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Detour signs at a road construction project.

Ajo and I-19 Intersection Closed Overnight Friday for Bridge Work

Construction will restrict travel through the area from 10 p.m. Friday until noon Saturday
U.S. Sen. Jeff Flake at a Tucson ceremony in which he received an award in from the Arizona Sheriffs Association.

Sen. Flake: End to NAFTA Would Hurt U.S. Economy

Flake predicted a rise in unemployment, farm subsidies and illegal immigration if trade deal is ended.

Southern Arizona 2017 Science Highlights

Busy year in astronomy and planetary science for Tucson space industry.
Female Gila topminnows (pictured here) grow to approximately 2 inches and males are about half as big.

Endangered Gila Topminnow Returns to Santa Cruz

Tiny native fish may have been brought downstream by monsoon floods.
A sign directing pedestrians on a street in downtown Tucson.

Memo: Pima County Can Task RTA With Road Repairs

Proposal by Supervisor Christy hinges on the legality of handing such work off to another agency.

Community Foundation Campus to Serve as Home Base for Tucson Nonprofits

Goal is to encourage collaboration and learning.
Local governments are trying to get a head start on getting support behind extending the RTA.

Pima County Approves Two-Year Road Repair Plan

Plan prioritizes residential roads in need of repair over those that must be rebuilt.
Geminids Meteor Shower in northern hemisphere, December 2013.

Geminid Meteor Shower To Light up the Sky

Find a dark place, dress warmly and look up Wednesday night.

Manufacturing, Federal Spending Expected to Push Tucson Economy in 2018

Annual forecast predicts growth rate of at least the national average, with growth in many prominent Tucson sectors.
St. Augustine's Cathedral in downtown Tucson.

New Catholic Bishop Has Busy First Week

Bishop Wisenburger has traveled across Southern Arizona, and has more requests to do so.
The flu virus.

Flu Cases Spike in Pima County

More than 150 confirmed influenza cases in the county since the season started in October.

Affordable Care Enrollment Deadline Friday

Free help available for health coverage plan selection
The outside of the Lowell-Stevens Football Facility at Arizona Stadium.

Holidays Send Football Fans "Bowling"

Tucson looks to benefit this month from growing sports tourism trend.
A collage of photos from the early 1900s of Sedona Arabella Miller Schnebly and her family, who were among the earliest settlements in the region that now shares her first name.

A century of family history helped create "The Journal of Sedona Schnebly"

Also on Arizona Spotlight: Advice on healthier, happier sleep; and at age 100, a real Tucson original still surrounds herself with the things she loves -- motorcycles.
Department of Forestry and Fire Management Central District Manager Dan Colgan, far left, briefs Arizona crews set to fight fires in California, Dec. 6, 2017.

Southern Arizona Crews Head to California to Help Fight Fires

California facing with shortage of firefighters, with most seasonal firefighters released.
An unidentified Raytheon employee works on a weapons component at the Tucson plant.

Raytheon Tucson Receives 'Superior' Rating In Security Audit

Facility has maintained rating for six consecutive years.

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