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TweetPinShareContributed Article/Courtesy ADHS PHOENIX – Ahead of the upcoming respiratory season, the Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) has issued statewide standing orders to support access to the 2026–2027 influenza and COVID-19 vaccines approved by the U.S. …
ADHS Issues Standing Orders to Preserve Timely Access to Flu and COVID Vaccines for Arizonans Read More
TweetPinShareDetour in place from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Contributed Article/Courtesy ADOT SUPERIOR – The Arizona Department of Transportation advises drivers to plan for the following closures on U.S. Highway …
Full closures scheduled on U.S. Highway 60 between Superior and Miami on Sept. 9 Read More
TweetPinShareGila Herald Staff Reports WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump has signed an executive order directing the U.S. Department of the Interior to consider removing Endangered Species Act (ESA) protections …
Trump executive order targeting Mexican gray wolf protections draws praise from local ranchers, pushback from conservationists Read More
TweetPinShareData shows overall crashes trending downwards PHOENIX – Traffic fatalities in Arizona decreased for the third straight year in 2025. There were 1,156 traffic fatalities on all Arizona roads in …
Traffic fatalities on Arizona roads decline for third year in a row Read More
TweetPinShareMoving fish between Arizona’s waterways has serious consequences Contributed Article/Courtesy AGFD PHOENIX — Transporting fish between bodies of water may seem like a harmless act, but it can have serious …
Help prevent illegal fish stocking this Labor Day weekend Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Article/Courtesy ADOT GLOBE – The Arizona Department of Transportation advises drivers traveling on U.S. Highway 70, east of Globe, to plan for the following lane restrictions as work continues on …
Plan for daytime lane restrictions on U.S. Highway 70 east of Globe beginning Sept. 1 Read More
TweetPinShareBy Eileen Mamaghani and Ellis Preston/Cronkite News WASHINGTON, D.C. – The recent incursion by masked federal agents on Tohono O’odham land didn’t just anger that tribe, which has been trying to block border …
Use of masked agents on Tohono O’odham land sparks Native outrage at Cherokee DHS chief Markwayne Mullin Read More TweetPinShareDetour in place from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Contributed Article/Courtesy ADOT SUPERIOR – The Arizona Department of Transportation advises drivers to plan for the following closures on U.S. Highway …
Full closures scheduled on U.S. Highway 60 between Superior and Miami Sept. 2 Read More
TweetPinShareArizona is home to 29 different bat species Every summer, Arizona skies fill with the chirps and swooping wingbeats of furry flying mammals. Often misunderstood, the bats that live and …
AZGFD highlights bat conservation on International Bat Night Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Article PHOENIX – Employees of internet and mobile provider Sparklight® recently raised $1,500 for Wounded Warrior Project through a T-shirt fundraiser benefiting veterans and their families. Members of Sparklight’s Arizona team …
Sparklight Employees Raise $1,500 for Wounded Warrior Project Read More