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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 26, 2018Arizona wildlife managers rely on public to help stop poaching
Because of negative effects poaching can have on wildlife management – and the multimillion-dollar economic impact hunting has on the state – the department has placed an emphasis on catching poachers in Arizona.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 26, 2018Arizona gamers push back against ‘gaming disorder’ classification
The decision to add video game addiction to WHO's recognized list of mental health disorders set off a spirited discussion among the gaming and psychology communities in Arizona.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 24, 2018ASU partners with Valley Metro to equip buses with thermal sensors
To determine the effectiveness of heat-reduction efforts, ASU recently partnered with Valley Metro to equip 10 buses with advanced sensors to collect temperature and humidity data.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 22, 2018Monsoon season is here: What to do when the weather turns dangerous
Monsoon season is a time of peril in the Southwest. Summer storms develop quickly and play out furiously, and it’s important to know what to do when conditions turn dangerous.
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UNCATEGORIZED | Jun 20, 2018Saturn to return to Arizona skies in June
Saturn, the ringed planet, is now near its best for all of 2018. The most distant planet known to the ancients, Saturn, is now moving to its annual opposition on June 27.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 17, 2018Obama Foundation launches community initiative in Phoenix
The Obama Foundation launched its first Community Leadership Corps in Phoenix, a six-month program designed to help young people bring about change in their communities.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 16, 2018Monsoon rescues in Maricopa County are free, despite ‘stupid-motorist law’
This monsoon season, Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office will not enforce a law that permits some motorists to be billed for the cost of their rescue from flash floods.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 15, 2018Wildfires burned 75,000 acres in Arizona, but experts predicted more
Wildfires have burned through about 75,000 acres in Arizona already this year. But experts say those numbers aren’t as bad in comparison to last year.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 13, 2018Tucson activists denounce separation of immigrant families at border
Free the Children Coalition called the Trump administration’s separation of immigrant families at the border an attack on children that exposes them to illness and trauma.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 13, 2018Washington’s Stanley Cup rally draws fans from Arizona, Puerto Rico
Tens of thousands of Washington Capitals fans celebrated the team’s Stanley Cup victory Tuesday – but not all of those cheering were Washingtonians.
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UNCATEGORIZED | Jun 12, 2018The great 2018 perihelic apparition of Mars
Mars will be coming closer to Earth at any time since 2003. Observers who look due south at 3 a.m. local time will begin to experience the brightness of the planet Mars.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 9, 2018STDs up 19 percent in Arizona, health services says
Sexually transmitted diseases reported in Arizona from January through April have increased 19 percent over the same period last year.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 30, 2018Evolution should still be taught in Arizona schools, Gov. Doug Ducey says
Gov. Doug Ducey on Monday said he believes that evolution should remain a part of Arizona’s science education curriculum, referring to state schools’ superintendent Diane Douglas attempts to remove or water down references to evolution.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 27, 2018Tucson teen reaches finals before bowing out of National Geographic Bee
A Tucson seventh-grader was a top-10 finalist in the student competition National Geographic Bee, which she competed in last week.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 26, 2018Court: Inmate can sue Arizona for being forced to work religious holiday
A federal appeals court ruled Friday that an Arizona inmate can sue prison officials who he said violated his Christian beliefs by forcing him to work on a religious holiday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 20, 2018Phoenix trains apprentices to become sanitation workers
Being a sanitation worker is no easy task, but someone has to do it. For those who think they may be up for the job, Phoenix offers the Solid Waste Equipment Operator Apprenticeship.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 19, 2018Tucson entrepreneur finds groove making records from strange materials
Michael Dixon has been interested in music for as long as he can remember. Today, the Tucson entrepreneur owns five music-related businesses.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 19, 2018Federal, state funds bring high-speed internet to rural Arizona cities
In Congress, Arizona, students once trailed city folks in online educational resources. But recently, educators cobbled together state and federal funds to upgrade their internet.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 18, 2018Clean energy ballot initiative could take Palo Verde plant off the grid
The Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station is the nation’s largest power producer. If a clean energy initiative appears on the ballot in November, voters will decide the plant’s future.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 13, 2018The right stuff: Young women take rising interest in taxidermy
Heather Grimes is a 24-year-old vegan who enjoys painting, making jewelry and playing in a band. She’s also a taxidermist.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 12, 2018Big hearts built tiny homes for homeless veterans in Phoenix
A group of volunteers work to transform a vacant lot into a small enclave for military veterans in Phoenix who need homes -- tiny homes.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 6, 2018Silence often hides domestic violence within Hispanic community
One in three Latinas in the U.S. will experience domestic violence during their lifetime, according to the National Latino Network.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 6, 2018Lack of inclusive sex ed could cause rise in HIV/AIDS diagnoses
Arizona is one of 18 states that do not mandate sex education in public schools, leaving it up to individual districts to decide whether to offer it.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 5, 2018Agencies respond to hazardous spills, accidents in Arizona every year
Cronkite News analyzed tens of thousands of incidents of hazardous spills or accidents in Arizona logged by the U.S. Coast Guard National Response Center since 1990.