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Cordes Lakes Returns to Ready Status as Quail Run Fire Threat Subsides
YAVAPAI COUNTY, Arizona. – The Yavapai County Office of Emergency Management (YCOEM) has been working in close collaboration with the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office (YCSO) and the Yavapai Fire Consortium on the Quail Run Fire near Cordes Lakes, Arizona. After consultation with fire leadership, YCSO has decided to...
CAFMA Firefighters and Volunteers Clean-Up Highway 169
On July 11, 2024, firefighters and volunteers from the Central Arizona Fire and Medical Authority (CAFMA) successfully completed a clean-up of a one-mile section of Highway 169 in Dewey-Humboldt, Arizona. This effort was part of the Arizona Department of Transportation’s Adopt a Highway program. The section of road, sponsored...
Arizona is so hot right now people are getting second-degree burns by falling on sidewalks and roads
SEATTLE - As scorching-high temperatures keep on hitting most of the United States, people in some of the hottest places are now at an increased risk of serious contact burns. Playgrounds, roads and even sidewalks in some areas get so hot that skin contact could result in second-degree and third-degree burns. In some cases they could even be fatal, according to experts.
Lightning-caused wildfire in an Arizona forest still uncontained, leads to some evacuation orders
Authorities say several areas in Tonto National Forest are under evacuation orders due to a lightning-caused wildfire that has burned 8.6 square miles since last Thursday. Officials with the U.S.
Fast-casual Mexican chain to enter new state
Moe’s Southwest Grill will soon enter a new state in its namesake region. The Mexican fast-casual restaurant, known for burritos, tacos, bowls and more, has announced that it will open its first stores in Arizona through a five-unit franchise agreement that will bring locations to the greater Phoenix area. The first location is set to open at Pebble Creek Marketplace in Goodyear in September.
Republican who 'would lynch' elections official casts AZ’s delegate votes for Trump
The state GOP activist who cast Arizona’s roll call votes to nominate former President Donald Trump on Monday at the Republican National Convention recently landed in hot water for saying she “would lynch” a Maricopa County election official. Shelby Busch, the chair of Arizona's delegation to the...
Arizona weather forecast: Dust storm, rain move through Phoenix
Storms took over the Phoenix area Sunday night as a dust storm made way for rain. The National Weather Service in Phoenix had been tracking the storm all day as it brought high wind gusts, hail, rain and some lightning. By 8:30 p.m. in Phoenix, a dust storm began rolling...
Severe thunderstorm and dust warnings in effect for parts of Arizona
PHOENIX (AZFamily) —A severe thunderstorm and dust storm warning is in effect for parts of the Valley as storms continue to move across Arizona on Sunday. The National Weather Service issued a dust storm warning until 10 p.m. for multiple highways in Maricopa County, including the Loop 101. Loop 202, State Route 51 and State Route 87. Drivers should be prepared for zero visibility.
School Vouchers Were Supposed to Save Taxpayer Money. Instead They Blew a Massive Hole in Arizona’s Budget.
Arizona, the model for voucher programs across the country, has spent so much money paying private schoolers’ tuition that it’s now facing hundreds of millions in budget cuts to critical state programs and projects.
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