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New vaccine expected to give endangered California condors protection against deadly bird flu
Antibodies found in early results of a historic new vaccine trial are expected to give endangered California condors at least partial protection from the deadliest strain of avian influenza in U.S. history.
Settlement over Trump family separations at border seeks to limit future separations for 8 years
A settlement filed Monday in a long-running lawsuit over the Trump administration's separation of parents and their children at the border bars the government from similar separations for eight years while also providing benefits like the ability for their parents to come to America and work, according to the Biden administration.
Green Party pushes drive to get on 2024 ballot
The Arizona Green Party is collecting signatures to register as a new party after losing party recognition in the state in 2019. If the party is successful, it will be ballot eligible for the 2024 elections.
‘Choose Your Person’ helps for end-of-life care
The Arizona Healthcare Directives Registry, which houses living wills, power of attorneys' forms and medical care directives for pre-hospital and end of life care, has grown by about 22,000 accounts in the past two years.
In many Indigenous cultures, solar eclipse is more than spectacle
The belief is pronounced on the Navajo Nation but not shared among all Indigenous cultures North, Central and South America that will be in the primary viewing path for the "ring of fire" eclipse Saturday. Navajo, which has the largest reservation in the U.S., is closing well-known tourist destinations like Monument Valley and the Four Corners Monument to allow residents to be at home with curtain[...]
‘The violence needs to stop’: Arizona Jewish community beefs up security amid Israel-Hamas war
Due to the latest war between Israel and Hamas, Jewish communities in Arizona have felt the need to bolster their security presence.
Kari Lake begins Senate campaign as she keeps fighting her loss in last election
Lake launched a U.S. Senate campaign for an Arizona seat in a splashy Scottsdale rally on Tuesday, having never conceded that she lost last year's race for Arizona governor.
Likely Lake entry into Arizona Senate race sets up ‘Super Bowl’ of elections
Kari Lake’s expected entrance today into the already-crowded field seeking to unseat U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, I-Ariz., sets the stage for what one analyst said has the potential to be “the greatest race in United States Senate history.”
Former legislator fired as CEO of Humane Society of Southern Arizona over missing animals
A former Arizona lawmaker has been fired as CEO of an animal welfare group after dozens of small animals ended up unaccounted for.
Turf Paradise to resume racing, extend off-track betting
Hold your horses – Turf Paradise is back in the saddle. Ten days after announcing that live racing would cease at Turf Paradise, and therefore off-track betting sites would shut down as well, the track said recently that live racing would resume in January.
Change in laws, quirk in calendar could create issues for election officials
A change in federal election laws and a quirk in the 2024 calendar is creating problems for state and county election officials.
Smoke from the Salt River landfill fire could cause health problems
A fire that broke out at a landfill at about 4 p.m. Saturday on the Salt River Indian Reservation, near North Beeline Highway east of Scottsdale, had been reduced to a smolder by Tuesday afternoon.
