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A street medicine team is trying a new intervention they hope will reduce the heat-related death toll. As a new academic year starts, some are urging Chandler unified schools to hire student advocates to work with administrators and campus-based police officers. The city of Sedona has fired its housing manager just before an important election to determine the city’s future housing plan. Plus the latest business, metro Phoenix, arts, and health news.

Phoenix is trying to provide chilled water to the public 24/7, part of a pilot program and a larger effort to save lives in Maricopa County. More federal money for PFAS cleanup and other water programs is on its way to the Tucson area. Gov. Katie Hobbs announced a new apprenticeship program on Monday with Intel that will train Arizonans who want to work in the semiconductor industry. Plus the latest business, tribal natural resources, metro Phoenix and business news.

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes’ office has opened an investigation into the Arizona Department of Education over claims it approved school voucher expenses that didn’t comply with state law. In its first phase, Phoenix’s Project REDUCE helped nine restaurants keep more than 30,000 pounds of food waste out of landfills. On Monday, members from Arizona’s congressional delegation introduced legislation before the House and Senate to settle the outstanding water claims of three federally-recognized tribes, including the Navajo Nation. Plus the latest metro Phoenix, Fronteras Desk and politics news.

Arizona lawmakers sent a proposal to the ballot that will ask voters to give state law enforcement the power to arrest undocumented immigrants. Proponents of a citizen initiative that would institute "open primaries" in Arizona say they’ve submitted more than enough signatures to qualify for the ballot. A new study shows that the new uranium mine near Grand Canyon National Park has pumped millions of gallons of toxic water since it opened last year. Plus the latest metro Phoenix, education, business and health news.

Uranium has affected everyday life on the Navajo Nation through food, particularly sheep, and mutton is a staple in Diné society. Arizona Republican Sen. Jake Hoffman —indicted as a so-called “fake elector” for his role in trying to get former President Donald Trump re-elected in 2020 —wants his indictment dismissed. Arizona’s governor vetoed a bill aimed at stripping power at the University of Arizona away from faculty and giving it to the president and Board of Regents. Plus the latest Fronteras Desk, business, and metro Phoenix news.

Attorney General Kris Mayes wants to block the state from using funds obtained from settlements with pharmaceutical companies to balance the state budget. The Arizona Autism Charter Schools network opened a new job training center Tuesday. A rattlesnake wrangler wants you to think differently about snakes. Plus the latest in business, Fronteras Desk and metro Phoenix news.