Rural Arizona hospitals ask state to help find beds for patients
State says expanding hotline to transfer patients between hospitals not viable due to staffing shortage.
Arizona reports over 70 more COVID deaths 2nd day in a row
The number of COVID-19 hospitalizations remained below 2,000 for the fifth straight day.
Nalgene, the reusable water bottle company, helps fund clean water project in Navajo Nation
About 30% of people living on the Navajo Nation don't have running water. The Navajo Water Project is trying to change that.
Frank Pratt, longtime Arizona GOP lawmaker, dies at 79
Governor orders flags at state buildings lowered to half-staff on Wednesday to honor lawmaker from Casa Grande.
Pima County board approves contract to buy body cams for sheriff's deputies
The contract approved by the board of supervisors with Axon will cost $26 million over 10 years and include new Tasers as well as cameras.
University of Arizona opens new office in Washington DC
The outpost estabilshes a permanent UA presence in the nation's capital.
Water agencies resolve Colorado River dispute
Dispute in California once threatened to derail a multi-state agreement to protect the Colorado River.
Forest Service plan to extend forest maintenance program is put on hold
Lawmakers demanded the agency reverse course, saying the decision is “particularly dangerous” at a time when “wildfire seasons gets longer each year.”
Campaigns to repeal new state tax, election laws face Sept. 28 deadline
Canvassers are making a final push to get more than 118,000 signatures.
Three Tucson museums open for free Saturday
They are taking part in Smithsonian Magazine's Free Museum Day.
Arizona close to recovering number of jobs lost during pandemic
Economist says it should catch up this month or next month.
Rights groups advocate for 'climate-focused' approach to quell deaths at the border
More than 160 sets of human remains have been recovered from the Arizona desert so far this year
Raytheon requires employees to get COVID-19 vaccine
Employees are required to be fully vaccinated by Jan. 1
Few Arizonans receiving return-to-work bonuses
Only about 0.14% of the money has made it to the pockets of Arizonans returning to work.
After recreational legalization, Arizona slowly begins to expunge marijuana offenses
Sixty-nine petitions for expungement had been filed within Pima County as of Tuesday. Advocates estimate hundreds of thousands of people could qualify statewide.
