Mar 17 WATCH: Primary election coverage for Florida, Illinois and Arizona The new coronavirus hampered some balloting in Florida, Illinois and Arizona on Tuesday, and has cast a shadow over the Democratic primary race. Continue reading
Feb 16 Watch 5:09 Can beer help save an Arizona river? By Ivette Feliciano, Connie Kargbo, Sam Weber Arizona has endured two decades of drought, forcing farmers and others there to look for ways to conserve water. In the rural town of Camp Verde, an experimental program is bringing farmers and a malthouse together with the hopes of… Continue watching
Jan 28 Architecture school started by Frank Lloyd Wright to close By Associated Press School officials announced Tuesday that the School of Architecture at Taliesin, which encompasses Wright properties in Wisconsin and Arizona, will shutter in June. Continue reading
Jan 24 Arizona bill would ban transgender girls, women from sports teams By Bob Christie, Associated Press Transgender girls and women in Arizona would be barred from participating in sports on the team that aligns with their gender identity under a proposed law. Continue reading
Dec 15 Watch 6:53 Life in a town with more Border Patrol agents than residents By Ivette Feliciano, Zachary Green The number of U.S. Border Patrol agents stood at over 1,700 in 1975, but today nearly 20,000 agents are on patrol as one of the largest and most well-funded enforcement agencies in the country. A new documentary called "Undeterred," sheds… Continue watching
Dec 07 Trump's border wall threatens an Arizona oasis with a long, diverse history By Jared Orsi, The Conversation Many observers fear that the 30-foot border wall with nighttime floodlighting will harm wildlife, lower the water table and destroy archaeological treasures. Crowds are visiting the site to protest the concrete and steel barrier. Continue reading
Dec 06 Watch 3:56 How building a community of care can improve farmworkers' health By Anikka Abbott Farmworkers face major challenges when it comes to staying healthy. They often spend hours daily performing physical labor that taxes the body, while language barriers and lack of employer-paid health insurance complicate their access to care. But the Southeast Arizona… Continue watching
Nov 18 Long-running coal plant on Navajo Nation stops production By Felicia Fonseca, Associated Press Cheaper prices for power produced by natural gas, rather than environmental regulations, led the owners to decide in 2017 to close it. Continue reading
Aug 26 Ex-Arizona sheriff Arpaio running to get his job back By Associated Press Republican Joe Arpaio announced his 2020 campaign for Maricopa County sheriff on the anniversary of his pardon in 2017 from Trump on the misdemeanor contempt of court conviction for disobeying an order to stop the immigration patrols. Continue reading
Aug 15 Wet weather doesn't end climate change risk to Colorado River By Felicia Fonseca, Associated Press For the seven states relying on the Colorado River, climate change means a future with increasingly less water for farms and cities. Continue reading