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A three-day law enforcement operation in
central and southern Arizona
has led to more than three dozen arrests.
Operation
Southern Star II targeted fugitives with outstanding warrants for felonies
including drug violations and violent crimes.
Sept. 20, 2013
New jobs are
coming to the Valley. The New York company ZocDoc is bringing a second U.S.
office – and more than 600 jobs – to Scottsdale.
Gov. Jan Brewer poses with many of the faces of ZocDoc, including its CEO, Cyrus Massoumi.
Sept. 20, 2013
Arizona is among 37
states seeking federal approval for the testing of unmanned aircraft for commercial
purposes. The Federal Aviation Adminstration will issue permits for drone operators in six
states.
Sept. 20, 2013
Arizona legislators want
to refinance a federal loan that kept the state’s unemployment fund afloat
during the recession. In 2010, Arizona took out a federal loan to keep its
jobless fund solvent.
Sept. 20, 2013
Last month,
the Federal Aviation Administration announced
149 airport control towers would close starting next week, as a result
of the
sequester budget cuts. Four of those towers are in Arizona.
Sept. 20, 2013
United States drug czar Gil Kerlikowske met with local mayors in Phoenix on Thursday to talk border security and drug trafficking.
U.S. Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy Gil Kerlikowske, center, visited with (from left), Surprise Mayor Sharon Wolcott, Avondale Mayor Marie Lopez Rogers, Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton, Phoenix City Councilman Michael Nowakowski, and Phoenix Chief of Police Daniel Garcia.
Sept. 20, 2013
Arizona
lawmakers voted Monday to scrap an old definition in the law books that said
people with mental illness were idiots. It existed despite the fact that most references in the statutes have
been updated to be legally and medically correct.
Sept. 20, 2013
Comic Amy Donohue talked about her decision to donate a kidney and her efforts to serve as a spokesperson for organ donation.Donohue explained how social media stole her kidney. She donated hers to the mother of a woman she met on Twitter.
Sept. 20, 2013
KJZZ Senior Field Correspondent Steve Shadley is no stranger to the issues shaping Arizona. Shadley started his public radio career more than 30 years ago while pursuing a journalism degree at Northern Arizona University.
Sept. 20, 2013
Some
groups involved with getting minorities to the polls are unhappy with legislation working its way through the
Legislature. Right now, you can sign up on a permanent early voting list, meaning a ballot will be mailed to
you in advance of every election.
Sept. 20, 2013
Governor Jan Brewer has vetoed a bill that would
have removed the age limit of 45 for serving in the state militia. The militia is
a provision in the state constitution, but as Brewer noted in her veto letter,
it has never been established or funded.
Sept. 20, 2013
The state of Arizona has two of the top ten American electric utilities for production of solar power.The latest ratings from the Solar Electric Power Association show Arizona Public Service producing the fourth-most solar power and Tucson Electric the seventh-most in the country.
Sept. 20, 2013
One man is dead, another in critical condition, after
a dirt bike hit another vehicle over the weekend in Gilbert. Joaquinn Enriquez
of the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office says alcohol may have been a factor in the
incident.
Sept. 20, 2013
