An annual Tucson event named after César Chávez will move forward this weekend — under a new title.
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The transfer of federal forest land in Arizona to a pair of international companies that plan to mine one of the largest copper deposits in North America is complete, but a group of Apache women is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene as a last-ditch effort to stop the project.
In celebration of Women’s History Month, follow the meteoric rise of Bella Abzug, a firebrand politician and activist, considered one of the first feminists to be elected to Congress. She challenged an almost all-male Congress headfirst, blazing a path for future gender equality in all aspects of American government.
Watch "American Masters: Bella! This Woman's Place is in the House" tonight at 10PM on PBS 6:
https://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/bella-abzug-documentary/37820/
Happy St. Patrick's Day from all of us at AZPM! 🍀
The University of Arizona men’s basketball team begins NCAA Division 1 tournament play in San Diego on Friday. The Wildcats claimed the top seed in the tournament’s West region during the postseason’s Selection Sunday.
The University of Arizona mall was filled with readers and writers once again on Saturday and Sunday during the annual Tucson Festival of Books.
AZPM is hosting a month-long cereal drive to benefit Youth On Their Own, a local nonprofit dedicated to supporting the high school graduation and continued success of youth experiencing homelessness in Southern Arizona.
For more information, visit http://azpm.org/cerealdrive
An alum of the University of Arizona rented a guest house on a property over 100 years old, and was given six months' notice to move out before it was demolished.
Federal lawmakers in Arizona are raising questions about a contract between ICE and GardaWorld Federal Services, a private firm tasked with renovating a new detention facility in the City of Surprise.
Parents, teachers, alumni and even board members questioned a proposal Thursday that would cap salaries for incoming ASDB teachers at 10 years experience instead of the current 25 years.
