more than two days of jury deliberations, a Superior Court judge declared a mistrial in the case of George Alan Kelly, the Kino Springs man charged with the second-degree murder of Mexican ...
Federal judge denies Louis Taylor expungement request in Pioneer Hotel arson
A federal judge reversed course in the decade-old legal challenge to the conviction of Louis Taylor, accused of starting the deadly 1970 Pioneer Hotel Fire in Tucson, denying his request to expun...
Bruce Bigger cites new DNA tech in request for re-trial in 2004 murder of Dr. Brian Stidham
Attorneys for Bruce Bigger, who was convicted in 2007 in the 2004 Tucson stabbing death of Dr. Brian Stidham, are asking for a new trial based on contemporary software for analyzing DNA.
U.S. Supreme Court won’t take up Kari Lake’s bid to ban ballot counting machines
The U.S. Supreme Court has shot down Kari Lake’s request to take up her ballot tabulator case that aimed to stop the use of the machines to count millions of Arizona ballots.
Passover is a Jewish holiday remembering sorrowful events & celebrating hope for a better future
Jewish families will gather for Passover this year in circumstances that will, like the celebration itself, reflect on dark times while looking ahead toward better ones to come.
Climate activists aren’t just young people – dispelling 3 big myths for Earth Day
Climate activists around the world are planning rallies and other events for Earth Day 2024, and exploring the truth about three of the big myths being told about climate activism and the climate...
Inside the private company Maricopa County depends on to power through last-minute ballot slog
With the volume of Election Day drop-off ballots now in the hundreds of thousands, Maricopa County turns to Runbeck Election Services, a ballot printing and processing company, and while the coun...
Cochise County supervisors move to dismiss election interference charges
Two Cochise County supervisors accused of interfering with the certification of the 2022 general election told a state judge that the “rogue prosecution” against them should be dismissed as a...
Soldiers charged with violent crimes will now face more scrutiny before they can leave Army
Under the new rule, the U.S. Army, the country’s largest military branch, will no longer allow military commanders to decide on their own whether soldiers accused of certain serious crimes can ...
‘Combating this epidemic’: Native Americans gather to address suicide prevention
Suicide prevention is a high priority among groups serving the Arizona Indigenous population, as Native Americans continue to die by suicide at rates higher than any other racial or ethnic group ...
Hobbs: Flags to half-staff Monday in memory of Az House Speaker Jim Weiers
Gov. Katie Hobbs has ordered flags at all state buildings to be lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Monday in memory of former Arizona State House Speaker Jim Weiers, who died on Frid...
Waddell hits walk-off, Chavez homers as PCC softball sweeps Central Arizona for 26th straight win
The Pima Community College softball team (35-8, 22-2 in ACCAC) kept their streak alive but were forced to come back from seven runs down on Saturday in an ACCAC doubleheader matchup against Centr...
Shackelford & Arias homer, Hicks strong in relief as Pima baseball sweeps Cochise
The Pima Community College baseball team (40-12, 24-10 in ACCAC) secured a second straight 40+ win season on Saturday as they earned a sweep on the road at Cochise College (33-21, 20-16).
Lopsided fundraising in races for Pima County Board of Supervisors
In this year’s race for the Pima County Board of Supervisors, only a handful of candidates have raised significant amounts of money for their campaigns.
'Toxic Shock: Assassin of Mediocrity' is memoir of Tucson punk record label & store owner
Written as a paean to his late wife Julianna Towns, Bill Sassenberger chronicles their shared love for punk rock — the force that brought their lives together.
Other states, like Arizona, could resurrect laws that have been lying dormant for more than 100 years
The decision by Arizona that an 1864 abortion ban should be enforced is an example of zombie laws - old state laws that are neither enforced nor repealed - but the recent Arizona abortion ban sho...
Arizona abortion-rights advocates, opponents continue to spar, with eye on fall ballot
While lawmakers inside the Arizona Capitol were jockeying over efforts to repeal a near-total abortion ban from 1864, advocates on both sides of the issue who gathered outside the Capitol were lo...
Larissa Blanchard & Trinity Bethea break their own Pima school records at Mesa Invitational
The Pima Community College women’s track & field team wound up the regular season on Friday at the Mesa Invitational.
Pima men's distance runner Conroy sets qualifier in 3,000 steeplechase at Mesa Invitational
The Pima Community College men’s track & field team competed in their final regular season meet on Friday at the Mesa Invitational held at Mesa Community College.
Closing arguments held in trial of Az border rancher accused of murdering migrant
The prosecution and defense made their closing arguments Thursday in the trial of George Alan Kelly, a Kino Springs resident accused of shooting and killing Mexican citizen Gabriel Cuen Buitimea.
