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A file image of a judge's gavel in a courtroom at the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona.

Judges reject challenges to 2 Arizona ballot initiatives

A third initiative is still waiting for a ruling.
Glen Canyon Dam holds back Lake Powell, the nation's second-largest reservoir on the Colorado River. The lake is currently at 28% of its capacity.

Tucson Water plans for future

The utility held a town hall after Colorado River cuts announced.
The asteroid impact that led to the extinction of the dinosaurs may not have been the only one.

UA researcher follows trail of a possible second dinosaur-killing asteroid

A new study looks for clues in an underwater impact crater near Africa.
The seal of Cochise County.

New Sierra Vista Council member

The council also approves a new property tax levy.

Oil spill stopped from reaching tributary on Navajo Nation

Up to 80 barrels of brine water were released.
A DNA strand.

DNA profiles lead to IDs of 2 men who died in Tucson in 2019

The DNA Doe Project worked with the Pima County Medical Examiner's office.

Missouri man charged with threatening Arizona election official

It is the second case of an Arizona official being threatened.

Judge rejects challenge to Arizona predatory debt initiative

The decision will be appealed.
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.

Colorado River states fail to meet federal deadline on restricting water use

Arizona will lose 21% of its Colorado River allotment next year.
Lake Mead and the rest of the Colorado River system are shrinking rapidly. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation has called for new conservation measures, asking states to conserve a tremendously large amount of water, and giving them a 60-day timeline to formulate a plan for those reductions.

More water cuts coming to Arizona

The federal Bureau of Reclamation has announced how much Colorado River water the state will give up.
Border wall fencing with concertina wire attached in Douglas, Ariz. January 2021.

Illegal border crossings fall in July but remain high

The busiest sectors are in Texas.
Residents observe a Pima County Board of Supervisors meeting. May 2019.

Pima Supervisors approve election, question voting

The board wants an after-action report on voting changes
A view of the mall at the University of Arizona taken from the Student Union.

UA prepares for COVID and monkeypox

Robbins urges community not to stigmatize people with monkeypox.
Michelle Peters fills a glass with freshly desalinated ocean water at Poseidon Water's Carlsbad plant. Using reverse osmosis, the facility creates about 10% of San Diego County's freshwater supply.

The Southwest is running out of fresh water. Could the ocean provide a cure?

Arizona and other states are looking at the use of desalination plants.
San Xavier del Bac Mission, which was founded by Father Kino in 1700.

San Xavier Mission School closed

A lack of enrollment forced the school to suspend operations.
Image from James Webb Space Telescope

James Webb Telescope scientists dive into interstellar study

Astronomers are beginning to settle into a routine of regular research assignments.

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