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Liesel Sharabi is an online dating expert. She’s out with a new study just in time for Valentine’s Day that dives deep into the world of digital dating.
Feb. 14, 2023
On this episode of Word, a Valley resident turns experience as a former prison inmate into a graphic novel. Plus, addiction to an anti-anxiety drug leads to a debut mystery. Plus, the haiku train is still running down the tracks and as the KJZZ Annual Haiku Writing Contest keeps on chugging.
Feb. 14, 2023
With just one more week to secure committee hearings, Arizona legislators are keen to have their bills heard. LGBTQ advocates have spoken out on a flurry of bills. Two of those measures are at the center of the conversation now.
Feb. 14, 2023
More than 200 human rights groups are asking the Biden administration to reinstate temporary protected status — or TPS — for Nicaraguans.
Feb. 14, 2023
Lawmakers in Washington have again introduced the Dream Act. It's a piece of legislation that could give almost 2 million undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. as kids a path to U.S. citizenship, including some 600,000 recipients of the Obama-era DACA program.
Feb. 14, 2023
The Bureau of Land Management recently announced a new solar project near Blythe, California, that will power around 120,000 homes.
Feb. 14, 2023
About 2,000 shipping containers used by former Gov. Doug Ducey to keep people out of Arizona could soon be used to house people. In late December, after the Biden administration filed a lawsuit, Ducey agreed to remove the metal containers. They had been double-stacked to fill gaps along the border in Yuma and Cochise counties. Gov. Katie Hobbs has a new idea.
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Feb. 14, 2023
Attorney General Kris Mayes is warning Arizonans to ditch the rose-colored glasses this Valentine's Day and stay wary of romance scams. In 2021, Arizona victims felt the pull on their wallets instead, to the tune of nearly $21 million. That’s a 65% increase from the year prior.
Feb. 13, 2023
A Tempe man was found guilty Monday of starting three separate forest fires in northern Arizona in 2018. Philip Powers set out to hike about 18 miles in the Coconino and Prescott national forests in 2018 when he got lost. He didn’t have enough water and started three different fires in hopes of signaling for help.
Feb. 13, 2023
U.N. officials predict the death toll in Syria and Turkey to hit 50,000 as the nations hope to find survivors following a devastating earthquake. U.S. Ambassador to Turkey Jeff Flake told NPR that two American supported search-and-rescue teams have been in the country for several days.
Feb. 13, 2023
Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne says schools applying for safety grants must prioritize armed police officers over school counselors.
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Feb. 13, 2023
The operator of a pipeline facility in California that was forced to shut down deliveries of gasoline and diesel from the Los Angeles area east to areas including Las Vegas and Phoenix due to a leak says it resumed operations on Saturday afternoon.
Feb. 13, 2023
To talk about the cultural side of the most-watched sporting event in the nation, Phoenix Magazine Editor Craig Outhier sat down with The Show.
Feb. 13, 2023
Committee agendas are packed this week at the state Capitol as lawmakers face a deadline to hear bills in committees. That means House bills that haven’t been heard in a House committee by the end of this week are in trouble, and the same goes for Senate bills.
Feb. 13, 2023
A big birthday celebration in North Korea could be cause for concern for some of that country’s neighbors. For a look at some of the key global stories in the coming days is the BBC’s Rich Preston.
Feb. 13, 2023
Chef Stephen Jones is in something of an odd place in the Phoenix food scene: doing Southern food with Sonoran ingredients. He says it’s an homage to the true roots of American cuisine — and it’s been a successful combination. But explaining elevated Southern food to a transient Phoenix crowd has been a challenge, he said.
Feb. 13, 2023
Valentine’s Day is this week, which means big candy and chocolate sales. Stephen Wooding says even if we try to avoid sweets, we kind of can’t help it — we’re wired to seek them out.
Feb. 13, 2023
More than 50 families are suing the social media platform Snapchat. They’ve all had children die from fentanyl overdoses and their kids all got the drug via Snapchat. But Gregg Leslie says the lawsuit is a longshot.
Feb. 13, 2023
Snow data from the Colorado River Basin Forecast Center shows a strong start for the region's water supplies, but heavy snow may get soaked up by dry soils before it can flow into Lake Powell and Lake Mead.
Feb. 13, 2023
Officials in neighboring Sonora say they have come up with a plan to address concerns about shark sightings and attacks in the Gulf of California this winter. They want to prevent indiscriminate hunting.
Feb. 13, 2023