University of Arizona shortfall reduced to $52M, CFO Arnold tells Regents
After months of financial wrangling, the University of Arizona faces a $52 million budget deficit—down from a $177 million hole in January—said John Arnold, the UA's interim chief during a me...
Calling Richard III: A kingdom for some oversight from the Arizona Board of Regents
When UA Vice President of Business Affairs John Arnold presents an update about how the school will get out of a budget crisis it has yet to define or detail, maybe the folks in charge should ask...
Photos: Pima County Fair returns with carnival rides, bands & of course deep-fried food
The Pima County Fair opened its 2024 run on Thursday, April 18 and continues through Sunday, April 28.
Medicare’s push to improve chronic care attracts businesses, but not many doctors
At least two-thirds of Medicare enrollees have two or more chronic health conditions, which makes them eligible for a federal program that has rewarded doctors for doing more to manage their heal...
Republicans on Az Leg committee accuse AG Kris Mayes of ‘shilling’ for Planned Parenthood
The Arizona House Republicans heading the Committee on Executive Oversight made some wild allegations against Democratic Attorney General Kris Mayes during a Wednesday meeting, including accusing...
Biden rolls back school sex misconduct reporting limits imposed by Trump & Betsy DeVos
The U.S. Department of Education on Friday announced a final rule that will update Title IX regulations governing how schools respond to sexual misconduct, undoing changes made under the Trump ad...
CA congressman: Defense Dep't should explain why it urged Az Gov. Hobbs to veto affordable housing bill
A California congressman wants to know why the U.S. Department of Defense lobbied Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs to veto a bill aimed at spurring “starter home” construction.
Arizona students still unsure of financial aid for fall as Hobbs announces FAFSA campaign
Az Gov. Katie Hobbs announced a $500,000 investment to assist students and families with FAFSA completions, as students across the state are still in limbo as they wait to hear how much financial...
American Indian Youth Disability Summit honors ASU student with Youth Tribal Leadership Award
The fourth annual American Indian Youth Disability Summit, held on April 13, awarded a Youth Tribal Leadership Award to a college student whose interest in learning disabilities and her own speec...
Az Rep. Austin Smith drops reelection campaign amid accusations of petition fraud
Republican state representative and Turning Point Action member Austin Smith has dropped his Arizona reelection bid after being accused of personally forging more than 100 petition signatures to ...
Pima right-hander Diego Alvarez named ACCAC Division I Pitcher of the Week
Pima Community College baseball player Diego Alvarez (Sahuarita HS) earned praise from the ACCAC conference for his pitching performance last week against previously No. 2 ranked Central Arizona ...
State asks Supreme Court to reject new trial for Arizona death row inmate
Arizona officials told the U.S. Supreme Court that a lower court gave too much weight to mitigating factors when it ordered a new sentencing for Danny Lee Jones in a pair of brutal 1992 murders i...
Congress eyes nat'l privacy standard for data harvested by big tech
U.S. House members tasked with addressing what happens to loads of user data collected by big tech companies see a “long overdue” opportunity for a national privacy standard, particularly for...
Graduation rates for low-income students lag while their student loan debt soars
A recent federal study on graduation rates for American colleges and universities shows that 40% of all students did not earn a degree or credential within eight years of leaving high school - an...
Election workers are committed to 2024 — despite threats, harassment and turnover
The experiences of election officials remain an important barometer of the health of America’s elections, and the predominantly women-led workforce is preparing for another consequential Novemb...
Abortion rights advocates continue to rally behind initiative to amend Az constitution
Advocates behind the Arizona for Abortion Access ballot initiative are pushing forward with their campaign, ignoring continued attempts from legislative Republicans to end access to reproductive ...
Robbins: UA budget hole cut to $52M as search for replacement president picks up steam
What had been forecast to be as much as a $177 million deficit at the University of Arizona will now be only $52 million, UA President Robert Robbins said Thursday morning. The Board of Regents w...
Az bill aims to regulate labeling of meat alternatives, but opponents say it’s too broad
In response to the surging popularity of lab-grown meat and plant-based alternatives, an Arizona representative has introduced a bill seeking to impose stricter regulations on the labeling and re...
Pima County to get $21.8M to shelter asylum seekers through end of the year
Pima County will receive $21.8 million in federal funding from Homeland Security, allowing the county to provide refuge for asylum seekers through the end of the year, officials said last week.
Az Republicans again block efforts to repeal 1864 abortion ban
For the second time in as many weeks, Arizona Republicans refused to strike down a near-total abortion ban from 1864, using a procedural move to block a Democratic effort to repeal the law.
Ex-Border Patrol agent sentenced to 18 years in prison for drug smuggling, bribery
A former Border Patrol agent was sentenced to 18 years in prison earlier this month after he pleaded guilty to bribery and drug possession as part of an task force investigation, involving federa...
