Southern Arizona

The Pima County Board of Supervisors have decided not to remove Sheriff Chris Nanos over allegations he committed perjury, as well as his handling of personnel matters and financial records.

Pinal County leaders say the top local prosecutor having partnered with ICE is weakening his office’s ability to try local cases.

Tucson leaders unanimously rejected a massive data center dubbed Project Blue last year amid outcry from the community with concerns about water, power and resources that they didn’t want put toward a data center.

The builders of the Project Blue data center improperly used Tucson drinking water for dust control after beginning construction last month, according to City Manager Tim Thomure.

The supervisors passed a resolution that urges the electric utility provider to reconsider the timing of the proposed rate increase during a special meeting Tuesday.

Due to falling enrollment and declining birthrates, the school’s Superintendent Annette Reichman announced the relocation to Copper Creek Elementary in Oro Valley.

Democratic Attorney General Kris Mayes determined Pima County is allowed to restrict Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity on county property, an opinion that drew a swift rebuke from Republican lawmakers.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection said the approximately 1,000-year-old geoglyph in Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge was disturbed by border wall contractors nearly two weeks ago.

A couple hundred ballots were cast by locals to decide a fitting moniker through a recent online vote. Al Ha’icu Ga:gdam — meaning Little Seeker — and Little Dot, or Al Doṣ, were among their choices.

A budget proposed by Republicans in the Arizona Legislature could have a dramatic effect on downtown Tucson by eliminating a special tax district that has helped redevelop the area.