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Why some say AZ's 'troubled teen industry' needs more accountability
Arizona is home to a number of facilities that claim to help so-called "troubled teens." One of them, called Spring Ridge Academy — which was located in the Yavapai County community of Mayer — was recently hit with a $2.5 million judgment in a case brought by the mother of a teenager who spent time there.
Local hospital shares how migrants encounters has impacted them
YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) - According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, in the month of May they encountered 5,320 migrants in the Yuma Sector. In June, that number dropped down to 3,519 encounters. The last time numbers were this low was back in January of 2021. Even though migrant...
Getting Native voters means organizing and removing barriers, leaders say
When Peggy Flanagan, a member of the White Earth Band of Ojibwe, ran for a seat on the Minneapolis public school board in 2005, a voter asked her if she would only work for Native kids in the district. Flanagan turned the question around: "Would you only work for white kids if...
Arizona Humane Society waives adoption fees for large-breed dogs
PHOENIX — The Arizona Humane Society has announced that adoption fees are waived for all large-breed dogs 50 pounds and over. This is an excellent opportunity to bring home a loving, loyal companion and help alleviate overcrowding at Arizona Humane Society shelters in the Valley, AHS said in a news release.
Justine Wadsack speeds into scandal by trying to be the victim
Everything about state Sen. Justine Wadsack’s SpeederGate incident is just chef’s-kiss perfect and terribly, terribly wrong as it keeps spooling out. The Arizona Fraternal Order of Police just revoked its endorsement of Wadsack after she was pulled over for speeding (fast enough to face a criminal charge, even) and later started yelping about “political persecution” when she […]
Governor Katie Hobbs Tours Yuma Proving Ground, a First for a Sitting Governor in Two Decades
YUMA — For the first time in about two decades, a sitting Arizona Governor has visited Yuma Proving Ground, Army officials say. On Wednesday, Governor Katie Hobbs receieved a briefing from Colonel John Nelson, YPG Commander, before an overflight of the post’s ranges, witnessing the testing of an Abrams tank, and visiting the Military Freefall School’s wind tunnel.
Arizona lawmaker loses police endorsement after calling her speeding ticket ‘political persecution’
After an Arizona lawmaker called her speeding ticket “political persecution,” she lost the endorsement of one of the largest law enforcement bodies in the state. Republican state Sen. Justine Wadsack received a speeding ticket in March for going 71 mph in a 35 mph zone. Now, the largest police union in the state is withdrawing […]
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