Calling candidate commentaries: Politicians' guest opinions wanted
Local political candidates are welcome to submit guest opinion pieces for publication. Here's what we're looking for, and what we're not.
Senate swiftly rejects 2 impeachment articles against DHS Secretary Mayorkas
The U.S. Senate dismissed two articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and voted to adjourn the trial after finding they did not rise to the level of high cr...
Pima softball duo Talia Martin & Jazmyne Waddell sweep ACCAC Player and Pitcher of the Week honors
Pima Community College softball players Talia Martin (Mountain View HS) and Jazmyne Waddell (San Manuel HS) were key to the Aztecs continuing their winning ways for the week April 7-13 and receiv...
UA Opera Theater's production of 'Thumbprint' tells gripping story of Mukhtar Mai
The opera "Thumbprint" is based on the life story of Mukhtar Mai — author of "In the Name of Honor: A Memoir" — a woman whose voice has resonated around the globe after she was gang-raped in ...
To Mother Earth, with love: Earth Day in Tucson
Indoors or outdoors, here are some ideas for things to do for Earth Day 2024.
Problems with Glen Canyon Dam could jeopardize water flowing to Western states
A new memo from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation is raising concern about the infrastructure at the Glen Canyon Dam and its ability to deliver water downstream should levels at Lake Powell continue...
Arizona state budget deficit estimate shrinks, but is still $1.3 billion
Arizona's projected budget deficit is about $400 million less than it was three months ago, thanks to an uptick in revenue, leaving the state $1.3 billion in the red — $650 million in the curre...
Tech experts urge swift congressional action to combat election deepfakes
With a presidential election just months away, threats of disinformation supercharged by artificial intelligence technology — but particularly deepfakes — are more apparent than ever, and man...
Az Gov. Hobbs vetoes Republican anti-trans, school 10 Commandments bills
A slew of Republican bills, including those that would have allowed discrimination against transgender people and would have given public school teachers a green light to post the 10 Commandments...
Az candidates drop out, prepare for court amid election petition challenges
A day after the deadline to challenge candidate nomination petition signatures in Arizona, several candidates on both sides of the aisle folded to the pressure and dropped their bids for elected ...
Too many cubicles, too few homes spur incentives to convert offices to housing
Cities and suburbs around the country are struggling with vacant office space as remote work becomes an established post-pandemic reality, and states are stepping in with tax breaks and zoning ch...
7 candidates for Tucson-area offices face legal hurdles on their way to the ballot
A Tucson Democrat running for the Arizona Senate, a Libertarian running for Congress, and a number of candidates for down-ballot justice of the peace and constable positions are facing legal chal...
Arizona’s long COVID cases top nation’s; Hispanics most likely to suffer
Nearly 20% of Arizonans have experienced long COVID, with symptoms that continue long after an acute COVID-19 infection, and Hispanic residents are the most likely to endure the issues.
Ganter goes 7 for 8 with 8 RBIs, 5 runs & 4 doubles as Pima baseball sweeps Scottsdale Post Grad
The Pima Community College baseball team (38-12) stepped away from ACCAC conference play to host a doubleheader against Scottsdale Post Grad on Tuesday, scoring 12 runs in the 1st inning before r...
Pima golfer Moreno shoots a personal-best 74, earns 3rd medal of the season
The Pima Community College women’s golf team closed out the regular season on Monday at the Chandler-Gilbert CC Invitational held at the Las Colinas Golf Club in Queen Creek.
A dozen Democrats apply for vacant Tucson City Council seat
A dozen Tucson Democrats have applied to finish the term of City Councilman Steve Kozachik, who stepped down from the job on March 31.
Felony obstruction charges for Jan. 6 rioters divide Supreme Court
The Supreme Court appeared split over whether the Justice Department overstepped when charging rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, with felony obstruction of official proceeding...
Chris Ackerley appointed to Pima County treasurer post
The Pima County Board of Supervisors voted 3-2 Tuesday to name Republican Chris Ackerley to the office of Pima County treasurer.
Supreme Court: Idaho can ban gender-affirming care for trans kids
The Supreme Court granted an emergency application from Idaho contesting an injunction blocking the state's ban on gender-affirming care, allowing for the ban to be enforced for most transgender ...
BLM protest organizer held liable for officer’s injuries denied Supreme Court review
The Supreme Court rejected a petition for review from a Black Lives Matter activist who was held liable when a rock someone threw hit and injured a police officer during a protest he helped organ...
Followers of Az polygamist church leader refuse plea offers, will proceed to trial
As more wives of the former Arizona polygamist church leader Samuel Rappylee Bateman plead guilty to various charges, two of his closest followers continue refusing to cooperate with the federal ...
