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The city of Phoenix has teamed up with the nonprofit St. Vincent de Paul and metal fabrication company Steel + Spark to provide another shelter option using shipping containers.

‘Very personal project’: Repurposed shipping containers provide alternative shelter for those experiencing homelessness

There is no lease or time limit for how long each resident can stay.

The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality approved a permit to allow A.A. Sydcol to handle and store hazardous waste in Yuma County. The proposed space is shown here. The county also must approve a special use permit.

‘We’re not the place’: Yuma County residents fight hazardous waste permit

Many Yuma residents want to stop the county from approving the proposal, saying they’re worried about toxic chemicals potentially contaminating their air, land and water.

The extreme heat wave that blasted the Southwest is abating with late arriving monsoon rains

Forecasters expect that by Monday at the latest, people in metro Phoenix will begin seeing high temperatures under 110 degrees.

Clients participate in a smudging ceremony at The Haven, a local substance use treatment center in Tucson, Arizona. The facility offers a Native Ways Program, a treatment plan that incorporates Native American culture and practices.

The Haven strives to become go-to resource for Native American women in recovery

Federal funding has helped expand services and outreach.

Episode 939

Ignis Clothing, Cross Country Runner Brigid Hanley, Susan Briante – To Erasures, Erasures, Field Notes: Noguchi Garden

Charite

Waves generated by Hurricane Irma strike Saint Maarten in the Caribbean, 2017.

Episode 374: Building resilience against climate change

As the weather around us changes, scientists say we need to be more climate resilient.

Brigid Hanley

Overcoming challenges to become one of the strongest long-distance runners on the UA Cross Country team.

Alibi Episode 2

FRIDAY at 9

Greg Leonard plants the flag of the Friends of Aphasia on the summit of Mount Kun in the Indian Himalayas (23.218 ft.).

"High Asia for Aphasia" is taking awareness to unparalleled heights.

Also on Arizona Spotlight: Knitting socks the REAL old-fashioned way; and the story of Chilean political exile Leo is one of hardship, healing and hope.

Miss Austen Regrets

THURSDAY at 9

Ignis Clothing

Ian Urquhart is focused on quality street wear at an affordable price, he will be heading to New York Fashion Week this September where Ignis Clothing will be hitting the runway.