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Picklemall bouncing out of Arizona Mills to Mesa
It seemed like a great idea when it opened a year ago. Take what might be America’s most popular sport for adults and cater to it in empty mall space. But the seemingly win-win idea bankrolled by a Texas billionaire and pickleball devotee has gone up in smoke after Picklemall last week announced it is pulling out of Arizona Mills by the end of this month.
Two children and a woman dead after boat capsized at Lake Powell Friday afternoon
PAGE, AZ — Two 4-year-old children and a 72-year-old woman have died after a boat capsized at Lake Powell Friday afternoon, according to the Coconino County Sheriff's Office. CCSO says the National Parks Service was alerted Friday around 3:15 p.m. to a boat that had capsized while being towed...
ADEQ: Drinking water not threatened by gasoline released from Circle K
CHINO VALLEY, Ariz. — Drinking water in the Chino Valley area does not appear to be threatened by a fuel release reported by Circle K earlier this year. An estimated 86,000 gallons of unleaded gasoline was reportedly released into the environment from a Circle K underground storage tank in Chino Valley. The release occurred over a period of about 18 days and was caused by a faulty component of the submersible turbine pump.
Harris has begun "thorough" process to pick VP, campaign manager says
Tucson — Vice President Kamala Harris has started a "thorough" process of selecting a running mate in her bid to become America's 47th president, her campaign manager confirmed to CBS News in an exclusive interview in Arizona on Friday."The vice president has begun a process that is probably one of the most important processes and decisions that she will make during her time as a candidate for president," Julie Chávez Rodríguez said when asked whether Harris had narrowed down her list of potential vice presidential nominees.Chávez Rodríguez said the campaign was "excited to see" Harris "undergo that process" of picking...
AZ judge strikes down legislative language on voter guide for abortion initiative
(The Center Square) – Arizona for Abortion Access, a coalition looking to put legal access to abortion in the Arizona constitution, won their lawsuit against the Arizona Legislative Council over the language in a voter guide that will accompany their ballot measure. On July 3, Arizona for Abortion Access successfully submitted enough signatures, over 823,000, to put the abortion measure on the November ballot for voters to decide whether abortion access should be enshrined in the Arizona constitution. ...
The First Public Teacher in Arizona Only Lasted 6 months!
The school year is beginning in Arizona. As you pick up the annual list of school supplies, consider for a moment what school might have been like when Arizona wasn't even part of the United States. Funding issues and other challenges impact our education system to this day, and it...
Kelly could be Democrats’ secret weapon to blunt criticism of ‘border czar’ Harris
As Vice President Kamala Harris and her team race to vet potential running mates following President Joe Biden’s departure from the 2024 race, Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) is emerging as an asset who could help counter one of Harris’s biggest weaknesses: the administration’s handling of the border crisis. Sources have confirmed Kelly is being vetted […]
NC Fast Facts: US census to conduct test runs throughout South, West, including NC
Six places in the South and West will host practice runs four years before the 2030 U.S. census, a nationwide head count that helps determine political power and the distribution of federal funds. Residents of western Texas, tribal lands in Arizona; Colorado Springs, Colorado; Western North Carolina; Spartanburg, South Carolina;...
Utah officials deny clemency for Arizona man set to be executed for 1998 killing of his girlfriend’s mother
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah officials denied clemency Friday to a man who is set to be executed for the stabbing death of his girlfriend’s mother in 1998. The decision regarding the fate of Taberon Dave Honie, who is scheduled to die by lethal injection Aug. 8, was announced in a one-paragraph notice from Scott Stephenson, chair of the Utah Board of Pardons and Parole.
'Queen of the South': Arizona drug trafficking suspect back in U.S., federal officials say
TUCSON, Ariz. - Officials with the U.S. Attorney's Office say a Tucson woman who identified herself as "Queen of the South" has been returned to the U.S., years after she fled to Mexico. In a statement released on July 26, a spokesperson with the United States Attorney's Office said 33-year-old...
AZ senator says police efforts to issue her a criminal speeding citation constitute 'political persecution'
A Pima County lawmaker facing a summons for criminal speeding claims she’s the victim of “political persecution.”. In March, a Tucson police officer pulled over Republican Sen. Justine Wadsack (R-Marana) for driving 71 mph in a 35 mph zone. As first reported by the Tucson Sentinel, Wadsack —...
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