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Final Environmental Impact Statement/U.S. Forest ServiceResolution Copper wants to dig up a massive amount of copper ore beneath Oak Flat inside the Tonto National Forest. And by doing so, a site that some Apaches consider sacred may be destroyed. -
Gabriel Pietrorazio/KJZZWhile Resolution Copper is taking a proactive approach to meet its tremendous water needs, their actions may still have a lasting and severe impact on the local hydrological landscape around Oak Flat.
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Vice President JD Vance is giving voice to the ideas behind a controversial housing bill making its way through the Arizona Legislature. -
Navajo tribal officials say the U.S. government has backed off plans to eliminate the Navajo Code Talkers from its websites. -
The Trump appointee posted a video online touting cost-cutting measures as the agency’s 1,300 Voice of America employees were put on leave. Her video was made at a building leased by VOA. -
Food trucks might seem like a given in Phoenix’s culinary scene today, but they’re actually a pretty new phenomenon — and they’ve had their ups and downs over the last decade or so. -
A nonprofit environmental conservation group in southern Arizona has had to stop some of its work because it lost more than a million federal dollars. -
Memorial services for the late Congressman Raúl Grijalva will be held in Tucson next week. -
Kayla Long and E.P. Bradley are collectors — and not just of one thing. But if you look closely at the eclectic collection, one recurring theme dominates: Pigeons. -
A bill before the state Legislature would ban encampments on college and university campuses. The bill’s principal author says it’s a reaction to last spring’s wave of protests related to the war between Israel and Hamas. -
The Arizona Supreme Court issued a death warrant for Aaron Gunches nearly two years ago, but the sentence wasn’t carried out after Attorney General Kris Mayes agreed not to pursue executions while the state reviewed its death penalty protocol. Critics say Arizona is not ready to resume executions without risking repeating past mistakes. -
The future of education has been very much top of mind recently. Ida Rose Florez, author and educational psychologist, believes there does need to be change. -
Democrats in the East Valley’s Legislative District 9 chose three candidates to replace state Sen. Eva Burch, who resigned earlier this month. -
The head of the Arizona Army National Guard is quitting. Adjutant General Kerry Muehlenbeck said it's not because she's unhappy with the job or being the head of the Department of Emergency and Military Affairs under Gov. Katie Hobbs.
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A crowd of former staffers, local families and other community members joined Raúl Grijalva's family just before sundown outside the El Pueblo Neighborhood Center, in Tucson’s south side, on Sunday. -
An executive order signed by President Trump over the weekend greenlit deportation flights carrying Venezuelan nationals accused without evidence of having gang ties. -
Republican lawmakers say the state program providing care for Arizona foster children living in group homes could go bankrupt by next week, but Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs’ office says they’re using routine budget adjustments to play politics. -
Insurance companies are raising premiums on homeowners in parts of Arizona, and in some cases pulling out of markets entirely, citing increased wildfire risks. One lawmaker suggests a federal fire insurance program. -
SRP announces a grant that provides the Phoenix Zoo with funding and resources that will improve its water conservation. -
With Congress in recess, Democrats are eager to hear from Arizonans outraged by sweeping cuts made by President Donald Trump and billionaire advisor Elon Musk. Their public events are also intended to highlight Republicans’ wariness of holding their own town halls. -
Breast and colon cancer screenings are back on track following COVID-19-related declines. That's good news because these preventative screenings are life-saving. -
While they’re not mining yet, Resolution Copper is slowly digging its way toward the lucrative ore. In fact, the site is already home to the deepest single-lift mine shaft in North America, and KJZZ’s Gabriel Pietrorazio goes thousands of feet underground to see it for himself. -
Medicaid is in the crosshairs of efforts to reduce the federal budget. That’s according to Arizona Democratic Sens. Ruben Gallego and Mark Kelly, who held a town hall Monday to discuss that possibility. -
There are over 100,000 missing people in Mexico. The proposed reforms come as rights groups demand the government do more after the discovery of a possible mass killing site in the state of Jalisco. -
After an animal hoarding case in Chandler in 2024, a new bill sponsored by Sen. Shawnna Bolick sharpens the definition of animal abuse and what is required of pet owners. -
Scottsdale will end its annual Juneteenth celebration and cut other programs as it implements a city council-approved plan to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
