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Effluent gushes out of the outfall, into the Santa Cruz River. The outfall of water is constantly flowing, but there is a diurnal fluctuation due to cyclical human water use.

Reviving the Santa Cruz: efforts to restore Arizona’s endangered river

Local groups push for Urban National Wildlife Refuge designation.
A still from Charlie Chaplin's 1931 film "City Lights".

See - and hear - "City Lights".

Also on Arizona Spotlight: NPR's Sarah McCammon on her book "Ex-vangelicals"; and a story about life and baseball from Steve Braun.

Arizona House again refuses to repeal 1864 abortion law but Senate agrees

House Speaker Ben Toma kept the bill from being brought up.
An electric transmission line.

US court rejects a request by tribes to block $10B SunZia energy transmission project in Arizona

The project — approved in 2015 following a lengthy review — has been touted as the biggest U.S. electricity infrastructure undertaking since the Hoover Dam was built in the 1930s.
Wreckage from a 1956 midair collision sits on the floor of the Grand Canyon.

Two planes collided over the Grand Canyon and forever changed aviation

In the back of Flagstaff Citizen’s Cemetery hides a memorial for what was once the deadliest commercial airline disaster in U.S. history.
A key in a door lock.

‘Arizona is Home’ mortgage assistance program kickstarts statewide homeownership drive

Empowering first-time buyers and expanding housing access across Arizona.
Looking west across the University of Arizona mall. The Student Union Memorial Center and Old Main can both been seen.

ABOR begins search process for new UA president

The Board named an advisory committee on Monday night.
The Yuma Quartermaster Depot.

Yuma Quartermaster Depot home to iconic Arizona history

The building housed the U.S. Army and Customs Service.
Rockin’ River Ranch State Park sits at the confluence of West Clear Creek and the Verde River. Photo taken on March 23, 2024.

‘Absolute beautiful place’: Rockin’ River Ranch State Park opens in Camp Verde

Arizona’s newest state park sits between Phoenix and Flagstaff, at the confluence of West Clear Creek and the Verde River.
The original sculpture of Tom Mix's horse "Tony Junior." designed by Fernando Arriola and created in 1947 by prisoners at the Arizona State Prison in Florence, sits atop a stone monument outside the Pinal County Historical Museum in Florence. It originally topped the Tom Mix Monument just off Highway 79 but was stolen and missing for years. It was recovered after a replacement sculpture had been installed on the monument, so it was attached atop a new stone pyramid outside the museum and dedicated in 1994.

Roadside monument honors the 1st cowboy star

Tom Mix died in a 1940 crash south of Florence.
Jacob Angeli-Chansley, left, said last year he planned to run as a Libertarian for Arizona’s 8th Congressional District seat this fall, but he failed to turn in the signatures needed to make the ballot. Angeli-Chansley is best known at the QAnon Shaman, right in 2020, who became the face of the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.

Shaman sidelined: Chansley among more than 70 to miss signature threshold

Jacob Angeli-Chansley, better known as the “Qanon Shaman,” will not be going back to Washington – at least not in any official capacity.
Arizona Coyotes goaltender Karel Vejmelka looks down during the third period of the team's NHL hockey game against the Seattle Kraken, Tuesday, April 9, 2024, in Seattle.

Coyotes players informed the team is expected to move to Salt Lake City, AP source says

Players and officials could visit Salt Lake City next week, possibly as soon as after the season finale Wednesday.
Many people rely on opioids to manage chronic pain.

Black people have the highest opioid fatality rate among all other races and ethnicities in Arizona

Nonfatal overdoses also occur at a higher rate for Black Arizonans than for other groups, at a rate of 67.7 per 100,000 people.
Jurors in the George Alan Kelly case murder trial visited the Kino Springs ranch on April 12, 2024, where officials found the body of Gabriel Cuen Buitimea last year.

Jury visits a ranch near US-Mexico border where an Arizona man is charged with killing a migrant

The case in Nogales, Arizona, has attracted national attention as border security becomes an increasingly important issue in this year’s presidential contest.
A picnic area has been closed during an eradication effort at this site in Pima County.

The Buzz: Invasive plants and wildfire danger

Arizona's increasing risk of wildfire and encroaching invasive plants are putting native plants in peril.
Capoeira, an Afro-Brazilian martial art form that was started over 450 years ago in response to the oppression of Africans who were brought to Brazil as slaves, has gained in popularity here in Tucson. We visit Capoeira Mandinga Tucson, where masters from Brazil, and the US recently convened for a week-long event highlighting this unique cultural tradition.

It’s what brings it all together: Sports in multi-cultural places

Hear about an Arizona community college's surprisingly international soccer roster, then get introduced to an afro-Brazilian martial art.

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