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State responds to sober living home scandal, providers not being paid
PHOENIX (AZFamily)—A top official with the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System, also known as AHCCCS, said they continue to implement changes to the American Indian Health Program to ensure fraud like the sober living scandal doesn’t happen again. The scandal at AHCCCS, the state’s Medicaid system, cost...
50 years in business: Sierra Vista nonprofit changes operations to raise more
For 50 years, the Friends of the Sierra Vista Library has been promoting reading throughout the area. One of they ways they do so and raise money for the local library is through its bookstore.
Changes to Tucson’s hard to recycle plastic program in effect
Overwhelming participation in Tucson’s pilot plastic recycling program has prompted significant changes to the process, including requiring participants to buy more plastic, to recycle their plastic. Tucsonans hoping to recycle plastic items that can’t go in the curbside bins now must purchase and place their items in Hefty Renew...
Tucson Unified Hopes to See a Rise in the Number of Kids Pursuing Higher Education
The goal of the partnership between the Tucson Unified School District and a nearby group is to raise the percentage of students who attend college. College students are sent by the program to mentor middle and high school students. Roughly 48% of Arizona’s high school graduates pursued higher education in...
Flash flood warning issued for Pima County
The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood warning for Pima County starting at 4:09 p.m. July 24. The warning expires at 7:15 p.m. July 24. Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the northern portions of the Tohono O'odhamNation. Weather radar indicated between 1 and 2 inches of rain has fallen along and near Route 34 southeast of Sil Nakya and south of Queens Well. ...
ADOT contest open until July 29 for new round of clever highway messages
The Arizona Department of Transportation sought the public's help writing creative traffic messages for use on electronic highway signs that guided drivers statewide. ADOT will accept the unique messages, that fit as three lines and are 18 characters long, through July 29, according to a news release from the transportation agency. ...
Eagle lands on Arizona police car seeking help in the heat. Watch the video
Arizona's summer heat is brutal, even for the state's native wildlife. A sergeant with the Mohave County Sheriff's Office was working an off-duty road construction assignment when he noticed a bird in distress resting under his patrol vehicle, officials said in a Facebook post. The sergeant and a deputy were able to safely...
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