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Verde Tech Teacher charged with providing marijuana to student
8/15 A former Verde Tech teacher, 50-year-old Damian Andre, has been arrested on charges of supplying tobacco and marijuana to a minor. Cottonwood Oak Creek School Superintendent Jessica Vocca says the arrest followed an investigation into allegations that Andre provided marijuana vaping fluid to one of his students. The district separated employment with Andre over a month ago when allegations first began to surface. Anyone with additional information or concerns is encouraged to contact the Cottonwood Police Department.
‘Unborn human being’ will stay in description of abortion rights initiative sent to voters
The words “unborn human being” will be printed in the description of an Arizona abortion rights initiative in a pamphlet sent to all registered voters, the state Supreme Court ordered in a split decision on Wednesday, reversing an earlier ruling from the trial court. The campaign behind the Arizona Abortion Access Act filed a lawsuit […]
72SOLD ranks as one of fastest-growing private companies in U.S.
Scottsdale-based 72SOLD has grown rapidly across the country since it launched in 2018 and is currently offering its home selling program in over 80 major United States markets. For the third ...
Air Force Bucks EPA Order to Clean Up 'Forever Chemicals' in Arizona, Citing Supreme Court Ruling
Air Force lawyers are fighting an emergency order from the Environmental Protection Agency requiring the service to clean contaminated drinking water in Arizona, pointing to a recent Supreme Court ruling that restricts regulatory agencies as a justification to dodge the mandate.In a letter last month, lawyers for the Air Force argued that a landmark June decision by the court in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo -- which reduced regulatory agencies' power by pushing authority to the courts to interpret ambiguous laws, referred to as "Chevron deference" -- makes the EPA's order asking the service to clean contaminated water from the...
Chef Joey Maggiore to open The Italiano in Scottsdale this fall
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Pile Burning Planned August 14 – 31, 2024 in the Prescott Basin
Fire managers on the Bradshaw Ranger District plan to take advantage of the moisture received as they look to pile burning in and around the Prescott Basin near Aspen Creek, Butte Creek and Ponderosa Park. Ignitions are planned to start today Wednesday, August 14, 2024, and continue through Saturday, August...
Teachers are finalists in statewide competition
Two Boulder Creek High School teachers are being recognized for their passion for education. Ryan Donovan and Emmett Burnton were recently named as semifinalists in Arizona Education Foundation’s (AEF) Teacher of the Year competition. The pair are just two of 10 teachers to make the cut. Founded in 1983...
Most Influential Women: Laura Nelson, Southwest Gas
Az Business and AZRE magazines announced the publications’ lists of the Most Influential Women in Arizona of 2024, including Laura Nelson, vice president of sustainability and external affairs at Southwest Gas. In celebration of the Most Influential Women program, azbigmedia.com is profiling one of the Most Influential Women of 2024 each day leading up to the Most Influential Women of 2024 dinner and reception.
Former Republic community relations manager Diane Rutherford remembered for warmth, service
She was known as "the den mother of the southeast Valley," her newspaper colleagues said. Warm, inviting and quick-witted, Diane Rutherford's life seemed tied to her belief in the value of connection. ...
Arizona children dying from fentanyl at alarming rate
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — More children in Arizona are dying from exposure to the deadly drug fentanyl. The Department of Child Safety says 34 Arizona kids under 5 years old died from the drug last year and that number is expected to rise. Fentanyl has taken over the streets in...
Disruptions as Arizona counties certify primary election may signal what’s to come in November
Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for Votebeat Arizona’s free newsletter here.The banging sound from Chairman Mike Goodman’s gavel filled the boardroom at a Pinal County supervisors meeting Monday, but Kevin Cavanaugh ignored it.Cavanaugh, a Republican supervisor who lost his bid for sheriff, wanted the public to hear his unproven claims of cheating in the county’s primary election, which was up for certification at the meeting.No matter how many times Goodman tried to stop him, Cavanaugh kept talking: “Five other candidates have expressed that very strange levels of...
Scottsdale homeowner gets $1,100 credit from trash company thanks to ‘On Your Side’
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A Scottsdale woman has received a credit for more than $1,000 from her trash company thanks to the help of On Your Side. Mary Kay Meyers has been an elementary school teacher for years, a job that’s kept her busy. She explained that teachers never leave when the kids do because of lesson planning, cutting out projects for the next day, tidying up, and so much more.
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