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Sep 22, 2022

Courts have probation officer shortage, seek $17M

Arizona courts are asking the state for $17 million to deal with a statewide probation officer shortage that has reached crisis levels.  

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Sep 21, 2022

Ex-Phoenix police officer gets prison term in $1M fraud case

A former Phoenix police officer has been sentenced to 15 months in federal prison and ordered to pay more than $1 million in restitution in a fraud case.

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Sep 20, 2022

Hobbs tells judge there is merit to claims laws could interfere with people’s voting rights

The state's chief election officer is telling a federal judge there is merit to claims that two new laws could interfere with the rights of some people to register and vote.

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Sep 20, 2022

58 bison relocated from Grand Canyon National Park North Rim

Wildlife managers say 58 bison have been successfully relocated from the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park.

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Sep 20, 2022

Drought in Western US heats up as a Senate campaign issue

In a midterm campaign season dominated by inflation, abortion and crime, there's another issue that is becoming more urgent in Western states: drought.

Sep 19, 2022

Federal, local officials investigate plane crash that killed two people

Federal and local officials are investigating after two people died after a small plane crashed in the Arizona desert north of the U.S.-Mexico border and was engulfed in flames, authorities said.

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Sep 19, 2022

Flagstaff gets $32.5 million in latest release of federal infrastructure act funds

Federal officials announced the release of $32.5 million for pedestrian improvements along Flagstaff’s Downtown Mile, the largest portion of what one official said will be the biggest transit investment in the city in years, and the only Arizona project to win this type of funding in this round.

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Sep 19, 2022

Once McCain’s party, Arizona GOP returns to far-right roots

The right-wing forces that John McCain marginalized within the Arizona GOP are now in full control, with profound implications for one of the nation's most closely matched battlegrounds.

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Sep 19, 2022

On the Colorado River, growing concern for trout and chub

Key Colorado River reservoirs Lake Powell and Lake Mead are both only about one-quarter full. The continued drop, due to overuse and an increasingly arid climate, is threatening the fish and the economies built around them.

Sep 17, 2022

Gubernatorial candidates tout drought plans

As election season heats up, politicians and activists are voicing their opinions on how elected officials can work together toward a solution to the drought plaguing the state. 

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Sep 16, 2022

Arizona worries about access to Colorado River 

Due to a logjam in interstate negotiations for massive cuts in Colorado River water deliveries, farmers and urban users have no idea how much water use they'll be ordered to cut. 

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Sep 16, 2022

Arizona electric vehicle infrastructure plan gets federal approval

The Federal Highway Administration announced Wednesday that 35 states, including Arizona, had their infrastructure plans for electric vehicles approved, which allows for construction of charging stations along highways across the state. 

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