Fed cash for Yuma East Wetlands preservation applauded by Fort Yuma Quechan Tribe
Arizona wetlands in Yuma and the Havasu National Wildlife Refuge will receive federal funding as part of the Biden administration’s Investing in America Agenda, which includes efforts to addres...
Az Dems say Republicans broke rules by ignoring attempts to force a vote on an abortion ban repeal
Two top Arizona Senate Democrats have filed an ethics complaint against Senate President Warren Petersen and President Pro Tem T.J. Shope for violating procedures by shutting down Democrats’ at...
Prison inmate fight fires for rural counties, but they have little protection
Prison systems around the U.S. have deployed incarcerated firefighters to respond to local emergencies, but while these programs fill a vital service in many rural areas, they have been accused o...
Donald Trump’s historic criminal trial begins in Manhattan
Donald Trump officially became the first U.S. president, current or former, to stand trial on criminal charges as his hush-money trial kicked off in New York City on Monday afternoon.
Leaked documents detail Az House GOP strategy to send competing abortion measures to 2024 ballot
Republicans in the Arizona House of Representatives are mulling several possible abortion proposals to send to the ballot this November to compete with an abortion rights initiative - proposals t...
Biggs ready for his day in impeachment spotlight, even if it’s short-lived
Arizona Rep. Andy Biggs said he is prepared to tell the Senate, and the American public, the “historical basis” of high crimes and misdemeanors and how they apply to the impeachment of Homela...
Breakin' the law? South Tucson holds un-noticed council meeting to discuss bonds
Pima Supes to vote on $80 million COVID relief money as they appoint treasurer; Santa Cruz County set for raises, big shady spot coming to Oro Valley and more from government meetings around Tucs...
Public invited to apply for empty seats on 2 Tucson-area school boards
Members of the public are invited to apply for two school board vacancies, in Catalina Foothills and Flowing Wells.
Gregory Tyler Shafe, 1988-2024
Please join us on April 22nd to celebrate the life of Gregory Tyler Shafe, loving son, brother, father, and husband. He is survived by his parents Marc and Karen Shafe, his brother Sgt Geoffrey S...
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Az Gov. Hobbs signs bill to allow university students to opt out of funding campus clubs
Gov. Katie Hobbs signed a bill allowing students at Arizona’s universities to opt out of having their student activity fees support campus groups they don’t like, though the new law could hav...
Az regulators consider conversion therapy 'unprofessional conduct,' but have not prevented it
Though there is no law prohibiting conversion therapy in Arizona, the state licensing board considers it to be unprofessional conduct and grounds for disciplinary action - but due to a shortage o...
FactCheck: Claim inflates number of new voters in Arizona, other states
A social media claim misrepresents the number of people who have registered to vote in Arizona and two other states, and suggests they are in the country illegally - but the number of new voters ...
AZGOP asks the U.S. Supreme Court to take up Kari Lake’s tabulator case
The Republican Party of Arizona has petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to accept Kari Lake’s tabulator case, claiming that lower courts across the country have set the bar too high for election ...
Hobbs vetoes GOP bill aimed at barring homeless people from roadway medians
A bill aimed at limiting the presence of pedestrians on medians and intersections was one of five bills vetoed by Gov. Katie Hobbs, after it raised concern as to how it would affect Arizona’s h...
Shaman sidelined: Chansley among more than 70 to miss signature threshold
Jacob Angeli-Chansley, better known as the “Qanon Shaman,” will not be going back to Washington – at least not in any official capacity - one of more than 70 would-be candidates who failed ...
Facing charges over 2022 election, Cochise Sup. Judd feels betrayed by those who promised legal help
Cochise Supervisor Peggy Judd - indicted for alleged conspiracy and interference with an election officer after voting to expand the county’s hand-count audit of the 2022 midterm election and d...
As consumers lose millions to gift card scams, lawmakers pressure businesses
State attorneys general and legislatures are trying to combat gift card scams with consumer alerts, arrests and warning signs on store displays, but retailers and card manufacturers are pushing b...
Pima baseball scores season-high 23 to earn split at Yavapai
The Pima Community College baseball team dropped a close first game but responded with a run-rule victory on Saturday in an ACCAC conference doubleheader at Yavapai College.
Pima softball takes 2 at Scottsdale CC as winning streak reaches 24
The Pima Community College softball team (33-8, 20-2 in ACCAC) extended their winning streak to 24 games on Saturday after sweeping an ACCAC conference doubleheader at Scottsdale Community Colleg...
How abortion ban rulings in Arizona & Florida are shaking up November elections
Two recent state supreme court decisions upholding stringent abortion bans in Arizona and Florida have the potential to shake up the November elections.
