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The governor steps in wipe out medical debt for thousands; There's hope for fans of a threatened music venue; Tucson's bowl game standout because of Snoop Dog; and more...

Southern Arizona Catholics have a new bishop; a tagger faces charges after defacing a Tucson mural; the Mount Graham Red Squirrel is back from the brink of extinction; and more...

A cochise county official is fired and faces potential criminal charges; Meet a new group that's like turning point, except it's turning the other direction; The intersection of politics and climate science; and more...

A pileup at Arizona's welfare agency as people wait hours for help; fear of ICE is keeping others away from social services; The Folklife Alliance recognizes artists and their apprentices; and more...

Tucson opens a new pathway to more housing; The city adopts new rules for non-disclosure agreements; State officials gather to chart the future of the Colorado River; and more...

Project Blue moves closer to reality, even as officials question who's behind it; hate speech strikes the local Jewish community; Tucson's new baseball team has not lost a game at home, but they haven't won one either; and more...

Tucson's population barely grows as the suburbs boom; A study shows water is expensive for some but almost free for others; A local scientist finds searching for life in nearby star systems is complicated; and more...

Marana residents try to stop an immigrant detention center, but can they; The point-in-time count tracks homelessness; On Flandrau's fiftieth, there's more to see than the stars; and more...

It's Marana's turn to debate data center zoning; Turning farmland into housing to save water; A new study charts the health cost of “forever chemicals”, and more...

Another immigration raid draws public concern in Tucson; Amphi parents protest school closures; When children read, dogs listen; and more...

Arizona farmers will get a bailout after a rough year; A Tucson man is charged with stealing indigenous artifacts; Winterhaven opens its festival of lights, with a new twist; and more...

Democrats think affordability is the issue to win on next year; The UA co-hosts a rural med school; 84 years later, the Arizona's oil is part of a national shrine; and more...

Tucson taquerias are targeted by Immigration; Health officials slam a nationwide change in vaccination rules; picking plants for the desert climate; and more...

The US Border Patrol raids a humanitarian aid camp on private property; Arizona Senator Ruben Gallego releases an energy policy plan; Arizona Congresswoman Adelita Grijalva proposes legislation to protect national forest land in Pinal County from copper mine development;the Trump administration threatens to withhold SNAP funding from Arizona and more than 20 other states; Pima County Board of Supervisors will not move forward with a study on the health and water impacts from Project Blue and how has long term drought impacted Arizona's wild and urban plants? Plus more...

A humanitarian group complains about an immigration raid; The struggle to stop an Arizona copper mine enters a new chapter; more controversy swirls around the school voucher program; and more...

The governor defends a tax cut plan; A Tucson mom and her kids self-deport; Singing the praises of the Made in Tucson Market; and more...

Mark Kelly continues to defy Donald Trump; Parvo virus is running rampant in area dogs; a visitor from the stars is piquing people's interest; and more...

Reaction from Arizona elected officials to the deadly shooting attack on two National Guardsmen in Washington, DC.; Congresswoman Adelita Grijalva's first weeks on the job; a court rules against the Trump administration's expansion of expedited removal; the Amphi School District community reacts to planned school closures; how the local community is making Thanksgiving possible for those in need and more.

Arizona Senators Kelly and Gallego stand up to Pentagon investigations; Kyrsten Sinema embraces the "Make America Healthy Again" movement; Mexican truckers and farmers unite to demand the Mexican government offer better protection from crime; the future of school shutdowns in the Amphi School District is still unclear; The national sharing of data from Flock Cameras, including those used by the UAPD, comes under scrutiny; and Tucson's "Walkability Project" receives a delay.

The Department of Defense investigates Arizona Senator Mark Kelly; a closer look at Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes record of suing the Trump administration; a new scam targets Arizonans with lost pets, says the Arizona Humane Society; The City of South Tucson continues use of controversial license plate reading Flock cameras; a special prosecutor is calling for the president of the Navajo Nation to resign and a look at Thanksgiving weekend weather.

Results from the Western Governors Meeting, as Katie Hobbs meets with Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum; reauthorization of the Farm Bill is underway; State Representative Nick Kupper wants to lower the age required to get a learner's driving permit; national immigration fees increase; the debate over Flock Safety Cameras in South Tucson and the Tour de Tucson returns on Saturday.

Governor Katie Hobbs joins in the Western Governors Association meeting in Paradise Valley; Senator Mark Kelly says congress is concerned with politically motivated violence; President Donald Trump calls recent actions by Congressional democrats "seditious behavior"; Scammers are making phone calls to extort money while pretending to be South Tucson police; The Water Infrastructure Finance Authority moves ahead with several plans to increase Arizona's water supply; a freshman will represent Arizona at the NCAA Cross-Country National Championship and rainy weather is expected for the weekend.

Republican Congressman Andy Biggs says he will vote to release the Epstein files; The after-effects of the government shutdown resonate across many different sectors; The future of the Navajo Wash homeless encampment is still unclear, but safe for now; At least two more measles exposures have been detected in Arizona; And some local weekend activities for those who like to run on two legs, or four.

