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New
recommendations from a government advisory group suggest that healthy older
women shouldn't bother with relatively low-dose dietary supplements. While nutrients are crucial for
healthy bones, specialists advise getting as much as possible from a good
diet.
Sept. 20, 2013
People move to Phoenix for countless reasons, and they leave the Valley for just as many. Should the 'creative class' keep trying to change Phoenix or leave for a more established place?Sustainability and architecture journalist Taz Loomans explains why she moved from Phoenix to Portland.
Sept. 20, 2013
Some
Pima Community College students in Tucson who are undocumented immigrants are
getting a break on tuition.
The PCC governing board has approved
a proposal that will charge in-state tuition to students who were brought to
the United States as young children by their undocumented immigrant parents.
Sept. 20, 2013
Cochise County sheriff's deputies say skeletal remains have been
discovered in the ruins of a rural home that was discovered burned to the
ground. They say a man spotted his neighbor's burned out home as he was passing
by Saturday afternoon and told deputies the fire could have broken out anytime
between Wednesday and when it was discovered Saturday.
Sept. 20, 2013
Sandra Day O’Connor became the first woman on the U.S. Supreme Court in 1981. Since resigning from the bench, Justice O’Connor has focused on getting kids to know more about how federal, state and local governments work.
Sept. 20, 2013
General Motors’ announcement this week that it’ll build an
IT center in Chandler follows on the heels of other such decisions. And, as
KJZZ’s Mark Brodie reports, there could be more on the way.
Sept. 20, 2013
Tucson bats are finding themselves homeless as
their natural habitats like caves and mines are disappearing due to urban
development. The bats tried moving into city dwellings, but now even the bats'
newfound homes are being threatened.
Sept. 20, 2013
Arizona State University has changed the design of its longtime mascot, Sparky. Many fans are unhappy with the updated look.Steve Goldstein talks about the uproar with Tyler Lockman, who covers ASU football for FoxSportsArizona.
Sept. 20, 2013
The Maricopa Unified
School District has announced it may close a middle school to deal with $1 million
budget shortfall.
The district
has nine schools in the rural community south of Phoenix with more than 6,000 students.
Sept. 20, 2013
Arizona already has 53 special license plates, but it may be
getting another. Lawmakers are looking
to create a so-called “extraordinary educators” special license plate to raise
money for public school teachers.
Sept. 20, 2013
Housing prices in the Valley are up and foreclosures are down. How long will it be until the area sees a stable housing market?The Arizona Republic's Catherine Reagor, realtor John Wake and attorney Robert Nagle discuss what they're looking for in the recovering market and what buyers and sellers should be wary of.
Sept. 20, 2013
Environmentally minded
surfers who catch cold ocean waves are excited about a new wetsuit made from
a plant that thrives in Arizona.
Guayule is grown at the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix.
Sept. 20, 2013
At a forum Tuesday evening, the Arizona Civil Rights Advisory Board heard
testimony from members of the public about the impact of Arizona's
immigration law SB 1070. The advisory board is gathering information
about the implementation law in order to make future recommendations.
Sept. 20, 2013
The popular candy Peeps is celebrating its 60th
anniversary this year. The fluffy,
yellow confection was originally an Easter candy but has become a cultural icon,
evolving into different shapes and colors.
Sept. 20, 2013
She took her first
plunge sometime in the early 1960s. A storm in 2010 ended her career, but now Mesa’s "Diving Lady" is
about to return.
The "Diving Lady" lit up again Tuesday night in Mesa.
Sept. 20, 2013
There has been no shortage of discussions about
how Phoenix has grown and evolved, and how it’ll grow and evolve in the future.
An event starting Thursday will continue those talks and look to present some
new ideas, at the second annual Phoenix Urban Design Week.
Sept. 20, 2013
The Federal Aviation
Administration says it will delay the closures of towers at 149 airports across
the country, including four in Arizona.Towers were supposed to
have started closing Sunday night, but the FAA says it’ll now wait until June 15.
Sept. 20, 2013
A
Glendale man learned about the hazards of trying to remove bees from his home
without experience. He and members of his family and their pets were stung
several times, according to Glendale Fire Department spokesman Michael Young.
Sept. 20, 2013
As Congress prepares to vote on some high-profile gun control measures, the media
campaigns on both sides of the issue are making a last minute push to get their
messages heard in Arizona.Political
observers said Arizona is among a dozen states considered an important player in
the future of national gun policy.
Sept. 20, 2013
Kendra Szabo joined the KJZZ news team in January 2013 to serve as a part-time Morning Edition producer. Fueled by an intense passion for telling accurate and compelling stories through language and design, Szabo is currently pursuing a journalism degree at Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication.
Sept. 20, 2013
