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State Offering Infrastructure Grants To Fire-Damaged Landowners
The Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management is accepting grant applications for landowners whose property was damaged during this summer’s wildfire season. House Bill 2001, the emergency funding passed during the state legislature’s special wildfire session in June, includes $10 million to repair infrastructure for public and private landowners.
Aug. 20, 2021
AMLO Admits Protections For Journalists Insufficient
On Thursday, a journalist was gunned down in the Mexican state of Veracruz. In response, the country’s president has said that protections for journalists are inadequate — a rare admission from a Mexican leader.
Aug. 20, 2021
U.S. Court Will Hear Mexican Suit Against Gun Manufacturers
A U.S. federal court will hear litigation against U.S. gun manufacturers filed by the Mexican government earlier this month.
Aug. 20, 2021
Pima County Seeing Rise In New COVID-19 Infections
Pima County is continuing to see a rise in new COVID-19 infections. “This is a very high number for us overall. Our number is approximately 168 cases per 100,000. This is [a significant increase] compared to where we were three to four weeks ago," said Dr. Theresa Cullen is the county’s health director.
Aug. 20, 2021
Ducey, Bowers Welcome Afghan Refugees
Gov. Doug Ducey and Arizona House Speaker Rusty Bowers say they welcome Afghan refugees to the U.S. and the state.
Aug. 20, 2021
Appeals Court Orders Arizona Senate Audit Records Released
An appeals court on Thursday rejected an effort by the Arizona Senate to keep secret records of its ongoing review of the 2020 election in Maricopa County that are in the possession of the contractors conducting the recount.
Aug. 20, 2021
The Friday NewsCap Aug. 20, 2021
KJZZ's Friday NewsCap revisits some of the biggest stories of the week. Julie Erfle of Erfle Uncuffed and Chip Scutari of Scutari and Cieslak joined The Show to talk about school mask mandates, the Maricopa County audit and more.
Aug. 20, 2021
Monsoon Stories 2021: Climate Change Meets The Monsoons
In this year’s monsoon series, we’re looking at how climate change meets the monsoon, and what that could mean for our environment, growth, traditions and identity.
Aug. 20, 2021
Tucsons Ignite Sign Art Museum pays tribute to citys history
"Sign, sign, everywhere a sign," as the old song goes — and in Tucson, that’s especially true at the Ignite Sign Art Museum. Jude Cook and his wife own and operate the museum. He learned sign painting in 1972 right out of high school and opened his own sign company in 1976.
Aug. 20, 2021
WATCH: Biden Gives Update On Afghanistan Evacuations
President Joe Biden is delivered another speech about Afghanistan, as a scramble to evacuate American citizens and vulnerable Afghans continues.
Aug. 20, 2021
Chandler Districts Board Votes Not To Require Masks
The Chandler Unified School District’s governing board voted Thursday to not change it’s COVID-19 mitigation plan. This means the East Valley district will not follow the at least two dozen districts requiring masks.
Aug. 20, 2021
Republican Lawmakers Packed Budget With Policies, Regulations. Was That Unconstitutional?
Two lawsuits filed against the state of Arizona claim that new laws adopted by Republican legislators as part of the state budget are unconstitutional. But it’s not the substance of the laws that are at issue, it’s the way Republicans approved them.
More Arizona Politics News
Aug. 20, 2021
Water Still Running In Cave Creek Day After Heavy Storms
A Maricopa County park ranger says during a normal monsoon season, Cave Creek usually has two flash floods. Given the recent "non-soons," few would have expected two flash floods in the past week at a northern edge of the Valley.
Aug. 19, 2021
Ducey Pushes Back On Bidens Criticism Of School Mask Mandate Bans
Gov. Doug Ducey is pushing back against President Joe Biden’s threats to come after governors trying to block mask policies at K-12 public schools with his own criticism of the Biden administration.
Aug. 19, 2021
When Bennu Has Best Chance Of Striking Earth
While the University of Arizona-led OSIRIS-REx mission studied and sampled the asteroid Bennu, it was also helping scientists calculate if – or when – the half-kilometer body will one day slam into the Earth.
Aug. 19, 2021
Glendale Wont Renew Coyotes Contract Beyond 2021-22
The upcoming season will be the Arizona Coyotes' final one at Gila River Arena. The city of Glendale announced Thursday that it will not renew its agreement with the franchise beyond the 2021-22 season. The city tweeted it wants to focus on “larger, more impactful events and uses” for the arena.
Aug. 19, 2021
More Than 2M COVID-19 Shots Given In Sonora
This week, neighboring Sonora, Mexico, surpassed an important milestone in its COVID-19 vaccination campaign: more than 2 million shots have been given across the state.
Aug. 19, 2021
UNICEF To Support Mexico’s Return In-Person Classes
With Mexico recording all-time high daily coronavirus case counts in recent weeks, many are concerned about the government’s plans to send students back to in-person classes this month. But the United Nations Children’s Fund in Mexico says it supports the decision.
Aug. 19, 2021
Why The City Of Phoenix Says Its Prepared For A Water-Strapped Future
This week, the federal government declared a Tier 1 shortage on the Colorado River for the first time in history. But the city of Phoenix says it is built for drought — and ready for that future.
More Water Coverage
Aug. 19, 2021
Investigation Reveals Failures To Prosecute Child Sex Crimes On Tribal Lands
A new investigation by the Howard Center for Investigative Journalism is shedding a light on sex abuse of children in Indian Country.
Aug. 19, 2021

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