It's been another busy news year. We’re taking a look back at the stories that captured your attention these last 12 months.
We’re not saying these are the biggest stories out of Arizona this year — just the ones you, our audience, viewed the most.
Revisit the most popular stories on KJZZ.org in 2025.
Math teachers at Cienega High School in southern Arizona faced death threats and calls that they be fired after a Turning Point USA employee falsely accused them of wearing Halloween costumes mocking the assassination of the organization’s co-founder, Charlie Kirk.
President Donald Trump thrust the military into a central role in deterring illegal crossings into the U.S. at its southern border.
The Department of Government Efficiency’s cuts were starting to be felt in Arizona early in the year, when more than 20 federal properties are scheduled for closure.
It’s been two years since the city of Phoenix faced a court-ordered deadline to clear out a massive homeless encampment downtown known as the Zone. Part of the city’s response was to create a city-run campground for people experiencing homelessness.
Former Dallas Cowboys cheerleader Chandi Dayle dished on “America's Sweethearts” and her next chapter as assistant cheer coach at the University of Arizona on The Show.
