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Palo Verde nuclear plant is cutting its wastewater use

2/27/2020
PHOENIX — There’s something in the Buckeye groundwater — a high mineral and salt content — that makes it hard to use, but the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station wants to …

Rising drug prices stoke national debate, and a bold …

2/10/2020
LOS ANGELES — Paloma Marolf had an active childhood with no major health concerns until she went into a diabetic coma at age 15.

More rain expected in Arizona this week, but …

12/3/2019
PHOENIX – A mild week can be expected across Arizona after a wet and wild holiday weekend. More rain is in the forecast for Wednesday as a weak storm moves into the Southwest. Temperatures will …

To ease Arizona teacher shortage, program offers free …

12/2/2019
TUCSON — The University of Arizona and a neighboring school district are working on a pilot program to “grow” Tucson residents into teachers, offering free tuition and paying them …

Arizona universities work to secure prospects for new …

11/29/2019
PHOENIX — Schools take different approaches to recruit for their esports programs since there is no defined standard. Unlike traditional sports, esports didn’t exist 20 years ago. For …

Holiday travelers should expect record-breaking …

11/25/2019
Close to 3 million people were expected to jam U.S. airports when the Thanksgiving travel season officially kicked off Friday, Nov. 22. And that’s not going to be the worst of it.

Food insecurity is at a decade low in Arizona, report …

11/23/2019
PHOENIX — Food insecurity — not having regular access to affordable, nutritious food — is a national problem, but it has dropped in Arizona over the past few years and now is at the …

Ottawa football makes huge strides in two seasons in …

11/23/2019
SURPRISE — Starting a college football program is usually a long-term process. Not so for Ottawa University of Arizona. In 2017, the newly built school in Surprise had no football team. …

House panel OKs pot decriminalization, as poll shows …

11/22/2019
WASHINGTON — A House committee gave preliminary approval Wednesday to a comprehensive marijuana reform bill that would decriminalize the drug while erasing pot convictions stretching back …

Phoenix Shanti Group to close, but leaves legacy of …

11/13/2019
PHOENIX — The Phoenix Shanti Group, a nonprofi t that has been serving HIV+ patients with a history of drug abuse or homelessness since 1987, will close next year. Lack of funding played …

Democrats name Arizona a battleground, GOP says it’s …

11/12/2019
WASHINGTON — The Democratic National Committee confirmed last week that Arizona is one of eight battleground states it has targeted for the 2020 elections, already hiring organizers in the …

With 2020 election a year off, Arizona could become a …

11/6/2019
PHOENIX — Tuesday marked 52 weeks until voters will elect a commander-in-chief, all 435 members of Congress and 33 of 100 senators. But for the first time since Bill Clinton won re-election in …