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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 TweetPinShareJon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: A Red for Ed sign adorns Pima Elementary School. On Wednesday, teachers and students across Arizona held a “walk-in” to express support for the movement. By …
#RedForEd: Teachers ‘walk-in’ at Arizona schools as strike threat looms Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy Doug Ducey: Arizona Governor Doug Ducey briefs National Guard members on their deployment at the border at Papago Park Military Reservation in Phoenix. More scheduled to be deployed Tuesday …
Ducey deploys 225 National Guard members to border Read More
TweetPinShare Photo by Army Staff Sgt. Jim Greenhill: Border Patrol agents watch Arizona National Guard Soldiers in 2010 as part of Operation Phalanx, which saw the deployment of 1,200 guardsmen …
Ducey welcomes Trump plan to send National Guard troops to border Read More
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