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"Gaudy Sorrow" cover art by Valerie Galloway.

"Gaudy Sorrow" is author Barbara Seyda's memoir of love and loss.

Also on Arizona Spotlight: Find out how the Assistance League of Tucson has been helping people in need for 65 years; and cold blooded critters (and those who love them) gather for the 22nd Tucson Reptile & Amphibian Show.
Fissures are starting to appear more often across the land and sometimes through roads in the Douglas and Willcox Basins of Cochise County as the aquifer beneath it loses more and more water.

Willcox Groundwater Basin may become Arizona’s next active management area

ADWR starts process to preserve groundwater in Cochise and Graham counties.
Republican Vice Presidential candidate JD Vance speaks at a rally at the Pima County Fairgrounds on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024.

Vance repeats mass deportation promises at second Tucson rally

"We gotta get those people out of our country," he said.
F-16 from the 162nd Fighter Wing, based in Tucson.

U.S. Air Force complies with EPA order on PFAS cleanup at Tucson Superfund Site

EPA approves Air Force plan to address PFAS contamination and water safety efforts at Tucson International Airport Superfund Site.

Tipped workers’ wages at risk? AZ Prop. 138 explained

Proposition 138 proposes changes to the tip credit system in Arizona, but critics warn of wage cuts for service workers.
Former president Barack Obama at a get-out-the-vote rally in Tucson, Ariz., on Friday, Oct. 18, 2024. The rally, was held at the Cole and Jeannie Davis Sport Center on the University of Arizona campus. Harris campaign staffers estimated thousands of voters who attended the event.

Barack Obama rallies Arizona voters in Tucson

The former president urged voters to back VP Kamala Harris and AZ Democrats.
Ruben Gallego speaking at an event in Phoenix, March 2016.

Ruben Gallego divorce records unsealed but reveal little about Democratic Senate candidate

GOP nominee Kari Lake has hyped the release of the records as part of a broader attack on Ruben Gallego's character.
Arizona Corporation Commission building in downtown Phoenix.

The Buzz: The race for open seats on the Arizona Corporation Commission

We look at what the Corporation Commission does, and offer some analysis of the race so far.
Former President Barack Obama at Cesar Chavez High School in Phoenix, Ariz., for a Democratic rally ahead of the midterm elections, Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022.

Obama’s Tucson stop highlights push for early voting in Arizona

Former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and former Obama speechwriter David Litt emphasize issues that matter to Arizona voters in advance of the visit.
United States Capitol Building

Fact Check AZ: We oblige factcheckthisad.com's request

The website is featured in online attack ads, and traces back to a major GOP congressional Super PAC.
A sign outside a polling center in Tucson, Ariz.

Arizona counties won’t be forced to do citizenship checks before the election, a judge rules

Arizona requires voters to prove their citizenship to participate in local and state races.
Vikki, from "The Crone Body".

The unspoken beauty of aging in "The Crone Body".

Also on Arizona Spotlight: : "Bad Art Night" at the Arizona Science Center offers people a chance to explore their curious side; and an asylum seeker shares his welcome to Tucson.
Incumbent Juan Ciscomani (R - left) and challenger Kirsten Engel (D - right) discuss the issues during an Arizona Clean Elections Debate on October 8, 2024. The two candidates are battling for Arizona Congressional District 6.

Arizona's race for the Sixth Congressional District

Once again it is one of the most watched races in the country.
Molly McKasson and Susan Claassen performed comedy and improv skits as “Mols and Suz” throughout the mid 1970’s and 1980’s. Now they are reviving their sketch comedy for one night at Invisible Theater on Oct. 15.

Political satire that has aged like wine: Mols and Suz - Together Again One Night Only!

Also on Arizona Spotlight: The 3rd Annual Chinese Chorizo Festival celebrates culture, community and food; and Tucson native Jeff Biggers on co-writing "Disturbing the Bones".
U.S. Senate candidates Rep. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., left, and Republican challenger Kari Lake participate in their debate, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024, in Phoenix.

Lake blames Gallego for border woes, he vows to protect abortion rights in Arizona Senate debate

The hourlong forum Wednesday highlighted big differences on immigration, border security, abortion and taxes.

Arizona Democratic office hit by third shooting in weeks. There were no injuries or arrests

A $1,000 reward has now been offered for any information leading to the arrest or indictment of those responsible.

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