PFAS ‘forever chemicals’: Why EPA set federal drinking water limits for these health-harming contaminants
New national drinking water standards by the Environmental Protection Agency for PFAS chemicals acknowledge that very low concentrations of PFAS present human health risks - though they haven’t...
Vice President Harris tells Tucson crowd that Trump is to blame for Az abortion ban
Vice President Kamala Harris laid the blame for the Arizona Supreme Court’s decision to uphold an 1864 abortion ban squarely on former president and presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald ...
Invasive weeds wrinkle noses; Saguaro Nat'l Park pulls for stinknet removal effort
Stinknet blooms, imports from southern Africa, are bright yellow and bulbous. Vibrant and pretty, they now sprawl across Southern Arizona, but they're harmful to local plants such as native Sonor...
Hobbs: Flags to half-staff Sunday in memory of Flagstaff's Paul Babbitt Jr.
Gov. Katie Hobbs has ordered flags at all state buildings to be lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Sunday in memory of Army veteran and former Flagstaff Mayor Paul Babbitt Jr., who d...
U.S. Senate Dems step up Supreme Court ethics probe with subpoena to Leonard Leo
Following through on months of threats, Senate Democrats served legal advocate and conservative megadonor Leonard Leo with a congressional subpoena compelling him to turn over information about h...
Tucson man pleads guilty to threatening mass shooting at University of Arizona
A 27-year-old man pleaded guilty this week to threatening a mass shooting on the University of Arizona campus last year, officials said. Michael Pengchung Lee will be sentenced for committing int...
Data shows LGBTQ+ Arizonans are more at risk with upcoming abortion ban
The Arizona Supreme Court’s decision to reinstate a 160-year-old territorial law is expected to have dramatic consequences on the state’s LGBTQ+ community, specifically lesbian and bisexual w...
Drop off old papers, paint & more at Tucson collection event Saturday
Get rid of your old paint, computers and sensitive documents this Saturday at the city of Tucson’s monthly household hazardous waste collection event.
Nearly 1 in 4 adults dumped from Medicaid now uninsured
Nearly a quarter of adults disenrolled from Medicaid in the past year say they are now uninsured, and tens of millions of Americans have struggled to retain coverage in the government insurance p...
Katie Hobbs vetoed a trio of Republican election bills
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed her first Republican election bills this year, only a few of the numerous election-related bills proposed in the state legislature, with many of them failing to ma...
Az House speaker: Republicans might put their own abortion measure on ballot
Republicans in the Arizona legislature are considering sending their own abortion measure to the ballot this November to compete with a citizen-led one that’s already in the works, after legisl...
Black people have highest opioid fatality rate among all other races/ethnicities in Az
Black people in Arizona die from opioid overdoses more than any other race or ethnicity, and fear of legal consequences can discourage people of color from seeking help for their addictions.
New Az law creates confusion on how counties must track dropped-off mail ballots
Poll workers in Maricopa and Pinal counties will do an on-site count of how many mail ballots are dropped off at their voting locations on election day, but there’s debate among election offici...
Outgoing Pima County Treasurer tells Supes that one applicant for her job is unqualified
As the two applicants for Pima County treasurer prepare to meet in an online forum Thursday, outgoing county banker Beth Ford is saying one of them is unqualified for the office.
Just stop: Kari Lake's newest abortion stance is worse than a flip-flop
Kari Lake, you just lit my fuse with your new video released to do damage control after flip-flopping on abortion. And every bit of it is either sheer ignorance, or the work of a lying liar who l...
Az's pre-statehood laws banning abortion also made gay sex punishable by up to life in prison
We looked at Arizona's territorial laws and found one that would criminalize LGBTQ+ people, with a potential life sentence for having consensual sex.
Former Councilmember Uhlich applies for Tucson City Council vacancy
Karin Uhlich, who formerly represented Ward 3 on the Tucson City Council, told the Tucson Sentinel she has applied to finish the term of Steve Kozachik, who stepped down from the job on March 31.
Az appeals court rejects Abe Hamadeh’s third challenge to his 2022 AG loss
Nearly a year-and-a-half after the election, an Arizona appeals court agreed with a trial court judge that Abe Hamadeh’s third challenge to the results of the 2022 election should not move forw...
Feds strengthen background check requirements for gun purchases
The Justice Department has finalized regulations that strengthens the definition of people who are “engaged in the business” of selling firearms and are thus required to conduct a background ...
Arizona clinics vow to continue providing abortions, but unsure for how much longer
One day after the Arizona Supreme Court resurrected a law that makes it a felony to perform an abortion, clinics around the state said they will continue offering care even as they scramble to fi...
Tribal leaders seeking solutions to cartel crime, say they mostly got talk
Congressional lawmakers wanted to talk about the problems of foreign criminal cartels operating on Indigenous lands, but though tribal leaders came to the House subcommittee hearing seeking solut...
