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Mesa school district to put vape detectors in bathrooms
Mesa Public Schools will install vape detectors in all of its middle and high school bathrooms. In a unanimous vote this week, the board also approved the installation of weapons detectors on those same campuses.
Nov. 30, 2023
These are the most dangerous intersections in metro Phoenix
A list of 100 intersections where years of data say crashes are most likely to occur has been released by the Maricopa Association of Governments.
Nov. 30, 2023
How Local First Arizonas community kitchens help entrepreneurs and families
For many people, ‘tis the season for food, family and friends. This time of year takes on special meaning — and extra work — for a certain group of Arizona entrepreneurs.
More Arizona business news
Nov. 30, 2023
Corporation Commission chair: Supervisors cant be trusted with elections
The Republican chair of the Arizona Corporation Commission said the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors can’t be trusted to administer the county’s elections in 2024, when four of five supervisors could be on the ballot.
Nov. 29, 2023
Tucson votes in favor of implementing technology to address street racing
Tucson City Council members voted unanimously this week to employ technology to crack down on illegal street racing.
Nov. 29, 2023
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to list wolverine as a threatened species
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will list the North American wolverine as threatened under the Endangered Species Act.
Nov. 29, 2023
Hobbs water council: Rein in wildcat subdivisions
The governor’s Water Policy Council has new recommendations for the state to fix a loophole that allows houses to be built in some rural areas without proof of a long-term water supply. The so-called “wildcat subdivisions” led to hundreds of homes in Rio Verde Foothills being cut off from water for most of this year.
Nov. 29, 2023
Controlled burns scheduled near Tonto National Forest, Fredonia and Munds Park
Even as climate change warms the Sonoran Desert, Valley residents can look forward to cooler temperatures during the holidays. The season also marks the arrival of prescribed burns in the Arizona high country.
Nov. 29, 2023
Cochise County supervisors indicted for conspiracy, interference in 2022 election
An Arizona state grand jury indicted Supervisors Tom Crosby and Peggy Judd in rural Cochise County for refusing to meet a state deadline to certify the county’s 2022 election results.
Nov. 29, 2023
Inside the high-demand world of hiring Santa
The Show spoke with Mitch Allen, founder and head elf at HireSanta.com, about the shortage of Santas this year.
Nov. 29, 2023
The difficulty and opportunity in diagnosing psychosis in young people
The Show spoke with Dr. Aris Mosley, medical director for the First Episode Center in Avondale, about serious mental illnesses and how she talks about mental health differently.
Nov. 29, 2023
A historic downtown Phoenix building is now home to an African market, restaurant and bar
The Show spoke to Evelia Davis, who created the Diaspora Collective, a market, restaurant and bar in Heritage Square in downtown Phoenix
Nov. 29, 2023
Sasabe, Sonora, residents fleeing north as cartel violence grips town
The Show spoke with José Ignacio Castañeda of the Arizona Republic about cartel violence in Sasabe, Sonora.
Nov. 29, 2023
How Medicaid disenrollments impact hospitals
The Show spoke with Ann-Marie Alameddin, president and CEO of the Arizona Hospital and Healthcare Association, about AHCCCS disenrollments.
Nov. 29, 2023
BLM: SunZia transmission line construction to restart
Earlier this month, the Bureau of Land Management halted construction of a 520 mile wind energy transmission line stretching from New Mexico to central Arizona, but the agency will now allow construction to resume in the San Pedro River Valley.
Nov. 29, 2023
Hundreds of migrants await processing in open-air sites outside Lukeville
CBP data shows the Tucson Sector has had the highest number of apprehensions border-wide for the last several months. Some 750 people were waiting for processing on Tuesday morning along the border in Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument.
More news from the Fronteras Desk
Nov. 29, 2023
Arizona Green Party seeks official political party status
The Arizona Green Party turned in signatures to the Secretary of State’s Office on Tuesday in an attempt to again become a recognized political party in the state.
Nov. 28, 2023
$5M set aside might not pay for psychedelic mushroom research
The state’s advisory council on psychedelic-mushroom research met for the first time Tuesday to start deciding how to use $5 million for multiphase clinical research. But it’s unlikely the funds will ever pay for the research as intended.
Nov. 28, 2023
Glendale ordered to appear in court over proposed garage that drew Cardinals lawsuit
Glendale city officials must appear in court on Dec. 4 to explain how a parking garage for an unfinished resort near State Farm Stadium wouldn’t break a deal between the city and the Arizona Cardinals over stadium parking.
Nov. 28, 2023
County spends $10M on 2 new affordable housing projects in Chandler
Maricopa County is putting $10 million from the American Rescue Plan Act toward building affordable housing in Chandler. More than 400 people are expected to benefit each year from the two new projects.
Nov. 28, 2023

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