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Candidates square off in the race for congress; Project Blue planners aren't taking no for an answer; A local landmark gets a makeover; and more...

A recount, but not a revote, in a contested city council race; New Border Military Zones have been established, just don't try to find them on your GPS; Measles continues to spread in one Arizona County; and more...

A new transportation plan inches forward; How disadvantaged communities held together amid the pandemic; Digging deeper into the secrets of Bennu; and more...

Tucson may get a city-supported camp for homeless people; Medicaid cuts dominate a congressional race; Exploring the tradition of dryland farming; and more...

Crossing the border? Maybe leave your phone at home; A Tucson council member is sharing his surplus; An NPR reporter talks about her time at the White House; and more...

Tucson sets limits for high-volume water users; The county wants to talk to a murder suspect in immigration custody; setting guidelines for treating sex offenders; and more...

The Oak Flat land transfer is off again; Democrats fight the cancellation of a solar-energy program; More border wall is coming soon; and more...

A mining company is on the verge of taking over a sacred indigenous site; the governor extends downpayment assistance; learning more about our stellar neighborhood; and more...

Arizona's largest wildfire sats a new record; Teachers vow to keep up the push for bigger budgets and paychecks; Ancient footprints in New Mexico have scientists rethinking human history; and more...

Seniors speak up for social security; From Afghanistan to Arizona -- an asylum seeker's story; a Tucson center keeps up the fight for environmental justice, after Trump funding cuts; and more...

Juan Ciscomani takes questions; A domestic violence incident leads to evacuations; Seeking a sense of belonging, after oppression in Iran; and more...

Health officials worry what the new school year will bring; More cities are dealing with hot streaks; Another installment in our series about belonging; and more...

A Tucson city council race is headed for a recount; Using social prescription to become healthier; an asylum seeker from Africa talks about his experience; and more....

The future of Project Blue; The hunt for potential planet killing asteroids; What does it take to belong; and more...

A footnote about “Project Blue”; A northern Arizona fire continues to be tough work for firefighters; Prescott blocks a major hotel plan; and more...

Project Blue is off the table - at least for now; Could tax cuts jeopardise social security?; We look at the role art plays in our emotional well-being; and more...

A Project Blue town hall draws a crowd of opponents; should data center builders keep getting a tax break; a new prison oversight system is ready to go, if it ever gets any money; and more...

If you think “Project Blue” is big, wait til you hear about the data center planned for Eloy; The U of A is an invention powerhouse; We visit with a woman whose husband has spent six months in ICE custody; and more...

Tucson has bought new groundwater credits that could be used for economic development, a new study examines the impact of stress on childhood development, and a southside onramp for the I-10 is closing permanently on Monday.

New charges in a case that pits Pima County against the federal government; A glimmer of hope in a huge Grand Canyon Wildfire; Catching up with a refugee impacted by The Trump administrations immigration crackdown....

Tucson is clearing out one of its biggest homeless camps; a destructive fire near the grand canyon keeps growing; TUSD agrees to reduce the testing burden on students; and more...

An empty Marana prison may be used for migrants; Another lodge at the grand canyon is threatened by fire; A copper project comes under scrutiny; and more...

The ACLU sues the Pima County Sheriff over alleged immigration checks after traffic stops; A ballot snafu for Tucson voters; Long COVID, the gift that keeps on giving; and more...

In today's headlines, the Dragon Bravo Fire prompts federal scrutiny. Governor Katie Hobbs says the Interior Secretary is promising an independent review of the fed's wildfire response. A Congresswoman was blocked from visiting a detained constituent. And Arizona's largest newspaper is moving its printing services to... Las Vegas. When was that a city in Arizona?

In today's headlines, hundreds packed into a Vail high school last night to weigh in on a massive data center proposed for the area. Spoiler alert: people can think differently from one another, including on this issue. Arizona's first-ever Turquoise Alert helped law enforcement find a missing 6-year-old girl from Hawaii and yes, we'll explain what that alert system is all about. And here's one that might surprise you: a University of Arizona study found that the more campaign swag you buy, the less likely you are to vote.

In today's headlines, Congresswoman Yassamin Ansari says she was turned away from visiting her own constituents at an immigration detention center in Eloy. One of President Trump's top allies in Arizona is now pushing the feds for Jeffrey Epstein's case files. And homeowners' insurance premiums are going up faster than inflation. Tony Perkins looks at how wildfire threats are fanning the flames of rising costs.

In today's headlines, we're feeling Blue! Just kidding. Local news outlet Arizona Luminaria broke a story yesterday evening revealing the mystery behind the mask with Project Blue. Tomorrow, the City of Tucson is hosting a public meeting where local residents can learn more about the proposed data center near the Pima County Fairgrounds. Let's just say city and county officials, as well as residents, have mixed feelings. Meanwhile, we're in the heart of Monsoon Season and a tiny insect is responsible for outshining the lightning! Scientists are studying fireflies throughout the state.

