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TweetPinShareData shows overall crashes trending downwards PHOENIX – Traffic fatalities in Arizona decreased for the third straight year in 2025. There were 1,156 traffic fatalities on all Arizona roads in …
Traffic fatalities on Arizona roads decline for third year in a row Read More
TweetPinShareMoving fish between Arizona’s waterways has serious consequences Contributed Article/Courtesy AGFD PHOENIX — Transporting fish between bodies of water may seem like a harmless act, but it can have serious …
Help prevent illegal fish stocking this Labor Day weekend Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Article/Courtesy ADOT GLOBE – The Arizona Department of Transportation advises drivers traveling on U.S. Highway 70, east of Globe, to plan for the following lane restrictions as work continues on …
Plan for daytime lane restrictions on U.S. Highway 70 east of Globe beginning Sept. 1 Read More
TweetPinShareBy Eileen Mamaghani and Ellis Preston/Cronkite News WASHINGTON, D.C. – The recent incursion by masked federal agents on Tohono O’odham land didn’t just anger that tribe, which has been trying to block border …
Use of masked agents on Tohono O’odham land sparks Native outrage at Cherokee DHS chief Markwayne Mullin Read More
TweetPinShareDetour in place from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Contributed Article/Courtesy ADOT SUPERIOR – The Arizona Department of Transportation advises drivers to plan for the following closures on U.S. Highway …
Full closures scheduled on U.S. Highway 60 between Superior and Miami Sept. 2 Read More
TweetPinShareArizona is home to 29 different bat species Every summer, Arizona skies fill with the chirps and swooping wingbeats of furry flying mammals. Often misunderstood, the bats that live and …
AZGFD highlights bat conservation on International Bat Night Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Article PHOENIX – Employees of internet and mobile provider Sparklight® recently raised $1,500 for Wounded Warrior Project through a T-shirt fundraiser benefiting veterans and their families. Members of Sparklight’s Arizona team …
Sparklight Employees Raise $1,500 for Wounded Warrior Project Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Article/Courtesy ADOT GLOBE — The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) advises drivers that the pavement rehabilitation project along U.S. Highway 60 in Globe is now complete. The project spanned …
ADOT completes pavement rehabilitation project on U.S. Highway 60 in Globe Read More
TweetPinShareGila Herald Staff Reports DUNCAN — U.S. Rep. Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ06) joined Duncan Mayor Alex Blake and local town leadership to announce $1.7 million in preliminarily secured federal funding targeted …
Rep. Ciscomani, Mayor Blake highlight $1.7 million flood mitigation and safety project for Duncan Read More
TweetPinShareThe data provides a valuable tool for understanding bird populations Contributed Article/Courtesy AZGFD WICKENBURG – The balmy summer mornings at the Hassayampa River Preserve are filled with the chirps and …
AZGFD and ASU join in bird banding efforts at Hassayampa River Read More