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APS says it’ll credit customers who used a more expensive plan based on a faulty online tool.
KJZZ News
Some
Pima Community College students in Tucson who are undocumented immigrants are
getting a break on tuition.
The PCC governing board has approved
a proposal that will charge in-state tuition to students who were brought to
the United States as young children by their undocumented immigrant parents.
Sept. 20, 2013
Cochise County sheriff's deputies say skeletal remains have been
discovered in the ruins of a rural home that was discovered burned to the
ground. They say a man spotted his neighbor's burned out home as he was passing
by Saturday afternoon and told deputies the fire could have broken out anytime
between Wednesday and when it was discovered Saturday.
Sept. 20, 2013
Sandra Day O’Connor became the first woman on the U.S. Supreme Court in 1981. Since resigning from the bench, Justice O’Connor has focused on getting kids to know more about how federal, state and local governments work.
Sept. 20, 2013
General Motors’ announcement this week that it’ll build an
IT center in Chandler follows on the heels of other such decisions. And, as
KJZZ’s Mark Brodie reports, there could be more on the way.
Sept. 20, 2013
Tucson bats are finding themselves homeless as
their natural habitats like caves and mines are disappearing due to urban
development. The bats tried moving into city dwellings, but now even the bats'
newfound homes are being threatened.
Sept. 20, 2013
A bill proceeding through the Arizona legislature would put more limits on photo enforcement on the state's highways. It's the latest controversy since the program was introduced on the Loop 101 in Scottsdale.
Sept. 20, 2013
The U.S. Supreme Court is hearing arguments Monday about
part of Arizona’s
Proposition 200. The high court will
decide if Arizona
overreached when the state required people to provide proof of citizenship when
registering to vote using a federal form.
Sept. 20, 2013
Firefighters say they got a quick start on a wildfire
in the Santa Cruz River, north of Tucson
Monday, limiting the flames to less than an acre. Adam Goldberg with the
Northwest Fire District says the potential for wildfires is growing because of
the rather wet winter weather.
Sept. 20, 2013
Grand Canyon University is investing a lot of money and energy into moving its athletic programs into Division I, the highest level of competition in the NCAA.Brad Wolverton of The Chronicle of Higher Education talks to Steve Goldstein about the challenges GCU will face— and whether its for-profit status will impact how it's viewed by the NCAA.
Sept. 20, 2013
A three-day law enforcement operation in
central and southern Arizona
has led to more than three dozen arrests.
Operation
Southern Star II targeted fugitives with outstanding warrants for felonies
including drug violations and violent crimes.
Sept. 20, 2013
New jobs are
coming to the Valley. The New York company ZocDoc is bringing a second U.S.
office – and more than 600 jobs – to Scottsdale.
Gov. Jan Brewer poses with many of the faces of ZocDoc, including its CEO, Cyrus Massoumi.
Sept. 20, 2013
Arizona is among 37
states seeking federal approval for the testing of unmanned aircraft for commercial
purposes. The Federal Aviation Adminstration will issue permits for drone operators in six
states.
Sept. 20, 2013
Arizona legislators want
to refinance a federal loan that kept the state’s unemployment fund afloat
during the recession. In 2010, Arizona took out a federal loan to keep its
jobless fund solvent.
Sept. 20, 2013
Last month,
the Federal Aviation Administration announced
149 airport control towers would close starting next week, as a result
of the
sequester budget cuts. Four of those towers are in Arizona.
Sept. 20, 2013
United States drug czar Gil Kerlikowske met with local mayors in Phoenix on Thursday to talk border security and drug trafficking.
U.S. Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy Gil Kerlikowske, center, visited with (from left), Surprise Mayor Sharon Wolcott, Avondale Mayor Marie Lopez Rogers, Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton, Phoenix City Councilman Michael Nowakowski, and Phoenix Chief of Police Daniel Garcia.
Sept. 20, 2013