In today's headlines, Tucson politics are heating up. Tucson Unified School District board member Sadie Shaw is setting her sights on a new seat — this time on the Tucson City Council. Meanwhile, Arizona's election systems had a brush with digital drama. Hackers swooped in just weeks before a special congressional primary, tampering with candidate information. But not all news is grim! If you drive a Hyundai or Kia, you might breathe a little easier. Arizona just saw a 20% drop in car thefts halfway through the year.

One arizona Democrat says congress could change its mind on spending cuts; Raul Grijalva's name may go on a building; what looks like magic could be psychology instead; and more...

Bringing good trouble to Tucson; Democrats oust their state leader; Kyrsten Sinema's checkbook comes under scrutiny; and more...

The monsoon rain didn't stop Tuesday's election; two animal welfare group join forces; an alert program helps people steer clear of flash floods; and more...

The county attorney seethes over ICE seizing a murder suspect; Tucson gets more money to treat forever chemicals; Remembering the Grand Canyon Lodge; and more...

Wildfire claims a historic Grand Canyon lodge; volunteers tell of coming face to face with ICE agents and their guns; rural hospitals fear the coming medicaid cuts; and more...

Arizona food banks brace for cuts to food aid; The race for congress narrows down to two contenders; a lot of people will be jumping out of perfectly good airplanes; and more...

The Pima County Sheriff's Department broke its own policies; Lawmakers want to keep limits on the right to abortion; new Turquoise alerts are in effect; and more...

The fallout from Donald Trump's funding cuts hits a local school district hard; Ruben Gallego heads for Iowa; The perils of teaching in a post COVID world; and more...

New drones are taking to the air along the border; The big beautiful bill spends billions along the border; the congressional primary is drawing to a close; and more...

Fears that more border wall construction could spell disaster; Who's ahead in fundraising for the open congressional seat; a hard-right conservative is fighting a plan to tax EVs; and more...

Arizona's six Republican House members voted in favor of President Donald Trump's “Big Beautiful Bill” Thursday afternoon, while Arizona's two House Democrats opposed it; residents living near the South32 Hermosa Mine Project may see their well levels affected; Wednesday's first monsoon of the season may be short-lived heading into the holiday weekend; and more...

Governor Katie Hobbs called the Senate's version of the Big Beautiful Bill "Deeply partisan and shortsighted"; the number of people experiencing unsheltered homelessness in Pima County has dropped by 23 percent over the past three years; a former Tucson psychiatrist is found guilty of sexual assault and fraud; and more...

In today's headlines, nurses protest a Republican Congressmans' vote for potential cuts to Medicaid; Arizona Republicans want to block U.S. citizens living abroad from voting in Arizona elections; Tucson celebrates the refugee community; and more...

In today's headlines, meteorologists say Southern Arizona could see increased monsoon storms toward the end of the week; scientists discover more about how wildfire pollutants impact the water supply for years; and more...

A Utah Senator has revised his plan and decreased the amount of Arizona's public lands that could potentially be for sale, but a deal is still far away; the Navajo Nation expands its housing efforts with a million dollar investment; the Arizona Legislature finally reaches a budget deal; and more...

Budget negotiations continue at the Arizona state capitol, as a potential government shutdown looms; voting by mail in the Congressional District 7 primary will look a little different this year; a legal expert's opinion on the Supreme Court's decision, or lack thereof, over whether migrants can legally be deported to other countries; and more...

A Tucson Congressman is sending mixed signals on whether he supports cuts for Medicaid; the Tucson Airport starts a new campaign educating out of state tourists on severe weather; Federal funding cuts continue to threaten Southern Arizona nonprofits; and more...

The Apache Stronghold advocacy group appeals to the US Supreme Court again; school districts in Pima County face potentially steep budget cuts; a county lawmaker was sentenced to ten years in prison for embezzling tens of millions of dollars; and more...

State lawmakers react to President Trump's strikes on Iranian nuclear sites; how Tucson schools are coping with the loss of pandemic-era funding; the world saw the first images of the Milky Way galaxy from a new telescope with ties to the University of Arizona; and more...

Democrats and Republicans continue to fight over the state budget; A suit over water rights in Cochise County; Science digs deeper into the story of neanderthals -- don't call them cavemen; and more...

An electric rate hike is being criticized for its timing; Tucson bans camping in parks and washes; America's pastime returns, with a little help from Mexico; and more...

A controversial data center gets the nod from Pima County; Some say public land is in jeopardy; We look at the role politics played in the pandemic; and more...

Thousands gather for Tucson's “No Kings” event; A competing group wants to replace the current deputies' union; A new UA telescope shows its work; and more...