A new Kid’s Count report finds about 19% of children in Arizona live in poverty, and a unanimous Supreme Court ruling means college student athletes are now eligible for more education-related benefits. Plus, authorities identify the man who drove a pickup truck into a group of bicyclists in Show Low.

The delta variant of the virus that causes COVID-19 continues to rise, and we take a look at rattlesnakes during Arizona’s prolonged drought. Plus, ASU’s football program is under investigation by the NCAA for alleged recruitment violations.

The Legislature approved a $100 million wildfire funding plan Thursday, and the U.S.-Mexico border is set to reopen Monday. Plus, more than 300 new COVID-19 cases are reported in the state.

The wildfire has grown to more than 148,000 acres and has merged with the Mescal Fire. Plus the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality issues an ozone high pollution advisory, and NASA teams up with a University of Arizona professor to track potentially deadly asteroids.

Gov. Doug Ducey mandates that public universities and community colleges can’t require students to get the COVID-19 vaccine or wear masks. Plus, how one utility company is working to help people stay cool during this heat wave, and find out what to expect from this summer’s monsoon season.

Temperatures are estimated to be between 110-119 this week across much of south-central Arizona. Plus, a wildfire east of Phoenix forces more evacuations, and how the legalization of fentanyl testing strips in Arizona could help reduce synthetic opioid deaths.

The number of Arizonans receiving a COVID-19 vaccine has dropped despite a new group of people eligible to get it — ages 12 to 15. Plus, how will youth sports look now that kids can get the shot.

Arizona Governor Doug Ducey took an aerial tour of two large wildfires burning east of Phoenix, and find out why the U.S. Department of Defense is being asked to take action on underground water contamination in Tucson.

The Telegraph Fire east of Phoenix has spread to 125 square miles, forcing thousands to evacuate, and the National Weather Service has issued an excessive heat watch for early next week. Also, Tucson police investigate anti-Semitic graffiti found at a synagogue.

A Tucson water treatment plant has been shut down because of PFAS contamination, and evacuations rise as wildfires continue to grow east of Phoenix. Plus, Maricopa County hopes a new ad campaign will encourage more Arizonans to get the COVID-19 vaccine.