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  A Ninth Circuit panel on Monday sided with a group of transgender Arizona student athletes and confirmed a federal ruling that will for now allow student athletes to play on sports teams that align with their gender identity rather than biological sex.

  On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, former Arizonan Robert Sebold — a volunteer firefighter and EMT — watched the attacks on the World Trade Center on TV and knew he had to do something. The former soldier packed up his gear, put on his firefighter turnout clothes, then boarded a bus and headed for Ground Zero.

  Across Arizona and the country, flags are being flown at half-staff on Sept. 11, to mark the anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks and honor the nearly 3,000 innocent men and women who lost their lives.

  "Steve Spain's posting of signs that make reckless use of terms such as 'bankrupt' and 'deficit' in an attempt to fool voters and demean the county he seeks to serve is irresponsible." — Pima County Supervisor Rex Scott

  In what ought to be a headline in The Onion but is instead a clear reminder of the deplorable state of political discourse from MAGA world, the Arizona Republican Party has launched a billboard campaign declaring that only the GOP opposes eating kittens - but it’s all hogwash.

  Flagstaff Republican state Sen. Wendy Rogers made headlines last week for celebrating the victory of far-right parties in Germany by posting lyrics from the country’s national anthem that were banned because they are a rallying cry for the Nazis.

  Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump will make a campaign appearance in Tucson on Thursday, speaking at the 2,200-seat Linda Ronstadt Music Hall.

  Bold zoning changes are being proposed for the Tucson City Council's consideration. Plus, a sales tax election looms in March, Sahuarita takes up prayer and more from local government meetings around Tucson.

  Arizona Public Media debuted a new Friday roundtable program that's airing on TV and radio and streaming online.

  State Senator Brian Fernandez and his Republican challenger Michelle Altherr clashed over education spending, water use, housing and immigration policy during a debate Thursday moderated by Tucson Sentinel reporter Jim Nintzel.

  This summer was the hottest on record globally, making it even more likely that 2024 will surpass last year as the warmest year ever measured, and states in the Southwest baked in heat waves, with Phoenix surpassing 110 degrees 55 times this summer, tying a record set just last year.

  "Securing our border is too serious of a problem for ill-conceived political stunts, which I believe Prop. 314 to clearly be." — former Pima County Sheriff Mark Napier