City-country mortality gap widens amid persistent holes in rural health care access
Health disparities between rural and urban Americans have long been documented, but a recent report found the chasm has grown in recent decades, with rural Americans from 25 to 54 dying from natu...
U.S. Capitol Police chief describes preparations for possible post-election turmoil
U.S. Capitol Police Chief J. Thomas Manger sought to ease concerns from the lawmakers, saying the department is preparing for major upcoming events — including another potential Jan. 6 — by t...
Republican National Committee courts election conspiracy theorists to help watch polls
As the Republican National Committee ramps up plans to monitor the polls for illegal voting this fall, the national party is increasingly working with a loose network of anti-fraud extremists who...
In Nogales, a push to target 'plaza bosses' to stem fentanyl smuggling into U.S.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials said they are targeting drug cartel "plaza bosses" in Nogales, Ariz., and Sonora who move fentanyl north into Arizona.
GOP thwarts attempts to repeal Az’s 1864 abortion ban
Republican lawmakers in the Arizona legislature blocked multiple efforts to repeal the near-total abortion ban from 1864, saying they need more time to consider the repercussions of doing so.
Hellertoon: Az's old abortion ban rattles Republican electoral prospects
Arizona's Supreme Court did more than just declare a Civil War-era ban on abortion to be the current state law this week. The GOP-appointed justices shook a slew of Republican politicians into su...
'Widow's Waltz': New McCallion Band record explores grief, self-indulgence & aging
The McCallion Band explores getting older and the worries that come with being a parent in their new EP, "Widow's Waltz."
Arizona abortion ban: What we didn’t know about labor & birth in 1864
The following is a timeline of important developments in obstetrics and birth control between when the law that bans virtually all abortions in Arizona originated in 1864 and 2022, along with a f...
After public push, feds curb health insurance agents’ access to consumer Social Security numbers
The system used to enroll people in federal Affordable Care Act insurance plans inadvertently allowed access by insurance brokers to consumers’ full Social Security numbers, a vulnerability tha...
Study: Most veterans who support extremism had negative military experiences
In interviews, nearly three-quarters of veterans who said they supported an extremist group or ideology reported experiencing a traumatic or otherwise negative event during their military service...
EPA finalizes nation’s first PFAS limits in drinking water
The EPA announced the nation’s first drinking water standards for six types of PFAS - representing a fraction of the entire class of "forever chemicals" found in everything from nonstick cookwa...
Dem challenger Engel outraises Southern Az Rep. Juan Ciscomani
Democratic challenger Kirsten Engel pulled in more campaign cash in the first fundraising quarter of 2024 than her GOP opponent, U.S. Rep. Juan Ciscomani.
2024 will be the abortion election & Republicans are bracing for voter retribution
It didn’t take long for panic to set in among Republicans after the Arizona Supreme Court ruled to ban virtually every abortion in the state - and suddenly, some of those who proudly declared t...
Republicans scrutinize voting rolls & ramp up for mass challenges ahead of election
Lawsuits are just one example of the tactics Republicans and conservative activists are using ahead of November’s presidential election as they seek to purge voter rolls of allegedly ineligible...
Photos: Dozens protest Az court decision on abortion, vow to push for November measure
Hours after the Arizona Supreme Court upheld a near-total ban on abortion, ruling on Tuesday an 1864-era law can be enforced, dozens of women assembled at El Presidio Plaza in Downtown Tucson to ...
Martin homers in extra innings as Pima softball streak hits 22 games
The Pima Community College softball team (31-8, 16-2 in ACCAC) secured its second straight 30+ win season on Tuesday as it extended its winning streak to 22 games after beating Yavapai College (1...
Alvarez throws complete-game shutout, Senior has 4 RBIs as Pima splits with No. 2 Central Az
The Pima Community College baseball team (35-11, 21-9 in ACCAC) hosted Central Arizona College (38-9, 25-5) on Tuesday in a matchup between two NJCAA Division I nationally ranked teams,
La Corte Suprema de Arizona mantiene prohibición del 1864 sobre casi todos los abortos
Las clínicas de aborto en Arizona podrán verse obligadas a cerrar después de que la Corte Suprema estatal confirmó el martes una prohibición del procedimiento médico casi total, diciendo qu...
Arizona Supreme Court upholds 1864 ban on nearly all abortions
Abortion clinics in Arizona may be forced to close after the state Supreme Court upheld a near-total ban on the medical procedure Tuesday, saying an 1864 law should be enforced. That territorial-...
For second time in a month, feds shower billions on Arizona microchip makers
The Biden administration announced that it will award $6.6 billion in grants and another $5 billion in loans to enhance and expand semiconductor production, the second time in three weeks that th...
