Arizona unemployment claims are down below pre-pandemic levels
The state hit the milestone in mid-October.
11 states file suit against Biden's business vaccine mandate
The suit contends that authority to compel vaccinations rests with the states, not the federal government.
Arizona reports 3,813 additional COVID cases, 58 more deaths
The state reported that COVID-19-related hospitalizations remained over 1,800 for the fourth straight day.
Indigenous protester stands trial over 2020 border wall demonstration
Amber Ortega faces misdemeanor charges related to blocking machinery at a border wall construction site near a sacred site in Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument.
Unsafe lane change led to crash that hurt Pima County administrator
The car driver was cited for causing an accident resulting in serious physical injury and making an unsafe lane change.
Arizona won't stop using COVID money for anti-mask grants
The Treasury Department last month told Ducey the programs were “not a permissible use” of the federal funding.
Reps. Fernandez, Friese resigning from Legislature
President Biden has tapped Fernandez for a post in the USDA.
US agency decides against flooding Grand Canyon amid drought
Agency officials said opening the bypass tubes at the Glen Canyon Dam would have reduced the elevation of Lake Powell at a time when it's at historic lows.
Arizona reports 2,180 additional COVID-19 cases, 124 deaths
The seven-day rolling average of daily new cases rose over the past two weeks
Senate committee OKs Magnus for customs chief
The Senate Finance Committee voted 15-13 on Wednesday to advance the Tucson police chief's nomination.
Pima County considers permit for company that will emit trace amounts of cancerous gas
The company previously violated air quality laws in Georgia
Senators call on CBP to stop detaining pregnant women
The senators focus on a woman who gave birth standing up while detained at a California Border Patrol station in February 2020.
Tucson voters raise minimum wage
Unofficial results show 60% of voters approved the wage hike.
Local elementary school shut after COVID-19 outbreak
Agua Caliente Elementary School, with 472 students, will shift to distance learning for nearly two weeks.
Tucson voters decide on minimum wage, city council members
Dahl elected as Kozachik, Fimbres sails to reelection.
