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TweetPinSharePhoto By Samantha Chow/Cronkite News: A Western Diamondback rattlesnake “tastes” the air at the Phoenix Herpetological Sanctuary in north Scottsdale on Aug. 29. By Olivia Dow/Cronkite News SCOTTSDALE – This summer’s …
Slither and bound: Rattlesnakes and toads get busy during the monsoon season Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy ADOT Protect yourself with these MVD tips PHOENIX – Ready to buy a used car? Don’t be deceived. The Arizona Department of Transportation-Motor Vehicle Division encourages consumers to …
Buying or selling a used vehicle? Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto By Ted Shaffrey/AP/Shutterstock: Workers replace old lead pipes with copper at a Newark, New Jersey, apartment building in 2021. Some critics say Arizona is getting more for lead pipe …
Federal funds for water projects are a fraction of what Arizona says it needs Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto By Jenn Vargas/Creative Commons: A federal appeals court said the 292-year sentence handed down for a string of nonviolent burglaries in Bullhead City in 2013 was “undeniably harsh”. But …
Arizona man’s sentence of 292 years for burglary upheld Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: The driver of this SUV, Elizabeth Dawson, 23, of Surprise, was declared deceased at the scene. Driver behavior, including speeding and impairment, are leading factors …
Traffic fatalities rose in 2021 as more people traveled Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto By Scott M. Allen/U.S. Department of Labor: A worker demonstrates her skills last month at the Chicago Women in Trades facility. Illinois was one of the top 10 states …
Union membership in Arizona inches up but still trails most of the nation Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: If a bill for California fast-food workers is signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom, a new Council of industry and labor representatives could set wages and …
Flip burgers for $22 an hour? California may adopt a labor-management council to set wages Read More
TweetPinShareFile photo by Cassidy McCauley/Cronkite News: Many parents are steering their children toward flag football out of fear of head injuries. From 2014 to 2018, flag football participation at all …
Football’s popularity flags as more parents worry about concussions Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto by Sophie Oppfelt/Cronkite News: Students walk across the Arizona State University campus in Tempe on Aug. 24, 2022. A new Biden administration plan would forgive up to $10,000 in student …
Both sides find something wanting in Biden’s student-debt relief plan Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: An emergency crew works a fatal crash scene in this file photo. New federal data shows that traffic deaths in Arizona fell sharply in the …
Arizona traffic fatalities fell sharply, as deaths nationally spiked Read More