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TweetPinShareJon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: Lakota Crockett, 10, left, and Alex Crockett, 11, display their signs for the #RedForEd march in Safford. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – While their …
Local group marches in solidarity with #RedForEd march on capitol Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto by Chelsey Ballarte/Cronkite News: Self-driving Uber cars will not be tested on Arizona streets for the foreseeable future. By Tatum Smith and Emily Richardson/Cronkite News PHOENIX – Hours after …
Uber self-driving cars suspended from Arizona roads; Waymo moves ahead Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto By Danielle Grobmeier/Cronkite News: The Arizona Legislature is considering a bill that would allow needle-exchange programs to emerge from the legal gray area where they now operate. By Joan Magtibay/Cronkite …
Arizona bill would legalize needle-exchange programs Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Article PHOENIX – On Wednesday, Feb. 28, Ryan Smith Hagel, 30, a resident of San Luis Obispo, Calif., was indicted on a charge of being a Fugitive from Justice …
FBI searching for information on man caught with small arsenal, loads of ammunition and body armor Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy ICE: Spindle Cooling signs an agreement to participate in ICE’s IMAGE program to deter unauthorized employment. Contributed Article YUMA – A local San Luis-area warehouse company has become …
Yuma warehouse joins ICE’s IMAGE program Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto By Mitchell Atencio/Cronkite News: Dick’s Sporting Goods announced it will no longer sell assault-style rifles or high-capacity magazines. Additionally, it is restricting the sale of firearms to individuals who …
Walmart joins Dick’s Sporting Goods in banning sales of guns, ammunition to those younger than 21 Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto By Jenna Miller/Cronkite News: Despite a 20-year-long program to reintroduce the Mexican gray wolf to the wild, their numbers have only slightly increased. By Jenna Miller/Cronkite News ALPINE – …
Leaving tracks: Adrenaline-fueled count shows scant growth in Mexican gray wolf population Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto By Keary O.: Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Arizona, wants to tighten the law that lets 18-year-olds buy rifles, like the AR-15 used in the Florida school shooting, a proposal that advocates …
Flake plan to raise age limit for long guns leaves both sides unhappy Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy Cochise County Sheriff’s Office: Christopher Lee Davis, 34, was booked into jail on multiple charges including attempted murder after allegedly shooting a firearm and having a standoff with …
Willcox man jailed for attempted murder after standoff Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto by Sophia Kunthara/Cronkite News: Shown is a stretch of border wall near Nogales. Immigration reform bills in the House and Senate call for better border-security technology and a detailed …
McCain backs immigration bill blasted as ‘waste of time’ by Trump Read More