Earlier this week, Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes announced that a receiver has been appointed for the Heritage Village assisted living facility in Mesa.

It’s an age-old trope, from "Steel Magnolias" to "Legally Blonde" to "Grease," hair salons are not just a place to get a trim and color. They are places to bear your soul — and transform yourself in the process. But, it’s not just true in the movies, according to our next guest.

Amid a budgetary crisis at the University of Arizona, its Adaptive Athletics program has received a donation commitment for $1 million. The program serves student athletes with disabilities as they compete in various sports, from wheelchair basketball to adaptive golf.

Navajo farmers and ranchers, like the Maxwell family, have raised concerns over the long-lasting environmental and ecological impacts on vegetation and groundwater around that contaminated site near the San Juan River months after over 1,000 barrels of crude oil were spilled in Shiprock, New Mexico.
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In a press conference at GateWay Community College on Thursday, Gov. Katie Hobbs announced the creation of a new scholarship program for community college students in Arizona.

Back in December, a severe spill of crude oil on the Navajo Nation contaminated the land. Remediation efforts are still underway, but this accident has a silver lining, one that may facilitate faster emergency responses on the largest reservation in the U.S.

In the American Lung Association’s latest State of the Air report, the city ranks fifth in ozone pollution and ninth worst for year-round particle pollution.

John Dunlap grew up in Flagstaff. His elementary and junior high schools were very close to the NAU campus and he says it always felt like going to college was an attainable goal.

Amid uncertainty around the future of abortion access in Arizona, Gov. Katie Hobbs is launching a new reproductive rights website.