Gov. Katie Hobbs signs law aimed at accountability for Arizona long-term care facilities
The multiyear journey to get health care reform for long-term assisted living facilities signed into law finally came to fruition Monday when Gov. Katie Hobbs signed HB 2764, requiring the Arizon...
Think tank estimates Arizona spends $1.1 billion annually for homelessness solutions
A research study claims Arizona spends as much as $1.1 billion a year on homelessness-solution services, and in 2023, approximately 14,200 people were unhoused and the number of unhoused individu...
La primera mujer indígena en el espacio comparte su experiencia en convertirse en astronauta
La coronel de marina Nicole Mann, miembro de la tribu Wailacki de las tribus indias de Round Valley, compartió su viaje poco ortodoxo para convertirse en la primera mujer astronauta indígena y ...
First Indigenous woman in space never planned on becoming an astronaut
Marine Col. Nicole Mann, a member of the Wailacki tribe of the Round Valley Indian Tribes, shared her unorthodox journey to becoming the first female Indigenous astronaut and only the second Indi...
Az bill making it easier to shoot & kill migrants vetoed for encouraging ‘armed vigilantism’
Gov. Katie Hobbs on Monday vetoed a GOP bill to expand when Arizona ranchers could legally kill migrants crossing their land.
Az bill to ban reunification treatment heads to Hobbs, despite lack of Democratic support
As a measure to ban reunification treatment in Arizona - used within the family court system to try and force a relationship between children and their estranged parents - heads to the governor, ...
Photos: Hundreds mark loss of Tucson police officer Adam Buckner on Monday
Hundreds of people walked along Stone Avenue, marching from the Fox Theatre to TPD headquarters to mark the loss of Tucson Police Officer Adam Buckner, who died in a car crash while responding to...
'Infrastructures of Control': Focus on border surveillance at UA photography show
Dave Maass of the Electronic Freedom Foundation will be in Tucson this week for the opening reception for “Infrastructures of Control,” a UA exhibit featuring large-scale photographs of surve...
9th Circuit stays out of Louis Taylor's move to expunge Pioneer Hotel fire conviction, for now
The 9th Circuit declined Monday to interfere in a decade-old wrongful arrest and racial discrimination case seeking to expunge the record of Louis Taylor, who was convicted of starting the 1970 P...
Tucson's RTA revenue hopes dashed, Council must consider Plan B
Tucson city leaders hoped revised RTA projections would provide them with revenue wiggle room. It didn't work out. Meanwhile, world leaders await the City Council's vote on Gaza, Sahuarita to get...
ASU opens space dedicated to Indigenous librarianship & students
The newly created Labriola Center at the Hayden Library on ASU’s Tempe campus - the first Indigenous-led and staffed library spaces at a research university in the United States - is a showcase...
Arizona House votes down Horne school discipline bill
The Arizona House of Representatives rejected Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne’s plan to tie student discipline to school letter grades, with two Republican legislators siding wit...
States want to make it harder for health insurers to deny care, but firms might evade enforcement
In recent years, insurers have ratcheted up their use of prior authorization, causing delays and denials of care that are harming or even killing people, and mmore than two dozen states - includi...
Backed by Mike Lindell & mysterious benefactors, push to hand-count ballots picks up speed
Disciples of Mike Lindell and other big-name election influencers have been spreading the hand-count gospel around the country since 2020, and the push to hand-count ballots is ramping up, albeit...
The IRS is testing a free method to directly file taxes - but not everyone is thrilled
Many U.S. taxpayers in a dozen states for the first time can electronically file their federal returns directly to the Internal Revenue Service for free — but critics insist the new federal ben...
Fontes seeks attorney fees in Hamadeh’s 2022 Az election challenge
Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes is seeking $36,820 in attorney fees from Abraham Hamadeh, after the Republican’s latest attempt to take the office he lost two years ago was thrown out ...
7 apply for vacant Tucson City Council seat
More than a half-dozen Ward 6 residents have applied to finish the term of Tucson City Councilman Steve Kozachik, who stepped down from job on March 31. The deadline to indicate interest in the a...
Water & power collide in proposed $100 million Colorado River deal
A taxpayer-funded agency has agreed to pay $98.5 million on rights to the water that flows through Colorado's Shoshone facility, a culmination of a decades-long effort to keep Shoshone’s water ...
Low-income hearing health care expanded to all three Arizona universities
A partnership among the Arizona Commission for the Deaf and the Hard of Hearing and the state's three universities provides free hearing health care for low-income adults 21 or older with an inco...
Curtiss moves to 2nd in Pima school history in high jump; Madrigal-Diaz & Crane earn nat'l qualifiers at Triton Invitational
The No. 3-ranked Pima Community College men’s and women’s track & field teams competed at the Triton Invitational on Friday and Saturday at the University of California San Diego in La Jolla,...
