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TweetPinSharePhoto By Miles Metke/Cronkite News: It’s been six months since China stopped importing most plastic and paper waste from U.S. cities, leaving a massive void. By Heather Van Blokland/KJZZ PHOENIX …
Phoenix hopes to build mill to recycle certain plastics, easing pressure on landfills Read More
TweetPinShareArizona Department of Public Safety Trooper Tyler Edenhofer was shot and killed Wednesday while responding to a call on Interstate-10 near Phoenix. Staff Reports jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com AVONDALE – An Arizona Department …
State trooper shot and killed in west valley Read More
TweetPinShareCronkite News Photo: Just one year after hosting the 2017 Final Four, Glendale was awarded the 2024 game over cities including Los Angeles and Dallas. By Jordan Kaye/Cronkite News PHOENIX …
A short wait: NCAA awards Glendale its second Final Four Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto By Alex Proimos/Creative Commons: Advocates and insurance companies in Arizona worry that the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ decision to suspend “risk adjustment” payments to insurers that take …
Latest restrictions on Obamacare could mean higher premiums in Arizona Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy DPS: The Arizona Border Strike Force seized 99 pints of Promethazine, which is used in the making of the popular narcotic concoction “Purple Drink.” The seized narcotic has …
Arizona Border Strike Force seizes 99 pints of promethazine with codeine Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy Drug Enforcement Agency: One pound of fentanyl can make up to 500,000 pills, which often mimic prescription opioid pills. By Conrad Romero/Cronkite News PHOENIX – Despite significant seizures …
As fentanyl overdoses rise, cartels are eager to funnel more of it through Arizona Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy DPS: Matthew Allen Disbro, 44, of Mesa, was arrested for impersonating a police officer after he attempted to pull over two real officers in an unmarked vehicle. Contributed Article …
Man impersonating a police officer attempts to pull over real cops Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto By Rachel Beth Banks/Cronkite News: Gov. Doug Ducey said a strike force against border crime will soon get more troops to expand the operation to 24 hours. Border security …
Ducey: Arizona to spend $2.9 million to fight border-related crime Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy Border Patrol: A CBP canine led officers to the firewall of a smuggling vehicle, where they found 21 pounds of cocaine. The seizure was one of two over …
Nogales CBP officers make near-record hard drug seizure Read More
TweetPinShareFile Photo By Brian Fore/Cronkite News: Arizona was the only state out of four with recreational marijuana initiatives on the ballot in 2016 in which the initiative did not pass. …
Bid to put recreational marijuana on November ballot fails Read More