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ARIZONA NEWS | May 4, 2018Scientists test device that can extract water from dry Arizona air
Scientists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the University of California, Berkeley, have created a solar-powered device that can extract water from the atmosphere at humidity as low as 10 percent.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 3, 2018Yuma plant meant to desalinate water could cost millions to update
Officials built the Yuma Desalting Plant in 1992 to treat agricultural runoff and conserve water in Lake Mead. Over the past 26 years, however, the plant has operated just three times while costing millions of dollars to maintain.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 2, 2018Change in Park Service policy catches some seasonal workers off-guard
The high season is beginning in the national parks, but union officials say some seasonal employees who would normally be brought on to help are instead being turned away under a seldom-enforced rule.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 30, 2018Arizona educators look to confront lawmakers on third day of walkouts
Thousands of educators and supporters gathered at the Arizona Capitol on Monday for the third day of walkouts, but they were determined to do much more than show up and make noise: They wanted to speak to lawmakers.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 29, 2018Arizona ranks high in US for hit-and-run deaths, report shows
Arizona had the fifth-highest fatal hit-and-run rate among states in 2016, a year that saw the most hit-and-runs fatalities nationwide, according to a new report by the AAA.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 27, 2018Arizona educators push back against lawmakers on second day of walkout
On the second day of a statewide walkout, Arizona educators pushed back against lawmakers, refusing to get "bullied" amid the second day of a protest for higher wages and better classroom conditions.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 26, 2018Devastating Phoenix heat forces Red for Ed walkout to end early
The Legislature was not the only thing that thousands of people were going up against at the Arizona Capitol on Thursday: Several people passed out due to the heat.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 26, 2018As thousands descend on Arizona Capitol, organizers look ahead
Thousands of educators and supporters gathered at the Arizona Capitol on Thursday to call for higher wages and better classroom conditions, but the organizers behind the movement were already looking ahead.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 4, 2018Alamo Lake boating and fishing takes hit during dam maintenance
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has been lowering Alamo Lake levels to repair Alamo Dam, which hasn't been maintained in 27 years.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 3, 2018Arizona sees continued solar job growth, despite national dip in 2017
The number of solar jobs in the U.S. fell last year for the first time since 2010, but Arizona remained one of the biggest states for solar jobs.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 3, 2018Delays in citizenship process pile up as Arizona immigrants feel pressure
Salvador Macias knows all too well the lengthy process becoming a U.S. citizen can be and now has dedicated his life to helping others navigate the path.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 28, 2018Vegan grocery store opens in downtown Glendale, a first for Arizona
A local couple capitalized on the trend toward a more healthful, plant-based diet to open Veggie Rebellion, the first vegan-only grocer in Arizona.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 27, 2018Arizona bill would legalize needle-exchange programs
A bipartisan bill to legalize needle-exchange programs moved forward in the Arizona Senate last week, but only after major revisions to the measure.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 25, 2018Arizona desert bighorn sheep thrive with help of conservationists, hunters
Many groups work to conserve Arizona desert bighorn sheep, which went from decimation in the early 1900s and are now living in 80 percent of their ranges.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 24, 2018Former Mexican President Vicente Fox talks Trump, marijuana, trade
Former Mexican President Vicente Fox visited Arizona State University to talk about the cannabis industry and promote efforts to legalize it in Mexico.
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UNITED STATES NEWS | Mar 20, 2018Tribes, hit hardest by opioid crisis, have least access to federal help
The opioid crisis has hit rural Native Americans harder than any group in the nation and it may be due to racial misclassification on death certificates.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 19, 2018Arizona State University on-campus event will continue despite lawsuit
An Arizona State University event will continue despite a lawsuit that was filed against the school for allegedly violating Muslim students’ free speech.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 18, 2018Arizona bridges are generally safe, expert and national reports indicate
One expert on bridge safety said Arizona’s bridges are safe even though the government listed some of them in poor or “structurally deficient” condition.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 17, 2018Arizona inmate’s coarse wording does not bar suit against cops
A federal appeals court reinstated an Arizona inmate’s excessive force lawsuit against the Phoenix Police Department on Friday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 16, 2018Herd mentality: Arizona sends 60 elk to restore West Virginia population
Five dozen Arizona elk recently traveled to West Virginia in an effort to restore the population in a state that hasn’t seen elk since the Civil War.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 15, 2018Arizona mayors to tackle affordable housing, homelessness issues
Mayors from across the country – including Phoenix and Mesa – joined a coalition to find solutions to the lack of affordable housing in their cities.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 7, 2018Arizona State University violated students’ free speech, lawsuit claims
Arizona State University was sued for violating students' free speech rights by enforcing a state ban on speakers who advocate for boycotts of Israel.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 7, 2018Hate crimes continue to strike minority communities in the Valley
In Arizona, as in much of the United States, the groups most targeted for hate crimes are African-Americans, Muslims, homosexual men and Jews.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 6, 2018Arizona families with firearms can take these steps to keep kids safe
In a country where studies show children are killed or injured by a gun every day, these firearm-owning parents are intent on keeping family members safe.