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A black pilar that says "How many will be enough" stands in the middle of the University of Arizona Mall one week after the killing of Professor Thomas Meixner on campus. A few days prior university officials held a candlelight vigil where the pilar stands.

The Buzz: UA Faculty Senate report details events that led to deadly shooting on campus

The report examines harassing behaviors of the suspected gunman from early in his time at the UA up to the shooting.
A volunteer speaks to migrants keeping warm under an emergency blanket after an early-morning expulsion at the Migrant Resource Center in Agua Prieta.

Cochise County prepares for the end of Title 42

Officials say that the county lacks resources and direction from federal offices.
United States Capitol Building

Dannels tells Congress Cochise County is not the same as Texas border

He hopes change will come but he doesn't expect it soon.
Low water levels at Wahweap Bay at Lake Powell along the Upper Colorado River Basin are shown, on June 9, 2021, at the Utah and Arizona border at Wahweap, Ariz.

Interior: $580M headed to 15 tribes to fulfill water rights

The money will help carry out the agreements that define the tribes' rights to water from rivers and other sources and pay for pipelines, pumping stations, and canals that deliver it to reservations.
The seven states in the Colorado River basin couldn't agree on a plan to conserve unprecedented amounts of water before a federal deadline. Meanwhile, grim projections for the future of water levels in Lake Mead have forced mandatory cuts to water for some users in the lower basin. Federal authorities are trying to prop up levels in the nation's largest reservoir before they dip too low to generate hydropower or allow the passage of water.

California holdout in agreement over Colorado River cuts

Six western states that rely on water from the Colorado River have agreed on a model to dramatically cut their use.
A measurement gage at Lees Ferry in Arizona is the location where Colorado River water deliveries from the Upper Basin are legally accounted.

AP Exclusive: Emails reveal tensions in Colorado River talks

They largely include communication among water officials in Arizona and California, the major users in the river's Lower Basin.
Traffic moves along the notoriously congested stretch of I-10 through tribal land called the Wild Horse Pass Corridor, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023 in Chandler, Ariz.

Should federal grants favor highway repair over expansion?

The state lost out on federal dollars to expand I-10.

County Attorney in Cochise County arrest for Super Extreme DUI

He had a blood-alcohol content of 0.21.
Lorraine Eiler, a Hia-Ced O’odham woman, recalls growing up in Ajo, which is about 40 miles from the U.S. Mexico border and sacred Hia-Ced lands. Photo was taken in Ajo on Nov. 18, 2022.

‘We were always sovereign’: Hia-Ced O’odham seek federal recognition as a tribe

Descendants of those four surviving families are working to gain recognition.
City of Tucson's council chambers in downtown.

Council approves special election for new Tucson Electric Power agreement

The election will take place May 16th.
The Arizona Capitol building.

Arizona governor to keep migrant busing program

Gov. Katie Hobbs is defending her decision to continue her Republican predecessor's program to transport migrants out of border communities.
Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs (D). January 2023

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs creates independent prison oversight commission

The commission will be responsible for inspecting the department’s prison facilities and its records.
Items scattered about at a homeless encampment near Golf Links Road in Tucson.

City under scrutiny for alledged homeless encampment sweeps ahead of gem show

An injunction was filed to stop the enforcement of two city ordinances that would criminalize homelessness.
The seal of Cochise County.

Elections Director in Cochise County leaving

The announcement caught some by surprise.
A flag flies by the dome of the U.S. Capitol.

Kolbe honored in U.S. House

The former southern Arizona Congressman died in December.
Protestors gathered at the Centennial Pavilion stage in Veteran's Memorial Park in Sierra Vista to protest the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. July 2, 2022

Judge reinstates ban on abortions for fetal abnormalities

The ruling reverses a 2021 decision that previously blocked the law.

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