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TweetPinShareBipartisan, bicameral legislation will strengthen the U.S. aerial firefighting fleet to respond to growing wildfire threats across Arizona and the West It passed the House and now heads to the …
Kelly-backed Aerial Firefighting Enhancement Act set to become law Read More
TweetPinShareADOT marks Monsoon Awareness Week Contributed Article/Courtesy ADOT PHOENIX – With the official monsoon season starting next week, the Arizona Department of Transportation is reminding Arizona drivers to prepare for …
When dust storms hit: Pull Aside, Stay Alive Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Article/Courtesy Arizona State House of Representatives PHOENIX – Arizona State Representative Walt Blackman issued the following statement regarding Apache Junction Police Officer Gabriel Facio, who died on Sunday from …
Remembering Apache Junction Police Officer Gabriel Facio Read More
TweetPinShareDetour in place during closures 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 restrictions for blasting operations …
Daytime lane restriction and closures scheduled on U.S. Highway 60 between Superior and Miami June 9-12 Read More
TweetPinShareBy Brendon Pricco/Cronkite News PHOENIX – On Feb. 13, 2023, Michigan State University student Saisandesh Ballem decided to leave his class in Berkey Hall early. They were reviewing for an …
Safety remains a priority for Arizona public universities as campus gun incidents increase nationally Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Article/Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection NOGALES – Seventeen people were saved from dangerously cramped and overheated conditions in Nogales this week after authorities uncovered a smuggling operation last …
Border Patrol saves 17 from life-threatening heat Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Article/Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection WASHINGTON D.C. — Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has issued three new waivers for border wall construction, ensuring expeditious construction of approximately 36 …
DHS issues new waivers to expedite new border wall construction in Arizona and New Mexico Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Article/Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection TUCSON – U.S. Border Patrol agents working in the Tohono O’odham Nation reservation in San Miguel arrested two U.S. citizen teenagers, three Guatemalan nationals, …
Arizona teens charged with human smuggling plus endangerment after attempting to flee from Border Patrol Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Article/Courtesy AGFD PHOENIX — Mexican wolf fostering efforts for 2025 have been completed, with 17 wolf pups placed into wild dens. In total, six were fostered into a single …
Mexican wolf fostering efforts complete for 2025 Read More
TweetPinShareThe recent transport of the Philippine Mars seaplane is an example of ADOT’s work Contributed Article/Courtesy ADOT PHOENIX – Transporting a giant World War II-era seaplane from Lake Pleasant to …
Permitting heavy loads on state highways is no easy task Read More