A unanimous vote from the US Senate on releasing the Epstein Files; Adelita Grijalva receives her committee assignments; The Tucson City Council wants to change laws regarding rent control; Scammers use fraudulent documents to facilitate an early prison release; The Arizona Department of Agriculture is investing in the food supply chain;a Tucson woman opens a food pantry in her front yard and Tucson' oldest bookstore is up for sale, plus more.

Adelita Grijalva may now be officially called Congresswoman Grijalva, and she has already added her signature to an important petition; The City of Tucson Parks and Recreation announced a comment period over the renaming of a southside aquatic facility in honor of Ramona F. Gijalva; The 19-year-old driver accused of the hit and run accident earlier this month has now been officially charged; Find out why 13 casinos in the Mexican state of Sonora have been shut down; Plus more..

There has been a sentence handed down to a former border patrol agent found guilty of accepting bribes; Tucson officials are actively looking for strategies to mediate homelessness and drug use; Amphi School District is faced with tough budget challenges and the University of Arizona Stadium receives a name change, plus more.

Congresswoman Adelita Grijalva goes to work in her home state; ICE Facilities in Arizona claim a grim milestone, becoming National leaders in solitary confinement of detainees; Protests in Mexico erupt, demanding action on cartel violence and corruption; state lawmakers go after scammers and drug dealers, while housing remains an issue and more!

Governor Katie Hobbs says SNAP payments will return next week; Tucson Police Chief Kasmer challenges the Trump administration's targeting of U-Visa holders; The developers of the Project Blue data center are closer to acquiring the necessary land; Davis-Monthan Air Force Base may soon acquire its own data center; The Pima Animal Control Center is at capacity for dogs and more!

The threat of food insecurity still dominates the news as the courts and the Trump administration take opposing sides;Arizona veterans unite in calling for the government to take action; When will Adelita Grijalva finally be worn in? Plus more...

Arizonans on food assistance will start seeing benefits again; one nearby national park is still open - sort of; decoding climate history from trees; and more...

Tucson travelers can expect slowdowns at the airport; Tucson drops a controversial rule to feed more people; A new thrift store has a special mission: and more...

Voters put a democratic socialist on the Tucson city council and approve more funding for public schools; While Obamacare users deal with sticker shock; and more...

Voters turn out for an off-year election; Pima County offers emergency food aid for infants; Arizona offers a way for uninsured folks to save on prescriptions; and more...

The UA community mourns three of its own after a hit-and-run last week; Furloughed federal workers get a free meal in Tucson; Even mosquitoes have to adapt to climate change; and more...

Even members of congress seem tired of the shutdown; Oro Valley may be running out of room; Using artificial intelligence to understand how we learn language; and more ...

Politicians continue to press congress to free up food stamp money; Flagstaff officials condemn a company that makes license plate readers; Arizona's measles outbreak grows; and more...

As SNAP money runs out, the state tries to fill the gap; A California Republican calls for Arizona's newest member of Congress to be sworn in; A Tucson church fights back against the ravages of time; and more...

More shutdown fallout, as people deal with a halt in SNAP benefits; the beginnings of a crisis in health care; Border crossings are way down; and more...

State officials fight to keep food benefits flowing in the midst of the shutdown; Voters will decide on a long-term plan for Tucson; the night sky hold some spooky stories; and more...

People in Marana want to know if ICE plans to hold prisoners in their town; U os A is hosting a track and field championship; the mystery of how squirrels spread germs; and more

Lightning strikes hikers in northern Arizona, prompting a rescue; Deputies chase crypto scams in Pima County; Picacho Peak plays a role in a forthcoming movie; and more...

Refugees lose access to federal food benefits; Hundreds of Arizonans have lost their right to vote - by mistake; Tucson chocolate lovers have a new place to stop; and more...

It's official: Arizona is suing speaker Mike Johnson to force him to swear in Adelita Grijalva; Tucson leaders say homelessness is now an emergency; The Colorado river drought imperils millions of birds; and more...

The UA says no thanks to the Trump compact; Crypto scams are targeting Arizonans; Two new comets visit the night sky; and more...

As we head into a busy weekend, another round of anti-Trump protests; The UA ponders Trump's college compact; indigenous people stand up and speak up; and more...

Young Republicans stand their ground after criticism for inappropriate texts; UA scientists prepare for the next moon rocks; Keeping the critters away from your jack o'lantern; and more...

A university union weights in on the trump compact; Tucson's largest school district sheds some historic property; it's car show time in Tucson; and more...

Arizona may go to court over Grijalva's delayed swearing-in; Supervisors argue over dealing with homelessness; STAR Village for unhoused people is set to open; and more...

Trump's immigration crackdown may affect your grocery bill; more millions going toward keeping migrants out; it even means no baseball for Tucson; and more..