Pygmy owl could get protections again; comment period ends Feb. 22
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing to list a tiny desert owl as a threatened species.
David Bradley, former state Senate minority leader, dies at age 69
Navy veteran and licensed professional counselor represented Tucson.
For much of the Colorado River basin, a dry start to the new year has lingered
The winter season is far from over, but another dry year would spell trouble for the drought-stricken river basin, which depends heavily on winter snow.
Arizona will stop daily COVID updates
State health officials will soon go from releasing new COVID-19 statistics every day to every week.
Arizona could ease gun rules for libraries, school grounds
One bill would allow concealed permit holders to carry guns into most public buildings and has repeatedly failed in recent years.
University of Arizona-backed research is finding the source for feelings of hunger
The part of the inner brain that produces sensations of hunger and fullness is familiar to neuroscientists.
Arizona hospitals still crowded despite fewer COVID patients
COVID-19 patients still account for about 70% of emergency room usage.
GOP-led Arizona Senate OKs huge school voucher expansion
The bill makes as many as 85% of the state’s 1.1 million public school students eligible for vouchers.
Tucson wants to hear arguments for and against extending road improvement sales tax
Proposition 411 uses revenue from a temporary, half-cent sales tax to improve roadways and other infrastructure in Tucson and expires this year.
State House committee approves bill to create new Arizona counties
Proposed law would split Maricopa County.
Giffords hospitalized in Tucson with appendicitis
The illness was announced Wednesday by the office of Giffords’ husband, U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly.
Undocumented advocates brace for DACA rule change
DACA was nearly canceled under the Trump administration. Then a federal court ruling in Texas last year barred first-time applicants.
GOP-controlled Arizona Senate passes 15-week abortion ban
Tuesday's vote comes as the U.S. Supreme Court considers the constitutionality of a similar Mississippi law.
University of Arizona astronomy researchers track space junk to the Moon
The spent rocket stage is expected to crash on the far side in March.
Jan. 6 panel subpoenas 6 more in fake GOP electors scheme
The committee says it issued subpoenas to state GOP Chairwoman Kelli Ward and state Rep. Mark Finchem, R-Marana.
