The family of a 22-year-old Minnesota man who died in the Pima County Jail in May spent months posting on social media searching for information about him, asked law enforcement about him and checked with Tucson-area hospitals and the jail, and yet they did not learn of his overdose death until Tues...
The family of a 22-year-old Minnesota man who died in the Pima County Jail in May spent months posting on social media searching for information about him, asked law enforcement about him and checked with Tucson-area hospitals and the jail, and yet they did not learn of his overdose death until Tuesday.
A federal judge in Arizona denied pretrial release to two people indicted alongside Samuel Rappylee Bateman, a self-proclaimed prophet accused of sexually abusing nearly a dozen underage girls from 2019 to 2022.
A federal judge in Arizona denied pretrial release to two people indicted alongside Samuel Rappylee Bateman, a self-proclaimed prophet accused of sexually abusing nearly a dozen underage girls from 2019 to 2022.
Tucson officials again backed away from a proposal to turn plastic trash into fuel on Tuesday: the latest step along a controversial, on-again, off-again path for "waste to energy" at the city landfill.
A new study found strong evidence that airmen who were firefighters had elevated levels of PFAS in their bloodstreams, and for the first time shows a direct association between PFOS, a PFAS chemical, found in the blood of thousands of military personnel, and testicular cancer.
A new study found strong evidence that airmen who were firefighters had elevated levels of PFAS in their bloodstreams, and for the first time shows a direct association between PFOS, a PFAS chemical, found in the blood of thousands of military personnel, and testicular cancer.
Counsel for three doctors - including one referred to regulatory boards in Washington state and Arizona for disciplinary proceedings - who prescribe ivermectin to treat COVID-19 told the Fifth Circuit the FDA overstepped its authority with an information campaign against the drug.
Counsel for three doctors - including one referred to regulatory boards in Washington state and Arizona for disciplinary proceedings - who prescribe ivermectin to treat COVID-19 told the Fifth Circuit the FDA overstepped its authority with an information campaign against the drug.
The month of July saw a record-breaking 31 days of continuous 110-degree heat in Phoenix — and as the heat rose, Maricopa County also saw the most eviction cases filed since 2008.
The month of July saw a record-breaking 31 days of continuous 110-degree heat in Phoenix — and as the heat rose, Maricopa County also saw the most eviction cases filed since 2008.
A coalition of groups is seeking to ask voters to enshrine the right to an abortion in the Arizona Constitution. If approved by voters in the November 2024 election, the Arizona Abortion Access Act would allow women to terminate their pregnancy until the point at which a fetus could survive outside ...
A coalition of groups is seeking to ask voters to enshrine the right to an abortion in the Arizona Constitution. If approved by voters in the November 2024 election, the Arizona Abortion Access Act would allow women to terminate their pregnancy until the point at which a fetus could survive outside the womb.
Tribes across the United States are working to inform and relieve their communities who are experiencing heat advisories and extreme weather this summer as the Navajo Nation declared an extreme heat state of emergency that will stay in effect until Aug. 31.
As regulators and advocates develop new regulations to comply with the fallout of a Supreme Court ruling that narrowed the Clean Water Act, the court’s water limits rule could have an outsized impact in Arizona, where many of the waterways are ephemeral and intermittent.
As regulators and advocates develop new regulations to comply with the fallout of a Supreme Court ruling that narrowed the Clean Water Act, the court’s water limits rule could have an outsized impact in Arizona, where many of the waterways are ephemeral and intermittent.
The Arizona Abortion Access Act, an initiative that would amend Arizona's Constitution to establish a fundamental right to abortion, was filed Tuesday.
Arizona dispensaries are voluntarily recalling marijuana gummies due to possible contamination of salmonella, a bacterium that, in the event of infection, can cause diarrhea, fever, and stomach cramps.
Arizona dispensaries are voluntarily recalling marijuana gummies due to possible contamination of salmonella, a bacterium that, in the event of infection, can cause diarrhea, fever, and stomach cramps.
In final vote counts released Monday in Tucson's city primary election, the Democratic incumbents showed their hold on voters, while the GOP candidates didn't yet ignite significant voter interest.
In final vote counts released Monday in Tucson's city primary election, the Democratic incumbents showed their hold on voters, while the GOP candidates didn't yet ignite significant voter interest.
The Tucson City Council will vote on a "notice of intent" to raise water rates to encourage conservation among commercial and industrial users. Plus more in local government meetings around Tucson this week.
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South32 CEO Pat Risner touts his company's dedication to trust and transparency when referring to its mining plans for the Patagonia Mountains and Santa Cruz County in general. Now come the vast proposals of the current owner and its record in other parts of the globe.
Two mining companies and the U.S. Forest Service have filed their responses to claims by environmentalists that exploratory drilling would cause “irreparable” damage to the Patagonia Mountains.
Two mining companies and the U.S. Forest Service have filed their responses to claims by environmentalists that exploratory drilling would cause “irreparable” damage to the Patagonia Mountains.
A pastor from Longview, Texas, who has, by his count, succeeded in helping 67 cities and three counties pass ordinances banning abortion, made his first stop in Arizona in early June, exhorting churchgoers in Prescott Valley to make it the first sanctuary city for the unborn in Arizona.
Arizona Rep. Ruben Gallego was not the first member of Congress to take paternity leave, and though it’s rare in Congress, paternity leave is becoming increasingly common in workplaces around the country.
A federal judge delayed a trial against Michael Lacey and former employees of backpage.com by three weeks following the death of co-defendant and backpage.com co-founder James Larkin.
A federal judge delayed a trial against Michael Lacey and former employees of backpage.com by three weeks following the death of co-defendant and backpage.com co-founder James Larkin.
Among the 100 million users who reportedly signed up last month for Threads, Meta’s new social media platform, were Arizona politicians from both state and federal office and from both sides of the aisle.
The EPA has finalized a 30-year plan to clean drinking water in a Tohono O'odham village polluted by decades of copper mining. Meanwhile, a different EPA department is negotiating to reopen the mine with the same company first responsible for the waste.
The EPA has finalized a 30-year plan to clean drinking water in a Tohono O'odham village polluted by decades of copper mining. Meanwhile, a different EPA department is negotiating to reopen the mine with the same company first responsible for the waste.