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Arizona misses out on major EPA funding for climate programs
The Environmental Protection Agency on Monday awarded $4.3 billion to dozens of climate programs across the country. But none of that money is headed to Arizona. The historic investment in greenhouse gas reduction programs was outlined in the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. States, local governments and tribes were invited to apply this spring for Climate Pollution Reduction Grants from the EPA to address climate change in their communities. Most states and many major cities in the U.S. submitted applications. The EPA awarded 25 grants.
Supervisor Candidate Ugenti-Rita accused of mortgage fraud
PHOENIX — In April of 2023, Michelle Ugenti-Rita obtained a mortgage for $680,000 on a home worth $850,000. Mortgage records and a Deed of Trust filed that month show Ugenti-Rita was listed as the sole borrower and as “unmarried.”. But court records show Ugenti-Rita was still married at...
Arizona officials warning about spread of potentially fatal hantavirus
Arizona public health officials are warning that hantavirus, a virus spread by rodents to humans, is causing an increase in a potentially fatal lung syndrome. There have been seven confirmed cases and three deaths in the past six months, according to a recent health alert. Most cases of hantavirus are...
Midwife surrenders license after mother and baby die in home birth
PHOENIX — An Arizona midwife has surrendered her license to practice after one of her clients and a newborn baby died following a home birth she oversaw. That family is questioning if the midwife is practicing again. Parker and Jordan Terry opted to work with a midwife during Jordan's...
2024 Election: Voters in almost perfectly divided precinct weigh in on who they might support
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - This November, just a handful of voters could decide who becomes America's next president, and Arizona, as a swing state, might be the state that decides it all. An illustration of Arizona's current status as a swing state may be the Coronado precinct in Scottsdale. We looked...
13 News forecaster Allie Potter talks about growing up with cleft lip
TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) - 13 News forecaster Allie Potter has a smile that brightens up even the gloomiest of forecasts, but she recently shared with the world that she didn’t always feel that way. It’s something that’s taken her whole life to get comfortable talking about.
Salvation Army talks about Cares for Classrooms program
TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) - As summer rolls on, kids are getting ready for school. To make sure they have what they need, 13 News teams up with the Salvation Army for the annual Cares for Classrooms program. Major Andres Espinoza stopped by Unscripted on 13+ and talked with Ana...
FC Tucson Shuts Out Ventura County 1-0; Advances to the Western Conference Final
Tucson, Arizona- FC Tucson held off Ventura County this past weekend in the USL2 Western Conference Semifinals with a physical 1-0 victory. This was the 3rd meeting between the two teams this season, previously ending in a 0-0 draw and a 2-1 FC Tucson victory during the regular season. With...
Sheldon Fugitive Starts Prison Term
Storm Lake, IA (KICD) — A Sheldon man who never showed up to serve his prison term has been apprehended in Arizona and returned to Iowa. 33-year-old Steven Vorasith had been paroled on a Class D Felony conviction in Buena Vista County for Willful Assault Causing Bodily Injury, but had that probation revoked in February of 2021.
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