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30 million bake under heat alerts again as dangerous triple-digit temps return to West
One of the hottest starts to summer on record across much of the West is ready to write its next chapter as yet another dangerous bout of heat is building, just in time for the weekend.
Unemployment dips again in Arizona
(The Center Square) – The unemployment rate in Arizona continues to stay below the national average. The seasonally adjusted rate of 3.3% in June was 0.1% lower than May 2024, even though the U.S. rate was 4.1% compared to 4%. This is a new record low based on how employment numbers have been measured since 1976, as May's numbers were touted as such. The top-gaining sectors were financial activities, which...
Longtime Arizona journalist, author Jana Bommersbach dies at 78
Jana Bommersbach was an award-winning investigative reporter for the Phoenix New Times, a regular columnist for Phoenix Magazine and she wrote the authoritative story of one of Arizona’s crime legends in the book "The Trunk Murderess: Winnie Ruth Judd." She died this week after a long illness. Bommersbach was...
Another Mexican gray wolf is captured, released after she strays north of I-40 in Arizona
Another Mexican gray wolf has strayed from the designated recovery area for the endangered species, according to wildlife agencies. A female wolf, known as Mexican wolf F2979, was captured by USDA-APHIS Wildlife Services last week northwest of Flagstaff. After performing a health check and giving the wolf a radio collar to track her movements, wolf managers released the animal back into the wild.
Top Arizona Republican lawmakers still fighting to sue over Grand Canyon monument
PHOENIX — The top Republican lawmakers contend they’re entitled to sue President Biden for acting illegally in creating a new national monument in Arizona. Ditto officials from
Proponents of open primaries ballot measure sue over ‘misleading’ description of it
The group behind a ballot measure that would overhaul Arizona’s election laws is suing lawmakers for approving a description of the measure that the group says only serves to mislead and confuse voters. Sarah Smallhouse, chairman of the Make Elections Fair Arizona Act campaign, said that lawmakers refused to make the changes to the description […] The post Proponents of open primaries ballot measure sue over ‘misleading’ description of it appeared first on Arizona Mirror.
In Arizona, a court ruling narrows the path for registering to vote without proof of citizenship
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.Arizona residents who try to register to vote with the widely used state form will have their registration rejected unless they provide proof of U.S. citizenship, under a temporary ruling Thursday from a federal appeals court.Previously, residents without citizenship documents would have been allowed to use the state form, which almost all Arizonans use, to get registered, but they could vote only in federal elections — for U.S. House, Senate and president. That’s because Arizona law requires...
Michael Grant, longtime host of 'Arizona Horizon' on PBS, dies: 'He was a kind man'
Michael Grant, the longtime host of "Arizona Horizon" on Arizona PBS, has died. Grant, an attorney who was the original host of the interview and roundtable-discussion show, died Monday, July 15, one day short of his 73rd birthday. He hosted "Arizona Horizon" since it launched in 1981. Ted Simons replaced Grant, and still hosts the show.
Banner Health temporarily closes most non-hospital locations as worldwide tech outages impact Valley systems
PHOENIX — A massive global tech issue has disrupted tens of thousands of businesses around the globe, causing flights to be cancelled, 911 systems to go down, healthcare locations to pause service and major media websites to fail. Banner Health announced Friday morning that they were impacted by the...
1st Arizona patient gets new immunotherapy for aggressive skin cancer
A new treatment for one of the most aggressive forms of skin cancer has successfully treated a patient in Arizona. It’s a new type of immunotherapy called tumor infiltrating lymphocytes (TIL). Melanoma is an aggressive cancer associated with melanin, the pigment that helps protect the body from excessive ultraviolet...
Kari Lake fumes at British reporter: ‘You need your head examined’
Arizona Senate candidate Kari Lake (R) told a British journalist she thinks the reporter needs her “head examined” after the journalist pressed Lake on her claims the 2020 presidential election was stolen. Reporter Emily Maitlis, one of three hosts of British podcast “The News Agents,” grilled the Arizona Republican on her claims of election fraud…
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