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Word contest: Send us your literary Halloween costumes
KJZZ's Word podcast is having a literary costume contest for this Halloween! Submit photos and and a description of your costume by x for a chance to win a KJZZ swag bag. Winners will be announced x.
Sept. 26, 2023
This desert plant can be used to make rubber and grows with little water
Researchers at the University of Arizona are working with farmers to find new ways to conserve water.
Sept. 26, 2023
Word S10.2 – ‘Tempe’s Got Talent’ with Austin Davis, plus YA lit from Mary Vensel White and J. Elle
On this episode of “Word,” poets and storytellers have an opportunity to perform in the Valley, plus we feature young adult travel and romance set in Arizona, as well as a YA fantasy/romance rooted in dark magic.
Sept. 26, 2023
Colorado River
Colorado, Wyoming, Utah and New Mexico have agreed to re-up a water conservation program designed to reduce strain on the Colorado River. Those states, which represent the river’s Upper Basin, will use money from the Inflation Reduction Act to pay farmers and ranchers to use less water.
Sept. 25, 2023
Trial over access to Arizona early ballot envelopes by Kari Lake goes to judge
An attorney for Maricopa County told a judge Monday he should reject a bid by failed gubernatorial hopeful Kari Lake to get images of ballot envelopes and signatures because that's just not allowed under the law.
Sept. 25, 2023
Hobbs says she will skip GOP-led Senate confirmations for Arizona agency directors
Accusing senators of "partisan obstructionism,'' Gov. Katie Hobbs announced Monday she won't seek confirmation of any of her nominees to head state agencies who haven't already been through the process.
Sept. 25, 2023
After sending asteroid sample to Earth, OSIRIS-REx spacecraft heads to next target
Researchers from NASA and the University of Arizona celebrated the success of the landing. In order to survive the journey, the capsule with the sample had to slow from nearly 30,000 mph to just 11 mph to safely touch down.
Sept. 25, 2023
Proposed initiative would remove Right to Work statute from Arizona Constitution
The petitioners attempting to get the issue before voters on the November 2024 ballot claim the state statute has dampened Arizona employee pay.
Sept. 25, 2023
Law enforcement, experts hold human trafficking summit in Scottsdale
The goal of the conference is to refine law enforcement skills, as the Yavapai county Sheriff designated two agents to solely work on sex trafficking cases.
Sept. 25, 2023
Mesa plans new food hall to help local businesses get ready for a restaurant
The Show spoke with director of Food Entrepreneurship for Local First Arizona Gabe Gardner about the new development his group is working on with the city of Mesa.
Sept. 25, 2023
It will still be hot in Phoenix — but lows might drop into 60s by weekend
Just when you thought the triple digits were finally behind us, the next couple of days will be warmer than normal. According to the National Weather Service, normal highs for this time of year are in the low to mid-90s
Sept. 25, 2023
BBC Look Ahead: New data on glacier melting in Switzerland
The Show spoke with BBC's Rich Preston in London for a look at some of the key global stories in the coming days.
Sept. 25, 2023
Is the fad of running rim-to-rim in the Grand Canyon taking away from the experience?
The Show spoke with Annette McGivney, who wrote about the one-upping competition in extreme sports back in 2016, about her thoughts on Arizona hikers and the Grand Canyon rim-to-rim hike.
Sept. 25, 2023
Díaz and Boas: Are Democrats trying to co-opt the legacy of John McCain?
The Show spoke with Arizona Republic columnist Phil Boas and editorial page editor Elvia Díaz about the support for former Sen. John McCain's legacy coming largely from Democrats over Republicans.
Sept. 25, 2023
More school districts experimenting with new break schedules, four-day weeks
The Show spoke with former Arizona schools Superintendent Kathy Hoffman about whether there's a consensus about what kind of calendar and schedule are best for students.
Sept. 25, 2023
The ways Trumps border wall damaged the environment, hurt tribes
The Show spoke with Government Accountability Office director of Natural Resources and Environment Anna Maria Ortiz about what she and her team discovered in an investigation on the environmental effects of former President Donald Trump's border wall.
Sept. 25, 2023
The Forest Service is burning Moonset Pit waste pile earlier this year
The Williams Ranger District resumed fuels reduction work on the Kaibab National Forest on Monday. The U.S. Forest Service typically burns the Moonset Pit waste pile in the winter, but fire managers say an earlier burn could be beneficial for the forest.
Sept. 25, 2023
Nearly 30% of Arizona teacher vacancies remain unfilled
Arizona continues to face a massive teacher shortage, according to a new survey by the Arizona School Personnel Administrators Association.
Sept. 25, 2023
New University of Arizona study to count Arizona farmworkers
The state Department of Health Services and the University of Arizona are working on the first targeted count of farmworkers in Arizona since 2008.
Sept. 25, 2023
More Americans see climate change as culprit for extreme heat, poll shows
New polling from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research indicates that extreme weather, including a summer that brought dangerous heat for much of the United States, is bolstering Americans' belief that they've personally felt the impact of climate change.
Sept. 25, 2023

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