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The Cochise County Sheriff’s Office is planning to build its own animal shelter. The facility planned for Huachuca City is expected to cost $3 million. news.azpm.org/p/azpmnews/2...

Louis John Artal, the 19-year-old suspect in the hit-and-run that killed three University of Arizona students in October appeared in court Friday for his case management conference. news.azpm.org/p/azpmnews/2...

Some Tucsonans applying for food stamps and Medicaid are met with long delays as state agencies grapple with effects of layoffs and the government shutdown. news.azpm.org/p/azpmnews/2...

The City of Tucson is launching the Personal Property Program for the unhoused in January. news.azpm.org/p/azpmnews/2...

Neighborhoods across Tucson could become denser and more populated in the future after the Tucson City Council voted on Tuesday to allow “middle housing” in most of the city’s residential areas. news.azpm.org/p/azpmnews/2...

In a 3-2 vote, the Pima County Board of Supervisors approved a contract with Humphrey’s Peak Properties, the buyer of land for the planned “Project Blue” data center. news.azpm.org/p/azpmnews/2...

Tucson's Mexican Winter League baseball team will finish its season without playing a single game in the city. news.azpm.org/p/azpmnews/2...

Lil Peep’s mother opens up about her son’s death outside The Rock in 2017, hoping his fans can continue to honor him. news.azpm.org/p/azpmnews/2...

Tucson's Mexican Winter League baseball team will finish its season without playing a single game in the city.The new franchise tried for months to secure the updated U. S. visas needed for the players, coaches and managers to compete in Tucson. news.azpm.org/p/azpmnews/2...

Jewish leaders in southern Arizona said they reported a hate vandalism incident in Tucson on Tuesday, Dec. 16 that targeted the Jewish community, as well as law enforcement. news.azpm.org/p/azpmnews/2...

City of Tucson has Emergency Vehicle Preemption Systems on some of the largest intersections, but they hope to be installed at every intersection with prop 411. news.azpm.org/p/azpmnews/2...

The Tucson City Council adopted a Transit Safety and Security Action Plan on Tuesday. Many of the plan’s recommendations echo concerns raised by unionized Sun Tran bus drivers. news.azpm.org/p/azpmnews/2...

Farmers in the lower Colorado River basin are getting a cheaper deal on water than cities are, according to a new report by the UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability and Natural Resources Defense Council. news.azpm.org/p/azpmnews/2...

Records show the University of Arizona Police Department searched a national license-plate database on behalf of a federal agency — contradicting a university official’s claim that the department wasn’t sharing that data with the federal government. news.azpm.org/p/azpmnews/2...

A University of Arizona-led study found that exposure to “forever chemicals” in drinking water is threatening the health of babies, and costing the U.S. billions of dollars each year. news.azpm.org/p/azpmnews/2...

One of the most intriguing star systems in the Milky Way is prompting new questions from space researchers. news.azpm.org/p/azpmnews/2...

Tucson is seeking volunteers to assist with counting the homeless population in Pima County. The Tucson Pima Collaboration to End Homelessness will conduct the annual Point-In-Time Count on January 28. news.azpm.org/p/azpmnews/2...

The Flandrau Planetarium and Science Center on the University of Arizona campus celebrates its golden anniversary this weekend. news.azpm.org/p/azpmnews/2...

The Democratic Party aims to take control of the Arizona State Capitol in the 2026 midterm elections. They have included Arizona in their list of target states for flipping legislatures and plan to invest $50 million in these races. news.azpm.org/p/azpmnews/2...

On Wednesday night, the Marana Planning Commission unanimously voted to recommend rezoning to the Town Council, two parcels of agricultural land on Luckett Road for a datacenter. news.azpm.org/p/azpmnews/2...

The City of Tucson announced that as of Jan. 1, they will close the waitlists for public housing to maintain the existing applicant pool. news.azpm.org/p/azpmnews/2...

Republican Congressman Juan Ciscomani has re-introduced legislation to designate Chiricahua National Monument as a national park. news.azpm.org/p/azpmnews/2...

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In fear of centralization, member campuses are rejecting Pima Joint Technical Education District’s bond election idea, but the district says it’s all been a big misunderstanding. news.azpm.org/p/azpmnews/2...

On Friday, a Tucson neighborhood will finish the final touches on their themed yard decorations, blow up their inflatable Santas and switch their Christmas lights on promptly at 6 p.m. news.azpm.org/p/azpmnews/2...

