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Arizona workers one step closer to extreme heat protections with proposed Biden rules
Heat waves in Arizona have become increasingly frequent, extreme and lethal in recent years due to the warming influences of human-caused climate change and the urban heat island effect of development. Yet even as regional research, awareness and mitigation initiatives ramp up, efforts to enact statewide heat protections for workers...
US agency to fight invasive bass threatening humpback chub, other protected fish in Grand Canyon
PAGE, Ariz. — The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation has wrapped up its environmental review of a plan to help the humpback chub and other protected fish in northern Arizona, allowing the agency to release cold water from the Glen Canyon Dam to combat a warm water-loving invasive bass species that threatens the native population, it said Wednesday.
Arizona's former top cop sued for defamation by man who was cleared in Freeway Shooter investigation
PHOENIX — Arizona's former top cop is being sued by the man his investigators once pegged as the prime suspect in a shooting spree that terrorized the Valley. Leslie Merritt Jr., who was cleared of all charges in the 2015 I-10 Freeway Shooter investigation, filed the defamation lawsuit this week.
Ballot measure aims to raise the minimum wage in Arizona to $18 an hour
The group behind a ballot measure that aims to ask Arizonans in November to raise the minimum wage turned in signatures Wednesday in the hopes of getting on the ballot. The political committee Raise the Wage AZ has been gathering signatures for a ballot measure called the “One Fair Wage Act” since November 2022. The […] The post Ballot measure aims to raise the minimum wage in Arizona to $18 an hour appeared first on Arizona Mirror.
Arizona man arrested amid search for his missing wife
An Arizona man was arrested for aggravated assault amid a search for his wife who he reported missing after she never returned home from a run. New evidence has led police to believe that this is now an investigation of homicide, according to Arizona authorities.
Tech Parks Arizona Announces Key Leadership Promotions
With a strategic, forward-looking eye on the future, Tech Parks Arizona has announced several key promotions within the organization that will strategically position it for continued growth and advancement. Casey Carrillo. Casey Carrillo has been promoted to executive director of University of Arizona Center for Innovation. In partnership with Anita...
6 Arizona cities landed on a list of the highest fatal DUI crashes
A report released by a law firm found that six Arizona cities were among the top 75 U.S. cities when it came to the most fatal drunk-driving crashes per capita between 2018 and 2022. The report, put out by the Philadelphia law firm van der Veen, Hartshorn, Levin and Lindheim, analyzed the top...
Tim Scott endorses Kari Lake in competitive Arizona Senate race
EXCLUSIVE — Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) is endorsing Kari Lake as she solidifies GOP support for her Senate race in Arizona, one of the top battlegrounds of the 2024 cycle. Scott, on former President Donald Trump’s running mate short list, lauded Lake for her stances on border security and the economy, arguing she is the […]
Arizona wildlife officers rescue owlets that fell 40 feet from nest
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Arizona wildlife officers often respond to unexpected calls, including saving owlets that fell from their nest!. Roughly three weeks ago, Officers Kalyn Miller and Tylor McGaughey with the Arizona Game and Fish Department received a call about owlets that needed to be rescued. The four long-eared...
4th of July 2024 in Arizona: How to keep your dog, cat calm during fireworks
Major travel was expected during the week of the Fourth of July holiday. With Independence Day falling on a Thursday, some travelers will be lucky enough to take advantage of a four-day weekend and head out of town. Arizona drivers can stay updated on traffic conditions at az511.com. With gas prices expecting to climb late...
Marana, Oro Valley part of $34M plan
U.S. Congressman Juan Ciscomani (AZ-06), a member of the House Appropriations Committee, preliminarily secured over $34 million for Arizona’s 6th District in the initial stages of the FY2025 appropriations process. The money was provisionally awarded through the Congressman’s Community Project Funding requests. “From my first day in office,...
As Arizona's prison system rolls out a heat relief plan, family members are still worried about cells without air conditioning
GOODYEAR, Ariz. — As Arizona is seeing day after day of triple-digit temps – families are getting more concerned about their loved ones at Perryville women’s prison in Goodyear. Since the I-Team’s Erica Stapleton first exposed the extreme heat inside Perryville last summer, there have been some...
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