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The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Wednesday that it will allocate $25 million for a sterile fly dispersal facility in Douglas, Arizona.
USDA announces $25 million in funding for sterile fly dispersal facility in DouglasThe facility on the Arizona-Sonora border is set to become the second sterile fly dispersal facility in the United States, as the country looks to beat back the spread of the flesh-eating parasite.www.kjzz.orgLocal officials and lawmakers are responding to an arrest this week in Tucson — where a 45-year-old Mexican woman was detained by masked ICE agents while leaving a Pima County courthouse.
ICE agents arrest Tucson woman near Pima County courthouse after she left a hearingThe woman has lived in the U.S. since she was 4, according to reporting from the Arizona Daily Star, and is the mother of three U.S. citizens.www.kjzz.orgThe Gila River is one of the last free-flowing rivers in the Southwest. It winds from the Gila National Forest in southwestern New Mexico all the way across the state of Arizona, through deep canyons and cottonwood forests to eventually join the Colorado River at Yuma. www.kjzz.org/the-show/202...
New Mexico is hoping to pass protections for parts of the Gila River. What it means for ArizonaThe Gila River is one of the last free-flowing rivers in the Southwest. It winds from the Gila National Forest in southwestern New Mexico — all the way across the state of Arizona, through deep canyon...www.kjzz.orgBertram Tsavadawa is a member of the Hopi Tribe and offers tours of the reservation through his company, Ancient Pathways Tours; he’s been doing that for nearly 25 years: www.kjzz.org/the-show/202... 🎤 Mark Brodie/KJZZ 📸 Katherine Davis-Young/KJZZ
National park entry fees, gas prices are squeezing this Hopi tour guideBertram Tsavadawa is a member of the Hopi Tribe and offers tours of the reservation through his company, Ancient Pathways Tours; he’s been doing that for nearly 25 years.www.kjzz.orgThe Hoover Dam is temporarily closed to visitors while maintenance crews work on the facility’s cableway system.
Hoover Dam temporarily closed to visitors as crews work to fix cableway systemThe Hoover Dam is temporarily closed to visitors while maintenance crews work on the facility’s cableway system.www.kjzz.orgThe Federal Aviation Administration says it received “substantial feedback” from the public about its plans to change flight paths at Valley airports, including Phoenix Sky Harbor, and will delay those plans until next June.
FAA delays Phoenix flight path changes after 'substantial feedback'The Federal Aviation Administration says it received “substantial feedback” from the public about its plans to change flight paths at Valley airports, including Phoenix Sky Harbor, and will delay thos...www.kjzz.orgA Republican running for the Arizona Corporation Commission is facing allegations that he filed misleading financial reports and is at risk of losing out on hundreds of thousands of dollars in publicly-funded campaign dollars.
GOP Arizona Corporation Commission candidate faces loss of $370,000 from Clean ElectionsA Republican running for the Arizona Corporation Commission is facing allegations that he filed misleading financial reports and is at risk of losing out on hundreds of thousands of dollars in publicl...www.kjzz.orgThe latest state report cards show chronic absenteeism in the Tucson Unified School District has reached 44%, the highest since 2021.
Tucson Unified School District's chronic absenteeism hits 44%. A new program aims to address thisChronic absenteeism in the Tucson Unified School District has reached 44%, the highest since 2021. At a back-to-school media briefing on Tuesday, Superintendent Gabriel Trujillo said the district has ...www.kjzz.orgChitral borders Afghanistan and isn't easy to reach. Breathtaking views abound in this remote mountainous region — as do rockslides and avalanches.
Greetings from an isolated region in northern Pakistan's Hindu Kush mountainsChitral borders Afghanistan and isn't easy to reach. Breathtaking views abound in this remote mountainous region — as do rockslides and avalanches.www.kjzz.orgThe renowned classics scholar caused a stir when her critical review of Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey went viral. Wilson explains her reaction to the film and why she's translating the poem again.
'Odyssey' translator Emily Wilson says Nolan shouldn't have written the movie himselfThe renowned classics scholar caused a stir when her critical review of Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey went viral. Wilson explains her reaction to the film and why she's translating the poem again.www.kjzz.orgThe author and translator of Taiwan Travelogue, the winner of the 2026 International Booker Prize, discuss identity and history amid the debate over Taiwan's colonial ties to Japan and escalating geopolitical pressure from China.
'Taiwan Travelogue' rethinks history, colonialism, and identityThe author and translator of Taiwan Travelogue, the winner of the 2026 International Booker Prize, discuss identity and history amid the debate over Taiwan's colonial ties to Japan and escalating geop...www.kjzz.orgDemocratic governors are pumping $10 million into Arizona to protect who they believe is the most vulnerable incumbent in the 2026 race.
Democratic Governors Association pumping $10 million in Hobbs' race in ArizonaDemocratic governors are pumping $10 million into Arizona to protect who they believe is the most vulnerable incumbent in the 2026 race.www.kjzz.orgA Maricopa County judge has removed a so-called “poison pill” measure from the general election ballot that critics called a veiled attempt to undermine a competing school voucher reform initiative.
Judge removes Arizona school voucher 'poison pill' measure from November ballotA Maricopa County judge has removed a so-called “poison pill” measure from the general election ballot that critics called a veiled attempt to undermine a competing school voucher reform initiative.www.kjzz.orgBack in March, a Salt River woman went missing and later her body was discovered inside a Scottsdale canal. City police have since been investigating her death, but the department is now closing that case.
Scottsdale PD is closing case of Salt River mother found in canal, still searching for answersDocuments obtained by KJZZ News — including an autopsy and a toxicology report from the Maricopa County Medical Examiner — found that Passion Schurz had overdosed on fentanyl.www.kjzz.orgArizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes is calling on the Trump administration to provide proof backing up its claims that federal election monitors are needed to prevent a recurrence of “some problems” seen in recent elections.
Fontes calls on Trump administration to provide 'verifiable findings' of past election problemsArizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes is calling on the Trump administration to provide proof backing up its claims that federal election monitors are needed to prevent a recurrence of “some proble...www.kjzz.orgEarly data shows APS' peak energy demand record set Friday was about 400 MW higher than the one set last year. Data centers accounted for about half of that growth.
Data centers drive half of APS peak demand growth this year compared to 2025Early data shows APS' peak energy demand record set Friday was about 400 MW higher than the one set last year. Data centers accounted for about half of that growth.www.kjzz.org