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Here's what you need to know about the next COVID-19 vaccine rollout
The most dominant COVID-19 variant, called KP.3, is growing in Arizona and across the country, but a new vaccine to confront its spread is set to roll out in the fall. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s new guidance released last month recommends people get the updated COVID-19 vaccine and flu shot to curb illness this fall and winter. ...
Grants available to pursue a career in technology or software development
Peoria's economic development team supports growth in technology employment and has learned of an opportunity for residents in Maricopa County to get "free" career training in technology or software development.
Public safety, parks, pets and more: How Maricopa County will spend money in 2025
Maricopa County is headed into a new fiscal year with a $3.87 billion budget that will fund new buildings, new staff and more. That amount is less than last year's $4.35 billion, a decline driven by drops in one-time spending. In recent years, the budget has been inflated by large pension debt payments...
Prominent AZ Republicans urge GOP allies to stop spreading election conspiracies
Some prominent Arizona Republicans are preparing for an uphill battle in their attempt to restore voter confidence in the state’s elections. “It’s going to be tough,” former Gov. Jan Brewer told the Arizona Mirror. Brewer is a board member for the newly minted Democracy Defense Project, a bipartisan group of current and former politicians with […] The post Prominent AZ Republicans urge GOP allies to stop spreading election conspiracies appeared first on Arizona Mirror.
MCSO recommending charges for parents of Mesa toddler who shot himself
MESA, AZ — The Maricopa County Sheriff told ABC15 they are recommending endangerment charges for the parents of a three-year-old who found a gun and shot himself in the face back in May. It happened in East Mesa at an RV and mobile home community near Crismon and Main....
Preston Lord's parents file wrongful death lawsuit against 7 charged with murder
The family of a 16-year-old boy beaten to death at a Halloween party has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the seven people charged with murdering him. Preston Lord's parents accuse their son's alleged attackers of battery and "aiding and abetting" in conduct that led to his death when they chased him, knocked him to the ground and took turns hitting, kicking and stomping him.
Tucson won’t push emergency utility relief to public housing tenants this summer
On June 13, the federal government’s top official for public housing appeared with Tucson’s mayor at the Martin Luther King Apartments and announced emergency relief aimed at making it “as easy as possible” to help residents of public housing “afford air conditioning.”. The new program...
Heat-related deaths in Maricopa County have nearly doubled compared to last year, report finds
Summer isn't close to over yet, but heat-related deaths in Phoenix, Arizona have doubled from their rate over the same period last year, according to a new report by the Maricopa County medical examiner. As burning fossil fuels worsens climate change, the largest metropolises in the American Southwest are predicted to keep suffering from record-breaking heat waves.
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