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A group of three watch the solar eclipse in Tucson, Ariz., on Monday, April 8, on the University of Arizona campus mall.

Sun, moon, and spectacle: Thousands flock to UA mall for solar eclipse

The last total solar eclipse that could be seen in the United States was in 2017.
George Alan Kelly during opening statements, on March 22, 2024, at trial where he's being charged with second degree murder and aggravated assault.

The trial of an Arizona border rancher charged with killing a migrant has reached the halfway point

The judge denied a request by news media to accompany jurors on the visit to 75-year-old George Alan Kelly's ranch.
President Joe Biden listens to Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger, left, as Intel factory manager Hugh Green listens, during a tour of the Intel Ocotillo Campus, in Chandler, Ariz., Wednesday, March 20, 2024.

Arizona’s Clean Tech Boom: $90 billion invested, ‘thousands of jobs created'

Driving innovation and employment growth in the fight against climate change
Assistant City Manager Liz Morales speaks at the groundbreaking of Milagro on Oracle, a low-income housing complex currently under construction on Aug. 27, 2023 in Tucson, Ariz.

Progress is slow for Tucson’s housing assistance

Experts said more federal funding is needed to close the housing gap.
Jane M. Howard Turner shows off her hearing aid on March 21. Turner has a permanent ringing in her ears and masked the sound by sleeping with the TV on. She finally got hearing aids through the Arizona Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Hearing Healthcare Program.

Low-income hearing health care expanded to all three Arizona universities

The project offers and covers the cost of a hearing test, hearing aids, hearing aid fittings, batteries, wax traps, ear molds, and aural rehabilitation.
The Homeless ID Project aims to end homelessness by providing ID replacement services to eliminate barriers many unhoused individuals face to accessing housing, jobs, and essential services.

Arizona advocates aim to break cycle of homelessness through ID accessibility

Without an ID, it can be difficult or impossible to gain employment, secure housing, apply for food stamps or access disability benefits.
Opioid overdoses in Arizona spiked during March, the first month of the COVID-19 pandemic, and hit a high of 500 in August. Advocates worry that the epidemic, involving both prescription and illicit opioids, is both aggravated by pandemic conditions and masked by them.

The Buzz: What happens with Arizona's opioid settlement money?

The state will receive more than $1.1 billion in the coming years. Where will it go?
Cochise County Superintendent of Schools Dr. Jacqui Clay talks with law enforcement about the Navigate360 program. March 28, 2024.

Cochise Superintendent of Schools gives update on school communication program

The Navigate360 software will allow schools to share information with law enforcement
Dr. J.D. Rottweiler, President of Cochise College at the Sierra Vista Campus. April 2, 2024.

Cochise College President plans to retire in 2025

Dr. J.D. Rottweiler plans to depart after 15 years at the helm.
People wait for assistance at a shelter that's part of the Casa Alitas program on March 1, 2024.

Pima County expects upcoming migrant funding to last through August

Pima County expects to receive at least 12 million dollars in federal funding from the recent Homeland Security appropriations bill to continue services to asylum seekers through August, after coming dangerously close to having to turn people away.
The Pima County Board of Supervisors meets at the County Administration Building in downtown Tucson.

Supervisors hesitant on new jail commission

Board members said the county has limited jurisdiction when it comes to criminal justice reform.
The seal of Cochise County.

Cochise County Election Director Resigns

Tim Mattix's resignation to take effect on April 20
University of Arizona's 22nd president, Robert C. Robbins.

UA President to step down from his role in 2026, maybe sooner

UA President Robert Robbins informed the Arizona Board of Regents of his decision Tuesday morning.
Rep. Raúl Grijalva, D-Arizona.

Grijalva diagnosed with cancer

The longtime Congressman released the information this morning.
This photo provided by the Tucson, Ariz., Police Department shows Officer Adam Buckner. The Tucson police officer has died after a driver crashed into his patrol car while he was responding to a call with his siren on and lights flashing, authorities said Monday, April 1, 2024.

TPD officer dies after driver crashes into patrol car with sirens on, police chief says

Community members and other officers gave first aid and CPR to the officer before paramedics took him to Banner-University Medical Center.
Lou Conter, an Arizona crewman, attends ceremonies for the 75th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7, 2016, in Honolulu. Conter, the last living survivor of the USS Arizona battleship that exploded and sank during the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor, died on Monday, April 1, 2024, following congestive heart failure, his daughter said. He was 102.

Lou Conter, last survivor of USS Arizona from Pearl Harbor attack, dies at 102

Conter passed away on Monday at his home in Grass Valley, California.

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