A planned aluminum recycling facility in Benson has drawn strong community opposition for months. To combat that opposition, one Benson official adopted an unusual — and possibly unethical — strategy. news.azpm.org/p/azpmnews/2...

Last week, the Arizona Corporation Commission - the state’s utility regulator - approved an Energy Supply Agreement between Tucson Electric Power and the developers of Project Blue: Beale Infrastructure Group and Humphrey’s Peak Power. news.azpm.org/p/azpmnews/2...

Masked federal agents executed a search warrant at a trucking company on Tucson’s Miracle Mile Wednesday which officials say was related to labor practices and transport law violations. news.azpm.org/p/azpmnews/2...

Amphitheater Unified School District may close four of its 12 elementary schools by next year. At Tuesday's board meeting, community members questioned the district's credibility and sought more involvement in the decision-making process. news.azpm.org/p/azpmnews/2...

Children from Tucson can read to a dog at 13 Pima County community libraries. The read to a dog program has existed for at least fifteen years. news.azpm.org/p/azpmnews/2...

Many native and non-native plants have been having a difficult time surviving due to consecutive years of below average rainfall in Southern Arizona. news.azpm.org/p/azpmnews/2...

AZPM is proud to support the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program this holiday season by collecting new, unwrapped toys for children in Southern Arizona. Community members are invited to contribute to the drive through December 14: about.azpm.org/p/about-pres...

People increasingly can't afford health insurance. The costs of both Obamacare and employer-sponsored insurance plans are set to skyrocket next year, in a country where health care is already the most expensive in the developed world. For more: www.npr.org/2025/12/04/n...

As Democrats campaigning on affordability pick up wins, Trump's messaging about a strong economy is at odds with widespread voter sentiment that he's not doing enough to tackle rising costs. For more: www.npr.org/2025/12/11/n...

Arizona farmers stand to benefit from a $12 billion farm bailout announced by the White House on Monday. news.azpm.org/p/azpmnews/2...

Many shrubs and trees are suffering from the lack of precipitation in southeast Arizona and other parts of this region. Experts say wild flora and fauna are trying to cope with the abnormally dry weather. news.azpm.org/p/azpmnews/2...

The Wildcats will travel to San Diego for the 46th annual Holiday Bowl. Game time is set for 8 p.m., January 2nd. Arizona's opponent will be Southern Methodist University from the Atlantic Coast Conference. news.azpm.org/p/azpmnews/2...

With the 2026 midterm elections less than one year away, two Arizona Democrats are working to define their party’s message about persistent high prices for health care, food and housing. news.azpm.org/p/azpmnews/2...

Immigration agents raided two Taco Giro restaurants Friday, which escalated to officials firing pepper spray into a crowd of bystanders, including Congressmember Adelita Grijalva. news.azpm.org/p/azpmnews/2...

Arizona health officials are standing by recommendations to administer hepatitis B vaccines to newborns, even as federal vaccine advisers voted Friday to scale back the decades-old universal birth-dose guidance. news.azpm.org/p/azpmnews/2...

Seed to Stomach, a project focused on sustainable gardening, has been acknowledged by officials in Pima County. This initiative has been active since the summer of 2024. news.azpm.org/p/azpmnews/2...

The Trump Administration has released money for heating and cooling assistance to states and tribes. About $31 million in delayed funds will go to Arizona, for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program known as LIHEAP. news.azpm.org/p/azpmnews/2...

The Pima County Board of Supervisors will not move forward with a public health analysis that would have considered the health and water impacts from Project Blue, a developing data center in Pima County. news.azpm.org/p/azpmnews/2...

As Democrats work to harness voters’ frustrations about the cost of living in the United States, Arizona's junior Senator is advocating for a set of policies aimed at one facet of the issue: energy. news.azpm.org/p/azpmnews/2...

Tucson’s new low-income senior apartment complex is set to be built next to Holy Hope Cemetery with 100 studio units for adults aged 62 or older. news.azpm.org/p/azpmnews/2...

A new jaguar has been discovered as the Department of Homeland Security plans to seal off the last wildlife pathways. news.azpm.org/p/azpmnews/2...

Border Patrol conducted a raid on a humanitarian aid facility without a warrant, detaining three migrants, even though the facility was located on private land. news.azpm.org/p/azpmnews/2...

The 8th annual Made in Tucson Market saw an estimated 40,000 people, despite hosting fewer vendors than last year. news.azpm.org/p/azpmnews/2...