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Astronaut Charles M. Duke Jr., lunar module pilot of the Apollo 16 lunar landing mission, is photographed collecting lunar samples at Station no. 1 during the first Apollo 16 extravehicular activity at the Descartes landing site. This picture, looking eastward, was taken by Astronaut John W. Young, commander. Duke is standing at the rim of Plum crater, which is 40 meters in diameter and 10 meters deep. The parked Lunar Roving Vehicle can be seen in the left background.

New exhibit spotlights Arizona's place in space exploration

The exhibit includes relics such as a spacesuit worn by Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin

Voters wait to enter an early voting site at the Pima County Recorder's Office in downtown Tucson on Oct. 27, 2020.

Arizona election chief: GOP-audited machines must be dropped

Secretary of State Katie Hobbs says Maricopa County lost control of the machines after they were handed over and doesn’t know what was done to them.

A sign advertising free COVID-19 vaccines at a mobile vaccination unit operated by FEMA at Pima Community College's Desert Vista Campus on May 3, 2021.

Arizona leads the nation in rural COVID-19 vaccinations

The CDC says Arizona is tops in some categories and low in others.

A sign directs voters to a polling site set up at Temple Emanu-El in Tucson on Nov. 3, 2020.

Daniel Hernandez running for Congress

The Tucson state lawmaker is the third Democratic legislator in the race.

File image of the Arizona State Senate building in Phoenix.

Watchdog group sues for Arizona election audit records

Group seeks a variety of records including communications with the state Senate and the audit's budget and funders

Susan Miner in a photo illustrating an average day of virtual connections and distractions. Miner advises using your remote control in a new way - a self-help tool, being as selective with your media as you are with your food.

Susan Miner on finding acceptance and growth in times of difficult transition.

Also on Arizona Spotlight: The NPR Student Podcast Challenge continues; and "Stories That Soar!" celebrates the boundless creativity of youth during a difficult year.

The NPR Student Podcast Challenge searches for the voices of tomorrow.

Also on Arizona Spotlight: Brenna Wynn Greer follows the history of Black image makers in her book "Represented"; and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Geraldine Brooks reflects on her novel of life during the bubonic plague, called "Year of Wonders".

The Arizona State Legislature in Phoenix.

Arizona auditors backtrack, say no election data destroyed

Announcement reverses earlier allegations that election officials eliminated evidence.

Sen. President Karen Fann and Sen. Warren Petersen, the chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, meet with members of the team auditing the results of the Presidential election in Maricopa County. May 18, 2021

Senate gets election audit update

Maricopa County declined to participate in the meeting.

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

Arizona GOP budget deal envisions massive income tax cut

Plan would implement a flat 2.5% income tax that cuts $1.5 billion a year from state revenue

Karrin Taylor Robson announced she is running for governor as a Republican. May 2021

Robson runs for governor

The Arizona Board of Regents member is the second Republican to enter the race.

Republican-led Maricopa County Board fights back against election audit and claims of voter fraud

Board of Supervisors cal on fellow members of the GOP and business leaders to speak out against the partisan audit

File image of a voter registration form for Arizona.

Legislature wants to freeze election deadlines

The bill would keep filing and registration deadlines from moving.

The Arizona Capitol Museum building at the State Capitol in Phoenix.

AZ Senate passes sex ed bill, again

A similar bill was vetoed by Governor Ducey last month.

A sign directs voters to a polling site set up at Temple Emanu-El in Tucson on Nov. 3, 2020.

Yee announces run for Governor

The current state treasurer is the first Republican in the race.

Voters wait to enter an early voting site at the Pima County Recorder's Office in downtown Tucson on Oct. 27, 2020.

Republican Arizona election official calls Trump accusation "unhinged"

Maricopa County Recorder calls for an end to the falsehoods about how the AZ election was run

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