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How dementia friendly Tempe is doing 7 years later
Tempe became a “dementia friendly” city in 2016. It was the first city in Arizona to do so. A lot has happened since then, including a global pandemic. So where is the city today?
March 13, 2023
Heres how to nominate someone for a Hands on Humanities Award
The nomination deadline for Arizona Humanities’ Hands on Humanities Awards is rapidly approaching. Find out how to nominate someone.
March 12, 2023
Women’s hockey championship will be held at Mullett Arena
The Arizona Coyotes have struggled in their first season playing at Mullett Arena in Tempe. But a championship cup will soon be hoisted on their home ice.
March 11, 2023
More than $6 billion wagered in first full year of sports gambling
Arizona legalized sports gambling in September of 2021, just before that year’s NFL season kicked off. The final numbers are now in for 2022, the first full year of wagering in the state.
March 11, 2023
No. 8 Arizona beats ASU, gets title rematch with UCLA
No. 8 Arizona got its revenge Friday night, and now the Wildcats get their rematch. Azuolas Tubelis scored 17 points and Arizona beat Arizona State 78-59 in the Pac-12 Conference Tournament semifinals.
March 11, 2023
ASU receives $91M grant to construct X-ray laser instrument
This week, the National Science Foundation awarded ASU a research grant of $91 million — the largest ever granted to the university by the agency. Funding will go toward the development of X-ray laser technology that would help scientists conduct research in areas like molecular biology.
March 10, 2023
Infant infections may double risk of adult early death from respiratory disease
In the drive to prevent early deaths from respiratory diseases worldwide, health experts focus on curtailing exposure to proven causes like cigarette smoke. Now, research suggests early childhood illnesses exert a strong influence as well.
March 10, 2023
647,000 Arizonans could lose AHCCCS coverage on April 1
More than half a million Arizonans could lose their health care coverage on April 1. These individuals rely on AHCCCS, the state’s Medicaid program. Now, the agency is trying to contact everyone at risk of losing their insurance.
March 10, 2023
Canadian cannabis company authorized to grow, sell in Mexico
However, Mexico's equivalent of the FDA said it was forced to grant the authorization by a court order, and intends to reverse the authorization in court.
March 10, 2023
AMLO denies spying amid reports of military hacking of activist’s phone
Presented with detailed information about the alleged espionage, Mexico's President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said his government “doesn’t spy on anybody.”
March 10, 2023
AZ Congressman Stanton to chair immigration task force
Rep. Greg Stanton will chair an immigration task force created by lawmakers calling themselves the New Democrat Coalition.
March 10, 2023
Singer-songwriter Gaby Moreno on charting a bilingual music career
Gaby Moreno is one of those rare stories of people who grew up with a dream and then lived it.
March 10, 2023
What new numbers say about Arizonas hotel industry
The American Hotel and Lodging Association also finds hotel occupancies to be near pre-pandemic levels. The group predicts Arizona to see a 15% increase in tax revenue from 2019, higher than the national average. But staffing will likely continue to be a problem for hotels nationwide.
March 10, 2023
AZ Senate gives preliminary OK to ban certain books from public schools
State senators gave preliminary approval to a bill that would direct the Arizona Department of Education to come up with a list of books to ban in public schools.
March 10, 2023
NewsCap: Whats the over/under on vetoes from Hobbs?
KJZZ’s Friday NewsCap revisits some of the biggest stories of the week from Arizona and beyond. This week, Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes sued Cochise County, Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed a bill on critical race theory and more.
March 10, 2023
Rio Verde Foothills faces another delay getting their water supply flowing again
Restoring the water supply to the unincorporated Rio Verde Foothills community has hit another hurdle. A bill in the Arizona House that was designed to get water flowing again by using a third party provider and Scottsdale infrastructure has failed.
March 10, 2023
Mexico’s president pushes back on proposals for U.S. military to tackle drug cartels
Mexico’s president gave a forceful rebuke to a proposal by some Republican lawmakers to use the U.S. military to fight drug cartels in Mexico. He sees the idea as a threat to his country’s sovereignty.
March 10, 2023
Afghan and Iranian women take stage at International Womens Day event
An International Women’s Day event drew several dozen people to downtown Tucson on Wednesday night to highlight women’s rights issues in Afghanistan and Iran.
March 9, 2023
Rio Sonora communities want more protection from waste
Residents of the Rio Sonora valley are concerned about a major new tailings dam at a mine upstream. In 2014, a spill there caused what is considered the worst environmental disaster in Mexican mining history.
March 9, 2023
New gun violence report finds men over 85 are at high risk of suicide
Firearm deaths are a growing problem, both across the U.S. and in Arizona. Now, a new report finds that gun violence is one of the leading causes of death among adults and children in the state.
March 9, 2023

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