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Is there a way to stop all the political text messages?
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — The 2024 election cycle is expected to produce the largest wave of political texts in history, and many Arizona voters aren’t happy about it. Every morning, Heath Hornback looks at his phone and sees another political text message from a candidate who wants his vote or a contribution.
AZ Supreme Court: school districts can't recoup desegregation taxes
PHOENIX -- School districts that spend money on court-ordered desegregation programs are not entitled to get reimbursed by the state, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled Monday. The justices said state lawmakers did nothing wrong in 2018 when they said such costs were the sole responsibility of district residents and not of taxpayers across the state.
Tribes collaborate on Northeastern Arizona Indian Water Rights Settlement Agreement
PHOENIX, Ariz. — A historic signing for the Northeastern Arizona Indian Water Rights Settlement Agreement took place in Phoenix, July 17, bringing together tribal leaders from the Navajo, Hopi and neighboring communities. The agreement will now be sent to Congress as part of the congressional bills. Navajo Nation Council...
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...
Caitlin Albritton wins 19th annual Halstead Grant for Emerging Jewelers
(PRESCOTT, Ariz.) – Caitlin Albritton has won the 2024 Halstead Grant for new jewelry businesses. Caitlin receives a $7,500 cash grant, $1,000 in jewelry supplies, a trip to Prescott, Arizona, a detailed feedback report from the judging committee, and a signature trophy. Grant founder and Halstead President, Hilary Halstead...
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.
Former Holtville Council Member Layton Returns to Vacant Post
HOLTVILLE — What’s old is new again on the Holtville City Council with the appointment of former council member Richard Layton to fill the seat left vacant by resignation of council member Ginger Ward. One among seven Holtville residents who applied to fill the final five months of...
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