Environmental groups suing the Biden administration over two mining exploration projects in southern Arizona have asked a judge to halt the projects in the Patagonia Mountains.

An Arizona woman has pleaded guilty in an extensive wire fraud and money laundering scheme that defrauded the state’s Medicaid system of millions of dollars.

It's been two months this week since Title 42 came to an end. The pandemic-era protocol made it nearly impossible to walk up to a port of entry and ask for asylum — despite laws that require it.

The Udall Foundation, created in 1992 to honor former Arizona Congressman Morris Udall, awards scholarships to Native American students. A House subcommittee recently heard testimony on a bill to extend the program, which was introduced by Arizona Republican Juan Ciscomani.

The coronavirus pandemic overwhelmed health care systems and slowed responses to other illnesses, especially respiratory viruses that resembled COVID-19.

Journalist Luis Martín Sánchez Iñiguez was been found killed in western Mexico after his wife reported him missing last week. His murder comes as Mexico continues to rank as one of the deadliest countries in the world for journalists.

Federal officials will be in Flagstaff next week to discuss the proposal for a new national monument in northern Arizona.

Last month, 31-year-old UC, Berkeley Ph.D. student Gabriel Trujillo was killed in rural Sonora while carrying out field research on a common shrub called buttonbush. His murder is a reminder of the dangers researchers sometimes take to understand and conserve plants and animals in this region, and around the world.

Squash plays an important role in the diets and cultures of Native Americans and Indigenous peoples of Mexico. But a half-inch long, flat-backed pest can wreak havoc on the plants if left unchecked. Now, a chance discovery solves a long-standing mystery about squash bugs – and the answer could help control their populations.