Humane Society of Southern Arizona CEO ousted amid furor over animal transfer

Two executives with a humane society in Southern Arizona are no longer with the organization due to mounting controversy over the fate of animals that were transferred to the group by their counterpart in California.

California humane society wants answers after animals sent to Arizona went missing

Officials with a humane society in Southern California say they are devastated, after hundreds of animals sent to a humane society in the Tucson area, and then subsequently went to a private group in Maricopa County. Officials with the humane society in San Diego say they have no idea where most the animals are now at.

Over 200 people are homeless after Tucson recovery community closes during Medicaid probe

A huge addiction recovery community in Tucson, Arizona, shuttered suddenly, leaving more than 200 people homeless as Arizona investigates widespread Medicaid fraud largely affecting Native Americans, authorities said.

Pima County Sheriff under investigation
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The Pima County Board of Supervisors voted to investigate Sheriff Chris Nanos in connection to a sexual assault case involving one of his deputies. A female deputy accused her superior officer of sexual assault during a Christmas party last year. The accused deputy was fired. Nanos is accused of delaying an internal investigation into the incident, saying he should wait until the criminal trial ends.

U.S.-Mexico Border continues to experience surge in illegal crossings by migrants

Since the start of September, the number of illegal migrant crossings along the U.S.-Mexico Border has continued to escalate, and one of the busiest spot for crossings is in Arizona.

Tucson sector sees 2K illegal border crossings a day
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Border crossings in southern Arizona are up and with facilities over capacity, migrants are now being released onto the streets. Border Patrol says they're seeing up to 2,000 illegal crossings per day in the Tucson sector alone. FOX 10's Stephanie Bennett reports.

Nearly 1,200 saguaros toppled in southern Arizona
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The National Park Service says about 1,200 saguaros either toppled over or had their arms or tops severed during a monsoon storm last month. The "blowdown" event happened on Aug. 22, causing many saguaros to be uprooted or snap along their trunks. NPS says hundreds of saguaros are still standing and remains healthy.

Monsoon 2023: Storm sparked South Mountain brush fire; thousands without power | Aug. 31

A powerful monsoon storm made its way through the Phoenix area on Aug. 31, bringing, rain, blowing dust, and high winds. Lightning even sparked fires on South Mountain.

Smugglers are steering migrants into the remote Arizona desert, posing new Border Patrol challenges

During a recent visit, Associated Press journalists saw close to 100 migrants arrive in just four hours at the border wall near Lukeville, Arizona, inside Organ Pipe, as temperatures hit 110 degrees Fahrenheit. The next morning, several hundred more migrants lined up along the wall to turn themselves in.

OSIRIS-REx: Learn more about the mission that is bringing asteroid samples back to Earth

Scientists at the University of Arizona are on pins and needles, as a probe carrying samples it collected from an asteroid millions of miles away is set to return the sample to Earth. Here's what to know about the OSIRIS-REx mission.

U.S. to train Ukrainian pilots on F-16s at Arizona air base

The U.S. will start training Ukrainian pilots to fly U.S.-made F-16 fighter jets, beginning at an Air National Guard base in October, the Pentagon said Thursday.

Arizona Crime Files: Aug. 13-19
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Our top crime stories for the week of Aug. 13 include: Two drug busts on SR 87 in Payson; a Tucson woman who shot and killed a home intruder; a suspect wanted in a deadly Phoenix road rage shooting; dark developments in an Arizona missing persons case; and a hit-and-run crash that was caught on a Tesla camera.

Illegal crossings on the US-Mexico border rose in July but were still down from 2022

Arrests for illegally crossing the U.S. border from Mexico soared 33% from June to July, according to U.S. government figures, reversing course after a plunge that followed the introduction of new asylum restrictions.

Hissing snake pulled from Arizona toilet in 'once-in-a-million' flush

A snake expert from Arizona successfully captured a black-and-pink Coachwhip discovered in a residential toilet in the Catalina Foothills area near Tucson.

California man found dead on Tucson hike during extreme weather conditions

Pima County Sheriff’s officials say the body of 46-year-old Kyle Chance, of San Diego, was located near the Starr Pass area about 4 p.m. Tuesday.