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By Addison Lenhart/Cronkite News PHOENIX – Former Arizona high school basketball star Koa Peat was just 10 when the Suns drafted Devin Booker. As a young fan, he attended the first …
Full circle: Valley product Koa Peat returns to Phoenix as Suns’ first-round draft pick Read More
Contributed Article/Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection LAREDO, TEXAS —U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at Laredo Field Office ports of entry seized methamphetamine valued at more than $72.3 million in …
CBP officers seize more than $72.3M in methamphetamine last weekend at Laredo Field Office ports of entry Read More
Drivers should prepare for possible delays, slow down, and stay alert Contributed Article/Courtesy ADOT PHOENIX – While no construction closures are scheduled on state highways over Fourth of July weekend, …
ADOT: No state highway closures over July Fourth weekend Read More
Carryover dollars will cover upcoming fiscal year Contributed Article PHOENIX – State schools chief Tom Horne is directing the use of approximately $53 million in School Safety Program carryover funds …
Horne Ensures Funds to Keep Schools From Losing Officers Read More
By Carsten Oyer/Cronkite News WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump has offered Iran hundreds of billions of dollars more than it received under President Barack Obama’s nuclear agreement – the one Trump condemned …
Trump deal gives Iran $100s of billions more than Obama nuclear pact he slammed, in return for far less Read More
Gila Herald Staff Reports SAFFORD — Safford Police arrested 50-year-old Jeremy Thomas Blok on Wednesday after he allegedly emerged from a tent under the 8th Avenue Bridge and threatened a …
Safford Man Arrested After Allegedly Threatening Cotton Field Workers with Axe Read More
Column By John Young Call them Justice Roberts and the Colonials. “Original intent”? Truly, they are of another era. When the butter churn was high-tech. When whittlin’ and fiddlin’ were …
Editorial: At 250, beckoned to our racist beginnings Read More
‘I appreciate Secretary Mullin’s continued partnership in addressing the challenges uniquely impacting Southern Arizona’ Washington, D.C. – On Thursday, U.S. Representative Juan Ciscomani (AZ-06) highlighted Southeastern Arizona’s priorities during a House …
Ciscomani Highlights Arizona Border Security and Trade Priorities with DHS Secretary Mullin Read More
Deadline to purchase tickets extended to July 14 Contributed Article/Courtersy AZGFD Here’s hoping this email finds you pleased with the Arizona Game and Fish Department’s Fall Draw results. Whether you …
Give yourself another shot at an epic hunt Read More
By Emma Whitney/Cronkite News WASHINGTON, D.C. – On the surface, little appears to have changed in the post-Dobbs landscape in Arizona. Four years after the landmark Supreme Court ruling wiped away …
Four years after the Supreme Court scrapped Roe v. Wade, Arizona abortions top pre-Dobbs levels Read More