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OSIRIS-REx: Sample Return

Watch the conclusion of NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission as it safely returns an asteroid sample to Earth.

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OSIRIS-REx Sample Return, Navajo Weavers
From the front, Hedy Downing, Laura Tallman, Alison Lee, Alicia Lin Kee, and Margaret Coulombe, practice paddling at Tempe Town Lake on Oct. 21, 2023. The group, including Na Leo ’O Ke Kai and Team Arizona members, prepares for an upcoming race in Parker.

‘Perpetuating the Hawaiian culture’: Outrigger canoe teams bring sport, community to Arizona

Hawaiian outrigger canoeing is a sport where six people paddle a narrow, 40-foot canoe and compete in distance and sprint races.
From left, National Climate Advisor Ali Zaidi and White House Council on Environmental Quality Chair Brenda Mallory take part in a panel with Native teens as part of the White House Tribal Youth Forum. November 2023.

Arizona teens share passions with others at White House Tribal Youth Forum

scussions at the forum, which was held at the Department of Health and Human Services, ranged from climate change to civic engagement, from the legacy of federal Indian boarding schools to mental health and substance abuse.
Bijan Robinson’s rookie season with the Atlanta Falcons has been nothing short of impressive, with 517 rushing yards on 103 carries and one touchdown.

From Salpointe Catholic to the NFL

Arizona’s own Bijan Robinson returns for homecoming matchup against Cardinals.
Sen. Martha McSally, R-Ariz., at President Donald Trump’s rally in Phoenix in February, faces a difficult election in the fall to fill out the remaining two years of the late Sen. John McCain’s term, who she was appointed to replace in 2018.

Man arrested in Nebraska in alleged assault of former US Sen. Martha McSally

She was molested as she jogged along the Missouri River in Council Bluffs, Iowa earlier this week.
Arizona state Sen. David Gowan, R-Sierra Vista, said that in 30 years of living near the border, he has not seen immigration as bad as he says it is today. Gowan was in Washington to meet with federal lawmakers on the issue.

Gowan, other officials go to Washington to plead for border action

The event comes at a time when migrant encounters at the southern border have reached historic highs.
Twenty-dollar bills.

Arizona Regional Economic Development Foundation set to recieve more than $500,000 grant

The grant is U.S. Economic Development Administration’s Build to Scale program
Students, activist groups, and community members march on the University of Arizona campus in solidarity with Palestine on Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023 in Tucson, Ariz. The Israel-Hamas conflict has reportedly killed more than 10,000 Palestinians, and over 1,400 Israelis since Oct. 7.

UA Students hold “Shut it Down for Palestine” rally

Hundreds of students and community members marched on the UofA Campus on Thursday, Nov. 9 as part of a national day of protest.

Humane Society board chair says evidence points to missing pets likely fed to snakes

The Humane Society of Southern Arizona says texts show that animals likely used as snake feed.
View of the San Pedro Valley from Montezuma Pass in Coronado National Memorial, on Wednesday, Oct. 18.

Reviving Montezuma Pass: Sky Island Alliance's bold initiative to rewild decommissioned roads

From roads to rivers: volunteers unite to transform old paths into thriving wildlife corridors
Sen. Martha McSally, R-Ariz., at President Donald Trump’s rally in Phoenix in February, faces a difficult election in the fall to fill out the remaining two years of the late Sen. John McCain’s term, who she was appointed to replace in 2018.

Former Arizona senator reports being molested while running in Iowa

Martha McSally described the Wednesday morning attack in a video she posted online.
This photo distributed by NextEra Energy Resources shows the 100-megwatt Borderlands Wind Project, which entered service in late 2021. Its 34 turbines will provide enough energy for Tucson Electric Power to supply 26,000 average homes.

BLM halts SunZia Transmission Project in Arizona amid concerns over cultural impact

A temporary suspension sparks consultations as the Bureau of Land management responds to cultural concerns, impacting a segment of the transmission project

Ballot counting continues in Pima County

Officials are wrapping up their work
Sec. Stewart Udall vists Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming with Lady Bird Johnson on Aug. 16, 1964.

"Stewart Udall: The Politics of Beauty"

Also on Arizona Spotlight: How teachers are dealing with AI in classrooms; and a story of survival in plain sight from Children of the Holocaust.

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