Arizona Public Media

Arizona Public Media (AZPM) serves as the public broadcasting arm of the University of Arizona, delivering radio and television services along with local news for southern and southeastern Arizona, all from its Tucson studios. AZPM operates two main radio stations associated with NPR: KUAZ and KUAZ-FM, which feature news and talk shows, and KUAT-FM, which plays classical music. Additionally, AZPM runs KUAT-TV, known as "PBS 6," which is the PBS affiliate for the area. The organization is located in the Modern Languages Building on the University of Arizona campus.

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Tucson City Council approves ban on camping in washes and parks

1 week ago | azpm.org | Paola Rodriguez

Items scattered about at a homeless encampment near Golf Links Road in Tucson. The Tucson City Council has approved new ordinance changes that prohibit camping in city washes and parks, adding to existing restrictions on where unhoused residents can sleep. The changes update the city’s definition of “camping” to align with a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld similar language used in a Grants Pass, Oregon ordinance.
Arizona lawmakers propose renaming Tucson federal building after late Congressman Raúl Grijalva

2 weeks ago | azpm.org | Katya Mendoza

U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva sits for an interview at Arizona Public Media in November 2019. Representatives Greg Stanton, Paul Gosar, Yassamin Ansari and Juan Ciscomani, introduced legislation that would rename the downtown Tucson Federal Building as the “Raúl M. Grijalva Federal Building”, after the late congressman.
"Everything You've Got": sometimes it takes seven billion years to find yourself.

2 weeks ago | azpm.org | Mark McLemore

Home AZPM | Southern Arizona's PBS and NPR Station Also on Arizona Spotlight: the connection between Alcatraz prison and the Hopi tribe of Arizona; The Pink Pistols make a comeback; and the former owner of Colette's remembers Tucson's queer nightlife.
Judge denies halt to Oak Flat transfer, Grants 60-day delay

2 weeks ago | azpm.org | Paola Rodriguez

Protests against the Resolution Copper mine near Oak Flat have been going for years, as shown in this 2015 file photo from a rally at the Capitol. A federal judge has denied the San Carlos Apache Tribe’s and environmental groups’ efforts to block the transfer of sacred Apache land to a foreign-owned copper mining venture. The fight over Oak Flat began after Congress tucked the Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act into a national defense funding bill in 2014.
Tucson VA employees seek early exist as Trump-era cuts face legal hurdles

3 weeks ago | azpm.org | Katya Mendoza

Southern Arizona VA Health Care System in Tucson. 92 employees from the Southern Arizona VA Health Care System have applied for deferred resignation or early retirement in response to an offer made by the Trump Administration as part of its DOGE initiative to cut the Veterans Affairs workforce by 15%. In Tucson, 79 employees have requested to resign and opt for full pay and benefits through September 30th through the DRP 2.0 program according to a public records request.
Firefighting conditions favorable in grass fire near Patagonia

3 weeks ago | azpm.org | Hannah Cree

The Ranch Fire burning just North of the US-Mexico border grew rapidly over the last 24 hours. The fire, about 19 miles southeast of Patagonia, has burned about 2,751 acres, with zero percent containment as of this afternoon, but Tiffany Davila with the Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management said the weather is favorable to firefighting crews.
ADEQ to expand PFAS testing and monitoring with new $5 million investment

3 weeks ago | azpm.org | Katya Mendoza

The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality is getting $5 million to address per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances known as PFAS. The funding will support the sampling of groundwater at six high-priority sites with confirmed contamination including: two in Tucson: Shannon Road/ El Camino del Cerro and a combined Miracle Mile and Silverbell Landfill site.
"It's the New Zoo Revue, comin' right at you!": A conversation with the hosts of the beloved 1970s kids' show.

3 weeks ago | azpm.org | Mark McLemore

Home AZPM | Southern Arizona's PBS and NPR Station Also on Arizona Spotlight: Mike Stark shares the natural history "Starlings: The Curious Odyssey of a Most Hated Bird"; and "Stories that Soar!" asks that we look for beauty beyond the screen.
Tracking solar storms through tree ring research

3 weeks ago | azpm.org | Tony Perkins

Home AZPM | Southern Arizona's PBS and NPR Station Some of the most traumatic highlights in Earth’s history can be found in ancient tree rings.
Wolf pack removed from Arizona den, prompting backlash from conservation groups

3 weeks ago | azpm.org | Katya Mendoza

These two Mexican gray wolf pups and siblings were born at the Wolf Conservation Center in New York. They are considered "neonatal" and less than 14 days old. State and federal wildlife officials are under fire by conservation groups for removing the Mañada del Arroyo Mexican wolf pack from its den in southeastern Arizona last week.