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Republican candidates for Arizona's U.S. House CD3 seat took the stage to discuss the issues facing our state in a debate on May 22, 2024. The candidates participating in this debate were Jesus David Mendoza (left) and Jeff Zink (right).

Arizona Debates: U.S. House Republican Primary (CD3)

Republican candidates for Arizona's U.S. House Congressional District 3 seat take the stage to discuss the issues facing our state.
Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy speaks during an event on the White House complex in Washington, April 23, 2024. Murthy is asking Congress to require warning labels on social media platforms that are similar to those that appear on cigarette boxes.

The U.S. surgeon general has called on Congress to require warning labels on social media platforms

Dr. Vivek Murthy said that social media is a contributing factor in the mental health crisis among young people.
The vaquita is a critically endangered porpoise that lives in the northern part of the Sea of Cortez. It is considered the smallest and most endangered cetacean in the world.

Even fewer critically endangered vaquitas sighted in Mexico this year

Researchers say only six to eight of the porpoises were sighted.
Strong Arm, a well-known saguaro cactus in the Tortolita Preserve near Marana, was estimated to be 150 to 200 years old and 40 feet tall when it toppled during an August storm. But the actual cause of death was Erwinia cacticida, a bacteria that causes saguaros to rot and ooze a thick, black liquid.

More than 70 million people in the US are under heat alerts

Officials again are warning residents to take precautions, go indoors and hydrate.
A view of the dome atop the Arizona Capitol Museum at the State Capitol in Phoenix. January 2021.

Arizona lawmakers pass budget closing $1.4 billion deficit

The spending plan is the result of weeks of negotiations between Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs and Republican legislative leaders.

Abortion in Arizona - a virtual town hall

AZPM News hosted a virtual Town Hall about the future of abortion in Arizona.

Arizona Open Primaries - a virtual town hall

AZPM News hosted a virtual Town Hall about upcoming 2024 Election Ballot initiatives in Arizona.

Arizona Minimum Wage - a virtual town hall

AZPM News hosted a virtual Town Hall about a proposed minimum wage increase in Arizona.
Romaine lettuce grows in neat rows on a farm in Yuma, Arizona. About 80% of the nation's wintertime vegetables come from the area.

As farmers age and the number of farms shrinks, new growers struggle to get started in the agriculture industry

The average American farmer was 58 years old the last time the U.S. Department of Agriculture checked.
Trucks drive on SR-189, near Nogales, on March 10, 2022.

Arizona troopers warn Congress that lifting weight limit on trucks will make highways more dangerous

Backers say the idea would improve the supply chain.
A home for sale in the Sam Hughes neighborhood in Tucson, Arizona.

Report: Tucson-area housing market at low risk of downturn

The report ranked Pima County among the least vulnerable to price drops in the country.
Migrants re-enter Guatemala after getting deported from the United States. The number of Central Americans removed from the U.S. is going up.

At the border, Biden's plans for fast deportations collide with international politics

Most migrants being apprehended now are barred from applying for asylum, despite U.S. laws and international agreements that require it.
Swarms of Arizonans gathered at the Capitol in Phoenix Saturday, joining more than 600 rallies across the country protesting the separation of immigrant families at the U.S. - Mexico border.

Pima County and Arizona are requesting FEMA money for asylum seeker aid programs

Pima County has been running an aid program for asylum seekers and migrants released by the Border Patrol across southern Arizona to pursue immigration cases in the U.S. since 2019.
A Waymo self-driving vehicle sits curbside, Friday, Dec. 16, 2022, at the Sky Harbor International Airport Sky Train facility in Phoenix. Waymo is recalling more than 600 self-driving vehicles after one of them struck a telephone pole in Arizona. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said in its report that last month a driverless Waymo vehicle hit a wooden utility pole in Phoenix while it was in an alleyway and trying to perform a low-speed pullover maneuver. There were no passengers, other road users, or injuries associated with the event, the report said.

Waymo recalls more than 600 self-driving vehicles for software, map updates after one strikes a pole in Arizona

The recall includes 672 vehicles, which is the entire fleet.
Power station smokestacks

Seeking evidence of a climate change turnaround

Scientists studying the world’s oceans are finding proof that the Earth is responding to efforts by populations fighting climate change.

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