The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a decision that an Arizona woman has to pay the U.S. government for ammunition worth thousands of dollars that was likely smuggled into Mexico.

In a first step toward a potential lawsuit, a group of undocumented migrant mothers who were separated from their children at the border last year are seeking millions of dollars in damages from the U.S. government.

As climate change threatens species around the globe, there is a different kind of zoo in San Diego that’s aiming to bring some endangered species back. The San Diego Zoo’s frozen zoo is the largest animal cryobank.

Arizona has a teacher shortage, and has had one for at least a few years now. In an effort to try to stem that tide, Arizona Rep. Randy Friese is proposing an Experienced Teacher Retention Pilot Program.

On Wednesday, the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts will be filled with vendors targeting the 50-plus market. From housing to health care and transportation to recreation, the event will feature free health screenings, demonstrations, and entertainment.

The Show regularly checks in with Editorial Board of the Arizona Republic to talk about the big issues facing the state and the region — featured in the newspaper’s Viewpoints section.

Office leasing around Sky Harbor Airport is on the rise, according to a new report. Commercial real estate firm JLL found the vacancy rate around the airport dropped more than 9 percent between 2017 and 2018. During the same period, rental rates increased from $19.63 to $21.95 per square foot.

Arizona State University and the Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust recently announced a $15 million deal to help Phoenix-area residents deal with shocks and stressors — like heat — in a program called the ASU Knowledge Exchange for Resilience.

The first leg of the new South Mountain Freeway opens up Monday. Morning rush hour traffic will be diverted from Pecos Road onto the new Loop 202 segment. This segment will only have one lane of traffic each way on the freeway.