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TweetPinSharePhoto By Payton Major/Cronkite News: A row of bright yellow aspens at Arizona Snowbowl north of Flagstaff show off their fall grandeur on Oct. 22. By Payton Major/Cronkite News FLAGSTAFF – …
Climate change and drought are muting bright fall colors as we know them Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Kathy Hoffman announced the state will use pandemic relief funds to waive fees for reduced-price meals. In this file photo, …
Superintendent Hoffman announces $6.75 million investment for school meals Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Article/Courtesy Arizona Commission on the Arts A historic investment of $5 million in support of Arizona’s arts sector is reaching communities throughout the state with today’s announcement of 323 …
The state of Arizona invests $5 Million in Arts & Culture programs across the state Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy GCSO: David Ramirez, 27, was booked into jail for human smuggling. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com GRAHAM COUNTY – A suspect is facing prison time followed by deportation himself …
Sheriff’s Office arrests human smuggler with a load of illegal immigrants Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto Courtesy Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry: After going eight years without an execution, Arizona put three men to death by lethal injection in 2022, and state officials …
Arizona resumed executions in 2022, outgoing Brnovich seeks one more Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: Pierce Ashby blocks a shot attempt by Kaden Bruggeman off Bruggeman’s back for the turnover. Pima held Trivium Prep without a field goal for the entire …
Pima locks down Trivium Prep in home opener Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy ADOT Agency provides tips, and tools to help drivers prepare for snow, ice Contributed Article/Courtesy ADOT ARIZONA – With winter storms occurring in northern Arizona this month and …
ADOT’s high country advisory: ‘Know Snow’ for winter driving Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema speaks to local leaders in Safford in an August visit in this file photo. On Friday, Sinema announced she was switching …
Arizona no longer has two Democrat senators Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto By Richard Vogel/AP/Shutterstock: A vendor makes change for a cannabis sale at a Los Angeles marketplace in this photo from 2020 when Arizona legalized the recreational use of marijuana. …
‘C’ you later: Cannabis sales soar, but don’t threaten Arizona’s 5 C’s yet Read More
TweetPinShareAlexander Zemlianichenko Photo/Pool via REUTER: Brittney Griner has been released from a Russian penal colony in a prisoner exchange with the United States. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com WASHINGTON – Phoenix …
WNBA star Brittney Griner freed from Russia in prisoner exchange Read More