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January 2013
Drug experts say synthetic drugs can be more addictive than
other drugs because the strength varies from one product to another. Now a bill aimed at
outlawing synthetic drugs, such as bath salts and spice, is making its way
through the Arizona
legislature.
January 29, 2013
In his new book, Heat: Adventures in the World’s Fiery Places,
Bill Streever writes about how heat has affected humans and the world.KJZZ's Steve Goldstein talks with Streever about why we choose to live in hot places and how heat continues to impact our lives.
January 29, 2013
State lawmakers appear to be fast-tracking measures that
would give money to Child Protective Services, and the state’s Independent
Redistricting Commission. From Phoenix, KJZZ’s Mark Brodie has more.
January 29, 2013
Legendary Phoenix television news anchor Bill Close has died at the age of 91.
January 28, 2013
Phoenix has more than 5,000 miles of streets and roadways. And after this weekend’s rains many of those roads have news hazards -- potholes. KJZZ’s Al Macias reports city crews are working overtime to patch them.
January 28, 2013
Benedictine
University is hiring eight new faculty
members for its satellite campus in Mesa. Judy Baker answers questions for prospective students at Benedictine University's branch campus in Mesa. (File photo by Peter O'Dowd - KJZZ)Arizona’s
first Catholic university will begin classes this fall.
January 28, 2013
Coconino
County officials are alerting motorists and people in the back-country areas of
possible avalanches in the San Francisco peaks through at least Tuesday.
From Phoenix, KJZZ’s Lynn Kelly reports.
January 28, 2013
A man
wrongfully accused of murdering an Arizona
couple in 1963 says he’s not dwelling on the 37 years he spent in prison.
KJZZ’s Nadine Arroyo Rodriguez spoke to Bill Macumber, who was released with
help from the Arizona Justice Project back in November.
January 28, 2013
Six years after a promising, bipartisan push to reform U.S.
immigration policy was upended in Congress, a so-called Gang of Eight Senators
officially revived the effort today. The group—led by Democrat Charles Schumer
of New York and Arizona Republican John McCain—says its proposal is
comprehensive, including making the southern border more secure and creating an
eventual path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants.
January 28, 2013
Even as President Barack Obama and military officials plan for the end of U.S. involvement in Afghanistan, tens of thousands of American servicemen and women are being deployed to that war zone.
One hundred Arizona National Guardsmen will be the latest to head overseas.
January 28, 2013