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The bright sun sets behind some trees near Soleng Tom Elementary School on Tucson's east side.

Border officials warn of heat dangers in south Arizona

An excessive heat warning for many parts of southern and central Arizona is expected to begin Saturday

Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich in Phoenix, January 2019.

Brnovich runs for Senate

Political observers were waiting for the announcement.

Arizona Governor Doug Ducey sits for an interview with Arizona 360 in his office at the Arizona Capitol on Jan. 13, 2021.

Governor tours Arizona fires, calls for special session

Ducey wants the Legislature to approve extra money to ensure that firefighters have the resources they need

Key reservoir on Colorado River expected to match record low

Dropping surface level at Lake Mead continues to drop

John Farley, director of fire test operations at the Naval Research Laboratory, tests the effectiveness of aqueous film-forming foam by spraying it on a gasoline fire. The test took place at the laboratory in Chesapeake Beach, Md. Oct. 25, 2019.

AZ Delegation members urge DOD to act on Tucson contamination

Letter cites chemical plumes emanating from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base and Air National Guard installation at Tucson International Airport

Chella Man, "Loving You", photo #3 of 3.

The Continuum of Chella Man

Also on Arizona Spotlight: the current Tucson Museum of Art exhibition "4 x 4" celebrates Nasfarian Lotfi; and "Archive Tucson" shares the story of a family who resettled in Tucson in 1948.

The Bureau of Land Management used prescribed burns across many of its properties for habitat improvement and to reduce the risk of severe wildfires.

Rural Arizona residents wait as wildfire spreads uncontained

The so-called Telegraph Fire, straddling two counties, has burned 112 square miles and was at zero containment Tuesday

Maj. Gen Michael McGuire, adjutant general and director of the Arizona Department of Emergency and Military Affairs, speaks to reporters during a new conference.

Retired Gen. McGuire jumps into Arizona Senate race

Republican hopes to unseat freshman senator Mark Kelly

Shock after swastika painted on door of Tucson synagogue

Rabbi says synagogue has been vandalized in the past but has never before been the target of antisemitic graffiti

Monsoon or nonsoon? Hard to say

Forecasters say chances are even for good or bad monsoon this year.

Arizona's Candrea retiring after 36 years, 8 national titles

Softball coach is retiring after winning eight national championships and amassing more wins than any coach in college softball history

A health care worker prepares doses of the COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination event in Globe on March 13, 2021.

Arizona passes 6 million in administered vaccine doses

ore than 3.3 million people statewide have received at least the first dose with around 2.9 million fully vaccinated

The tie vote in the Arizona House defeated a proposal to put a flat tax in place. June 7, 2021

Flat tax proposal stalls in AZ House

A lone Republican is holding up the budget by refusing to vote for the flat tax.

Stacy Iveson, UA Director of Recruiting-Operations for softball.

Florida State rallies to eliminate Arizona at Women's CWS

Wildcats lose close game to end their season

Flames from the Obi Fire run parallel to a highway. Lightning sparked the fire near Walhalla Plateau in Arizona on July 21, 2018.

Arizona wildfires prompt evacuation orders, advisory notices

Evacuations were ordered for areas on the San Carlos Apache Reservation and residents of Superior were advised to prepare for possible evacuation

Arizona wildfires force more evacuations, highway closures

About 150 firefighters are battling the blaze that has been burning out of control across 53 square miles

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