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A TUSD student receives a vaccine at an immunization clinic at Catalina High School on July 27, 2021.

The past is prologue: Arizona’s rising vaccine opt-outs stir echoes of epidemics past

Doctors and scholars say mistrust, rumors and fear have long complicated disease prevention.
Two Department of Homeland Security vehicles are parked outside Tucson Immigration Court on June 3, 2025.

Advocates mobilize outside Tucson immigration court amid reports of detentions

As judges dismiss cases across the country and federal agents detain migrants right afterward, volunteers are showing up to inform people of their rights — and it seems to be working.
The badge of the Pima County Sheriff's Department.

Pima Supervisors request another AZ Attorney General review of Pima County Sheriff's Department

County Administrator Jan Lesher is requesting a review of an investigation into the chain of command the night that a deputy was assaulted by her supervisor in 2022.
US Capitol Building at night

Trump asks Congress to wipe out funding for public broadcasting

A House subcommittee hearing earlier this spring set the stage for Trump's request.
"New Zoo Revue" cast.

"It's the New Zoo Revue, comin' right at you!": A conversation with the hosts of the beloved 1970s kids' show.

Also on Arizona Spotlight: Mike Stark shares the natural history "Starlings: The Curious Odyssey of a Most Hated Bird"; and "Stories that Soar!" asks that we look for beauty beyond the screen.
Meteorologist Ken Waters examines weather maps and radars at the National Weather Service's headquarters in Phoenix. July 2018.

Stabilizing 'operations,' the National Weather Service hires again after Trump cuts

Following cuts ordered by the Trump administration earlier this year, the weather service lost nearly 600 positions.

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Enjoy a night at the opera with favorite moments from the repertoire.
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The entrance of the South32 Hermosa mine site, a critical minerals project that looks to source manganese and zinc.

Federal government denies permit for South 32 mine

The problem with the proposed mine is possible air pollution.
These two Mexican gray wolf pups and siblings were born at the Wolf Conservation Center in New York. They are considered "neonatal" and less than 14 days old.

Wolf pack removed from Arizona den, prompting backlash from conservation groups

Officials cite drought and declining prey as contributing factors in the wolves’ livestock attacks.
The Pima Council on Aging

Catholic Community Services closes free meal sites

The Pima Council on Aging says federal cuts and a funding shift forced the closures.
A study by University of Arizona researchers says admitting to using artificial intelligence for work tasks erodes trust. Pictured: Eller College of Management at The University of Arizona

University of Arizona study looks at workplace reaction to artificial intelligence

Researchers found that being honest about using AI at work makes people trust you less.
A sign in front of Fondomonte's 10,000 acre farm in La Paz County shows that, as of July 2024, the company is hiring.

Hobbs pushes groundwater agreement with lawmakers

Hobbs traveled to western Arizona to get a look at groundwater problems firsthand and talk about the Saudi-owned alfalfa farm.

Quantum mysteries and a profound new theory of consciousness

We visit a UA lab where the world’s fastest electron microscope is capable of viewing subatomic particles in motion, and we meet with anesthesiologist Stuart Hameroff to discuss his profound theory of quantum consciousness.

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