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TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy DPS: The helicopter had to perform an emergency landing after being struck by multiple birds. Contributed Article/Courtesy DPS Northern Arizona — On April 29, at 12:51 a.m., an …
Bird strikes cripple AZDPS helicopter after search and rescue mission Read More
TweetPinShare Jenna Miller Photo/Cronkite News: Retiree Steve Irwin checks the temperature of his “mining rig,” a set up of 14 computers that continuously solve algorithms to compete for cryptocurrency rewards. …
How Monopoly, Jenga and Battleship show cryptocurrency’s energy drain is no game Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy MIT: A water device, created by scientists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and University of California, Berkeley, extracts water from the desert air in Tempe. By Meagan …
Scientists test device that can extract water from dry Arizona air Read More
TweetPinShareThe Boy Scouts will now be known as Scouts BSA. Contributed Article The Boy Scouts of America have announced that they’ll be dropping the word “boy” from their name. The …
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TweetPinSharePhoto Courtesy BIA Forestry & Wildland Management: The Rattlesnake Fire has grown to more than 26,000 acres. Contributed Article By U.S. Forest Service Łťiish bitseghál kó bighą nagoďíi Location: …
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TweetPinSharePhoto By Dennis Stern: An air tanker drops retardant over the Rattlesnake Fire. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com GREENLEE COUNTY – The Rattlesnake Fire has grown to nearly 26,000 acres as …
Rattlesnake Fire in Greenlee County transitions to Type-3 Management Team Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto By Miles Metke/Cronkite News: Thousands of Red for Ed demonstrators march to the State Capitol. By Chris McCrory/Cronkite News PHOENIX – Legislators and Gov. Doug Ducey have reached a …
Ducey, lawmakers agree to raise pay for teachers, support staff Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: A #RedForEd sign adorns Pima Elementary School. Arizona teachers have voted to go on strike starting Thursday, April 26. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com PHOENIX – The …
Arizona teachers to go on strike Thursday Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: Marchers line up at the Graham County Courthouse after a demonstration. Teachers are voting whether to strike. By Chris McCrory/Cronkite News PHOENIX – Arizona educators …
Arizona educators voting on whether to walk out for better pay, more classroom dollars Read More
TweetPinShareDue in part to its mild winters, Yuma has become a major source of winter vegetables. Recently, the region has been blamed for an E. coli outbreak in 11 states …
Tainted lettuce grown in Yuma blamed for multi-state E. coli outbreak Read More