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TweetPinSharePhoto By Ted Shaffrey/AP/Shutterstock: Workers replace old lead pipes with copper at a Newark, New Jersey, apartment building in 2021. Some critics say Arizona is getting more for lead pipe …
Federal funds for water projects are a fraction of what Arizona says it needs Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto By Jenn Vargas/Creative Commons: A federal appeals court said the 292-year sentence handed down for a string of nonviolent burglaries in Bullhead City in 2013 was “undeniably harsh”. But …
Arizona man’s sentence of 292 years for burglary upheld Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo: Dr. Kayla West, originally from Safford, Arizona, has been selected to matriculate at Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine in Parker, Colorado. Contributed Article PARKER, COLORADO – …
Thatcher grad admitted to Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto By Scott M. Allen/U.S. Department of Labor: A worker demonstrates her skills last month at the Chicago Women in Trades facility. Illinois was one of the top 10 states …
Union membership in Arizona inches up but still trails most of the nation Read More
TweetPinShareFile photo by Cassidy McCauley/Cronkite News: Many parents are steering their children toward flag football out of fear of head injuries. From 2014 to 2018, flag football participation at all …
Football’s popularity flags as more parents worry about concussions Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto by Sophie Oppfelt/Cronkite News: Students walk across the Arizona State University campus in Tempe on Aug. 24, 2022. A new Biden administration plan would forgive up to $10,000 in student …
Both sides find something wanting in Biden’s student-debt relief plan Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: Police believe Nathaniel Gomez broke into the Gila Valley Consolidated Municipal Court building at 702 S. 8th Avenue and caused bloody damage prior to being found …
Manner of death listed as ‘undetermined’ in the autopsy of a man who died in Safford Police custody Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: An emergency crew works a fatal crash scene in this file photo. New federal data shows that traffic deaths in Arizona fell sharply in the …
Arizona traffic fatalities fell sharply, as deaths nationally spiked Read More
TweetPinShareFile Photo By Nik Wicksman/Cronkite News: Driven in large part by COVID-19, life expectancy in the U.S. fell by 1.8 years in 2020, down from 78.8 years in 2019 to …
Arizona life expectancy fell an ‘extraordinary’ 2.5 years in 2020 Read More
TweetPinShareContributed File Photo/Courtesy ADOT: Commercial truck inspections help keep the roadways safer. Good-working brakes essential to road safety Contributed Article PHOENIX – The Arizona Department of Transportation’s Enforcement and Compliance …
ADOT and DPS recognize Brake and Safety Week with a focus on commercial brakes Read More