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Arizona is struggling to keep young talent that’s trained in the state here. Why that is and what can be done to reverse the trend.
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Scottsdale's plans for the Desert Discovery Center calls for the project to have informative and artistic exhibits on the Sonoran Desert. There are many supporters, but funding and location continue to be challenges.
Sept. 20, 2013
Four Arizona airports are on the FAA’s list for tower
closures, due to the sequester cuts.Phoenix Goodyear, Glendale Muni, Laughlin-Bullhead International
and Ryan Field in Tucson all made the list – overall, 149 towers nationwide will
close, starting on April 7.
Sept. 20, 2013
Summer swimming season is around the corner and nearly 1,200
area first graders were at South
Mountain Community
College on Tuesday to learn how to make it a safer
one. Arizona had
the second-highest rate of children drowning in the country.
Sept. 20, 2013
Today marks the 15th anniversary of the
reintroduction of the Mexican gray wolf in the Southwestern
U.S., but wildlife advocates say more needs to be done to ensure
the wolves’ long-term survival.
Sept. 20, 2013
A man convicted of setting the Tucson Pioneer
Hotel fire that killed dozens of people more than 40 years ago is expected to
be set free Tuesday.
Louis Taylor was 16 years old when he was convicted
of setting the fire.
Sept. 20, 2013
Bisbee
has become Arizona’s first town to recognize civil
unions, after the city council last night approved an ordinance, on a 5-2 vote. The Arizona attorney general has said he will sue to try and block
it.
Sept. 20, 2013
Homeland Security Secretary Janet
Napolitano says federal budget cuts may not hit border security as hard as she
previously thought.
Napolitano met with law enforcement and
business leaders in Houston Thursday.
Sept. 20, 2013
A
Senate-passed bill that authorizes the use of gold and silver coins as legal
tender has won the approval of the Arizona House. Flagstaff Republican Bob
Thorpe says gold and silver coins would not be assigned a monetary value.
Sept. 20, 2013
The recent murders of prosecutors in Texas have put prosecutors across the nation on alert.Scott Decker, Director of the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Arizona State University, provided background on who is involved in targeting prosecutors and what the public needs to be most aware of.
Sept. 20, 2013
The Peoria Police Department met with area contractors this week to talk about ways to help them avoid becoming victims of theft. The department's Amanda Jacinto talked about those efforts.
Sept. 20, 2013
It has been unclear whether there
would be a Veterans Day parade this year after local Veterans Affairs officials said the VA has
pulled its support from this year’s parade. But organizers are now saying say
they are confident the parade will go on.
Sept. 20, 2013
A new study said Arizona’s national parks are seeing fewer visits. The National Park Service said that is because European tourists are staying home.The National Park Service report indicated that Grand Canyon and the Lake Mead National Recreation Area near Las Vegas saw a slight uptick in tourist visits last year.
Sept. 20, 2013
