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A case of mistaken identity as a suspected undocumented migrant turns out to be a US Marshall; The Big Beautiful Bill could break Arizona's budget; Protestors try to block changes to a national monument; and more...

A fire along the border has slowed its growth; Dozens of VA employees are taking Trump's buyout offer; Using tree rings to learn the history of the sun; and more...

Immigrant rights advocates step up to fight back against ICE arrests; Pima County says no to militarizing the border; a river conference is missing some key players; and more...

The downtown library's moving, but not everybody's on board; A new effort to make more affordable housing; congress forms a new heat caucus; and more...

Andy Biggs says he needs to be governor, because Trump is president; Tucson's main library needs 80 million dollars in repairs; understanding the reluctance to vaccinate; and more...

Cooling Centers reopen as the mercury climbs; An Arizona congresswoman drops in on detained migrants; a Tucson garden branches out; and more...

A property tax vote is coming for Tucson's largest school district; Arizona's attorney general reacts to the ruling blocking Trump tariffs; Tucson scientists probe dark energy; and more...

Democrats line up for a congressional debate; Tucson schools try to deal with AI; Arizona's treasurer decides to take on the schools chief; and more...

The Supreme Court won't stop a controversial copper mine; Pima County works to boost vaccinations; can you put a pricetag on extreme heat; and more...

Migrants seeking asylum are getting nervous; a public vote on teacher pay is off the table; we catch up with Europa Clipper on its way to Jupiter; and more...

State lawmakers object to ICE arrests at an immigration court; sorting out the truth about the big beautiful bill; a rare mid-summer election is coming up; and more...

Finding solutions to the border's scarce water supply; using human intelligence to govern artificial intelligence; looking ahead to hurricane season; and more...

Pima County leaders aren't ready to raise taxes to build affordable housing; The migrant trail walk dramatizes the danger of border migration; bringing the heritage of South Tucson into the light; and more...

Progress on an eastern Arizona wildfire; A new understanding of snowmelt; lawmakers re-examine group home regulation after a teenager's death; and more...

Pima County sues to get paid for aiding migrants; Mark Kelly fights Medicaid cuts; The science of endoscopy; and more...

Governors fight Medicaid cuts; A study of firefighters and cancer is back open after being shut down by the Trump administration; U of A Researchers discover more about forever chemicals; and more...

Rillito Racetrack stays silent this year; Arizona's governor has a secret legal defense fund; a new alert will help find those who go missing; and more...

Big fines for a company that defrauded Arizona; Firefighters aren't the only people exposed to "forever chemicals"; if you've had a sinking feeling lately, you're not alone; and more...

Southern Arizona could be in for a wet monsoon; a local Native American tribe is debating loosening its membership requirements; the latest on Cochise County's efforts to build a new jail, as it continues to be held up in court; and more...

Controversial mining projects are moving ahead and stalling in the legal arena; the state Attorney General is joining others opposing a Trump Administration plan for energy production on federal land; an update on the University of Arizona financial situation; student athletes can now be paid differently; and more...

Tucson reacts to a new pope; the City's continuing budget problems could result in cuts to early education assistance; Governor Katie Hobbs visited Tucson to discuss economic partnerships with Mexico; and more...

In today's headlines, an iconic Tucson film hub loses a federal arts grant; how uncertainty at federal water agencies is impacting drought response; new information about a Border patrol crash last year; and more...

University of Arizona faculty want the UA president to stand up to the US President; the state Democratic Party chair continues to have political problems; Tucson struggles to build a city budget; and more...

Water experts weigh in on the ongoing negotiations over the Colorado River; we dive in to the exciting world of land use codes as Tucson tries to comply with a new state law; families in Tucson are left stranded after the Trump Administration ends a crucial resettlement program; and more...

An undocumented woman faces a difficult choice after giving birth; Back to back protests mark Mayday and a reckoning for veterans; gathering some of the oldest light in the universe; and more...