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The Show spoke with Luke Runyon, who covers the Colorado River for KUNC in Colorado about what the future of the Colorado River means for all of us who live in these states.
May 22, 2023
The Show caught up with the BBC's Sarika Unadkat to discuss some of the key global stories in the coming days.
May 22, 2023
Loneliness is a growing epidemic. It can lead to poor mental health outcomes and it can even be deadly, according to a recent U.S. Surgeon General’s report. But there might be a silver lining in all of this.
May 22, 2023
During the pandemic, health officials encouraged people to send up a flare when burnout and hopelessness were becoming too much. Recently, scientists facing other, more persistent crises – climate change and biodiversity loss – did exactly that.
May 22, 2023
The U.S. Secretary of Energy is scheduled to travel to Arizona early this week as part of a Western swing to promote President Joe Biden’s record.
May 22, 2023
Heat-related deaths in Maricopa County have been rising. Last summer was the deadliest on record. So this year, the county is spending more on heat relief than it ever has before in hopes of turning the trend around.
May 22, 2023
Phoenix is moving forward with a new transportation option and a commitment to community input. The city’s first corridor for bus rapid transit, known as BRT, will run along 35th Avenue from the former Metrocenter Mall to Van Buren Street downtown and along Van Buren to Central Avenue.
May 22, 2023
The Gila River Indian Community will open its fourth casino in the Valley next month. Located south of Chandler, the Santan Mountain Casino is expected to have more than 800 slot machines and other amenities in a luxury setting.
May 21, 2023
Arizona’s new $17.8 billion budget includes new money for rural broadband expansion. Gov. Katie Hobbs met Friday with tribal leaders to address broadband expansion in their communities.
May 21, 2023
On Friday, opening night of a new WNBA season, Brittney Griner played in her first regular season game with the Phoenix Mercury since being released from Russian detainment.
May 21, 2023
Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego and other officials convened a roundtable discussion for fentanyl awareness. Hosted by the Phoenix Union High School District, the meeting served as an opportunity to inform the public about the opioid epidemic and the dangers of drug use.
May 21, 2023
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned on Monday that last year’s mpox outbreak is not over as a cluster of cases were found in the Midwest. Now Maricopa County health officials have confirmed the first local case of the disease since January.
May 20, 2023
Tempe City Manager Andrew Ching announced on Friday that he’s stepping down next month, after a decade in the role. Ching is moving on to Paradise Valley, where he’s been hired as the town manager, pending council approval.
May 19, 2023
Attorneys in the latest Kari Lake election trial made their closing arguments Friday afternoon. In an attempt to overturn the 2022 election results, Lake’s team has been trying to prove that Maricopa County didn’t properly verify ballot signatures.
May 19, 2023
Mexico’s president has again decreed that some of his infrastructure projects are issues of national security - exempting them from certain transparency and permitting requirements.
May 19, 2023
This week, Mexican officials announced that dozens of migrants who had been kidnapped in northern Mexico have been rescued. Migrants making their way to the U.S.-Mexico border are frequent victims of robbery, assault and other crimes.
May 19, 2023
A new U.S. Senate report called "Uninspected and Neglected" found that decades of underfunding for nursing home inspection agencies has put older residents and people with disabilities at risk.
May 19, 2023
Average gas prices have dropped about 4 cents from a week ago across Arizona to about $4.64 a gallon. Maricopa County continues to have the highest prices at $4.99 a gallon on average. Graham County has the lowest, with prices at about $3.41 per gallon.
May 19, 2023
Arizona’s seasonally adjusted unemployment continued to fall from March to April from 3.5% to 3.4%.
May 19, 2023
Officials were still finding new victims of a widespread fraudulent AHCCCS scheme that targeted Native Americans in at least two states so far. Officials urge Native Americans targeted in the scheme to call 2-1-1.
May 19, 2023
