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Members of the Pascua Yaqui tribal council break ground on their third casino alongside other local leaders on Monday, January 13, 2025 in Tucson, Arizona.

Pascua Yaqui Tribe breaks ground on culturally significant land for third casino

The new casino is expected to create upwards of 500 new jobs.
The downtown Tucson Police Department station, South Stone Avenue.

Tucson Police Department secures $1.5 million grant to advance sexual assault investigations

The funding will support advanced DNA methods to solve cold cases and prevent backlogs.
Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs (D). January 2023

WATCH LIVE: Arizona State of the State Address

Governor Katie Hobbs will outline priorities for the year and kick off the 2025 legislative session.
A scale and gavel

Arizona prosecutors seek death penalty after a 2-year pause in executions

The Arizona Attorney General’s Office asked the state Supreme Court on Friday to issue a warrant for the execution of Aaron Brian Gunches.
The Arizona Capitol Museum building at the State Capitol in Phoenix.

The Buzz: Previewing the 2025 legislative session

We speak with leaders from each party about their priorities for the session.
Mayor Regina Romero delivers her annual Report to Tucsonans at the Tucson Convention Center on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2024.

Mayor Romero delivers annual report on Tucson’s growth and challenges

Provides update on the city’s public safety, housing and infrastructure projects.
Dominique Eade, Dweezil Zappa, and Vicki Lawrence (from left to right).

Stars who are coming to Tucson.

Jazz singer Dominique Eade, rocker Dweezil Zappa, and comedy legend Vicki Lawrence all bring their talents to The Old Pueblo.
A series of turquoise signs along southbound U.S. 89 near Tuba City proclaims the Navajo Nation’s resiliency amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Arizona tribes receive nearly $750k for climate adaptation plans

The funding comes from the Bureau of Indian Affairs' annual tribal community resilience awards program.
The Arizona Capitol Museum building at the State Capitol in Phoenix.

Lawmakers condemn child fatality report's call to remove guns from households with children

The report, which was first published in November 2024, calls for guns to be removed from households with children to prevent firearm injury deaths.
Arizona Corporation Commission building in downtown Phoenix.

New Arizona Corporation Commission sworn in, leadership roles announced

Republican Commissioner Kevin Thompson nominated as Chairman.
Stacks of hay bales sit beside an irrigation canal in Imperial Valley on June 20, 2023. Critics have called for reductions to the amount of alfalfa grown with Colorado River water. The particularly thirsty crop is mostly used for cattle feed.

The water mystery unfolding in the western U.S.

There's a rural area in Arizona with massive groundwater basins underneath the earth. Water should be plentiful there, but wells are running dry.
A police line around a crime scene.

Tucson homicides go up in 2024, but stay below recent high

Tucson Police data show 66 homicides happened last year, an increase from the previous year.
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes speaking with attendees at the 2023 Legislative Forecast Luncheon hosted by the Arizona Chamber of Commerce & Industry at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona.

The Buzz: Catching up with Arizona AG Kris Mayes

Mayes talks about what happened in 2024 and what may come in 2025.
U.S. Rep. Ruben Gallego, in 2017.

Ruben Gallego becomes first Latino U.S. Senator from Arizona

Gallego will serve on the Banking, Veterans Affairs, Homeland Security, and the Energy and Natural Resources committees.
Baboquivari Peak, the most sacred site for the Tohono O'odham people, can be seen from many parts of Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge.

Tohono O’odham Nation gains co-stewardship over sacred lands

The Tohono O’odham Nation and the Bureau of Land Management agree to co-steward the Baboquivari National Wilderness.
Cochise County District 1 Supervisor Tom Crosby. November 28, 2023.

Arizona official who delayed county’s 2022 election certification didn’t have immunity, court says

The court also said certifying election results is an administrative responsibility and that legislative immunity doesn’t apply to Crosby’s situation.

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