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Secretary of Veterans Affairs Doug Collins and Rep. Juan Ciscomani of Arizona at the Tucson VA Medical Center on April 28.

VA says its job cuts will limit doctor, nurse resignations

As the Department of Veterans Affairs tries to meet President Trump's goal of cutting 15% of staff, vets are concerned there won't be enough doctors and nurses.

Flags for Arizona and the United States wave in the wind outside the Cochise County Jail.

Cochise County to hold new jail tax election after lawsuit challenges 2023 vote

The repeat election comes amid a legal settlement over alleged voter disenfranchisement in previous all mail election.

A scene from the Oak Flat campground, a site sacred to Apache peoples and the epicenter of lawsuits trying to block the development of a large copper mine.

Federal judge pauses Oak Flat land swap until a SCOTUS decision

The ruling comes two days after arguments were heard.

Looking down the Titan II missle silo at the Titan Missile Museum in Green Valley, Arizona. April 2025.

The Buzz: Southern Arizona’s role in “Peace Through Deterrence”

Titan missile silos once surrounded the area, and from churches to plant nurseries, the remnants are everywhere.

Leo XIV addresses the crowd in St. Peter's Square shortly after being elected pope on May 8, 2025<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6MqpK91bEA" target="_blank">Image: Vatican Media Youtube</a>

Tucson Catholics celebrate as Pope Leo XIV becomes first American Pontiff

The Catholic community in Tucson and across the world is celebrating today as Pope Leo XIV is chosen to lead the Church, following the passing of Pope Francis.

Tucson eyes early childhood education cuts amid budget strain

Families and educators urge Tucson leaders to preserve Pima Early Education Program scholarship funding, a vital preschool scholarship program at risk in the proposed city budget.

Kenneth Ober had been attending and selling at art shows around the country when the pandemic began in 2020. He began a new chapter in Bisbee.

Covid-19 Five Years Later, a New Life in Arizona

Artist Kenneth Ober is reinventing himself in Bisbee after moving from the Los Angeles area.

Water sits low behind Glen Canyon Dam near Page, Arizona on November 2, 2022. Low water levels in Lake Powell could jeopardize the dam's ability to produce hydropower or pass water downstream.

A dry winter on the Colorado River has big reservoirs on track for trouble

The mountains that feed the Colorado River with snowmelt are strikingly dry

New Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops, stands for a portrait at the end of the consistory where Pope Francis elevated 21 new cardinals in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Sept. 30, 2023.

Robert Prevost, first American pope in history of the Catholic Church, will take the name Leo XIV

White smoke poured from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel and the great bells of St. Peter’s Basilica tolled Thursday after cardinals elected the 267th pope to lead the Catholic Church on the second day of their conclave.

Protests against the Resolution Copper mine near Oak Flat have been going for years, as shown in this 2015 file photo from a rally at the Capitol.

Apache Stronghold asks court to temporarily halt Oak Flat land swap

Apache Stronghold seeks to halt a land swap at Oak Flat, a sacred Apache site, as the court weighs religious rights and mining plans ahead of a possible SCOTUS review.

Nogales Film Festival, "Film on the Fence" event on May 1, 2025 in Nogales, Ariz. The festival was a four day event that kicked off with Absence of Eden, directed by Marco Perego and starring Zoe Saldaña and Garrett Hedlund. The festival also recognized Oscar-nominated actress Adriana Barraza, who was honored, via her producer, with the festival’s inaugural “Breaking Borders” award and a special legacy tribute.

Nogales International Film Festival Transforms the U.S.-Mexico Border into a Cultural Canvas

Redefining the Border Through the Power of Cinema.

NEA Pulls Funding for Loft Film Fest 2025; Tucson Community Rallies Support

A $30K setback can’t stop the reel.

Black smoke comes out of the Sistine Chapel on the first day of the Papal Conclave. May 7, 2025. <a href="https://www.vaticannews.va/en/vatican-city/news/2025-05/black-smoke-end-first-day-conclave-no-pope.html" target="_blank">Image: Vatican Media</a>

Black smoke rises from the Sistine Chapel as cardinals cast an unsuccessful first vote

The cardinal electors will resume voting on Thursday morning.

City of Tucson's council chambers in downtown.

Rocque Perez Appointed to Tucson City Council Ward 5 Seat

The current director of a regional education board will serve through Dec 1.

A billboard calls out reduced visitor hours at Saguaro National Park in Tucson, Ariz., on Monday, May 5, 2025. The billboard is off of I-10 and 6th Ave., and part of a nationwide campaign sponsored by More Perfect Union, drawing attention to how federal cuts made by DOGE, have impacted the National Park Service. There are four billboards in Tucson and six in Phoenix.

Billboards in Tucson and Phoenix call out cuts made to Saguaro National Park

A national campaign blames Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency for reduced services at 40 national parks.

A young boy lines up with his family outside the refugee assistance office in Tapachula, Mexico, on March 9, 2022. Later in the day, a protest erupted outside the office, with dozens of migrants demanding their paperwork be expedited.

Resettlement agencies warn admissions system is dismantled, despite court orders

When Trump abruptly ended the Refugee Resettlement Program, newly arrived families in Tucson and across the U.S. were left stranded—along with vetted refugees abroad. Three months later, despite court rulings, the system to bring them may no longer exist.

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