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TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy Bashas’: The Thatcher youth’s entry is “Chew-Donut”, a Star-Wars-inspired Chewbacca donut with coconut flakes as his fur and a stripe of chocolate for his belt. The supermarket chain …
Thatcher youth among Bashas’ 10 finalists in its annual Donut Flavor Craze contest Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto Courtesy DPS: DPS detectives seized more than 180 pounds of fentanyl last week, most in counterfeit pill form. Pills are stuffed inside a tire in a smuggling attempt. Staff …
DPS detectives seized more than 180 pounds of fentanyl in Phoenix last week alone Read More
TweetPinShareFile Photo by Madison Thomas/Cronkite News: The grants will allow for new housing options for Arizona’s tribal communities. Funding will expand affordable, accessible housing options in nearly all of Arizona’s Tribal …
Kelly, Sinema Announce $233.7 Million in Housing Grants for 20 Tribes Across Arizona Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection: Indio Station Border Patrol agents arrested a female driver of a vehicle transporting 29 lbs. of fentanyl. Contributed Article/Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border …
Border Patrol Agents immigration stop yields 29 pounds of Fentanyl on Interstate 10 Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto by Joshua Heron/Cronkite News: Jayden Wooden, who earned All-Conference honors as a senior safety at Morgan State in 2022, talks to athletes during Arizona’s first HBCU Football Camp at …
A new beginning: Trailblazing high school football camp opens doors for Arizona talent at HBCUs Read More
TweetPinShareWalt Mares File Photo/Gila Herald: The $15.5 million Morenci Fitness Center was built in 2011 by the Freeport McMoran, Inc. copper mining company. It not only features state-of-the-art exercise equipment …
Freeport-McMoRan named one of the top community-minded companies in the U.S. Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo: A 3-Dimensional (3D) LiDAR point cloud comparison of a treated forest within the Baker Thinning Project in the Coconino National Forest between 2013 and 2023. Research Study Will …
SRP-ASU Collaboration Gauges Benefits of Forest Restoration Read More
TweetPinShareCBP photo by Glenn Fawcett: CBP’s Honor Guard folded the American flag into its distinctive three-cornered shape at the CBP Valor Memorial and Wreath Laying Ceremony on May 16. Contributed …
CBP Honors 11 Heroes at Annual Valor Memorial and Wreath Laying Ceremony Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy ADOT: Blasting for construction of the replacement for the Queen Creek Bridge will require the possible closure of Highway 60 between Miami and Superior for Tuesdays through Thursdays, …
Full closure of U.S. 60 between Superior and Miami is planned for May 22 Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection: New facial recognition is coming to lanes at the Mariposa Port of Entry in Nogales. This picture is from a machine in use …
CBP Announces a Facial Biometric Test for Inbound Vehicle Travelers at Mariposa Port of Entry Read More