In Ukraine's war with Russia, drones have become essential tools for both warfare and border surveillance. Now, those tools ...

P. Nick Curran is a filmmaker based in Morgantown, West Virginia and Director of Video for the non-profit newsroom 100 Days ...

As U.S. law enforcement agencies adopt drone systems “battle-tested” in Ukraine, experts question whether existing safeguards are sufficient to govern increasing levels of surveillance on U.S. soil.

Out-of-state investors and industrial-scale agriculture businesses have poured millions into deep wells and water-intensive nut orchards in Arizona’s Mohave County, betting on the state’s unregulated ...

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Arizona officials acknowledged that a fraud scheme targeting Indigenous people with addictions cost taxpayers $2.5 billion. But they haven’t accounted publicly for the number of deaths tied to the ...

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Get AZCIR’s latest investigations and updates delivered straight into your inbox, for free. Before her fifth birthday, Rainy had experienced a lifetime of trauma. As an infant, she witnessed violence ...

Susan Wortman, 79, recognized the voice of the man approaching her from behind as she attempted to slip out of the Pinal County Board of Supervisors meeting on Aug. 3. Wearing a badge on his belt and ...

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SEDONA—Natural light filtered through New Age tapestries covering skylights at the Ultimate Light Mission community center on the outskirts of Sedona, softening the afternoon sun as the woody ...

As Arizona’s remaining social equity license holders scramble to open marijuana dispensaries before a looming October deadline, private investors and major cannabis corporations have continued to ...