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Navajo Code Talker chosen as grand marshal for Phoenix Veterans Day Parade
Although there are more than 140,000 Native veterans are still living today, only three of them are Navajo Code Talkers. One of them, Thomas Begay, was selected as a grand marshal for the 2023 Phoenix Veterans Parade.
Nov. 11, 2023
Autumn trek to a forest oasis deep in Arizonas Sonoran Desert
After months of temperatures above 100 degrees Fahrenheit, it's finally cooling off in Arizona's Sonoran Desert. NPR's Brian Mann decided to take advantage of the milder weather to trek into the Superstition Wilderness, a 140,000 acre expanse in the mountains east of Phoenix.
Nov. 11, 2023
ADOT expands its live chat to cover more MVD services
Visitors to the Arizona Department of Transportation’s website have been able to live chat with an actual employee for more than a year. And now, customers seeking additional motor vehicle division services can work with agents online instead of going to a physical location.
Nov. 10, 2023
Call center workers strike over pay, working conditions
Hundreds of call center workers who help Americans sign up for health-care plans through Medicare and the Affordable Care Act went on strike Thursday, demanding better pay, working conditions and health care for themselves.
Nov. 10, 2023
Humane societies could pursue legal action over missing animals
On Thursday, The Humane Society of Southern Arizona and the San Diego Humane Society released new information regarding the disappearance of several guinea pigs, rabbits and other small animals.
Nov. 10, 2023
Arizona first state to stop seizing social security, disability benefits of foster children
For decades, child welfare agencies have seized the social security and disability benefits of foster children, in order to pay for their care. Arizona is now the first state in the country to stop that practice.
Nov. 10, 2023
Former U.S. Sen. McSally assaulted; suspect arrested
Former U.S. Sen. Martha McSally says she was assaulted while jogging along the Missouri River in Iowa on Wednesday morning.
Nov. 10, 2023
Peoria schools to hold Nov. 14 public forum with superintendent finalists
The Peoria Unified School District has announced three finalists to be its next superintendent. The person chosen will run a district that faces a lawsuit by one of its governing board members for the right to quote biblical scripture at public meetings.
Nov. 10, 2023
UA gets $35.5M to support semiconductor manufacturing
The University of Arizona College of Engineering was awarded $35.5 million in funding to expand a facility that supports semiconductor manufacturing, workforce training and research.
Nov. 10, 2023
Flagstaff voters rejected a plan to build a new hospital. This environmental group calls it a win
Flagstaff voters rejected a proposal to rezone nearly 100 acres of land south of the city in order to build a new hospital and ambulatory care facility. The Northern Arizona Climate Change Alliance was one of several organizations that opposed Proposition 480.
Nov. 10, 2023
Vaping, teen tobacco use down nationally — but not in AZ
Tobacco use among high school students fell significantly last year, from 16.5% to 12.6%. But state epidemiologists report only an insignificant downward blip in high-schoolers using electronic vaping products (a broader category that includes e-cigarettes and vapes).
Nov. 10, 2023
Bird society to rename all birds named after people
The American Ornithological Society says it will change the nonscientific names of all birds named after people, such as Arizona’s familiar Gambels’ quail and Cooper’s hawk. The group will also remove names deemed offensive or exclusionary.
Nov. 10, 2023
Peoria wants art designs for traffic signal boxes
Peoria is asking creatives for their ideas to transform traffic signal boxes into public art displays. The deadline to submit has been extended to Dec. 4.
Nov. 10, 2023
Arizona heading into peak Valley fever season
Arizona is entering peak Valley fever season. The state has seen some unusual patterns in the fungal disease over the past few years, including a spike in late July. KJZZ’s Arizona Science Desk looks back at 2022.
Nov. 10, 2023
This mans home office is a mountain of vintage vacuum cleaners
Phoenix resident Michael Thomas works for NAU’s admissions department. His home office has all the usual fixtures of a home office: a computer, framed photos, awards. But most of the room is taken up by Thomas’s massive vintage vacuum cleaner collection.
Nov. 10, 2023
The unregulated world of event gambling — betting on everything from politics to wars
The popularity of sports betting is shooting through the roof, but there is another side of the online gambling world: unregulated betting on anything from the presidential election to the war between Israel and Hamas.
Nov. 10, 2023
Rebuilt Phoenix Rising FC fights its way to USL final
Phoenix Rising Football Club will play for the championship of the United Soccer League on Sunday. The club came from behind last weekend to beat Sacramento Republic to advance to the finals, where it will meet Charleston Battery in South Carolina.
Nov. 10, 2023
NewsCap: What Ohios election tells us about Arizona 2024
To break down the results from this week’s elections, an ethics complaint filed against a Democratic state lawmaker and more, The Show sat down with Doug Cole of HighGround and Democratic strategist Tony Cani.
Nov. 10, 2023
How Pascua Yaquis in Guadalupe honor deceased on Día de Muertos
A pair of religious holidays, including an ancient celebration of death and life, occurred last week among faithful Pascua Yaquis in the town of Guadalupe.
Nov. 10, 2023
Secretary of agriculture says U.S. should reward farmers who reduce water use
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says long-term federal spending will be a big part of bringing down water use on farms and ranches in the face of climate change.
Nov. 10, 2023

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