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Rep. Leezah Sun responds to ethics complaint
Embattled West Valley legislator Leezah Sun has responded to an ethics complaint filed against her by her fellow Democrats in the Arizona House of Representatives.
Nov. 18, 2023
Menopause adds up to $1.8 billion in lost workdays, study shows
Mood changes and hot flashes are common mesopause symptoms that don’t just happen at home. They happen at work, too.
Nov. 18, 2023
Phoenix unveils Thelda Williams Transit Center
Phoenix officials gathered Friday to unveil a transit center at the site of the former Metrocenter mall. The City Council voted this spring to name it after former Councilwoman Thelda Williams, who died Tuesday at age 82.
Nov. 17, 2023
Arizona Snowbowl now open for 2023-24 season
The Flagstaff-area ski resort opened for the season on Friday, Nov. 17, thanks to snow-making machines amid temperature approaching 60 degrees and rain in the area. Snowbowl’s trails are open daily from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Nov. 17, 2023
Lawyers aim to depose top GOP lawmakers in voting laws case
Lawyers for voting rights groups aim to depose Arizona’s top Republican lawmakers about their motives for passing two laws that add requirements to the voter registration process.
Nov. 17, 2023
ASU cancels event with Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib
Arizona State University canceled an in-person speech by Michigan Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib scheduled to take place Friday afternoon.
Nov. 17, 2023
County announces affordable housing initiative in Gilbert
At its Nov. 15 meeting, the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors approved an agreement with the town of Gilbert to provide more than $1.5 million to enhance homeownership opportunities using a community land trust.
Nov. 17, 2023
Apache Junction Jane Doe remains identified as missing 15-year-old girl
The Apache Junction Police Department announced Thursday that advancements in DNA testing helped them make the discovery 31 years after Melody Harrison's disappearance in June 1992.
Nov. 17, 2023
State Bar of AZ investigates complaints against Kari Lakes attorneys
The state Bar of Arizona is investigating complaints against two attorneys representing Republican Kari Lake in her ongoing challenge of her 2022 election loss to Katie Hobbs.
Nov. 17, 2023
It’s raining sand (on a distant fluffy exoplanet)
Scientist using an infrared instrument on the James Webb Space Telescope have peered deep into a “fluffy” exoplanet called WASP-107b. The distant world holds water, lacks methane, has a warm interior — and packs a few surprises.
Nov. 17, 2023
Arizona Department of Corrections agrees to adopt reforms after disability violations
The Arizona Department of Corrections violated Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The Department of Justice said Thursday that the state agency has agreed to adopt systemwide reforms.
Nov. 17, 2023
East Valley, Sky Harbor seeing freeway closures over the weekend
Drivers might want to steer clear of parts of Valley freeways this weekend. The Arizona Department of Transportation announced freeway and ramp closures.
Nov. 17, 2023
Some Tucson elementary schools to offer 6th grade
The Tucson Unified School District will shift some of its elementary schools to include sixth grade next year. Families will have the choice of sending their sixth graders to middle school or keeping them on the same campus for one more year.
Nov. 17, 2023
Boomer travel is up, and more Arizonans hitting road for Thanksgiving
More Arizonans are expected to travel over Thanksgiving weekend compared to last year.
Nov. 17, 2023
New data shows Arizona economy slowing down
New data shows the Arizona economy is slowing down. The state’s October unemployment rate sits at 4.2%.
Nov. 17, 2023
Local courts have outsized role in deciding abortions future
Reporter Shefali Luthra joined The Show to discuss the upcoming Arizona abortion case and the role of the courts in determining the future of abortion today.
Nov. 17, 2023
Mosquito-borne illness is up in Arizona
ASU Ph.D. candidate Ndey Bassin Jobe spoke with The Show about whether the efforts to protect people from diseases like Zika, West Nile and malaria are generally successful, and the impacts they have on the mosquitoes that are carrying those illnesses
Nov. 17, 2023
NewsCap: Sinema could hand the Senate race to Lake
KJZZ’s Friday NewsCap revisits some of the biggest stories of the week from Arizona and beyond. Former state schools Superintendent Jaime Molera of Molera Alvarez and Marilyn Rodriguez of Creosote Partners joined The Show.
Nov. 17, 2023
The new baby giraffe born at the Phoenix Zoo needs a name
The Phoenix Zoo welcomed a tall new addition last month, the zoo announced Friday morning. Its 10-year-old Masai giraffe, Sunshine, gave birth to a 6-foot, 175-pound female calf on Oct. 25.
Nov. 17, 2023
Flagstaff workshop explores past, present and future of Navajo homeland
Flagstaff Public Library is hosting a free writing workshop on Saturday, Nov. 18, from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. It’s an interactive seminar exploring the past, present, and future of Dinétah, the homeland of the Navajo Nation.
Nov. 17, 2023

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