Zylinski-Wrobel has 6 RBIs as Pima softball rallies and run-rules Az Western for 20th straight win
The Pima Community College softball team (29-8, 16-2 in ACCAC) has produced the longest Aztec winning streak of the last 20 years as they picked up a big sweep over Arizona Western College (23-13...
Senior has 4 RBIs, Hicks shines in relief as Pima baseball sweeps Eastern Arizona
The Pima Community College baseball team (34-10, 20-8 in ACCAC) secured 20 ACCAC conference wins for the fifth straight year (excluding the 2020 COVID season) on Saturday as they swept Eastern Ar...
Tucson theatre titan Barclay Goldsmith brought politics to the stage
Every theatre-lover in Tucson knows that Barclay Goldsmith, who died this week at age 87, was a giant. With Teatro Libertad and then Borderlands Theater, he produced more than a hundred shows.
End of Internet subsidies for low-income households threatens telehealth access
More than 23 million households are enrolled in the federal discount program Congress created in 2021 to bridge the nation’s digital connectivity gap - but the program is expected to soon run o...
Swing states see newcomers as Americans move from blue to red counties
In recent years, millions of people have moved from Democratic cities to Republican suburbs, complicating the politics of swing states - and in Arizona, the biggest people magnets have been sligh...
PACC shelter at 142% capacity, dogs in critical need of homes, fosters
The Pima Animal Care Center was "hit hard" after a stormy weekend. Those who adopt a dog or choose to provide a two-week foster stay will receive $50 credit at the Central Pet store as officials ...
Republican bill would ban Arizonans convicted of collecting ballots from elected office
Arizona GOP lawmakers have crafted and passed a bill that would bar anyone who is convicted of ballot abuse from holding elected office and would force them to resign if convicted while holding p...
Az Republicans investigate AG Mayes over water policy inquiry
Republican members of the Arizona Committee on Executive Oversight, created less than two weeks ago, say that Attorney General Kris Mayes is operating outside of her authority by investigating me...
Texas National Guard member charged with human smuggling after high-speed chase near the border
A Texas National Guard member was arrested and charged with human smuggling near the U.S.-Mexico border after he allegedly turned around at a Border Patrol checkpoint, then led state troopers on ...
Health and Human Services increases loan forgiveness for OBs, midwives who practice in rural areas
The Department of Health and Human Services announced a $25,000 increase in loan forgiveness available to primary care providers, including OB-GYNs, pediatricians, nurse practitioners and midwive...
States rush to combat AI threat to elections
This year’s presidential election will be the first since generative AI — a form of artificial intelligence that can create new content, including images, audio and video — became widely av...
Arizona advocates aim to break cycle of homelessness through ID accessibility
Arizona advocates are working to help get identification documents for those experiencing homelessness, aiming to eliminate the barriers faced by people seeking to regain stability and self-suffi...
Governor’s office partners with RIP Medical Debt to forgive billions in medical debt for some Arizonans
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs announced the state is partnering with RIP Medical Debt, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to clearing Americans’ medical debt, to cancel the debt of up to 1 ...
Push for transition to EVs sparks Az legislation against Chinese forced labor
A recent federal push for a switch to electric vehicles to support plans for a zero-emissions future has raised human rights concerns regarding the use of forced labor and child labor to mine ele...
Pima softball matches school record with 18 straight wins as they sweep Mesa
The Pima Community College softball team (27-8, 14-2 in ACCAC) rallied in both games on Thursday at the West Campus Aztec Field against Mesa Community College (2-18, 1-15).
Caysen Wright earns 3rd medal in 5 tournaments as Pima men's golf takes 5th at SMCC Invitational
The Pima Community College men’s golf team closed out their fifth regular season tournament on Wednesday at the South Mountain CC Invitational held at the Aguila Golf Course in Laveen Village.
One bloody legacy: Robbins' credibility problems force him out of UA
Robbins' self-immolation illustrates something like the cover-up being worse than the crime. The nature of the UA's financial "crisis" has been a black box affair — the less we know, the more p...
GOP-backed bill critics say will ‘erase’ trans & nonbinary Arizonans heads to governor
An Arizona GOP proposal to insert a narrow definition of biological sex into state law that critics say will erase transgender and nonbinary people from public life is on its way to Gov. Katie Ho...
Arizona Legislature considers tougher animal cruelty laws after spike in cases
Advocates are pushing for a bill to bolster Arizona’s animal cruelty laws following a surge in reported cases and a high-profile incident in which 55 maltreated dogs were removed last year from...
Snow drought plaguing Pacific Northwest, Rockies
With the snow season drawing to a close across the West, the Pacific Northwest and northern Rockies face a snow drought that could spell disaster later in the year, though the mountains of Arizon...