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The bright sun sets behind some trees near Soleng Tom Elementary School on Tucson's east side.

Tucson Opens Cooling Centers for Summer Heat Relief

The centers provide safe, air-conditioned spaces during peak heat hours.

First debate by Democratic CD7 candidates including newcomer Deja Foxx, and the Tucson mayor's controversial Qatar trip

Plus, the University of Arizona responds to Trump executive orders by consolidating cultural centers, and the Supreme Court declines to hear Oak Flat tribal religious rights case, making way for copper mining.

Tucson Botanical Gardens is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2025. In May, it bought Yume Japanese Gardens of Tucson which is close to, but not contiguous, to Tucson Botanical Gardens.

Tucson Botanical Gardens Buys Neighboring Japanese Gardens

Tucson Botanical plans to operate both gardens, which are not contiguous

The SunZia Transmission Line project crossing through southern Arizona, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025.

Appeals court revives tribal lawsuit against SunZia transmission line

Judges say feds may have bypassed tribal consultation, violating historic preservation law.

Students and families receive packaged meals from Tucson Unified School District workers who are distributing meals along the district's bus routes during closures associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.

Tucson Unified asking voters to approve $45 million budget override

The override would raise property taxes in the district to fund teacher raises and expand access to counselors, fine arts, PE, early childhood education, credit recovery and more.

Exploring the mystery of dark energy

Dark energy can’t be seen but space scientists say it can be measured through the outward movement of supernovae and galaxies.

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. - The Fabric of America

TUESDAY at 8PM

Cooking With Legends: Lidia Bastianich & Jacques P

MONDAY at 6PM

Arizona Illustrated

SUNDAY at 6:30PM

Arizona Illustrated: Sarah Sellers, Halfway Home & DeGrazia

Episode 1138

A U.S. Food and Drug Administration building is seen behind FDA logos at a bus stop on the agency's campus in Silver Spring, Md., on Aug. 2, 2018.

How safe is the food supply after federal cutbacks? Experts are worried

As the Trump administration slashes the federal workforce, experts warn that cuts to the USDA, FDA, and CDC have left the nation's food supply vulnerable to outbreaks of foodborne illness, raising serious safety concerns.

Ending the silence about mental health in Southern Arizona.

Also on Arizona Spotlight: Tucson youth explores emotion and expectations in his book "The Weight of Tomorrow"; and how Ability Dogs of Arizona pairs those in need with canine companions.

Commodores Live

SATURDAY at 10PM

Oak Flat, near where a copper mine is proposed, is dotted with rugged boulders and desert vegetation.

SCOTUS declines to hear Oak Flat tribal religious rights case, making way for copper mining

The decision comes after the nation's high court re-listed the case 13 times.

A March 2018 photo of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers.

ICE arrests outside immigration hearings spark fear in Tucson

Officers waiting outside courtrooms in Phoenix and other cities, causing concerns among immigrants with hearings in Tucson.

Hells Canyon, the deepest river gorge in the United States, was carved just about 2.1 million years ago — making it much younger than the Grand Canyon.

Hells Canyon, the deepest gorge in the U.S., is surprisingly young

Hells Canyon, which is on the border between Oregon and Idaho, was carved just about 2.1 million years ago — making it much younger than the Grand Canyon.

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