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Strata Clean Energy Secures 20-Year Agreement with APS for Justice Energy Storage Project
Strata Clean Energy has finalized a 20-year tolling agreement with Arizona Public Service (APS) for its Justice Energy Storage project, marking a significant step in bolstering Arizona's energy infrastructure with renewable solutions. Located near Skyline Regional Park in Phoenix, Arizona, the Justice Energy Storage project boasts a capacity of 150...
Inside the private pressure campaign to force hand-counting of Arizona ballots
Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for Votebeat Arizona’s free newsletter here.Republican lawmakers in Arizona privately pressured county leaders across the state to count ballots by hand instead of using machines, according to previously unreported text messages.The messages, obtained by Votebeat through public record requests, are a window into how state lawmakers are trying to leverage relationships with Republican county supervisors — who decide how to count ballots in their counties — to promote a practice that state officials have repeatedly said would be illegal.And it highlights how...
United Food Bank grants $191,583 to fellow Arizona nonprofits
Through its collaborative efforts with over a hundred agencies and community partners, Mesa-based United Food Bank is able to serve more than two million Arizonans annually. United Food Bank supports its agency partners with its annual RISE Agency Grant Program. Through this program, United Food Bank will be distributing a total of $191,583 to 32 agencies.
More kid drownings reported in the Valley this year compared to all of 2023
PHOENIX — It's a tragic trend in the Valley that is only expected to get worse. 13 kids, from newborns to five years old, have drowned in Maricopa and Pinal counties in 2024. That's one higher than the entire year of 2023, according to Children's Safety Zone. “Right now...
Arizona business hosts two back-to-school drives for families in need
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — School is just around the corner for some Arizona kiddos, and Terros Health is doing Something Good by hosting free backpack and school supply drives in the Valley. “We know how expensive school supplies can be and how families may be struggling, so this is our...
Navajo & Hopi language camp graduates 25 students
Flagstaff Unified School District’s Native American Education Support Program held its Navajo & Hopi Summer Language and Culture Camp June 3-27 at Killip Elementary School. Twenty-five district students in second through eighth grades attended for free. (Photos/FUSD)
Bookmans' Summer Reads program rewards loyal customers while also giving back to the community
What’s better than getting lost in a great book on these hot summer days? How about getting a book for free while also giving back to the community?. Now through Sept. 1, Bookmans is making that possible with its Summer Reads program, aimed at rewarding loyal customers while also giving back to the community. Grab a "buy-nine-get-the-10th-free" Summer Reads card and every time you purchase a book, Bookmans will stamp your card. Fill your card with nine stamps, and that 10th book is on Bookmans. But the rewards don't stop there because for every completed card turned in, Bookmans will donate a book to local literacy nonprofit, Southwest Human Development.
Around the Rez: Week of July 17
U.S. Department of Veteran's Affairs will be hosting a resource fair at the Dilkon Medical Center, 1 Medical Center Drive in Dilkon, Arizona. They will provide information and community resources for veterans and their families. For more information, contact Ruby Morales at (928) 288-9215, Alutha Yellowhair at (928) 657-1140 or Joshua Wear at (928) 458-8713.
3 Flagstaff-area Safeway stores slated to be sold
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — The four Safeway stores in the Prescott area and the three stores in Flagstaff will be sold to C&S Wholesale Grocers if a proposed $24.6 billion merger between Kroger, owner of the Fry’s Food supermarkets, and Albertsons, owner of the Safeway supermarket chain since 2015, is approved by the Federal Trade Commission.
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