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"Taking the camel to the drive-in?" Historian David Leighton's history of the Reid Park Zoo

Also on Arizona Spotlight: Visit the Word of Mouth Print Space; celebrate imagination at the Library's Megamania!! Festival; and meet the founder of the Naco Wellness Initiative.

NASA map shows temperatures up to 160 degrees on Phoenix streets, sidewalks

Surface temperatures that hot can cause severe contact burns within minutes or seconds.

US agency to fight invasive bass threatening humpback chub, other protected fish in Grand Canyon

It is the latest move in a battle to keep non-native smallmouth bass and green sunfish at bay in an area of the Colorado River below the Glen Canyon Dam.

Grijalva says Biden should get out of Presidential race

He is the second House Democrat to call for a new nominee.

Pima County officials address challenges of homelessness following Supreme Court ruling

Local leaders highlight need for resources and humane solutions.

$55.2 million to boost clean energy in rural Arizona with new battery systems

Federal funding will support three new battery energy storage facilities, lower energy bills, create jobs, and promote sustainability in cities like Sahuarita.

Key dates and essential information for Arizona’s Primary Election

Here is a list of your most frequently asked questions with answers.

Activists submit 17,000 signatures urging closure of uranium mine near Grand Canyon

Groups like the Sierra Club, Center for Biological Diversity along with Tribal members say the mine risks drinking water.

The Buzz: The coming state budget has its critics

Worries about shorted funding, misallocated funds and existing problems cause concern for some.

Homeland Security says border arrests fall more than 40% since Biden's halt to asylum processing

Border Patrol’s average daily arrests over a seven-day period have fallen below 2,400 from before President Joe Biden’s proclamation took effect June 5.

Does Arizona have enough water?

Phoenix-area cities are spending big to make sure it does.

Abortion rights will play a big role this election, VP Harris says at Phoenix event

Harris told a crowd of hundreds Monday that access to IVF and contraception, and possibly same-sex marriage, are now at risk because of former President Donald Trump

Kelly supports new bump stock ban after Supreme Court decision

He said that already-existing restrictions on fully automatic weapons provide the bill plenty of legal cover.

Pascua Yaqui Tribe welcomes new council members

The tribe celebrated the newly elected officials during an inauguration Saturday evening.

Democrats spend big hoping to snag two of Arizona’s congressional seats

Democrats view abortion as pivotal to success in Arizona.

U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services visits Arizona to talk abortion access

Secretary Xavier Becerra stopped in Tucson and Phoenix for his Reproductive Healthcare for All tour.

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