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Tempe church hosts event to connect at risk and homeless with services
A church in Tempe will host a daylong event Tuesday for people at risk of or experiencing homelessness.
March 13, 2023
Phoenix runoff election to decide 2 council seats
A runoff election for two council seats will take place in Phoenix on Tuesday.
March 13, 2023
Biden administration increases Interior Department budget by 12%
Analysts say that agencies in the Department of Interior are frequently under-funded. The Biden administration has taken steps to address the problem.
March 13, 2023
Kelly, Sinema bill would make Chiricahua a national park
Although Arizona has thousands of acres of public land, it only has three national parks. Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly has introduced legislation to create a fourth.
March 13, 2023
Díaz: Matamoros killings should be a wake-up call to U.S.
Many Mexicans are lamenting the fact that the intense efforts by Mexican authorities to rescue the surviving two Americans in the Matamoros kidnappings are rarely used when Mexican nationals go missing.
March 13, 2023
Iridescent beetle jewelry says a lot about society in 60 B.C.
The moral of our next story might be that people have always liked shiny things. A team of archaeologists here in the Southwest have found jewelry artifacts made from iridescent beetles, apparently a status symbol in ancient times.
March 13, 2023
BBC Look-Ahead: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change will hold annual gathering
A major meeting in Europe this week on climate change will have the world’s attention; the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change will hold its annual gathering. With The Show via Skype for our weekly look at some of the key global stories in the coming days is the BBC’s Rob Hugh-Jones in London.
March 13, 2023
The end of free COVID-19 vaccines could hurt more than just the uninsured
Over the course of the pandemic, the federal government has bought the vaccines from the manufacturers and made them free for people who wanted them. But, as early as this fall, that program will end.
March 13, 2023
How a Scottsdale superintendent ended up at the center of a culture war
Scottsdale Unified School District superintendent Scott Menzel finds himself at the center of one of the key culture wars facing schools across the country right now.
March 13, 2023
Arizona SB 1694 targets diversity, equity and inclusion programs
Two years after banning the use of public funds for so-called “critical race theory,” a Queen Creek Republican lawmaker is now going after programs that promote diversity, equity and inclusion.
March 13, 2023
AZ Department of Forestry says invasive weeds can fuel fires
The Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management says that invasive weeds can be major drivers of wildfires.
March 13, 2023
AZ Senate bill would add criminal charges if sexual explicit content is shown in schools
Arizona Senate Republicans have passed a bill taking aim at material allowed to be shown in public schools. Any school employee or contractor that mentions or shows sextually explicit material could face criminal charges.
March 13, 2023
National Weather Service releases flood updates in AZ
Residents in central Arizona should remain cautious as flooding may occur in the region over the next several days. That’s according to the National Weather Service which provided flood updates on Sunday for Tonto Creek in Gila County and in the Valley along the Salt River between the Granite Reef Dam to Tempe Town Lake.
March 13, 2023
Grant awarded to support those with Parkinsons disease in AZ
Nearly 90,000 people are diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease each year according to the Parkinson’s Foundation. The organization recently received an $800,000 grant from the Pat Simone Charitable Foundation to assist those living with the disease in Arizona.
March 13, 2023
Pedestrians: New Tempe crosswalk pattern is a time saver
The pilot project at Mill Avenue and Fifth Street does allow cars to go through. But when it’s pedestrians’ turn, traffic stops entirely to allow them to safely cross in any direction — even diagonally.
March 13, 2023
Canadian Supreme Court justice investigated after altercation at Paradise Valley resort
A Canadian Supreme Court justice has been placed on leave after a physical altercation at a Paradise Valley resort. Justice Russell Brown’s conduct is now being reviewed by the Canadian Judicial Council.
March 13, 2023
Corp Comm considers ethics probe for new member
Arizona Corporation Commissioners could vote publicly Tuesday on whether to launch an ethics investigation of a new member who used to be a lobbyist for a gas utility. Commissioner Kevin Thompson drew the complaint over his January trip to New York City for meetings with financial institutions that invest in Arizona utilities.
March 13, 2023
People can’t tell AI-generated profiles from human ones
From auto-generated email responses to term papers written by ChatGPT, artificial intelligence now churns out text that both saves time and opens the door to fraud. A new paper asks: Can humans tell the difference?
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March 13, 2023
AARP: Work done by unpaid caregivers is worth $600B
A new report from AARP looks at the financial costs of family caregiving for loved ones living with chronic, disabling or serious health conditions. The unpaid work provided by family caregivers is valued at an estimated $600 billion.
March 13, 2023
Grand Canyon was 2nd most visited national park in 2022
The National Park Service recently released visitation numbers for last year, and one Arizona park was the second most visited in the nation.
March 13, 2023

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