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TweetPinShareBy Madeline Bates/Cronkite News WASHINGTON – Deep cuts at federal agencies are hitting Americans who served in uniform especially hard. Veterans account for 6% of the U.S. population but 30% …
As DOGE cuts hit Arizona veterans, Gallego pushes back with freeze on Trump’s VA nominees Read More
TweetPinShareDetour in place during closures from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Contributed Article/Courtersy ADOT SUPERIOR – The Arizona Department of Transportation advises drivers to plan for the following restrictions for …
Daytime closures scheduled on U.S. Highway 60 between Superior and Miami April 7-10 Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Article/Courtesy ADE Phoenix — State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne is forwarding the new guidance issued today by the U.S. Department of Education to schools statewide. The guidance requires schools …
Supt. Horne warns schools that federal dollars are at risk if they ignore new federal DEI guidance Read More
TweetPinShareBy Matthew DeWees and Sammy Travis/Cronkite News WASHINGTON—U.S. investors lost $3.1 trillion on Day 1 of President Donald Trump’s trade war, which was launched with steep tariffs applied to friends …
Trump’s worldwide tariffs jolt markets, wipe out trillions and leave Arizona retirees reeling Read More
TweetPinShareThe restored lake is once again a safe haven for the rare desert fish Contributed Article/Courtesy AZGFD SUPERIOR – Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) biologists successfully stocked more than …
Endangered desert pupfish return to Ayer Lake at Boyce Thompson Arboretum Read More
TweetPinShareEL PASO, TEXAS – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working at the Ysleta international crossing in El Paso seized approximately one-third of a pound of fentanyl. The drugs were hidden …
CBP Officers intercept smuggler carrying fentanyl inside his body Read More
TweetPinShareBy Katrina Michalak/Cronkite News PHOENIX – A bill that aims to cut out ultra-processed foods in the state’s public schools is now moving through the Arizona Senate after passing the …
Arizona bill aims to ban ultra-processed ingredients in public schools Read More
TweetPinShareADOT is partnering with the state Game and Fish Department on the project Contributed Article/Courtersy AZGFD PHOENIX — The Arizona Department of Transportation is set to start work this month …
Work to start on I-17 wildlife overpass south of Flagstaff Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Article/Courtesy House of Representatives PHOENIX – On Tuesday, State Representative Gail Griffin, Chairman of the House Natural Resources, Energy & Water Committee, advanced HB2572 out of the Senate Natural Resources Committee with …
Representative Griffin advances legislation to increase local control over rural groundwater Read More
TweetPinShareBy Dan Allison/Cronkite News TUCSON – Friends, family, Tucson community members and dignitaries honored the life of Congressman Raúl Grijalva Wednesday during a funeral Mass at St. Augustine Cathedral in Tucson followed …
Memorial services for Congressman Raúl Grijalva held in Tucson Read More