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A package of Narcan Nasal Spray, a form of naloxone that can be used to reverse the effects of an opioid overdose.

Opioid mitigation efforts underway in Pima County

One Arizona settlement funds immediate purchase of Narcan, eligible for new settlement funds.

Business "growing" in Sierra Vista

Nonprofits and business can work in new shared space.

Cell phones give users immediate access to intense debates and discussions.

UA bans TikTok on university-managed devices

The move comes after President Joe Biden issued an executive order banning the app from government devices.

Shirley Requard displays a "Resign Heinz" sign at a Pima County Board of Supervisors meeting on February 21, 2023, as supervisor Matt Heinz watches (lower right).

Tucson woman challenges "ban" by Pima County

County says it can exclude people who slander board members.

A Centers for Disease Control illustration of the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19.

Report places Arizona first in U.S. for rate of COVID-19 deaths

Arizona residents were less likely to be vaccinated, wear masks and maintain social distance, according to researchers in a peer-reviewed study.

Autism in Arizona and across the U.S. is on the rise as awareness has led to earlier detection in communities of color, health experts with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Monday.

Autism rates rise in U.S., along with awareness in communities of color

The CDC surveyed communities in 11 states, including Arizona, California and Utah, in 2018 and again in 2020 to detect what had changed or remained the same for 8-year-olds and 4-year-olds.

The Arizona State Capitol Executive Tower in Phoenix. January 2021.

Arizona governor must appear in court on pause of executions

The afternoon court appearance is scheduled the same day convicted murderer Aaron Gunches had been set to die.

Volunteers Mike and Candy McCloy gathering signatures outside the parking lot of the Hereford Post Office on March 31, 2023.

Cochise County elections official questions petition gatherers

The interim Elections Director

Officials warn of orange liquid at old Arizona mining site

The state Department of Environmental Quality issued a news release strongly urging the public to keep away from an area in Walker.

Flowers in bloom at Picacho Peak State Park, 2019.

Did spring come late this year?

The Southwest has experienced cooler and wetter conditions.

Flowers, candles and letters lay in front of the Harshbarger building sign following the murder of Professor Thomas Meixner on Wed. Oct. 5, 2022 at the University of Arizona. Meixner was killed by a former student on campus.

The Buzz: What a UA report says about last year's deadly on-campus shooting

The report released earlier this week offers insights into where breakdowns happened and what can be done to prevent future failures.

A person walks past tarps, cloths, and tents set up as temporary living spaces on West Madison Street in “The Zone,” the area surrounding the Human Services Campus in Phoenix on March 1, 2023.

Arizona governor vetoes a bill to ban tents in public places

Senate Bill 1024 would have stopped anyone from erecting makeshift shelters on sidewalks, alleyways, streets, parkways and other public rights-of-way.